SimRacing General: successor to Forza/Gran Turismo/Racing thread - Games

[QUOTE=BF;52216362]You're driving a damn muscle car that looks like it's been upgraded for speed. You can't just upgrade the engine and call it a day. Scale back the engine upgrades, stiffen the suspension and install stickier tyres. Better yet, try it in a car designed with handling in mind, eg Mercedes-AMG GT R, Ferrari FXX K etc. There are a few things wrong with the expansion, but falling off of the track shouldn't be one of them. The only problem car for me so far is my Falcon GTHO, but that's a damn muscle car as well. Even then, it has sport tyres so it's not even that bad. [editline]12th May 2017[/editline] You need to change the way you drive as well. You entered that blue helix thing way too fast.[/QUOTE] Falling off the track saved him a bunch of time because there's no checkpoint on the helix.

[QUOTE=laserpanda;52216974]Falling off the track saved him a bunch of time because there's no checkpoint on the helix.[/QUOTE] I thought that was the joke

[URL="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1IrHIpcyxPObmm23I8ckQGzOtHFk&ll=37.484154355991826%2C-114.39361260547957&z=3"]just to remind u guys that wmmt5 location list is constantly updated[/URL]

[QUOTE=Spectre1406;52217358][URL="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1IrHIpcyxPObmm23I8ckQGzOtHFk&ll=37.484154355991826%2C-114.39361260547957&z=3"]just to remind u guys that wmmt5 location list is constantly updated[/URL][/QUOTE] i'll be hitting up an arcade that has it at a con next week, i'll try it out but ill mostly be focusing on rhythm games and initial d i think

[QUOTE=Spectre1406;52217358][URL="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1IrHIpcyxPObmm23I8ckQGzOtHFk&ll=37.484154355991826%2C-114.39361260547957&z=3"]just to remind u guys that wmmt5 location list is constantly updated[/URL][/QUOTE] I'm glad there isn't a machine nearby me yet, last time I spent like $200 on the machine in one weekend when I went out of town. :(

[QUOTE=Spectre1406;52217358][URL="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1IrHIpcyxPObmm23I8ckQGzOtHFk&ll=37.484154355991826%2C-114.39361260547957&z=3"]just to remind u guys that wmmt5 location list is constantly updated[/URL][/QUOTE] Fuck, closest one is still nearly 200 miles away.

any machines in the eu? i kept my card so next time i goto SEA i dont have to start over but it would be fun to play if its available

[QUOTE=waylander;52225293]any machines in the eu? i kept my card so next time i goto SEA i dont have to start over but it would be fun to play if its available[/QUOTE] the machines never touched eu since the days of maximum tune 4 that was about 6 years ago

It's just occurred to me that Playground Games missed a tremendous opportunity with the Hot Wheels FH3 expansion. Why not let us make our own Hot Wheels tracks in the style of Trackmania? Wasn't that half of the point of playing around with Hot Wheels when we were kids? I've pretty much finished the Hot Wheels expansion - it didn't take very long. Now there's just not much else to do. It would have been excellent if we could create and share our own tracks. Perhaps they could have kept the island as the 'theme' for the expansion, but allow for us to make our own tracks?

I'm gonna hold off on playing any more of the Hot Wheels expansion until they fix the two major bugs with it on PC. One is the fact that Blizzard Mountain straight-up doesn't function anymore unless you uninstall the HW expansion, and the second is that, according to several people, something is wrong with the car physics in thrilltopia on PC, causing cars to be much slower than on XB1.

[QUOTE=dustyjo;52234310]I'm gonna hold off on playing any more of the Hot Wheels expansion until they fix the two major bugs with it on PC. One is the fact that Blizzard Mountain straight-up doesn't function anymore unless you uninstall the HW expansion, and the second is that, according to several people, something is wrong with the car physics in thrilltopia on PC, causing cars to be much slower than on XB1.[/QUOTE] Fix bugs? Haha. I still have that glitch where the game accidentally awarded me all of the preorder cars but I can't even do anything with them; can't drive them, can't modify them, can't remove them, can't even select them. This has been an issue for at least six months. And there's still an issue where you can't delete tunes that you've accidentally downloaded from your own storefront.

[video=youtube;zahylLQnYh0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zahylLQnYh0[/video] SMS must be feeling pretty confident about their new handling model. [editline]...[/editline] Also: [video=youtube;UuNYxtVoUs8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuNYxtVoUs8[/video] Never played the modern F1 games, but the Ferrari 2002 tempts me. [video=youtube;OMBmcEjehnQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMBmcEjehnQ[/video] I hope this is good. This year's WRC spec cars are lethal, would be a lot of fun to tear about in them.

The WRC games have always been shit, I have no hope for the new one.

The emphasis on road cars in Project Cars 2 irks me. Don't get me wrong, it's probably a good thing that the game has at least some production cars - as there are real-life series production championships like the Australian Production Cars Series: [t]http://i.nextmedia.com.au/News/2016-b6hr_32877493643_o.jpg[/t] But I would much rather that the game had an additional, proper motorsports category, instead of generic supercars n+1, n+2 and n+3. Or more variety in existing categories; only 3 cars in Historic Group A in the original Project Cars was dreadful.

I changed the song in the F1 2017 trailer. [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rYn24BP4C0[/media] [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cus-5wI3FHU[/media]

[video=youtube;r65fvx7eAH4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r65fvx7eAH4[/video] "In addition to neat things like wind, actual on-track start lights, and on-car LED displays, AC has received one of the most substantial AI updates I can recall. The difference is night and day; they fight, they dive, they take chances and hang on to you around the outside. They are now also able to overtake much slower cars, which means multi-class racing is now a thing. I have owned AC since day one of the first Early Access build, and this is by far one of the most impressive and progressive changelogs I can recall" I'm kinda curious to try out the new AI but I've been so busy lately that I haven't had the chance.

[t]https://68.media.tumblr.com/ffc78408e7f3d4c7f6640a109e88c034/tumblr_oqd8za9sXE1sg73pbo1_1280.jpg[/t] i can't seem to stop making new cars, but since this is so relatable just like ae86, i can't resist i feel like something is wrong with the fc's hood

do you think the new AC dlc is worth it? i tend to just do laps of the Touristenfahrten in diffent cars

[QUOTE=Spectre1406;52263447][t]https://68.media.tumblr.com/ffc78408e7f3d4c7f6640a109e88c034/tumblr_oqd8za9sXE1sg73pbo1_1280.jpg[/t] i can't seem to stop making new cars, but since this is so relatable just like ae86, i can't resist i feel like something is wrong with the fc's hood[/QUOTE] Jesus, how many rupiahs have you spent on that? I remember spending like $120 over the course of one weekend, I'm glad I don't have an arcade machine nearby. The hood looks okay to me, looks about right for a Turbo2

[QUOTE=venom;52264529]Jesus, how many rupiahs have you spent on that? I remember spending like $120 over the course of one weekend, I'm glad I don't have an arcade machine nearby. The hood looks okay to me, looks about right for a Turbo2[/QUOTE] millions, i think? i can't even control myself [editline]24th May 2017[/editline] in fact, i always do 20 per session instead of the usual 10 bc it feels way too few, and i fucked up

[QUOTE=*Freezorg*;52261631][video=youtube;r65fvx7eAH4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r65fvx7eAH4[/video] "In addition to neat things like wind, actual on-track start lights, and on-car LED displays, AC has received one of the most substantial AI updates I can recall. The difference is night and day; they fight, they dive, they take chances and hang on to you around the outside. They are now also able to overtake much slower cars, which means multi-class racing is now a thing. I have owned AC since day one of the first Early Access build, and this is by far one of the most impressive and progressive changelogs I can recall" I'm kinda curious to try out the new AI but I've been so busy lately that I haven't had the chance.[/QUOTE] They're still kinda bad on lap 1 and suck at certain fast kinks (eau rouge, entry to the wellington straight at Silverstone), but I can see them being solid on the right tracks. [QUOTE=waylander;52264287]do you think the new AC dlc is worth it? i tend to just do laps of the Touristenfahrten in diffent cars[/QUOTE] The Toyota LMP1 hybrid is my favourite car in the game at the moment. Other stuff feels all right for the most part I just havent really bothered. Only car I'm not keen on is the Audi R18. It's really easy to lose the rear for some reason.

I'm a controller guy, but setting my steering to simulation on Forza 6 really made my Formula Mazda a blast to drive. Faster laps too. It usually gets loose but oddly enough of sim steering you can cancel it out very easily by just counter steering very lightly, instant grip and great traction out of corners. Can hit the throtte much earlier than with normal steering. But being on controller, this is so fucking hard man

[video=youtube;P2fDne_myC4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2fDne_myC4[/video] 30:20 they start talking about the car list for dirt4, the i20 is a pre-order exclusive for some reason.

[QUOTE=venom;52264529]Jesus, how many rupiahs have you spent on that? I remember spending like $120 over the course of one weekend, I'm glad I don't have an arcade machine nearby. The hood looks okay to me, looks about right for a Turbo2[/QUOTE] The scoop seems maybe a little small and a little too far offset if anything.

AMS got a free update with 2017 F1 cars. They're fun as fuck.

[t]https://68.media.tumblr.com/7d695a819d12e68985d6f24ec20931d8/tumblr_oqnsfpt5mV1sg73pbo1_1280.jpg[/t] [t]https://68.media.tumblr.com/b1e8f4db36f1b337f199423a17509ded/tumblr_oqnsfpt5mV1sg73pbo2_1280.jpg[/t] damn, should've snapped the 2000gt as well

Does anyone else crash frequently in FH3? The game tends to instantly close to desktop at random, but usually during MP races. I don't lose server connection, the whole thing goes. Running the game maxed out w/ 60FPS vsync at 2560x1080 on a GTX1070, latest drivers. The forza forums aren't much help, and i've reinstalled windows and the game.

[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;52285022]Does anyone else crash frequently in FH3? The game tends to instantly close to desktop at random, but usually during MP races. I don't lose server connection, the whole thing goes. Running the game maxed out w/ 60FPS vsync at 2560x1080 on a GTX1070, latest drivers. The forza forums aren't much help, and i've reinstalled windows and the game.[/QUOTE] I've been having similar problems, except the game just crashes my GPU driver entirely. Which is odd because my GPU temps are normal the entire time and my settings are at medium. It's such a fun game but man is it kind of a crappy port, in terms of stability.

[QUOTE=Lyokanthrope;52285170]I've been having similar problems, except the game just crashes my GPU driver entirely. Which is odd because my GPU temps are normal the entire time and my settings are at medium. It's such a fun game but man is it kind of a crappy port, in terms of stability.[/QUOTE] Shame, cause it runs REALLY well with the multicore optimization, without vsync i crack 120fps frequently. I've heard the vsync is bugged, and that frame spikes freak the engine out, but fuck 30FPS. In between crashing, i've been building a troll A-Class Volvo 850R. No weight reduction, heavier rims than stock, and a roll cage for nearly 3700lb. It's pretty quick and doesn't always win, but it's a treat when people in their 1-ton racecars try to fuck with me.

I got Gran Turismo 4 set up in PCSX2, and it's fantastic, but sadly no matter what settings I choose it crashes on license A-11, so I can't get my A license and progress any farther. edit: got it working by disabling some other stuff, so text renders weird, but its playable. Also fuck iB-15.