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[Neuromancer]

I hate that I'm stuck at work right now. I'm a try to leave a little early today to play this...

Already done!

Nice!

It's good to see him getting active on Twitter again.

 

[fernoca]

Darn it. Was only able to try this for a minute...but, quite impressive. Not only the rain, drops and everything looks amazing; but even the waves are affected.

Most games just add water and rain, but everything stays the same.

 

[Nokterian]

Here's my Ariel Atom Kyle hot lap in bumper cam in the thundering rain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNngqB6AmyI&list=UU1vGWFApd-4SLN6xq7u459w

So fucking good.

 

[Fushichou187]

Here's my Ariel Atom Kyle hot lap in bumper cam in the thundering rain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNngqB6AmyI&list=UU1vGWFApd-4SLN6xq7u459w

That looks fantastic. The sense of speed seems great too.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Darn it. Was only able to try this for a minute...but, quite impressive. Not only the rain, drops and everything looks amazing; but even the waves are affected.

Apparently a constant rain will actually affect the tide levels as well. Meaning, on the 3rd lap of a race in heavy rain, the tide will actually rise.

 

[redblack85]

I promised my video and here it

DRIVECLUB™Norway Dynamic Weather Pagani Huayra:

http://youtu.be/U0BgYXaIbRE

 

[GeoramA]

Dude...

Yeah, this game released 2 months too early.

 

[SymbiantXenos]

Got over 20 WRs for The Kyle (car records). And 2nd best overall time (venom gt)

 

[Maninthemirror]

I promised my video and here it

DRIVECLUB™Norway Dynamic Weather Pagani Huayra:

http://youtu.be/U0BgYXaIbRE

the shaving the snow effect is not that hot but the weather effects themselves are

 

[Vol5]

Had a quick blast with the update. It's unbelievable how good this looks. Was shaking my head in disbelief.

 

[greekappi]

That looks fantastic. The sense of speed seems great too.

Sweet Moses. This was always my most anticipated game after it was shown at E3 in 2013. I was so disappointed at launch that I didn't play much. This is renewing my interest big time!

Now if work would just be done already I could go home and download the update...

What's the latest on the network issues that this game has been plagued with since launch?

 

[DidntKnowJack]

What's the latest on the network issues that this game has been plagued with since launch?

Much improved. While I wouldn't say its 100% yet, it works most of the time and I'd say they're 90-95% there.

 

[bananafactory]

Much improved. While I wouldn't say its 100% yet, it works most of the time and I'd say they're 90-95% there.

Yeah it's very close to being 100%. I still get the odd matchmaking error/disconnect and notice that after I finish a race in challenges, the leaderboard seems to have issues loading until I continue through. But for the most part it's working great.

 

[Begaria]

Dude...

Yeah, this game released 2 months too early.

Maybe. They might have still run into those server problems which caused Challenges to be disabled.

 

[bananafactory]

Maybe. They might have still run into those server problems which caused Challenges to be disabled.

They definitely would have, they weren't even aware the problem existed until it went live so it wouldn't have matter if they delayed it another 2 years, it still would have happened.

The only way to avoid it would have been a massive open beta.

 

[Peterthumpa]

What's with this random info that IQ has been improved? What specifically? AA? AF?

That's more important to me than the weather patch itself.

 

[bananafactory]

What's with this random info that IQ has been improved? What specifically? AA? AF?

That's more important to me than the weather patch itself.

I was curious as well, seems like after every major patch I hear that AA has been improved but I can never see it lol.

Curious to get home and take a look

 

[supaflyryguy]

Already done!

I think you should also tell him that the third person chase cam being affected by the weather should have a toggle. Some may see it as a great, immersive effect, but at times it can be so limiting and obstruct the view so much that it takes away from the driving.

 

[greekappi]

I just stumbled on it by accident. No matter how I adjusted my TV, there was also a lot of 'sparkling' (don't know the technical term) on the edges of objects in games. Then I put it on PC mode! REVELATION. I still have control over sharpness too but I don't know if it's the same for all TVs. Mine's a Philips. It also stops the borders on LBP3!

I'm not sure what this mode is? I have my TV set to Game mode when I play to get rid of input lag, but what is this PC mode everyone is talking about? I've got a Sony XBR LED from 2 years ago or so, lots of options on there. Help would be appreciated.

 

[R3TRO]

Do I need to turn on my ps4 to get the update or will it dl by itself since I left it in rest mode?

 

[Caayn]

Hot damn, that's the first thing I said when I played with the this patch installed. Looks absolutely great. My shots can be found here in the console screenshot topic.

 

[EGM1966]

Do I need to turn on my ps4 to get the update or will it dl by itself since I left it in rest mode?

I believe it does it itself if in rest mode but don't quote me on it.

As for the update... Fantastic. Just looks amazing in car.

 

[viveks86]

I think you should also tell him that the third person chase cam being affected by the weather should have a toggle. Some may see it as a great, immersive effect, but at times it can be so limiting and obstruct the view so much that it takes away from the driving.

I don't think that will happen. Will make MP imbalanced. View obstruction is an integral part of the package for all camera views

 

[Sodding_Gamer]

Ok just did this point to point in India and oh my god.

I think India is the best location to see the weather patch in full force.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlkv-X47WKo

 

[Facundo_Lopez]

What's with this random info that IQ has been improved? What specifically? AA? AF?

That's more important to me than the weather patch itself.

I do not really know, but it certainly looks much cleaner and detailed. It seems there was a bug in one of their AA solutions.

The patch says "perfomance improvements" so I believe that's what they're talking about.

I assure you, when you see it, you'll notice it. There's new particle effects too. different leaves blowing in the wind, bigger waves, new paper bags. LOL.

 

[blastprocessor]

The A.I. is just too damn good in the wet especially when it's pouring down and you can't see yourself. I think Evolution should have tuned this more.

 

[garyBig]

I think you should also tell him that the third person chase cam being affected by the weather should have a toggle. Some may see it as a great, immersive effect, but at times it can be so limiting and obstruct the view so much that it takes away from the driving.

Not to disregard your wish for a toggle (don't have much against one), but I really want to say I -love- that effect. Also, I'm not sure about the fairness of disabling it since dashboard cam and cockpit view would have quite the disadvantage in that case.

 

[bananafactory]

I do not really know, but it certainly looks much cleaner and detailed. It seems there was a bug in one of their AA solutions.

The patch says "perfomance improvements" so I believe that's what they're talking about.

I assure you, when you see it, you'll notice it. There's new particle effects too. different leaves blowing in the wind, bigger waves, new paper bags. LOL.

Are you sure it's not just the weather effects playing tricks on you?

Have you tried driving an India track on a clear sunny day and seeing if it looks better?

 

[Peterthumpa]

I do not really know, but it certainly looks much cleaner and detailed. It seems there was a bug in one of their AA solutions.

The patch says "perfomance improvements" so I believe that's what they're talking about.

I assure you, when you see it, you'll notice it. There's new particle effects too. different leaves blowing in the wind, bigger waves, new paper bags. LOL.

Well, now you got me hyped. Aren't you under the impression about it because of the new weather patch? IQ was overall better on overcast TOD. Tried to race on a sunny, clear TOD to get a better idea?

EDIT - what bananafactory said.

 

[djjinx2]

Apologies if you have low bandwidth (though you shouldnt enter DC threads lol!!)

 

[supaflyryguy]

I don't think that will happen. Will make MP imbalanced. View obstruction is an integral part of the package for all camera views

I think the effect is fantastic and your point is fair.

 

[viveks86]

I assure you, when you see it, you'll notice it. There's new particle effects too. different leaves blowing in the wind, bigger waves, new paper bags. LOL.

Stealth megaton!

 

[bananafactory]

Stealth megaton!

The paper bags are simply there for TLG fans to wear over their heads and hide their shame/tears

 

[Loudninja]

The paper bags are simply there for TLG fans to wear over their heads and hide their shame/tears

Man Evo is so considered!

 

[viveks86]

The paper bags are simply there for TLG fans to wear over their heads and hide their shame/tears

Done!

 

[The Lamonster]

Stealth megaton!

 

[Vol5]

The sprinklers turn off when there's rain. Hehe.

 

[darkwing]

Man, doing challenges, cant concentrate on laptimes due to the game looking amazing..
heh

don't worry, doing lap times on single races still give fame points

 

[Noobcraft]

Here's my first experience with weather... It's absolutely insane.
http://youtu.be/5o8K5sg7lZ8

 

[bananafactory]

The sprinklers turn off when there's rain. Hehe.

Damn, I mean that makes sense but I would not have even thought of that.

 

[viveks86]

Here's my first experience with weather... It's absolutely insane.
http://youtu.be/5o8K5sg7lZ8

It seems like the amount of tire squeal adjusts based on the wetness of the road section… Am I imagining things?

 

[Vaga]

Wipers adjust their speed according to the amount of pouring rain. Just like in real cars with rain sensing wipers.

 

[whitehawk]

This is the PGR4 sequel I've been waiting for.

To this

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[alienator]

Youtube does it no justice: http://youtu.be/MekI6kkzzJY?list=UUhqNa4uXwT4HSuDsTt6yq2A

But gaddamn it is gorgeous. Excuse my driving. i was drunk. Photomode closeups around 1:30..

its just too intense.

 

[darkwing]

Apparently a constant rain will actually affect the tide levels as well. Meaning, on the 3rd lap of a race in heavy rain, the tide will actually rise.

mindblown

 

[bananafactory]

If some of you get a chance you should export your videos to USB and upload to Gamersyde so we can get an ever better look.

 

[-Amon-]

I don't think that will happen. Will make MP imbalanced. View obstruction is an integral part of the package for all camera views

That has to be the motive behind that design decision. In car cam is at disadvantage enough.

 

[supaflyryguy]

If some of you get a chance you should export your videos to USB and upload to Gamersyde so we can get an ever better look.

Doesn't that still compress the heck out of the files? Or no?

 

[Masterbrew]

12 minute video I made quickly with a bunch of different times, weather types and cars for anyone interested

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYxyMHxb9yI

So many gif worthy moments!

I hope Rockstar and Bethesda is taking a close look at what Evolution is doing with light and weather. I wanna play Red Dead or Skyrim in Evolution's engine.

 

[whitehawk]

If some of you get a chance you should export your videos to USB and upload to Gamersyde so we can get an ever better look.

Or you can upscale them to 1080p/4K and then upload to YouTube. YouTube has better compression for 4K videos, and look great.