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DRIVECLUB |OT3| Evolved
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mangochutney
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Awesome news!
Jamie won't have to change his username, what a relief!
Jamie won't have to change his username, what a relief!
DHC-Shannow
Member
Fantastic news 
Can't wait to see what they've got planned next.
I wonder if they own the rights to the DC engine....
Can't wait to see what they've got planned next.I wonder if they own the rights to the DC engine....
FukuDaruma
Member
Fuck me! yes! Congrats Rushy and the rest of the team, and welcome to PC!
http://www.polygon.com/2016/4/11/11405904/evolution-studios-joins-codemasters
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/04/11/closed-driveclub-developer-becomes-a-new-codemasters-studio
Fantastic news
I wonder if they own the rights to the DC engine....
"So we've made a job offer to all employees and I'm happy to say that most of them have accepted and are joining us. We're only hiring employees, we are not taking any of the IP or the technology. It's purely the people we are after."
R_thanatos
Member
Congrats to the DRIVECLUB TEAM
I'll be following your progress for your next game .
Codemaster taking them in is like the best news i could have hoped given the circumstances.
I'll be following your progress for your next game .
Codemaster taking them in is like the best news i could have hoped given the circumstances.
FukuDaruma
Member
Well... here's to those hoping to see something like "GRID MotorClub Evolution" that can compete with GT7 on PC.
Arcade racers like Dirt Showdown and Grid 2 were a failure, while Dirt Rally is a success on PC and I think it will be on consoles too, being the "Dark Souls" of car games and all that.
I think this is the time when simulators can break into mainstream. There is a huge base of people looking for more and more realistic and immersive experiences, not to mention the upcoming VR wave, which is perfect for racing games.
DHC-Shannow
Member
Well spotted, I missed that - in which case I wonder if they still have their technical bods to write a new engine or if they'll use codies Ego engine or even unreal 4. It would probably make sense to let them loose on improving the Ego engine to do Driveclub's tech innovations.
NullPointer
Member
This generation has seen me fall in love DriveClub and right now with Dirt Rally.
Couldn't be happier about this news.
Well... here's to those hoping to see something like "GRID MotorClub Evolution" that can compete with GT7 on PC.
Arcade racers like Dirt Showdown and Grid 2 were a failure, while Dirt Rally is a success on PC and I think it will be on consoles too, being the "Dark Souls" of car games and all that.
I think this is the time when simulators can break into mainstream. There is a huge base of people looking for more and more realistic and immersive experiences, not to mention the upcoming VR wave, which is perfect for racing games.
I was sad to see Grid Autosport selling not so well. It came out for the PS3 and X360 in a time where the PS4 and the Xbox One were already in the market. That game was f*ckin awesome, and you guys should try it if you haven't already. Grab it for PC for the glorious 60 FPS (or more). Reminded me a lot of the old Toca Race Driver games.
EDIT: but it seems that Dirt Rally is doing great. I hope that they keep on this route in taking the motorsports aspects with more seriousness.
DHC-Shannow
Member
Well done to David Ricardo in winning the Zagato time trial, with Sirenty taking 2nd and Vix 3Rd - good to have another winner and a better turnout
Melchiah
Member
Well... here's to those hoping to see something like "GRID MotorClub Evolution" that can compete with GT7 on PC.
Arcade racers like Dirt Showdown and Grid 2 were a failure, while Dirt Rally is a success on PC and I think it will be on consoles too, being the "Dark Souls" of car games and all that.
I think this is the time when simulators can break into mainstream. There is a huge base of people looking for more and more realistic and immersive experiences, not to mention the upcoming VR wave, which is perfect for racing games.
Unfortunately, I'm not personally interested in simulators, and more realistic racers, like GT series. The more unrealistic the better, as far as I'm concerned. Apart from Driveclub and Trackmania Turbo, it's pretty slim pickings for fans of arcade (and combat) racing, and it doesn't look like that's going to change in the near future.
AbandonedTrolley
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#1 defender
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Son of a gun! I thought i still held the first place! Well, it was nice holding the top spot on one of these challenges, even for a short time. To be fair, i could tell that you guys hadn't put everything into it yet.
Edit:
Wait a minute, Goldrusher is still #7!
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Son of a gun! I thought i still held the first place! Well, it was nice holding the top spot on one of these challenges, even for a short time. To be fair, i could tell that you guys hadn't put everything into it yet.
Edit:
Wait a minute, Goldrusher is still #7!
Yeah my mistake, not sure why I thought he had the lead! I've no doubt I won't be staying top till the end, but will pop back from time to time to see how it's going.
#1 defender
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I don't know, as a non-racing buff i found putting in the time to learn the tracks and cars and gradually getting better very fun and satisfying. I started out as a total scrub who couldn't keep any car above sports class on the road and now i've earned all the stars in the game, beat all the elite challenges, and i wouldn't even call myself more than decent. I honestly think the game isn't that hard, you just need to develop a feel for it. ¯\_(ツ
_/¯AbandonedTrolley
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Won't get to improve my score in the challenge this weekend as away at Donington Park for the BTCC, btw if anyone is local to there and would like 2 free tickets for the full weekend, I've a couple spare (Won 4 weekend tickets)
You should upload a race - you cant be that bad, unless you arent really putting any effort in just learning tracks and choosing the right cars
Damn if you said Silverstone I would have snapped them up (Im 30mins south of MK) - hmm actually Doningtons just near Derby so not that far. Never been there, but man TOCA made me love that track...
ps3ud0 8)
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Well you're welcome to them if you decide to, just got up here from Essex, found a pub waiting for dinner.
Man I would have love to unfortunately I have an event on Sunday which is when I would have had the chance to go - hope you have fun! Still like catching the odd race on ITV4 - I remember the days of Cleland and co and their fisticuffs
But again thanks for the generous offer
ps3ud0 8)
DHC-Shannow
Member
Nothing that I'm aware of :-(
DHC-Shannow
Member
Very well done to #1 Defender on taking his first win on the weekly challenges - I saw Sirenty was on there late on trying to take the top spot but had to settle for second with Bouniter taking 3rd, Abandoned Trolley 4th and the return of Ainsz in 5th.
Overall this means Sirenty has extended his lead over Bouniter to 8500 points with DavidRicardo dropping back to 12750 behind. #1 Defender has shot up to 4th with his win and AnythingBut is hanging in there in his usual 5th place and still without a win....
I'll get the new challenge on tonight, the cars are looking a lot more active than the bikes - usually I'd be switching back to bikes now but do you want to stick with cars again for this challenge?
Overall this means Sirenty has extended his lead over Bouniter to 8500 points with DavidRicardo dropping back to 12750 behind. #1 Defender has shot up to 4th with his win and AnythingBut is hanging in there in his usual 5th place and still without a win....
I'll get the new challenge on tonight, the cars are looking a lot more active than the bikes - usually I'd be switching back to bikes now but do you want to stick with cars again for this challenge?
AbandonedTrolley
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Very well done to #1 Defender on taking his first win on the weekly challenges - I saw Sirenty was on there late on trying to take the top spot but had to settle for second with Bouniter taking 3rd, Abandoned Trolley 4th and the return of Ainsz in 5th.
Overall this means Sirenty has extended his lead over Bouniter to 8500 points with DavidRicardo dropping back to 12750 behind. #1 Defender has shot up to 4th with his win and AnythingBut is hanging in there in his usual 5th place and still without a win....
I'll get the new challenge on tonight, the cars are looking a lot more active than the bikes - usually I'd be switching back to bikes now but do you want to stick with cars again for this challenge?
Yeah I was keeping an eye on the scores and was 2nd for a while then checked this morning and realised I ended 4th. Had a great weekend at Donington though regardless of the bizarre weather on the Saturday!
#1 defender
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Thank you! I know i profited immensely from low participation in this season of challenges (and a good deal of luck on the winning attempt). I was actually hoping i had it in the bag when AbandonedTrolley announced that he wasn't going to be able to play during the weekend, but as it turned out, Sirenty and Bouniter weren't just going to let me have a free pass. Fun tidbit, before i set the winning score, i came within 2 points of Sirenty's score. And when i finally managed to take the top spot, i noticed that Sirenty started to improve his score, so i was sweating bullets until the very end of the challenge, all the while unsuccessfully trying to beat my own score to gain a safety cushion.
If i never get close to the podium again, i'm still going to feel very happy and proud having won one of these against such quality (if low in quantity) competition. It's been a privilege!
P.S.: I see Trolley didn't exactly miss out by skipping the final two days of the challenge.
xrnzaaas
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I haven't watched BTCC in two years (been a fan since the 90s when I first played TOCA), but it looks like I'll have to start again. No tv station is doing a live coverage in my country so I have to rely on less legal sources. I remember that someone was uploading the races on youtube, but I guess they got taken down eventually.
Plato was always my favorite, but he seems to like joining underdog teams and losing title chances as a result of that. ;p
Plato was always my favorite, but he seems to like joining underdog teams and losing title chances as a result of that. ;p
Thank you! I know i profited immensely from low participation in this season of challenges (and a good deal of luck on the winning attempt). I was actually hoping i had it in the bag when AbandonedTrolley announced that he wasn't going to be able to play during the weekend, but as it turned out, Sirenty and Bouniter weren't just going to let me have a free pass. Fun tidbit, before i set the winning score, i came within 2 points of Sirenty's score. And when i finally managed to take the top spot, i noticed that Sirenty started to improve his score, so i was sweating bullets until the very end of the challenge, all the while unsuccessfully trying to beat my own score to gain a safety cushion.
If i never get close to the podium again, i'm still going to feel very happy and proud having won one of these against such quality (if low in quantity) competition. It's been a privilege!
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Congrats, you nailed a great run! I could not figure out how to be consistent in the last drift zone, and rarely got above 2K points. Couldn't make up the difference in the other corners, so I just hoped to hang on to 2nd.
He almost won last season.. sadly the factory Honda team took the win instead
Now that team moved from VW's to the new Subaru Levorg's.. the engine has like zero racing development yet on it so they have like tons of work to do on that car..
You can usually find a ITV4 stream on vipbox. Just look under tv channels instead of motorsports.
#1 defender
Member
Thank you! Yes, that last corner was by far the most difficult and most inconsistent one for me as well. Even after a few dozen tries i would score around 1800 on it more often than not, which ruined otherwise great runs.
@DHC:
It's a bit of an in-joke by now that you get some shit occasionally for your track/weather/car combos, but i have to say i was really enjoying this one, and i don't say that because i won. It all just came together for a very fun experience, which was what kept me coming back to improve my score throughout the week. Otherwise i would have just set a semi-decent score and been done with it. Thanks for being the driving force behind the challenges!
DHC-Shannow
Member
Thank you! Yes, that last corner was by far the most difficult and most inconsistent one for me as well. Even after a few dozen tries i would score around 1800 on it more often than not, which ruined otherwise great runs.
@DHC:
It's a bit of an in-joke by now that you get some shit occasionally for your track/weather/car combos, but i have to say i was really enjoying this one, and i don't say that because i won. It all just came together for a very fun experience, which was what kept me coming back to improve my score throughout the week. Otherwise i would have just set a semi-decent score and been done with it. Thanks for being the driving force behind the challenges!
Lol well I guess even a broken clock gets it right twice a day ;-) Glad you enjoyed it bud, hopefully I'll keep nailing that fun factor
You've joined the elite band of weekly challenge winners :-Sirenty
Bouniter
Sigswat
Makikou
Ainsz
PDogg
Davidricardo
#1 Defender
I'm not really playing much DC at the mo with Dirt Rally and Rocket League occupying most of my gaming time but I'm glad together we're keeping this little corner of gaf active
I'm not really playing much DC at the mo with Dirt Rally and Rocket League occupying most of my gaming time but I'm glad together we're keeping this little corner of gaf active
Despite not having enough time to dedicate to perfecting weekly challenge laps, I am forever hovering above this thread, haha.
DHC-Shannow
Member
Me too mate, I always check in at least a few times a day even if I don't have time to reply to stuff
mokalovesoulmate
Member
Indeed, we are not.
What is those awesome team at PlayStation doing?
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@DHC-Shannow sorry dude I think I want to quit from weekly DC challenges for a while, until I got a mood to play DC again...sorry mate.
So, uh, somehow I have a trophy for Driveclub Bikes, even though I don't own it?
I bought the No Limits DLC for to get the new Honda and GTR so I guess the trophy somehow linked across to bikes.
Weird because there isn't a no limits trophy list on the base game, but there is in bikes. But there isn't even a no limits season in bikes... I am very confused.
I bought the No Limits DLC for to get the new Honda and GTR so I guess the trophy somehow linked across to bikes.
Weird because there isn't a no limits trophy list on the base game, but there is in bikes. But there isn't even a no limits season in bikes... I am very confused.
The base game reached the max number of trophies, so the latest DLC packs (both cars and bikes) are under Driveclub Bikes for trophies.
DHC-Shannow
Member
No probs bud - the bike challenge is looking a bit dead at the mo (only 5 entries) so I think we're going to have to stick to cars in future...