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Forza 4 |OT| Where Porsche Are Driven
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Shortt Sirket
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RearView Mirror is a segment where they talk about what is going on in racing and the Forza community during the last week.
Heavy Metal Affliction is a segment where they pick someone from the Forza community and discuss their car and it's history.
Both are actually really interesting segments and I have been trying to get my 50 Days thing mentioned in RVM for weeks now! No success yet. lol
They specifically mention a batch of cars in the WIR though so, unless they really surprise us (would be a first for Turn 10) a track DLC seems unlikely.
I do hope we'll see a track DLC in the coming months though. Just give me a brand new Nordschleife+24h layout and I'll be happy.
They could also add new alternate time of day. I'd love to see the overcast setting from the Top Gear Test Track on more tracks for example (on Maple Valley it would a nice throwback to the first Forza).
If it's really a new 10 cars DLC, I wonder if we'll see another season pass as well. The first one seems to have sold very well among the community.
Thanks for the comment on the pics and the laps. I'll try to upload more laps tomorrow or next week, including the e39 one I owe you.
Shortt Sirket
Member
Got the new videos up:
50 Days of (Green) Hell Day 38 - Panoz Racing Abruzzi
There is something imminently satisfying about driving a racing car in Forza 4. The sounds, the speed, the mechanical grip; it is just awesome. And this car makes all that so much better. Yeah, you can barely see out the front and it really wants to snap back after a quick powerslide, but it is a great car to drive. It sounds incredibly brutal and it has grip to spare most of the time. It really is a great example of a race car and everyone should take it for at least a quick lap.
50 Days of (Green) Hell Guest Drive 35 - Mazda RX-7 Spirit R
Dead Poul again driving fast enough to make us all look like grannies in the Unicorn RX-7 Spirit R.
50 Days of (Green) Hell Day 38 - Panoz Racing Abruzzi
There is something imminently satisfying about driving a racing car in Forza 4. The sounds, the speed, the mechanical grip; it is just awesome. And this car makes all that so much better. Yeah, you can barely see out the front and it really wants to snap back after a quick powerslide, but it is a great car to drive. It sounds incredibly brutal and it has grip to spare most of the time. It really is a great example of a race car and everyone should take it for at least a quick lap.
50 Days of (Green) Hell Guest Drive 35 - Mazda RX-7 Spirit R
Dead Poul again driving fast enough to make us all look like grannies in the Unicorn RX-7 Spirit R.
still lurking the thread. i put in some laps the other day from the event list, but didnt get around to the ring - but meant to.
also, getting over being the most sick i've been in a decade. stomach flu. i actually fainted on the toilet the other night and face planted. woke up to my nose and lip dripping blood on the floor. spent the remainder of the night shivering/sweating and vomiting/shitting. good times!
It's all good. There were like, 5 of us just playing around. Crude was online, which was rare, and then it all started from there.
Straight from the horse's mouth:
"Next Game With Dev
Our next Game With Devs is coming up on Thursday, April 26, from 4-6 p.m. Pacific. As always, we’ll be spending time with the Forza community in our dedicated Facebook chatroom, and racing in Forza Motorsport 4 with as many people as we can possibly fit in. Head on over to our official Facebook page on Thursday, click on the "Game With Dev" link and join in the fun! We’ll see you there!"
Seriously. NO fucking excuse! You want unicorns? You want a chance to win free DLC codes for April? Make sure you're there! I'm telling you, this is how I aqcuired 70 percent of my unicorns! The devs play Soccer, Tag, P2P racing, Circuit racing, Drift, and SOMETIMES timed races.
And lemme just share a small secret.....if any of the guys I've raced with show up and actually get in a room, you should have no problem having a podium finish if not first place. Be warned, they all race with simulation damage on, though! LOL Even in Soccer!
"Next Game With Dev
Our next Game With Devs is coming up on Thursday, April 26, from 4-6 p.m. Pacific. As always, we’ll be spending time with the Forza community in our dedicated Facebook chatroom, and racing in Forza Motorsport 4 with as many people as we can possibly fit in. Head on over to our official Facebook page on Thursday, click on the "Game With Dev" link and join in the fun! We’ll see you there!"
Seriously. NO fucking excuse! You want unicorns? You want a chance to win free DLC codes for April? Make sure you're there! I'm telling you, this is how I aqcuired 70 percent of my unicorns! The devs play Soccer, Tag, P2P racing, Circuit racing, Drift, and SOMETIMES timed races.
And lemme just share a small secret.....if any of the guys I've raced with show up and actually get in a room, you should have no problem having a podium finish if not first place. Be warned, they all race with simulation damage on, though! LOL Even in Soccer!
Here is Part 2 of Nick Wiswell's interview with Track Time Audio:
http://www.tracktimeaudio.com/?p=411
Here's Part 1 in case anyone has missed it:
http://www.tracktimeaudio.com/?p=365
I've hammered home my feelings regarding audio for what seems like an eternity here on Gaf, but i've finally found the word i've been trying to describe for ages.
It's called oscillation!
Oscillation between the driveline and engine when shifting gears.
Everyone has experienced this oscillation before. Perhaps when you have shifted from 2nd to 3rd, you've noticed how you didn't execute the perfect shift resulting in an over or under rev as you let the clutch in or out, which in turn causes a jolting of the gearbox..
Now compare this with the "auto manual" shifting in FM and you realize every shift sounds perfectly executed which gives it a 'fake' unnatural sound. There's absolutely no play between the box and engine.
Anyway...E3 is coming up real soon. Anyone still interested in Forza Horizon...?
http://www.tracktimeaudio.com/?p=411
Here's Part 1 in case anyone has missed it:
http://www.tracktimeaudio.com/?p=365
I've hammered home my feelings regarding audio for what seems like an eternity here on Gaf, but i've finally found the word i've been trying to describe for ages.
It's called oscillation!
Oscillation between the driveline and engine when shifting gears.
Everyone has experienced this oscillation before. Perhaps when you have shifted from 2nd to 3rd, you've noticed how you didn't execute the perfect shift resulting in an over or under rev as you let the clutch in or out, which in turn causes a jolting of the gearbox..
Now compare this with the "auto manual" shifting in FM and you realize every shift sounds perfectly executed which gives it a 'fake' unnatural sound. There's absolutely no play between the box and engine.
Anyway...E3 is coming up real soon. Anyone still interested in Forza Horizon...?
Nice interview as always.
I'm waiting to see what Horizon really is before getting interested/excited. I just hope they'll do a live stage demo instead of the quick trailer that FM4 got last year.
BADNED teasing the shit out of us...
There's already one car unofficially confirmed :
Probably the car in question :
Porsche Expansion Pack and Top Gear Car Pack in May then ? Still wishing that the rumor about a new track in May will be true as well.
I'm waiting to see what Horizon really is before getting interested/excited. I just hope they'll do a live stage demo instead of the quick trailer that FM4 got last year.
BADNED said:
BADNED teasing the shit out of us...
There's already one car unofficially confirmed :
G 70CHEVELLE SS over at FM.net said:
Probably the car in question :
Porsche Expansion Pack and Top Gear Car Pack in May then ? Still wishing that the rumor about a new track in May will be true as well.
BADNED would surely have said "May 2012 will see the largest amount of additional cars released for a FM game to date." if it were only cars, no ? [/Conspiracy theory]
U n i o n 0015
Member
Definitely interested. But it's hard to get excited when I don't know what type of driving or racing game it is.
Shortt Sirket
Member
Goddam! A Top Gear pack would be beyond amazing. Especially with that Venom leading the way! Can't wait to see what else is in store.
Got the new videos up (late again). This is a Muscle Car Day!
50 Days of (Green) Hell Day 39 - Plymouth Cuda 426 HEMI
Skinny tires, too much power, questionable suspension and practically no brakes. Yup, this will be an interesting lap! The biggest surprised was how decently capable this Muscle car was. Yeah, it practically floated around the Ring and the brakes really didn't "work," but I had a blast with this car. It really makes you pay attention and will punish you quite harshly if you don't. I can see the appeal of muscle cars, not for speed purposes, but for pure driving excitement.
50 Days of (Green) Hell Guest Drive 36 - 73 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455
Dead Poul, again, trying to wrestle this classic muscle car around.
Got the new videos up (late again). This is a Muscle Car Day!
50 Days of (Green) Hell Day 39 - Plymouth Cuda 426 HEMI
Skinny tires, too much power, questionable suspension and practically no brakes. Yup, this will be an interesting lap! The biggest surprised was how decently capable this Muscle car was. Yeah, it practically floated around the Ring and the brakes really didn't "work," but I had a blast with this car. It really makes you pay attention and will punish you quite harshly if you don't. I can see the appeal of muscle cars, not for speed purposes, but for pure driving excitement.
50 Days of (Green) Hell Guest Drive 36 - 73 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455
Dead Poul, again, trying to wrestle this classic muscle car around.
-Deadpool-
Member
Ooft, super excited if it is indeed, a Top Gear pack! Addition of some more crazy supercars would be most welcome. Sounding like May could be an expensive month for Forza 4 DLC!
"Content" because of all the Porsche-centric events bundled with the car pack, methinks.
If any more track DLC is released for FM4 I'll.. I'll... Write a special poem by way of celebration.
U n i o n 0015
Member
Careful what you wish for! You wish we'd get Spa or Bathurst but we'd probably end up with Bahrain International.
I'd take the Bonneville Flats if it meant somewhere new to drive...Careful what you wish for! You wish we'd get Spa or Bathurst but we'd probably end up with Bahrain International.
I'd take the Bonneville Flats if it meant somewhere new to drive...
lol, but we'd need something like this to go with it
Shortt Sirket
Member
Dibs on the Nordschleife lap in the Transit ! :lol
Hellz ya for the Transit and Galant VR4! We are getting some really interesting vehicles in these packs.
NullPointer
Member
BADNED has some screens as well. (tinypic is banned here)
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Nice, I've wanted a ForTwo for some time now. I guess we can count on Brabus kits being available.BADNED said:
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of course we are, they dont count in the season pack right? lol
Shortt Sirket
Member
Lotus Cortina? Austin Healey? Galant VR4? Old Scooby RS?
This pack is just loaded with fun and quirky cars!
This pack is just loaded with fun and quirky cars!
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
Mhm, I think it's time for this...
NullPointer
Member
Nice ending.
I sure wish I could take that jeep onto something besides the existing Forza 4 courses.
-MikePriester-
Member
That's a nice pack. But I'm bored or cars now, I'll probably only get the Transit but I hope to god that Dan turns into a track lover rather than a car lover for the next game
Nope, April pack was the last one included in the season pass. BADNED also confirmed that there wouldn't be a second season pass but that more DLC was coming
I'm really kind of done with these 'just for fun' cars being included in the packs. The Hennessey and the Austin Healey sound great, but I'm not sure if those two cars alone can justify me buying the pack. Maybe if they turn out competitive online, I'll think about it cuz then I'd actually get some good use from them, but I'm still a little bummed after the last pack. I didn't really like anything from that.
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
Geez there are so many great looking Fords, I had no idea that there was actually a series for them. Now I don't know which one to make lol Here are my top picks, now I have to chose one, any help? The layer limit will be a bitch on those, cause there are shit load of logos on those cars.
The layer limit will be a bitch on those, cause there are shit load of logos on those cars.
evil_as_skeletor
Member
Very clever shot!
Man I'm liking the styling of the "new" 300C.
And I'm definitely looking forward to the Austin Healey 3Litre.
Is it just me, or are these shots really high LOD, compared to usual. They look like garage photo mode more than "in game"...?
I still think its an unnecessary boat of a car, but yea, its definitely stepped up in the looks department. Less 'baller/luxury' and more sporty and aggressive.
U n i o n 0015
Member
I'm the opposite, I would've titled this the Misc Crap Pack.
Shortt Sirket
Member
That is fair because I am definitely taking the Sprinter Van, VenomGT, and possibly the Cortina around the Ring. That van is going to be awesome!
You and Seanspeed should try to recreate the Top Gear video with one of you in the Viper and the other in the Van. See how fast you could get it around the Ring! It would be seriously awesome to see it from the Viper's perspective (looking back), the Vans and then the standard Replay. Would be an awesome set of videos.
I agree. This is the first pack where less than half the cars are interesting to me personally (3000, SRT8, Venom).
I will say, if this is indicative of the post-SP DLC packs, I'll be waiting patiently for the Ultimate Collection.
Agreed. Though I'd be getting it for the Legacy (I have a gen 2 regular Liberty) and VR4. And the Mirthmobile. And Cortina. Um, and 300C.
Well, shit. Looks like I'm buying it, then. But man, those trailers... they've been showing new cars on the same. fucking. tracks. over and over. Tired of it, TBH.
Shortt Sirket
Member
Got the new videos up:
50 Days of (Green) Hell Day 40 - McLaren F1
Within the first 30 seconds of this lap, I knew how they were able to get such an insane top speed out of this car. NO DOWNFORCE! Seriously, this car has almost zero downforce on it and it shows. It shows by not letting you drive this beast in the way it was intended. You have to brake crazy early so you won't fly off the faster turns. But then you also have to hold it's hand thru the longer turns so it doesn't understeer off the track. It sounds great, it looks amazing and it is a marvel of technology. Unfortunately, all that doesn't make it a great car around the track. Truly a disappointing drive in what should be an impressive car.
50 Days of (Green) Hell Guest Drive 37 - Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR
Sneaky77 is back in the fast and furious Evo X!
50 Days of (Green) Hell Day 40 - McLaren F1
Within the first 30 seconds of this lap, I knew how they were able to get such an insane top speed out of this car. NO DOWNFORCE! Seriously, this car has almost zero downforce on it and it shows. It shows by not letting you drive this beast in the way it was intended. You have to brake crazy early so you won't fly off the faster turns. But then you also have to hold it's hand thru the longer turns so it doesn't understeer off the track. It sounds great, it looks amazing and it is a marvel of technology. Unfortunately, all that doesn't make it a great car around the track. Truly a disappointing drive in what should be an impressive car.
50 Days of (Green) Hell Guest Drive 37 - Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR
Sneaky77 is back in the fast and furious Evo X!
Hmm......Don't tempt me!
Shortt Sirket
Member
Nope, totally the Sprinter Van.