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Forza 4 |OT| Where Porsche Are Driven
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You are using too wide FOV and that is messing with the natural proportions of the car (Photomode simulates lens curvature and effects of FOV-altering).
What you should do is *stand* more back, and then use zoom to *zoom-in* for framing. When you use zoom, FOV effect is neglected due to simulating a tele-zoom lens, where there is no *widening* of sides of the frame.
Also, you can play with aperture (f) values to make the photo brighter in order to compensate for faster exposure to lose the effect of blurring on both vehicles and pavement due to higher value of the EV-stop.
i shall burn my forza CE collection TONIGHT
Aperture does not affect the exposure in Forza.
-Deadpool-
Member
Can't stop buying GT3-RSR's, for all the brilliant alternate liveries that are up on the store.
The aperture slider does not affect the brightness of the picture.
WTF? I have to validate this myself.. what does it cahnge than? DOF only?
I will look more into this, thanx.
I am sitting at 550... so so close.
U n i o n 0015
Member
Love that 250 GTO shot.
Makes me wish for two things:
1) '62 250 GTO
2) A way to edit what the driver wears.
Makes me wish for two things:
1) '62 250 GTO
2) A way to edit what the driver wears.
evil_as_skeletor
Member
Does anyone upload photos from iPhone?
I usually use "picup"/imgur, but I've noticed that it wants to compress the images quite a lot.
I prefer Flickr on PC, but the non-user-friendliness of the iPhone app and also trying to find the image URL on the mobile site makes this a hopeless option (I think it also compresses from mobile, also).
So, any other options?
I usually use "picup"/imgur, but I've noticed that it wants to compress the images quite a lot.
I prefer Flickr on PC, but the non-user-friendliness of the iPhone app and also trying to find the image URL on the mobile site makes this a hopeless option (I think it also compresses from mobile, also).
So, any other options?
U n i o n 0015
Member
I just upload photos on the flickr website. Just easier to download the big shots onto my computer rather than a phone.
Speaking of...just drove these two beasts. Holy shit without traction control!
Speaking of...just drove these two beasts. Holy shit without traction control!
evil_as_skeletor
Member
I just upload photos on the flickr website. Just easier to download the big shots onto my computer rather than a phone.
NICE! (jealous I'm too poor for the latest DLC)
So you just use your PC?
I was hoping to use Flickr from the phone, but as I said, it's useless.
I should just wait til I get home then :-(
I haven't used the iPhone app for it outside of viewing my own photos, but minus.com is arguably one of the best image hosts out there right now. One of the best file hosts period.
evil_as_skeletor
Member
Sweet, I'll see if "there is an app for that"!
EDIT: just tried 'minus', I'm getting a lot of this:
But I got a few done:
-Deadpool-
Member
Glad to hear you got it working again, mate.
Mine's been perfect since as well. Haven't gone over 10-15 Photos and it works basically every time now. Can jump straight in, loads quickly, deletes quickly etc..
Point of interest, have you tried downloading BigShots from the forzamotorsport website? I notice I can never download from the site at quicker than ~22Kb/s for each file. Ridiculously slow when my connection will usually pull down a solid 850-900Kb/s.. Just wondered what you (and any of the US crowd are downloading at) as a comparison.
What's your gamertag? Mind if I add you? Didn't realise prior that there were any other Aussie Forza 4 crew around.
evil_as_skeletor
Member
Yeah, slow as. It takes about 7-10 mins (on 5Mbps Adsl).
Cheers, yeah my GT is REW138
-MikePriester-
Member
Well I finally finished off the world tour today and thought I'd start making a hole in the Event List.. Uhh, only Six ticks done from the World Tour so I've got a lot of driving to do.
After going through some of the event it boggles the mind why the World Tour wasn't made up of more of the Ribbons available. It's a good thing at this point but wish they'd implemented then all the the World Tour so you had to drive them all at least once.
I've also kept to not unlocking any Auto Vista cars (ok did unlock two when I got it) so I've still got another 8 or so to unlock, which I will unlock one at a time each time I boot up. It's kept the game a little fresh for me, which I intended. I've also tried not to drive many of the AV cars for this purpose, boy does the F50 sound gorgeous.
This game's gonna last me years, much like Forza 3 did. Better get some Event List done before Horizon though.
After going through some of the event it boggles the mind why the World Tour wasn't made up of more of the Ribbons available. It's a good thing at this point but wish they'd implemented then all the the World Tour so you had to drive them all at least once.
I've also kept to not unlocking any Auto Vista cars (ok did unlock two when I got it) so I've still got another 8 or so to unlock, which I will unlock one at a time each time I boot up. It's kept the game a little fresh for me, which I intended. I've also tried not to drive many of the AV cars for this purpose, boy does the F50 sound gorgeous.
This game's gonna last me years, much like Forza 3 did. Better get some Event List done before Horizon though.
U n i o n 0015
Member
The event list is a beast. I keep it interesting by almost always using a different car for events. So I keep the class restriction to open so that I'm not limited to classes I don't like.
I'm also working right-to-left because those events are longer. Get the grind out of the way.
I'm also working right-to-left because those events are longer. Get the grind out of the way.
-MikePriester-
Member
I've not really though about how to tackle it to be honest. I'm just picking cars that I haven't driven much and giving it a go. Also held off a few of my fave cars, finally picked up the Ferrari GTO which was my fave from 3, still love it. Hard to get some good angled photos though. I need to practise a little more getting the various levels right.
My current plan of attack for the event list is go through and race the events that I have cars for. Then I am going to go back and fill in the gaps where I need to buy cars for specific races. At first I did not mind so much but I really now am wishing the ability to use club garage cars in single player was a possibility.
As far as keeping things interesting I usually just go and pick a car I want to drive and then see what I can bang out in the event list with it. Keeps me happy and intrigued. But I did make an effort initially to work from left to right and I have cleared the blue squares for the region specific events. Now it is just the class and engine specific as well as the world championship section left.
As far as keeping things interesting I usually just go and pick a car I want to drive and then see what I can bang out in the event list with it. Keeps me happy and intrigued. But I did make an effort initially to work from left to right and I have cleared the blue squares for the region specific events. Now it is just the class and engine specific as well as the world championship section left.
Spaceman Spiff
Member
My strategy for the event list is the same as in the last three games: start off enthusiastically, eagerly anticipating cars I'd have otherwise not bothered to try, slowly get worn down by the repetition of tracks, and then sell out near the end and spam the hired driver to finish off the last of the F-class events I can't be bothered to.
I complete the event lists largely due to OCD and a sense of tradition, although with FM3 and 4 I'd say we're at the point where the games simply have too many events for the number of tracks available to justify. Things like autocross/cone challenges help keep things fresh, though.
They're just much more alive than in FM3, where everything felt so stiff and static. I almost never upgrade and tune the suspensions on muscle cars and other oldies because it just takes away all the fun.
Sloshing through corners tilting over at 45 degrees never gets old!
I complete the event lists largely due to OCD and a sense of tradition, although with FM3 and 4 I'd say we're at the point where the games simply have too many events for the number of tracks available to justify. Things like autocross/cone challenges help keep things fresh, though.
They're just much more alive than in FM3, where everything felt so stiff and static. I almost never upgrade and tune the suspensions on muscle cars and other oldies because it just takes away all the fun.
Sloshing through corners tilting over at 45 degrees never gets old!
Shortt Sirket
Member
Especially in that new Ford! I dropped the Nascar V8 in it, widened the tires and then touched nothing else. I honestly thought it was going to tip over whenever it would go careening into a turn!
Spaceman Spiff
Member
Ha, I didn't know the NASCAR V8 was one of the available swaps; I'll have to try that out for the lulz. I was a bit let down when I saw it wasn't available for the Country Squire. A wood-paneled wagon with that fire-breather stuffed under the hood would have been a riot.
It needs to be said, though, that there likely isn't a better example of a car unable to deal with a metric shit-ton of power than this: 1200 horsepower Smart car - Wheelie Every Gear
EDIT: From the Gaming-side Horizon thread:
I'm not normally one to gloat when a poster gets what was coming to them, but I'll make an exception for the clown in question. Our long national nightmare is (hopefully) over.
Well, I've officially crossed the 100h of driving in the game. Although, I had already unofficially crossed the mark long ago since I have clocked nearly 33h of test driving.
I've spent 186h in the menus as well (dat Lance Hayes' music).
All in all, I'm sure to be well past the 200h in the game.
Some stats of my career :
Distance driven : 13,163.85 km
Average speed : 131.5 km/h
Number of races : 1012 (!)
Number of races in which motherfucking M. Rossi has appeared : 464
Number of cars in garage : 406
Percentage of career complete : 38.9% (!)
Number of photos taken : 472
Current level : 162
Current highest affinity level : 18 (Chevrolet)
I've spent 186h in the menus as well (dat Lance Hayes' music).
All in all, I'm sure to be well past the 200h in the game.
Some stats of my career :
Distance driven : 13,163.85 km
Average speed : 131.5 km/h
Number of races : 1012 (!)
Number of races in which motherfucking M. Rossi has appeared : 464
Number of cars in garage : 406
Percentage of career complete : 38.9% (!)
Number of photos taken : 472
Current level : 162
Current highest affinity level : 18 (Chevrolet)
Do you do a lot of tuning and rivals/online racing?
I think I have about 88hr's of racing time and am roughly 63% of the way through the game
a lap in the beetle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY8u8jjlLFQ
race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kaGWS8FaC4
-MikePriester-
Member
I like the first Beetle shot Shinn.
I tried to replicate the backfire in a GTO earlier, any tips to capture then on photo?
I tried to replicate the backfire in a GTO earlier, any tips to capture then on photo?
It's a hit and miss, because the backfire is random. When I see a backfire on replay I rewind and play again using the right trigger. Then when you think the backfire is coming, slowdown releasing the right trigger. But as I said, it's random. Sometimes the backfire appears, sometimes not.
Spaceman Spiff
Member
So, uh, it seems as if Turn 10 has fixed the Carrera GT's previously underwhelming exhaust note.
There's a thread saying as much on FM.net, and a few people at FC have noticed this as well. The purebred howl over 8,000 rpm that was so sorely lacking is back, and the chase cams and cockpit sounds are properly differentiated now as well; before they sounded more or less the same.
Maybe they patched it in with this month's DLC, or maybe Nick telekinetically willed our Xboxes to make things right, but it's a nice little surprise. Cheers, T10.
Can any of our resident audio nuts, (read: saladine), confirm?
There's a thread saying as much on FM.net, and a few people at FC have noticed this as well. The purebred howl over 8,000 rpm that was so sorely lacking is back, and the chase cams and cockpit sounds are properly differentiated now as well; before they sounded more or less the same.
Maybe they patched it in with this month's DLC, or maybe Nick telekinetically willed our Xboxes to make things right, but it's a nice little surprise. Cheers, T10.
Can any of our resident audio nuts, (read: saladine), confirm?
Shortt Sirket
Member
I just checked it and it sounds just as average as it did. There is a small difference between cockpit/bonnet views, but the motor does not sound as brutal as it should. I have the newest DLC and I honestly can't hear any difference.
I feel this may be a case of people wanting something so bad they make themselves believe it. That being said, I would love to be proven wrong with video!
Spaceman Spiff
Member
Hmm, I've got a terrible migraine coming on that may have impaired my faculties, but it sounded better to me, most noticeably in either of the chase cams. I can't deny the possibility of wishful thinking; the sound is at least half the fun with the CGT and I haven't driven it in FM4 as much as I'd have liked to due to the somewhat dull noise.
I'll check again tomorrow with the speakers cranked. Not gonna happen tonight.
-Deadpool-
Member
My garage is complete with the Manthey racing RSR..
And an awesome fantasy livery:
Nice, added you up just now.
Mine:
Distance driven : 19,990.75 km
Average speed : 151.3 km/h
Number of races : 1148
Number of cars in garage : 254
Percentage of career complete : 61.6%
Current level : 229
Current highest affinity level : 50 (Ferrari)
Looks like I'm well over 200 hours too. Not bad considering I got the game in March haha..
And an awesome fantasy livery:
Nice, added you up just now.
Mine:
Distance driven : 19,990.75 km
Average speed : 151.3 km/h
Number of races : 1148
Number of cars in garage : 254
Percentage of career complete : 61.6%
Current level : 229
Current highest affinity level : 50 (Ferrari)
Looks like I'm well over 200 hours too. Not bad considering I got the game in March haha..
Just checked the GT out.
The sounds have definitely changed. That, or i'm just hearing things lol
I suspect they have tuned all sorts of levels because not only are the higher rpm samples more V10ish like, but the lower samples are higher pitched as well. That distinct GT snort is more evident now. It seems the changes affect differing views.
I've also noticed other Porsche cars sounding different as well...
Nick being the perfectionist he is, just couldn't stand by and do nothing. He was probably tossing and turning in his sleep thinking about the sounds
Sounds much,much better. Thanks Mr.Wiswell!
Any chance they could've been doing this with other cars as well? I'd like to think so... and it's a shame they don't advertise anywhere that this sort of stuff is done.Just checked the GT out.
The sounds have definitely changed. That, or i'm just hearing things lol
I suspect they have tuned all sorts of levels because not only are the higher rpm samples more V10ish like, but the lower samples are higher pitched as well. That distinct GT snort is more evident now. It seems the changes affect differing views.
I've also noticed other Porsche cars sounding different as well...
Nick being the perfectionist he is, just couldn't stand by and do nothing. He was probably tossing and turning in his sleep thinking about the sounds
Sounds much,much better. Thanks Mr.Wiswell!
soundscream
Member
Xanadu - I know you're lurking.........so.........
*golf clap*
Sure. They probably have done a lot of things that we didn't know about.
This goes back to what I was saying before. There's a whole heap of shit in this game that people are oblivious to. I still don't know why Turn 10 chooses to keep information like this a secret...
Yea, I just realized the game keeps track of your online stats. I don't even wanna tell you my hours, number of races, and everything else. It's REALLY disgusting.
Shortt Sirket
Member
Oh come on man! I wanna know!