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Forza Horizon |OT| A Whole New Playground
- Thread starter Shortt Sirket
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You know the real way to describe what speed you are at.
Not that silly mph you guys have which doesn't make any sense.
Definitely does, the stock Horizon Raptor gear ratios match up to the real life counterpart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gQHeEW9xWE
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Pffff, km/h is the unit.
There's a chance some of the specs are wrong; mostly I saw that in race cars in Forza 3/4 (e.g. red line limit is wrong on the C6.R/LS7.R).
If the truck in question can rev high enough, 200km/h in third isn't out of line. Have driven Dodges that can hit 150km/h in third (I didn't), and the 5.7 HEMI stops at 4000RPM.
I'm Canadian. It's km/h.
Good to know.
Neuromancer
Member
I'm missing one speed trap. Anyone have a link to a reliable map? That IGN one is kind of busted.
IISANDERII
Member
You right. The game gave me the truck with an upgraded gearbox that has taller gears.
See above; it wouldn't have been out of line, it woulda been out of this entire universe since it was nearly reaching its top speed when only halfway through the gears.
edit: Hold on, it definitely is reaching 100mph in 3rd gear and 100mph is its real life top speed. I don't know wtf is going on, I'll post later.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Forza removes the speed governors, which a lot of trucks have. Look at all the German cars that can exceed 155mph.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Patience. Took ages after the end game for them to trigger for me. Doesn't seem to be anything special you can do to get them to show.
It took me a lot of time to get them and I'm still missing one. I've done almost everything in the game. The most strange thing was I was in Free Roam for a bit and when I checked the Map I saw a circle showing a possible Barn. Went in and found it. Did not receive a warning or tha lady calling, etc. Strange.
Also, can you use the Tokens from the Limited Edition to get those Popularity Spikes and then use on the PR Stunts? Those are way to hard for me.
CrunchinJelly you did them all right, any tips?
IISANDERII
Member
Well yeah, they also remove any semblance of real life gear ratios along with it...in all the cars I've tried but one: Nissan GTR. At 200kph you're in the upper range of 5th gear and could comfortably be in 6th already. Now that's much more inline with my real world experiences.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
The GTR hits 200km/h at the end of fourth gear in real life.
Barn finds are randomly triggered. Just cruise around and you will get them eventually. The last showcase will be unlocked once you hit popularity level 1.
Yes you can. Buy the 120 minute pack with 3 tokens go do the combo stuff. You get a x2.0 multiplier instead of the x1.0 which helps a lot.
IISANDERII
Member
Yeah close. I just hope to find more cars that are right.
the more i play this game, the more i love it - particularly the lap races. in the towns and cities this feels like pgr. on multisurface, its like rsc2. the game is at its very best when it mixes and matches a variety of surfaces, elevation changes, and speed. open road is like no other, maybe nfs/burnout, but these cars feel like cars.
a few nitpicks for future iterations though; remove the goddamn rubber banding, increase traffic (in city areas at least), improve traffic ai, and improve collision physics with traffic.
a few nitpicks for future iterations though; remove the goddamn rubber banding, increase traffic (in city areas at least), improve traffic ai, and improve collision physics with traffic.
anyone?
Dave_6
Member
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Now that is awesome.
Neuromancer
Member
So now that we've all had the game for awhile how do we think the rally expansion is going to work? New roads? A whole new area? Or just new events on already existing roads? Will the rallies just be time based (one car at a time) or will they be staggered starts? Other than new cars and I would assume official liveries, will there be any other goodies? Will the events just show up on the map we already have or will it be a new map or a new option from the main menu?
Darren_z33
Member
I just got this and wanted to purchase a 350/70z but they do not seem to be in the game. Are they available later on or not at all?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Darren_z33
Member
Thanks Crunchin, would anyone like to sell/gift me a Z?
I'm hoping they will be expanding on the existing map with a new area, or a separate map area altogether. If they have a game set in Colorado where you can drive on dirt roads and they're releasing a rally expansion for it, I would cry if they're not taking advantage of Pike's Peak.
I think the whole thing will be more officially structured and you won't be racing as your festival character, though I don't think we'll be seeing official liveries. I'm hoping for staggered starts as well as a ghost race option online.
Oh yeah, a Pikes Peak from the era where it still has dirt sections would me awesome (they've paved it completely now so no more dirt parts).
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Aw blergh. Got like 20K in Poppie Points in one sick chain but it was in multi. Only gave me like a 1.5 xp boost.
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Here's an interesting thing I noticed the other day. I was reading an article where Bizarre talks about the tech in Blur and something quite interesting... the in-house engine they used when working on the game is called "Horizon". I wonder if the name of Forza Horizon was at least somehow inspired by it and possibly even has some of the techniques in Blur implemented?
Anyway, just thought it was interesting. Maybe there's more ex-Bizarre influence and DNA in FH than we think?
On that note... I really wish we had the clicking sound from the PGR games when you're earning Kudos or whatever in FH. So satisfying.
Anyway, just thought it was interesting. Maybe there's more ex-Bizarre influence and DNA in FH than we think?
On that note... I really wish we had the clicking sound from the PGR games when you're earning Kudos or whatever in FH. So satisfying.
I just loved it when they still had the sound clicking over at the start of the PGR4 intro when the bike was doing donuts... so effective.
The best (driving) game intro movie ever. All using the in-game engine, captures the feeling of the game perfectly.
*sigh*
PS. Also love this one (E3 trailer?), especially that little edit at around 1:06 where the name flashes up perfectly in sync with the music. I want that back in my racing games again.
Give me PGR5, Playground. I have no doubt you'd do it justice. FWIW that's about the biggest compliment a Bizarre fan could give anyone
The best (driving) game intro movie ever. All using the in-game engine, captures the feeling of the game perfectly.
*sigh*
PS. Also love this one (E3 trailer?), especially that little edit at around 1:06 where the name flashes up perfectly in sync with the music. I want that back in my racing games again.
Give me PGR5, Playground. I have no doubt you'd do it justice. FWIW that's about the biggest compliment a Bizarre fan could give anyone
Only if you could toggle it off. Do not want.
I just loved it when they still had the sound clicking over at the start of the PGR4 intro when the bike was doing donuts... so effective.
The best (driving) game intro movie ever. All using the in-game engine, captures the feeling of the game perfectly.
*sigh*
PS. Also love this one (E3 trailer?), especially that little edit at around 1:06 where the name flashes up perfectly in sync with the music. I want that back in my racing games again.
Give me PGR5, Playground. I have no doubt you'd do it justice. FWIW that's about the biggest compliment a Bizarre fan could give anyone
Those were awesome, makes me want to play it now.
It's going to be weird having a new Xbox launch without a PGR.
Although, I would be perfectly happy with Forza 5/Horizon 2 at launch or launch window.greendomo's ghost
Member
Well I ordered the game and the speedwheel on that Gamespot/Amazon deal, should get them tomorrow. This will be my first Forza game, but the demo really clicked with me. I got NFSMW and while the multi in that is great, I found the single player lacking. Hopefully this scratches that itch.
Would love an invite to the car club, GT is Greendomo
Also this is my first post, been lurking for a while, account finally got activated!
Would love an invite to the car club, GT is Greendomo
Also this is my first post, been lurking for a while, account finally got activated!
greendomo's ghost
Member
Well from what I've seen both are very different games, even though they are both 'open world racers'. But as someone who LOVED Burnout Paradise, there's just something missing for me in MW. Especially in the single player. I do love the frantic aspect of the multiplayer, and the speed lists, and the variety of challenges, but the single player really doesn't have the depth or character I was hoping for.
But excited to try out Horizon, and to see if this speedwheel is any good! Any of you guys use and recommend it?
But excited to try out Horizon, and to see if this speedwheel is any good! Any of you guys use and recommend it?
I'm cautiously optimistic about it, to be honest. I mean, they now have an FM game as a likely candidate for a launch title, but FM games lack the real Hollywood-esque excitement of racing around city streets that PGR has. As I said before, given how well Playground did with FH, I would have no doubt that if they were given the keys to the Gotham franchise, they would do it extremely proud.Those were awesome, makes me want to play it now.
It's going to be weird having a new Xbox launch without a PGR.
Hell, FH basically IS a PGR game in almost everything but name.
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
Done and up on the storefront, I hope you guys gonna like it
Cheers, HD
Cheers, HD
chixdiggit
Member
I use an recommend the speed wheel. Is it as good as one with force feed back? No. Is it a hell of a lot cheaper and more convenient? Yes
agreed
Shortt Sirket
Member
The game won't let you invite someone until they have already started playing. So remind us again when you start up the game and we will add you.
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
Since both Subaru and Toyota went Rally with 86 what's better way to celebrate this then bringing Iconic paint to the Horizon, not necessarily on the classic car
Coming soon...
Coming soon...
Done and up on the storefront, I hope you guys gonna like it
Cheers, HD
Awesome work as always.
Any interest in doing any Rally America: Rally Colorado liveries?
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
Gaaawd damn. Is that WIP or finished?Since both Subaru and Toyota went Rally with 86 what's better way to celebrate this then bringing Iconic paint to the Horizon, not necessarily on the classic car
Coming soon...
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
WIP, still working on it, tying to find two logos that I can't figure out
-MikePriester-
Member
Since both Subaru and Toyota went Rally with 86 what's better way to celebrate this then bringing Iconic paint to the Horizon, not necessarily on the classic car
Coming soon...
Oh Wow.. I neeeed this!!!