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Forza Motorsport 3 - October 2009 release (ignore the OP at your peril)

Dezcom

Dezcom

Member
Shawsie64 said:
Sorry guys might have been asked before but whats this talk about doing drift mode/hot laps in the demo? how do i do that
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For Drift "mode" simply tap left on the d-pad while driving to show the drifting hud.

For hot laps, after you select a car and are on the track selection screen, hit the Y button to go to the leaderboards, then either hit A right there or scroll to any of the top 100 people and hit A on them to race their ghost.
 
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op_ivy

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golem said:
Does anyone know what kind of power cord the Microsoft Wireless Racing wheel uses.. I seem to have lost mine.
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Input: 100v - 240v ~ 50-60Hz
48-62VA 0.80A

Output: 24V 1.0A

dunno if that helped
 
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chespace

It's not actually trolling if you don't admit it
BTW, those of you that I have spoken to about early copies and green discs, now is the time to email me. :D
 
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op_ivy

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chespace said:
BTW, those of you that I have spoken to about early copies and green discs, now is the time to email me. :D
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i believe i lost that email address, can you resend it via pm ;)
 
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Shawsie64

Banned
Dezcom said:
For Drift "mode" simply tap left on the d-pad while driving to show the drifting hud.

For hot laps, after you select a car and are on the track selection screen, hit the Y button to go to the leaderboards, then either hit A right there or scroll to any of the top 100 people and hit A on them to race their ghost.
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Thanks alot :D
 
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chespace

It's not actually trolling if you don't admit it
Upper_Management said:
Has the Season mode been explained and how it is related to the career mode? Or is this the first time it has been mentioned?
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Ah, season play = calendar mode = single-player career. Sorry, different nomenclature saying the same thing. It's basically a nice dynamic path through the 220 event sandbox based on your preferences such as the car you're currently in and the cars in your garage.
 
Upper_Management

Upper_Management

Member
chespace said:
Ah, season play = calendar mode = single-player career. Sorry, different nomenclature saying the same thing. It's basically a nice dynamic path through the 220 event sandbox based on your preferences such as the car you're currently in and the cars in your garage.
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Awesome, thanks for clearing that up.
 
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chespace

It's not actually trolling if you don't admit it
Upper_Management said:
Awesome, thanks for clearing that up.
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Season play is also optional since you can always access the events matrix and pick and choose to complete the 220 events in your own fashion.
 
Upper_Management

Upper_Management

Member
chespace said:
Season play is also optional since you can always access the events matrix and pick and choose to complete the 220 events in your own fashion.
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So I would not need to complete previous challenges, (and by challenges I refer to completing the previous race circuits requiring a certain level and or certain car type) to participate in any of the events? Ex. Forza 2
 
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jtb

Banned
If I were on a somewhat tight budget (like $150 max), which 360 wheel would be the best for Forza (and potentially PGR4)?

Sorry, I'm going to assume this topic has beaten to death and back, but I just want some impressions from people regarding the various wheels.
 
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XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Orlics said:
So which Fanatec wheel is worth getting? I read the features and stuff but I'm still confused - the "Clubsport" editions seem painfully expensive.
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If you're serious about racing games and plan on using a wheel for 360, PS3, and PC games, it's pretty much your only option. It's pricey because it's entering into PC sim market territory - not too expensive in comparison to some of the high-end PC equipment out there, but definitely high-end for the console market. Fanatec's wheels are actually competitively priced, considering the Logitech G27 is also around the $300-$350 range. It's only if you go for the high-end clubsport pedals does it get really expensive as those are $200 by itself.
 
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blanky

Member
LordPhoque said:
Because I loved the 962 driving in FM2 :) Especially on the nurb.
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no no it wasn't personally aimed at you. It's just I wondered what was so special about the 962. Didn't mean to offend you
 
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Gowans

Member
chespace said:
BTW, those of you that I have spoken to about early copies and green discs, now is the time to email me. :D
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I hope m0dus and Jube3 are getting a copy, their livery art on Forza 2 was amazing.

Can't wait for the game.
 
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antiquegamer

Member
the walrus said:
If I were on a somewhat tight budget (like $150 max), which 360 wheel would be the best for Forza (and potentially PGR4)?

Sorry, I'm going to assume this topic has beaten to death and back, but I just want some impressions from people regarding the various wheels.
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If you don't want to take the plunge with Fanatec, MS wheel actually works really well with Forza 3. I never really like playing PGR4 with MS wheel so ...

But MS wheel is pretty much your only option. I think it's a solid wheel with good FFB, and I see them at my local Wal-mart for around $80.00.
 
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blanky

Member
TheHeretic said:
How much are cars in the DLC, speaking from experience with Forza 2? Do tracks get offered as well?
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Yeah FM2 had Road America and Motegi for dlc and 3 car packs or roughly 10 cars. I suppose they'll increase that, but nothing is sure. The German Fact sheet (10 a month) seemed to be faulty.
 
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Psychotext

Member
Don't know if it's been posted, but a bunch of new cars have appeared on the unofficial car list over at Forza Central. ( http://www.forzacentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31595 )

Many of these we've already been talking about, but here are the new ones that were added recently...

Acura
2008 #26 Andretti Green Racing ARX-01b
2002 #42 Realtime Racing NSX
2001 Integra Type-R

Aston Martin
2008 #008 Bell Motorsports DBR9
2001 V12 Vanquish

Cadillac
2004 #16 Team Cadillac CTS-V
2004 CTS-V

Chevrolet
2007 #4 Corvette Racing C6.R
2005 #31 Whelen Engineering Corvette Z06
2002 Corvette C5 Z06
1996 Corvette Grand Sport
1970 Corvette ZR-1

Chrysler
2006 Crossfire SRT6

Dodge
2002 #1 Team Zakspeed Viper GTS-R
2003 #23 Magellan Financial Viper Competition Coupe
2000 #57 Carsport Holland Viper GTS-R
2003 SRT4
1996 Stealth R/T Turbo

Honda
1991 CR-X SiR
2000 Integra Type-R
2002 Mugen Integra Type-R

Koenigsegg
2002 CC8S

Lancia
1992 Delta Integrale EVO

Lexus
2002 SC430

Lotus
1989 Carlton

McLaren
1997 #43 Team BMW Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR

Mercedes-Benz
2003 CLK55 AMG

MINI
2003 Cooper-S

Mitsubishi
1995 Eclipse GSX
1997 GTO
2004 Lancer Evolution VIII MR

Nissan
2003 #12 CALSONIC SKYLINE
1998 #32 Nissan Motorsport R390 GT1
2003 Skyline Coupe 350GT (V35)

Panoz
2003 #11 JML Team Panoz LMP-01

Pontiac
2004 GTO

Porsche
2005 #3 Lechner Racing School Team 1 911 GT3 Cup (997)
2005 #55 Applied Materials 911 GT3 Cup (996)
1982 911 Turbo 3.3 (930)
2006 Cayman S

Saab
2002 9-3 Aero

Saleen
2003 #2 Konrad Motorsports S7R
2000 S281

Saturn
2006 ION Red Line

Seat
2007 Leon Cupra

Subaru
2005 Impreza WRX STi

Vauxhall
2006 Astra VXR

Volvo
2004 #24 At-Speed S60 R
 
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ShapeGSX

Member
ShapeGSX said:
My DLC wish list:
1995 to 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX

Doesn't look like it made the cut from 2 to 3 :(
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1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse is in the new list!

Jeez, Che, you sure do work your magic quickly! :D

My car made the cut! Where do I send the check?

Ooooh, not only that, but my favorite car to upgrade, the Lancia Delta made it! That car was nearly untouchable when I upgraded it. I hope the list is accurate!
 
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dskillzhtown

keep your strippers out of my American football
chespace said:
Ah, season play = calendar mode = single-player career. Sorry, different nomenclature saying the same thing. It's basically a nice dynamic path through the 220 event sandbox based on your preferences such as the car you're currently in and the cars in your garage.
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So the season mode is flexible enough to model itself around your current car and cars you own? So if you want to have the career experience without having to drive uber cars, you can?

That is truly awesome.
 
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blanky

Member
dskillzhtown said:
So the season mode is flexible enough to model itself around your current car and cars you own? So if you want to have the career experience without having to drive uber cars, you can?

That is truly awesome.
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Like they said season mode picks out three events: one for the car you're driving right now, one for a new track, one for a different car.

The 220ish events stay the same. The Season Play thing just structures it nicely around what you want to drive, and where.

It does mean, probably (not sure), that if you stick within a certain class or a certain car that by the end of season 6 and maybe completion you'll still have several events left in the calendar, those which didn't appease you.
 
ResidentDante

ResidentDante

Member
chespace said:
Ah, season play = calendar mode = single-player career. Sorry, different nomenclature saying the same thing. It's basically a nice dynamic path through the 220 event sandbox based on your preferences such as the car you're currently in and the cars in your garage.
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Awesome, finally I can drive through a career in a racing game without having to drive crap I don't want to and insane spuercars which go so fast they aren't fun.
 
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dskillzhtown

keep your strippers out of my American football
blanky said:
Like they said season mode picks out three events: one for the car you're driving right now, one for a new track, one for a different car.

The 220ish events stay the same. The Season Play thing just structures it nicely around what you want to drive, and where.

It does mean, probably (not sure), that if you stick within a certain class or a certain car that by the end of season 6 and maybe completion you'll still have several events left in the calendar, those which didn't appease you.
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+1 pre-order. Hell, I'll even get the "limited" edition because I love that feature so much and want to say thanks.
 
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Fallout-NL

Member
Kind of disappointed this car (the Porsche 356) still isn't in Forza:

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Either the coupe or the speedster would have done. Such a beautiful car. A 550 spider would have been nice as well.


Apart from that, the game is awesome though. The handling feels even better than in Forza 2, something I had not expected to be possible.
 
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ElNino

Member
KingOfSnake said:
It's not like my 06 but I'll still take an 05 STI :D
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The last two games have used the Japanese models which are a year ahead of North America, so the 05 STi in the game should be the 06 STi from NA.
 
CAW

CAW

Member
kever0nicas said:
Rocktober is gonna be awesome.
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Fixed.

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Question: is the 360 wheel worth getting for this game? And will it work OK sitting on a couch? I have no experience with a gaming wheel at all but I want to get the best experience form F3.
 
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op_ivy

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eternal prize said:
haha you too? it's been my sleeper car since forza 1 :)
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sega rally 1, 2, rallisport 1, 2, forza 1, 2, project gotham....

love the delta
 
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op_ivy

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i just ordered the fanatec rennsport stand. i decided to get this over the wheel stand pro because of its stability. eventually i want to get the obutto cockpit and sell the fanatec, but that will have to wait till i buy my first house (no room for storage).

cant wait to try it out with shift and of course f3. i'm sure it will be loads better then racing with the wheel and my belt ;)
 
Senua

Senua

Member
chespace said:
And the car of the day is....

http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/car_of_the_day/bmw_z4.aspx

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COD_day3_7.jpg
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yummy

Fallout-NL said:
Kind of disappointed this car (the Porsche 356) still isn't in Forza:

2u5ym2f.jpg


Either the coupe or the speedster would have done. Such a beautiful car. A 550 spider would have been nice as well.


Apart from that, the game is awesome though. The handling feels even better than in Forza 2, something I had not expected to be possible.
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was in forza 1 wasnt it
 
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