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Yoritomo

Member
Linkzg said:
Why is this game saying Disk 2 isn't disk 2 when I try and install it?

here is what I have done so far:

  • Installed disk 1 to xbox
  • Inserted disk 2 (because I had no clue what to do since the manual doesn't mention it) and an update downloaded
  • Put disk 1 back in
  • Select install content from disk 2
  • Put in disk 2
  • Game says it isn't disk 2
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Here's how you should do it.

Put in Disk 1, load game. You'll get a prompt that there is more content on disk 2. Swap in disk 2. Once you're done, exit the game. Install disk 1 through the guide menu. Play the game. If you "installed" the 2nd disk to the hard drive via the xbox guide menu you did it wrong. You need to delete it and start over.
 
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rollingstart

Banned
Yoritomo said:
Here's how you should do it.

Put in Disk 1, load game. You'll get a prompt that there is more content on disk 2. Swap in disk 2. Once you're done, exit the game. Install disk 1 through the guide menu. Play the game. If you "installed" the 2nd disk to the hard drive via the xbox guide menu you did it wrong. You need to delete it and start over.
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Thanks

I sure wish this was explained somewhere. Like, the game came with some fancy toilet paper, but it didn't seem to mention any of this.
 
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BravoSuperStar

Member
That new VIP DLC Porsche is sweet. I did a drivetrain swap on it to bump it down to S class and just to see if its one of those "magic" AWD monsters lol. It's no '08 Viper but it hangs tough. Gorgeous car too.
 
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Gravijah

Member
Just picked this up last night :D Totally having fun, and rewind has made the game about a billion times less stressful and helped kill some of the boredom I get in sim racers. Quick question though... Are drifting and drag racing actual modes that I'll run into during season play or what?
 
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h3ro

Member
Gravijah said:
Just picked this up last night :D Totally having fun, and rewind has made the game about a billion times less stressful and helped kill some of the boredom I get in sim racers. Quick question though... Are drifting and drag racing actual modes that I'll run into during season play or what?
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I played through 7 seasons and didn't get any Drag Strip races. To do those, you just hit the Event List section and pick them individually.

As for Drifting, all you have to do is hit left on the DPad and that will bring up the Drift Score. There isn't a separate drift mode, the game is always calculating the score during races and hotlaps and we can choose whether we can display it or not.
 
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Yoritomo

Member
SuperEnemyCrab said:
That new VIP DLC Porsche is sweet. I did a drivetrain swap on it to bump it down to S class and just to see if its one of those "magic" AWD monsters lol. It's no '08 Viper but it hangs tough. Gorgeous car too.
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Nothing is ever going to compare. The issue is the total amount of available downforce combined with AWD. The damned thing can have almost LMP car levels of downforce.
 
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Gravijah

Member
h3ro said:
I played through 7 seasons and didn't get any Drag Strip races. To do those, you just hit the Event List section and pick them individually.

As for Drifting, all you have to do is hit left on the DPad and that will bring up the Drift Score. There isn't a separate drift mode, the game is always calculating the score during races and hotlaps and we can choose whether we can display it or not.
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I still haven't seen any drag races, even under the event list. Does anyone know what specific events have them?
 
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UltimateIke

Member
Gravijah said:
I still haven't seen any drag races, even under the event list. Does anyone know what specific events have them?
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One entire column in the event list is nothing but drag races.

It will say what horsepower and drivetrain each is limited to on the race posters.


EDIT:
STG said:
I made you a picture :/

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Show off.
 
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STG

Member
Gravijah said:
I still haven't seen any drag races, even under the event list. Does anyone know what specific events have them?
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I made you a picture :/

hsw2op.jpg
 
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antiquegamer

Member
It's really suck that you have to download all the DLC content onto another xbox if you move your save file around or you loose all the DLC cars that you have in your garage. My other Xbox only have the 20gb HD and we used it mostly for Netflix but occasionally I do want to play game on it.

And still waiting for Fanatec to send me replacement pedal, they said it would be around 2 weeks, but it's almost a month already. *sigh*

Those two new gifted cars are awesome, I really like the porsche.
 
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Mr YuYu

Member
Do you guys know any good cars that can be downgraded to a solid A class car?

I am currently driving Murcielago Lp 640 and i want something else to drive. But all the cars that i want to drive are like 10 PI over 600 :-(

I don't feel like spending 300 000 CR on something that i can't make into a A class car.

any ideas? Thx in advance!
 
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Gek54

Junior Member
Shaneus said:
Haven't fired up F3 for a while, just received an update... anyone know what it is?
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Dont they update everyone's machine any time DLC comes out? *Crossing my fingers for an Active Steering toggle"
 
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ShapeGSX

Member
Gek54 said:
Dont they update everyone's machine any time DLC comes out? *Crossing my fingers for an Active Steering toggle"
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No.

But there is a title update coming this week, which has already been detailed in the Pitpass. It is supposed to fix the flashing shadows and some other things.
 
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CrunchinJelly

formerly cjelly
ShapeGSX said:
But there is a title update coming this week, which has already been detailed in the Pitpass. It is supposed to fix the flashing shadows and some other things.
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Forza Motorsport 3 Title Update This Week:

A new auto update cometh in time for Christmas. Sometime next week, you’ll be prompted by Xbox LIVE to update your version of Forza 3. Lots of little things on the backend getting tweaked this time, but here are some of the bigger fixes a number of you may care about:

* Adds the new custom Time Trials feature to scoreboards, allowing Turn 10 to set up unique hotlap challenges and leaderboards as we wish. In fact, look for a custom Time Trial featuring the R35 GT-R after the update is live. More info to follow below.
* Fixed slow load times for saved liveries, tuning files and layer groups in the design catalog. For those of you who were experiencing laggy performance and long waits accessing your saved content, the problem should be resolved now.
* Fixed achievements not showing up correctly when playing the game any controller port other than 1.
* Patched Time Trials leaderboard holes that allowed players to load tuning files for an advantage.
* Improved AI car shadows and fixed shadow flickering.
* Fixed audio in replay videos with manual shifting.

New Multiplayer Matchmaking Playlists

Our latest matchmaking playlists are live! Changes are listed below. For more information on all the matchmaking playlists, check out our info page here.

* The addition of “Virus Tag” to the “Playground” category.
* The addition of class specific playlists to the “Road Racing” and “Oval” categories.
* The addition of American Stock Car playlist to the “Oval” category.
* The addition of Class A and Class B playlists to the “Drag” category.
 
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amar212

Member
cjelly said:
New Multiplayer Matchmaking Playlists

Our latest matchmaking playlists are live! Changes are listed below. For more information on all the matchmaking playlists, check out our info page here.

* The addition of “Virus Tag” to the “Playground” category.
* The addition of class specific playlists to the “Road Racing” and “Oval” categories.
* The addition of American Stock Car playlist to the “Oval” category.
* The addition of Class A and Class B playlists to the “Drag” category.
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No specific RWD hoppers, no stock car hoppers, no win.

AWD nazis will still prevail.

Sadness.
 
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Jube3

Member
Forza Motorsport 3 Title Update This Week:

A new auto update cometh in time for Christmas. Sometime next week, you’ll be prompted by Xbox LIVE to update your version of Forza 3. Lots of little things on the backend getting tweaked this time, but here are some of the bigger fixes a number of you may care about:

* Adds the new custom Time Trials feature to scoreboards, allowing Turn 10 to set up unique hotlap challenges and leaderboards as we wish. In fact, look for a custom Time Trial featuring the R35 GT-R after the update is live. More info to follow below.
* Fixed slow load times for saved liveries, tuning files and layer groups in the design catalog. For those of you who were experiencing laggy performance and long waits accessing your saved content, the problem should be resolved now.
* Fixed achievements not showing up correctly when playing the game any controller port other than 1.
* Patched Time Trials leaderboard holes that allowed players to load tuning files for an advantage.
* Improved AI car shadows and fixed shadow flickering.
* Fixed audio in replay videos with manual shifting.
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Wow I though that was something that may have been a 360 limitation. Thats awesome news. Im sure Grom will be doing cartwheels over that bit :D
 
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G Rom

Member
Indeed, I'm really happy to see this fixed. Expect some new photos from now on !:D

Now, I really hope that the next update will bring the non working dashboard alive. The cockpit view of the Aston Martin LMP is just great to look at. Those LED and numbers just make this view more alive.

I'm a bit disappointed, because I missed the holiday sale on the auction house this week-end. I'm so jealous of some guys who grabbed 4-5 cars worth tens of millions for just a few thousands. :(
At least, I got the 911 GT1 Strassenversion. I hope VIPs will get more expensive cars for free !:D
 
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G Rom

Member
Apparently Turn 10 put up on the auction house really expensive cars for next to nothing. I saw on FM.net a guy saying that he grabbed the 250 GTO, the Daytona, the Stirling Moss and a bunch of other cars for like 25 000 Cr, I think. :-/
 
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Shaneus

Member
Ugh. Nice of them to let everyone else know this was happening. Why no F3 in-game messages, Turn 10? Would be nice to know about these things without having to keep an eye on all sorts of different forums :/
 
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Jube3

Member
Pepto said:
Sucks that those sales are always in the middle of the night for me.
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I think they do an american set and a UK set, atleast thats what I see with the unicorns when I pull all nighters.
 
skyfinch

skyfinch

Member
I got that message about the GT-R holiday design, then when I went to retrieve my gift it said I needed to be a gold member. It was like a Merry Christmas slap in the face.:lol


Anyways, it does seem like the shadows have been fixed. Even shadows in the rear view mirror are solid.
 
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enzo_gt

tagged by Blackace
What is with the right taillight of the GTR appearing white during the first little flyby in the main menu anyways? Happens to one of the headlights too, what's up wit that? I thought I was the only one who got that.
 
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Spaceman Spiff

Member
skyfinch said:
I got that message about the GT-R holiday design, then when I went to retrieve my gift it said I needed to be a gold member. It was like a Merry Christmas slap in the face.:lol


Anyways, it does seem like the shadows have been fixed. Even shadows in the rear view mirror are solid.
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That's good news. The previously missing shadows in the rear view mirror always bugged the hell out of me.

Also, is there any possibility at all that the race cars with non-functioning dashboard displays will ever be fixed in a future patch? There's quite a few of them, and Turn 10 certainly must be aware of the issue by now. Che?

FM3 is still a fantastic game, though. At last count, I had well over 100 hours spent in the menus alone (!)-- no thanks to the screensaver/car porn mode-- and over 80 hours behind the wheel, and I've still only completed ~50% of the career. FM3: The Game That Keeps on Giving. And giving, and giving and giving...
 
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Jube3

Member
Spaceman Spiff said:
That's good news. The previously missing shadows in the rear view mirror always bugged the hell out of me.

Also, is there any possibility at all that the race cars with non-functioning dashboard displays will ever be fixed in a future patch? There's quite a few of them, and Turn 10 certainly must be aware of the issue by now. Che?
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I think they're on winter break so wont be on for a bit, im impressed by what they have been able to address thus far though. Its not something that bothers me, but it would be cool if thats something thats fixable because its something that people really request. The shifting animations was not something I thought would be added because of time and stuff but thats great to have and the fix to the vinyl/photo loading really surprised me because I thought that was maybe more of a 360 limitation. A very awesome set of patches released so far.
 
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alba

Little is the new Big
I must be the only one having more issues after the update than before. I had absolutely zero problems before the patch and now the livery editor takes a huge ass time to load the car model and sometimes the front "car showroom display" just get stuck on the FM3 logo :(

Bummer.
 
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Shaneus

Member
skyfinch said:
Anyways, it does seem like the shadows have been fixed. Even shadows in the rear view mirror are solid.
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Yes! Yes! Yes!

I always felt my complaints were falling on deaf ears... thank goodness! I just have to finish this R2 round before I can try another FK shadow thing.

Did anyone find out when it did it or was it just FK vs. rounds?
 
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G Rom

Member
No, it wasn't only Fujimi Kaido, I know I had this problem on pretty much every Sunset tracks and some had the problem on Silverstone.

Time to bump up the official livery/photos thread !:D
 
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Gravijah

Member
STG said:
I made you a picture :/

hsw2op.jpg
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Oh Jesus. :lol Of course after making that post I finally figured out where the drag racers were, for some reason I skipped over that column multiple times. Plus it's hard to read the little "drag race" thing on my SDTV. Good to know I was ridiculed before I made it back! :D
 
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Hyoushi

Member
Nice new Time Trial added, Motegi East is a good fit for the GT-R. Got a decent run in earlier today, but already dropped out of the top 100, hehe. Need to get a better line through the turn 4-5 S.
 
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Spaceman Spiff

Member
The January 12th DLC car pack lineup has apparently been leaked. Taken from Forzacentral:

2010 Aston Martin 0ne-77

2009 Audi RS6

2009 Audi R8 LMS

2010 BMW M6 Coupe

2010 Corvette GS

2010 Mustang GT500

2009 HSV w427

2009 Lotus 2-11

2010 Zonda R

2010 Boxster S

2010 S5S Raptor
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Hell-fucking-yeah at the Zonda R. That alone justifies my purchase. Should the Zonda F ever make it in, I'll shut up entirely-- honest!

Also, if the Aston One-77 sounds even half as epic in the game as it does in reality, we're in for a treat.
 
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enzo_gt

tagged by Blackace
Spaceman Spiff said:
The January 12th DLC car pack lineup has apparently been leaked. Taken from Forzacentral:



Hell-fucking-yeah at the Zonda R. That alone justifies my purchase. Should the Zonda F ever make it in, I'll shut up entirely-- honest!

Also, if the Aston One-77 sounds even half as epic in the game as it does in reality, we're in for a treat.
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FUCK YEAH ZONDA R! :D

2010 Aston Martin 0ne-77 - Will be interesting but honestly is the most ugly car Aston has ever conceived, except the rear which is gorgeous.

2009 Audi RS6 - Want.

2009 Audi R8 LMS - Eh, getting tired of the R8 versions now..

2010 BMW M6 Coupe - Could care less.

2010 Corvette GS - Nice to have a convertible I suppose, since they bolted hard tops on all of them in FM3.

2010 Mustang GT500 - Could be potentially sweet.

2009 HSV w427 - YES.

2009 Lotus 2-11 - YES. GIMME THE 340R TOO!

2010 Zonda R - YES.

2010 Boxster S - Eh..

2010 S5S Raptor - YES. That was one sexy ass concept car.

Not as star studded as the last pack but will probably warrant a pick up for sheer value if its 400mspts.
 
T

twinturbo2

butthurt Heat fan
The Corvette Grand Sport is also offered as a hardtop, too.

I still want to see some of the old-school cars I mentioned previously, Che. :D
 
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Shaneus

Member
HSV? Go Australia! More Aussie Ford love would be nice, but that's a start :)

The only other car I'm really waiting for now is the regular-length McLaren F1.
 
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Pizza Luigi

Member
Hmm, not really sold on the cars this time. A lot of upgraded or special version of cars already in the game. If I want a Corvette without a top on it I'll make sure it'll exist in Need for Speed or something. I'd like more unique cars here.

And indeed, again all new cars. Don't get me wrong, I love that, but it would be great to have some old cars to drive with, or just 'abnormal' cars. I don't know, but f.e. an old Volvo 850R would be awesome! Really fast too!
 
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Jube3

Member
BADNED said:
Hey Jube, it is FC.com not FC.net.
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Fixed

Pizza Luigi said:
Hmm, not really sold on the cars this time. A lot of upgraded or special version of cars already in the game. If I want a Corvette without a top on it I'll make sure it'll exist in Need for Speed or something. I'd like more unique cars here.

And indeed, again all new cars. Don't get me wrong, I love that, but it would be great to have some old cars to drive with, or just 'abnormal' cars. I don't know, but f.e. an old Volvo 850R would be awesome! Really fast too!
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Im sure there will be some. 20 09-10 additions in 2 months is pretty cool too though.

Looking at F2 DLC this are the older model cars that were released over 3 packs.
1967 Lamborghini Miura P400
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi
1971 BMW Motorsport 3.0 CSL E09
1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455
1980 Renault 5 Turbo
1983 Audi Sport quattro
1991 BMW Motorsport M3 E30

1989 Ferrari F40 Competizione
 
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G Rom

Member
I think they're putting new cars first because that's what everyone knows.
The first DLCs will be the most bought because that's when the game's number of players peaks so they put known names in there and not some ghetto car that only car lovers know. Just look at the first DLC : Audi, Nissan, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Mercedes and Porsche.

Now, the second DLC is more mixed because there are some big names like the Corvette, Mustang and Boxster but there are also Pagani and HSV which aren't really known compared to the other manufacturers I mentioned earlier.

We know that old cars will come eventually, it's just a mater of when.

Anyway, I'm a bit more mixed up on this DLC if this is the cars we get for two reasons :
-By the time it hits, I won't even have been able to buy all the cars of the first DLC in my career and I can already see the R siting next to the 599XX in my dream garage along with all the other multimillions worth cars...:lol
-All of the first DLC's cars were original. If this is the cars of the second DLC, then we'll get another C6 (this time, the GS, which I don't care) and yet another R8 (at least the LMS version looks good but watch for the R8 V12 in the next DLC...:lol ).
 
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Witchfinder General

punched Wheelchair Mike
Wait, I was "gifted" the "Season's greetings" car only to find out I have to pay money to download it as part of the Holiday Cars pack?

Is this some kind of a joke, Turn10?

You want me to pay money for a "gift"?

This is despicable.

I bought the game but you will not get one more red cent out of me. No DLC, nor Forza 4, nothing.

Pathetic.
 
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