Psychotext
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Diablohead
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3 good cars, x padding and filler cars.Psychotext said:
Feels bad man.
I played a bit more of the boring as shit single player today to nibble away at that final achievement, amazing how I played forza 2 from 0 to 100% nearly 3 times overall yet fail to finish this version all the way at least once, it's bigger but it's just more of the same and has become quite boring.
I like messing around with a random car and tuning it not towards a class limit but playing the rules like 300bhp max, only sport suspensions, no forza wing. This would be twice as fun if the AI could drive clones of my custom car instead of stock shit.
I wonder how che's apprentice will work, will he post here? will he take us up to hype levels as tall as the moon? cool as che is I hope the next person doesn't mistake dev console image dumps as stuff we will get in the final game and all that shit.
I think forza 4 needs a little sprinkle of PGR to pip it up like cone challenges and overtake.
fu3lfr3nzy
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Please have a Brabus body kit and V12 swap for that C63!!! Though I'll probably buy 2 since the 6.2 V8 is a nice sound on its own 
Day 1 for me. Its been months since I played Forza
Day 1 for me. Its been months since I played Forza
watching the e3 demo posted earlier, its quite apparent that its a significant increase in both trackside detail and lighting. i just hope all tracks from earlier games receive a facelift. it urked me that some tracks looked noticably better than others in f3
Cuban Legend
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Am I blind or does one screenshot of the Kinect-Forza 3 comparison above show the Kinect side of a cliff to be horribly lacking in polygon detail? :/
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Cuban Legend said:
Kinect screens are not direct feed shots, those are (awfully compressed) video grabs.
twinturbo2
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So, yeah, can anyone fill me in on the list of VIP liveries so I can check that I didn't miss anything?
Pizza Luigi
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I am confused. What is in the DLC pack? The Abarth Punto Evo or a fast version of the normal Fiat Punto Evo?
skyfinch
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shinnn said:
That's what I noticed too. Forza 3's look smooth, more textures than actual polygons, but in the kinect demo, cliff side looks like it's modeled with more protrusions and edges.
I thought the Xbox had hit its limits with Forza 3, so even in the early stages, it's nice to see that there's been improvements made to the engine.
les papillons sexuels
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I think the improvements we see between forza 3 and forza kinect are a testament to the development method turn 10 is using.
Instead of attempting to make a single all encompassing sim racer they the create a set of content and and constantly improve and add to that content with each sequel being a nominally improvement over the last.
Though i really think they should develop a pgr next, and introduce a bunch of smaller circuits, city levels, and more game modes... that could then be transferred to forza 4....
Instead of attempting to make a single all encompassing sim racer they the create a set of content and and constantly improve and add to that content with each sequel being a nominally improvement over the last.
Though i really think they should develop a pgr next, and introduce a bunch of smaller circuits, city levels, and more game modes... that could then be transferred to forza 4....
Cuban Legend
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Ok, I've gone back to Fulltime play with Forza 3.
I'm fed up with this. My Designs and Vinyls take ages to load and once loaded it's got a 2-3 second lag between just selecting the next/previous in the list. Unacceptable.
How do I fix this?
-If it didn't already intelligently put the Designs compatible my currently selected car in the beginning of the list, I'd give up Forza 3 all together. As there's no way I'd spend all day scrolling through that laggy list.
I'm fed up with this. My Designs and Vinyls take ages to load and once loaded it's got a 2-3 second lag between just selecting the next/previous in the list. Unacceptable.
How do I fix this?
-If it didn't already intelligently put the Designs compatible my currently selected car in the beginning of the list, I'd give up Forza 3 all together. As there's no way I'd spend all day scrolling through that laggy list.
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Diablohead
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That is quite awesome seeing them side by side, I can see exactly what they have done to 1) save on polygons, and 2) better lighting and shadows.shinnn said:
Due to the new time of day they can use darker shadows in areas, I like dark shadows in my games. It's nice to see that they changed a boring muddy slope into a rock wall, looks much nicer. Sure the first screen is from the same location? since the distance hill is actually part of the track you drive thru.
Cuban Legend
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Yes, I'm definitely in the 200+ range. At first, a few weeks ago the screen would lag upon opening it but browsing the vinyls/designs was smooth.Jube3 said:
Then the browsing became slower until now It lags for over a whole second or two before it switches 1 item over to the left or right.
I can't count exactly how many I have, but I bet by this point it's irrelevant. (I wouldn't bother to sit through and count them all with that lag anyway) Any help?
The new cars looks nice, but did they added a filter to them..or is a similar effect possible playing with the options/colors in the current game?
And sorry for another dumb question, but..how can you take pics of the cars..inside? I've tried every button and zomming the camera..and nothing..
And sorry for another dumb question, but..how can you take pics of the cars..inside? I've tried every button and zomming the camera..and nothing..
You don't have to count them, but you might have to trim them down. If you apply the design to a car you can delete it which is what I do to keep my count down. If they are vinyls. You made you can group them into a set of vinyls to save space, for example all my logos (about 100) are stored in about 5 vinyls.Cuban Legend said:
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
Forza 3 is the first game that I've not only bought dlc for, but bought all of the dlc put out.
Yes, it's the exactly same location. I think that is just a background image. Btw, I took the footage from "Stage D" section.Diablohead said:
It's a screen grab from a video replay. You can't take inside pictures in photomode.fernoca said:The new cars looks nice, but did they added a filter to them..or is a similar effect possible playing with the options/colors in the current game?
And sorry for another dumb question, but..how can you take pics of the cars..inside? I've tried every button and zomming the camera..and nothing..
Watermark also appears on videos rendered in-game.eso76 said:strange, what's the fm3 watermark doing in those pics ? it only appears in pics taken with photomode afaik.
And yes, that cliff definitely has more actual geometry, but that's like the last thing fm3 needed to improve on
I agree on the geometry. I don't care about geometry on tracks because those are alreaey well above average in details (they just need more animations on the trackside). What matters the most IMO is geometry on cars which needs massive improvements/optimisation in-game and during replays and lighting which needs to be totally revamped.
I really wish, Turn 10 would release these videos in HD with an acceptable bitrate. As it is now, it's really hard to make a worthy comparison.
Cuban Legend
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That doesn't sound like the solution I wanted to hear. When you delete a Design after applying it to a car, what If you want to reapply it? do you have to find that design in the storefront again and re-download it for free or do you have to pay for it again? My storefront items don't make enough money for me each month to afford that...Jube3 said:
Well, here's what I did:
-I took my FM3 USB Key from my *ahem* OG FM3 VIP Package...:lol
-Stuck it in my 360, formatted it, and moved all my FM3 stuff to it, except for the game itself and the car packs, basically all the stuff that gets loaded up like my Save, Options, Pictures, Ghosts, Movie Clips, Tunes, Design Catalog and Vinyls.
-Everything was pretty small. But to put it into perspective, My Design Catalog was 17MB. XD
-After this, I loaded up the game, and went to Paint, My Designs and the screen loaded up twice as fast, and I could scroll through the designs without a 2 second lag, and instead with a shorter .5 second lag.
-Basically everything that was put on the USB loaded 2x as fast.
-No, I haven't tried this with the bulk of the game, it would be nice to halve my load track times.
I'm assuming now I can hold about twice as many Designs as I hold now, before it starts to lag again like when it was in the HDD.
Thanks for the advice though Jube, I'll definitely merge as many Vinyls as I can. Also, Jube, when will you be releasing your HD-updated FM3 tutorials you promised to make a while back? I remember watching you on your justin.tv stream and subscribing to your Youtube Channel in anticipation for those tutorials, back when you were just a lowly FM3 plebeian before you entered official FM3 ranks... I hope you haven't forgotten about us small folk.
fu3lfr3nzy
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Thank you T10! Brabus Body Kit and V12 Swap confirmed
Forgot to paint the wheels black
I still wish the game had a proper matte black finish
Forgot to paint the wheels black
I still wish the game had a proper matte black finish
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Diablohead
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That new McLaren is as sexy as a fit girl with big boobs, damn.
Almost right.
There's 504 cars according to the Forza Central list which is the most reliable and complete available. Even without the 6 pre-order cars, we're still at 498. That includes all the DLC, LCE, VIP (ZR-1, GT3 RS, etc... not the gifted one) and Unicorns cars.
That's an impressive number especially given that all the DLCs are nicely filling the gap between Forza 3 and Forza 4 with cars from 2010 and 2011. Even if I'd like more older car in the game (I understand that it makes almost no sense for car manufacturers to put older cars instead of their latest creations though), I like the fact that the game isn't obsolete car wise thanks to the DLCs. That's partially how I always envisioned the DLC in a game like Forza or GT : a constant flow of releases to keep up with the real car industry.
Now if only, we could have the SLS, LF-A, 918, a real street Zonda and a real street Koenigsegg, I think we would be square in the supercars department !
Shit, imagine if Turn 10 released a DLC with those five cars, it would be like the DLC of the forever !:lol
There's 504 cars according to the Forza Central list which is the most reliable and complete available. Even without the 6 pre-order cars, we're still at 498. That includes all the DLC, LCE, VIP (ZR-1, GT3 RS, etc... not the gifted one) and Unicorns cars.
That's an impressive number especially given that all the DLCs are nicely filling the gap between Forza 3 and Forza 4 with cars from 2010 and 2011. Even if I'd like more older car in the game (I understand that it makes almost no sense for car manufacturers to put older cars instead of their latest creations though), I like the fact that the game isn't obsolete car wise thanks to the DLCs. That's partially how I always envisioned the DLC in a game like Forza or GT : a constant flow of releases to keep up with the real car industry.
Now if only, we could have the SLS, LF-A, 918, a real street Zonda and a real street Koenigsegg, I think we would be square in the supercars department !
Shit, imagine if Turn 10 released a DLC with those five cars, it would be like the DLC of the forever !:lol
skyfinch
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G Rom said:Almost right.
There's 504 cars according to the Forza Central list which is the most reliable and complete available. Even without the 6 pre-order cars, we're still at 498. That includes all the DLC, LCE, VIP (ZR-1, GT3 RS, etc... not the gifted one) and Unicorns cars.
That's an impressive number especially given that all the DLCs are nicely filling the gap between Forza 3 and Forza 4 with cars from 2010 and 2011. Even if I'd like more older car in the game (I understand that it makes almost no sense for car manufacturers to put older cars instead of their latest creations though), I like the fact that the game isn't obsolete car wise thanks to the DLCs. That's partially how I always envisioned the DLC in a game like Forza or GT : a constant flow of releases to keep up with the real car industry.
Now if only, we could have the SLS, LF-A, 918, a real street Zonda and a real street Koenigsegg, I think we would be square in the supercars department !
Shit, imagine if Turn 10 released a DLC with those five cars, it would be like the DLC of the forever !:lol
Add the Mclaren f1 into that mix and I'd do a naked hoedown in the middle of rush hour.
Gift-messages from them; in-game. (Left Trigger in the menu)..TheOddOne said:
I received a bunch of cars the other day..aside the Crackdown 2 car, Toy Soldiers, Game Room, Perfect Dark, Halo Waypoint...and a ton more..so it seems they are stored for some time...or something.
Cuban Legend said:Thanks for the advice though Jube, I'll definitely merge as many Vinyls as I can. Also, Jube, when will you be releasing your HD-updated FM3 tutorials you promised to make a while back? I remember watching you on your justin.tv stream and subscribing to your Youtube Channel in anticipation for those tutorials, back when you were just a lowly FM3 plebeian before you entered official FM3 ranks... I hope you haven't forgotten about us small folk.
Yea I have a bunch of tutorials ready to go in SD (shading, tips and tricks, advanced shading, car layouts) and some almost done in HD. Once I get my home workstation setup again (which will hopefully be this month) I will be uploading them to the Turn 10 youtube (and some on my channel as well). I've been dying to get some new tutorials up. I miss my PC too hehe.
TheOddOne said:
The Crackdown 2 Saleen went out last Tuesday to VIP's
skyfinch said:
Oh yeah, how I could I forgot a McLaren F1 or F1 LM. Shame on me !
What I don't understand in this case is that Turn 10 said more than once that Microsoft is in charge of the software (I think ?) at the McLaren factory. That's how they got a free pass to precious physics informations. Why don't they use this free pass again to get the whole McLaren F1 line-up laser scanned ?!
Yep, I totally agree on the track issue. If another track is released, it needs to be less than 400 MS Points though. I still think that, while being a great track, the Nürburgring GP is overpriced. If it had at least the possibility to link with the Nordschleif, the price would have been a bit more acceptable.
Although, I'd take a simple offline customizable arcade mode where you earn money first.
CrunchinJelly
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Jube, is there any news on if anything is going to be done about the sluggish behaviour on My Forza Motorsport on FM.net?
Yeah, MyForza is really slow and 95% of the time the thumbnails don't even load...
Anyway, here are some photos of the DLC that I've taken yesterday and this morning. I also have the photos for a big stitch, I just have to do it (Photoshop makes a complete mess on this one with the automated stitch :lol ) :
Stock C63 :
Stock DS3 (really fun to drive) :
Half a Brabus Bullit (didn't have enough money for the engine swap !:lol ) :
Stock (I think) CTS-V Coupé :
Stock Forte Koup :
Stock CL65 :
Stock Colt (surprisingly very fun to drive) :
Stock McLaren MP4-12C :
Anyway, here are some photos of the DLC that I've taken yesterday and this morning. I also have the photos for a big stitch, I just have to do it (Photoshop makes a complete mess on this one with the automated stitch :lol ) :
Stock C63 :
Stock DS3 (really fun to drive) :
Half a Brabus Bullit (didn't have enough money for the engine swap !:lol ) :
Stock (I think) CTS-V Coupé :
Stock Forte Koup :
Stock CL65 :
Stock Colt (surprisingly very fun to drive) :
Stock McLaren MP4-12C :
Just got Forza 3 yesterday and I'm loving it. My Microsoft wireless racing wheel has been sitting in the closet for a few years and I finally got it out. However the pedals don't seem to work. I tried changing the cord but that did nothing. Anyway I can maybe reinstall the drivers or something? Not sure what could be wrong, any ideas?
I'm getting a little tired of seeing new cars, what I really would like to see are new track and game-changing features. I would..
... love to drive through the full street of New York, Chicago, (not the crummy short time-square track they provided), the cool streets of Shibuya & Shotoku, London and many other places.
... also want dynamic and real-time weather effects that will affect the tracks and give me a reason to turn on my windscreen wipers and headlights.
...I also want my night-time racing which should have been in the game from Day-1.
..want an actual real-time clock that will change the time of day & night in dependancy of where the track is located around the world!
When will I start seeing these basic things in DLC form rather than more and more cars? Don't get me wrong, I love these car packs but I want something bigger that will really boaster the game and, baring graphics, give me more reasons not to get GT5.
... love to drive through the full street of New York, Chicago, (not the crummy short time-square track they provided), the cool streets of Shibuya & Shotoku, London and many other places.
... also want dynamic and real-time weather effects that will affect the tracks and give me a reason to turn on my windscreen wipers and headlights.
...I also want my night-time racing which should have been in the game from Day-1.
..want an actual real-time clock that will change the time of day & night in dependancy of where the track is located around the world!
When will I start seeing these basic things in DLC form rather than more and more cars? Don't get me wrong, I love these car packs but I want something bigger that will really boaster the game and, baring graphics, give me more reasons not to get GT5.
Cuban Legend
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That may not be trolling on purpose, but I'm sure the mods have said to keep GT5 stuff out of FM3 threads and so on and so forth.
state_vector_collapse
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I was one of the people who did an online survey a couple of years back that caused a stir as it revealed that Forza 3 was in the works before it was made official.
When I think back to that survey and the promise that was hinted at, and to see what the end product became - it's quite sad really. To think that car pack after car pack is churned out with no hint of any forthcoming tracks is really quite sad.
As someone who mainly plays offline on this game, some content that adds some life to it would be much appreciated, instead of the easy route which is just dishing out cars every couple of months. Are people really satisfied to still race on tracks, many of which were in FM2, just with new cars? I don't get the appeal at all.
When I think back to that survey and the promise that was hinted at, and to see what the end product became - it's quite sad really. To think that car pack after car pack is churned out with no hint of any forthcoming tracks is really quite sad.
As someone who mainly plays offline on this game, some content that adds some life to it would be much appreciated, instead of the easy route which is just dishing out cars every couple of months. Are people really satisfied to still race on tracks, many of which were in FM2, just with new cars? I don't get the appeal at all.
Cuban Legend said:
This is not a troll. Not one bit. I'm a forza fan and I'm simply saying what I would really love from Forza. It's not my intention to de-rail any thread but rather highlight what is missing from the current game and see if anyone else here feels the same.
Seriously, you cannot be happy with seeing Car-pack after Car-pack from Forza?! It's really tiring... I want to see something bigger and better in DLC form that would REALLY boaster the game and give me (and I'm sure others) more reasons to go crazy for it. Right now, I believe that is simply not happening and I think we all really shouldn't settle for less if we can make a difference in anyway.
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