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Forza Motorsport 3 |OT|
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jamieson87
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If my Forza 3 is delayed
I'm sure to be dismayed
postal strike by Royal Mail?
what a fuckin epic fail!
I'm sure to be dismayed
postal strike by Royal Mail?
what a fuckin epic fail!
eso76
Member
did i mention i wasn't able to bribe the blockbuster guy yet ? oh well, he said i might want to try on wednsday 
But i did a couple more laps today and tried the fov trick, which however doesn't work if your console doesn't have an ethernet cable plugged in.
Actually, not only it doesn't work, it will make the game crash during loading.
But i did a couple more laps today and tried the fov trick, which however doesn't work if your console doesn't have an ethernet cable plugged in.
Actually, not only it doesn't work, it will make the game crash during loading.
skyfinch
Member
eso76 said:did i mention i wasn't able to bribe the blockbuster guy yet ? oh well, he said i might want to try on wednsday
But i did a couple more laps today and tried the fov trick, which however doesn't work if your console doesn't have an ethernet cable plugged in.
Actually, not only it doesn't work, it will make the game crash during loading.
Cable hooked up to a modem?
Diablohead
Member
Sort of makes sense as it's trying to sync with anything on the other end, not finding anything will cause problems.eso76 said:did i mention i wasn't able to bribe the blockbuster guy yet ? oh well, he said i might want to try on wednsday
But i did a couple more laps today and tried the fov trick, which however doesn't work if your console doesn't have an ethernet cable plugged in.
Actually, not only it doesn't work, it will make the game crash during loading.
I would think just having your 360 into a router like most homes would bypass the crashing problem like a lot of people who have tried it so far on youtube and such.
EarsOfASnake
Member
AirBrian said:
I was but finally decided to just go with the regular, only thing making me contemplate the LCE was the hype I was getting from this very thread :lol
Diablohead
Member
I would have passed on the LE if not for the uk blockbuster deal of them pricing it the same as the regular edition lol. Kind of glad to be getting VIP now though but it sucks that in america only one store is carrying the LE, and at full price too...MikeDub said:
EarsOfASnake
Member
Diablohead said:
I was trying to order from blockbuster about an hour ago and there site is so bad, I just couldn't get it to confirm my order so I just went with the regular from GAME for £32.99
I'm kind of embarrassed to admit it, but this is also my main reason for going LE. $20 for a dumb keychain? I know, it's sad. But my Bungie key ring is nearly tattered to shreds and needs to be replaced. I also traded in a bunch of old games so it's only costing me $17.dejay said:Hype in official thread? Never!
Actually I want the key ring more than anything. Sad, but I got the GTA IV CE mainly for the Rockstar keyring and lockbox. I use them both every day
And every time I buy an LE version of a game, I tell myself "never again!" But VIP status looks like it will be the gift that keeps on giving.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Yeah, I also want the keyring.dejay said:Hype in official thread? Never!
Actually I want the key ring more than anything. Sad, but I got the GTA IV CE mainly for the Rockstar keyring and lockbox. I use them both every day
Don't really give a shit about the USB drive, but definitely want all the cars.
Diablohead
Member
Key chain I will use also, it will go along well with my mini car (actual small car but it lost it's tyres and roof, looks like it was set on fire by chavs from all the years in my pocket) and my lego darth vader.
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Diablohead
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People are going to exporting some mad crashes when the game goes live.bj00rn_ said:
infinityBCRT
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bj00rn_ said:
Shadow of the Forza?
I've seen an FM3 ad three times here in OZ - twice during the Australian Moto GP and once during a NASCAR race late at night. It was localised showing one of the inlcuded Australian V8 Supercars. Since PAL land is getting it a few days before the US, I presume the US marketing could be a few days behind.
The ad was the one with the cars with their doors open, with a tiny bit of actual gameplay at the end. I wish they'd use the game's intro video as an ad - I believe that would help a lot.
The ad was the one with the cars with their doors open, with a tiny bit of actual gameplay at the end. I wish they'd use the game's intro video as an ad - I believe that would help a lot.
nib95 said:
I thought about it more last night...and when you do take tire deformation into account it does become a bit more forgiving because there is give between the direction of your wheel and the direction of your movement because of the flex of your tire and tire treads. Tires with higher sidewalls will sacrifice responsiveness for grip.
That makes sense to me. But as you say it seems hard to overpower your wheels to spin out which is another matter.
I suppose that you wouldn't be able to spin out a stock Mini Cooper because even at the proper RPMs you simply can't deliver the amount of power needed to burn out. But I figured it would have been possible with the Ferrari Sunshine.
p3tran said:
I agree because I can tell from the demo. A lot of nuances and enhancements over FM2 can be felt. ie. how the game takes into account your chassis momentum when going down a hill or over a small hill.
What I'm talking about is that I had to push my car and drive wrecklessly to spin out on a corner. Whereas in a game like SuperCar Challenge or FM2 you focus on throttling very gently out of a turn. In the FM3 demo if I waited for the car to balance out after a turn I could just step on it and take off.
I have a feeling that if in the final game I put in a harder compound for the tires I will definitely have to watch my acceleration out of turns and stuff. I didn't want to speculate last night and even now because I'm not playing the full game...but I feel it's the tires that can explain this difference.
Bitmap Frogs said:
I think all they did was plug these values into their sim. Not only the friction coeffecients but also the expected size of the contact patches and the amount of flex in the sidewall and flex of the treads etc.
You can certainly feel that the cars are represented well in FM3. More accurately than in FM2. But I feel from the demo that it's too easy to floor it and not feel any repercussions for doing so and nib is confirming that it's there in the full game.
Unregistered007
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hey did anyone get suspended or banned from xbox live for playing forza early ?
Iknos said:
Here's a little fun project. Start racing and bring up the telemetry. When you're fully committed into the first right hander you'll notice that when the front two tires are at 100% + the rear outside tire is at about %60 and the rear inside tire is at around 90%
The car understeers heavily at the limit as evidenced by the telemetry. Given the fact that the engine isn't very torquey and it uses gearing to make up the difference (You're in 4th before you hit 100) you'd have to use up the remaining 40% and 10% to get the rear end to kick out at that speed. With that criteria you also have to realize that accelerating more will just push the front wheels further out of traction and reduce the sideways load on the rear tires.....
The problem is the car, not the game.
I also have to bring up the lack of difficulty with traction control is the fact that there is a computer assist for steering with the controller. The game only steers to the maximum steering point with regards to the traction threshold on the tires. It does not do a full lock turn when you push the control stick all the way in a given direction. They confirmed in a recent podcast.
It also does this intervention when you're countersteering into a slide. Making it much easier to correct when you goose the throttle too much.
That's the primary reason it seems so much easier to drive these cars. In the real world if you steer too much you'll generally start plowing straight forward, and if you're trying to correct a slide with countersteer you're much more likely to use too much and overcorrect thereby flipping your car into a barrier.
It also does this intervention when you're countersteering into a slide. Making it much easier to correct when you goose the throttle too much.
That's the primary reason it seems so much easier to drive these cars. In the real world if you steer too much you'll generally start plowing straight forward, and if you're trying to correct a slide with countersteer you're much more likely to use too much and overcorrect thereby flipping your car into a barrier.
goodmorning!
since I see that people start to get their copies, here's my suggestion for the very first race,
for all you people that have a big hard-on for this game:
-install second disk, boot game.
-go to Free Run mode, time trial.
-pick your favorite car, whatever that may be.
-pick RALLY DI POSITANO FULL.
Enjoy! 8)
since I see that people start to get their copies, here's my suggestion for the very first race,
for all you people that have a big hard-on for this game:
-install second disk, boot game.
-go to Free Run mode, time trial.
-pick your favorite car, whatever that may be.
-pick RALLY DI POSITANO FULL.
Enjoy! 8)
Nilla said:
Yep, we've got some people on Whirlpool hassling the shit out of <removed> trying to get this game out early tomorrow, now that it's being sold early - I want to be able to pick it up tomorrow night.
Fuck this bullshit 5 week wait while pirates are living it up - I pre-ordered like a good citizen and I'm having to sit around? Lame, very lame - hoping to have a copy by tomorrow night if some people manage to convince a few <removed> managers.
ResidentDante
Member
I heard you should install the first disk, then boot the game and it will ask if you want to install the second disk.p3tran said:
eso76
Member
Iknos said:
You should really hold judgement until you try the full game yourself.
Ferraris, the Ford GT40 and most high end race cars won't spin as much as they did in Fm2, but i would imagine that's quite accurate considering their nature.
Powerful rwd non-race cars will still be as spin happy as they were in fm2, i remember spinning a BMW M3 E90 countless times when i first tried the game last week and a Shelby cobra will still make you want to pull your hair out.
I was also kind of puzzled when the demo let me push the accelerator to the floor out of a turn on a California, but from my short experience with the game, only a few cars allow you to, while others are still every bit as hard to control as they were in fm2, which leads me to believe there's more data being taken into consideration here, which makes cars feel very different.
I wish i tried R1 cars, but i forgot to : \
CaptainRizla
Member
Blockbuster UK status for me is still 'Order is being processed'.
Will keep checking to see if this changes today.
Will keep checking to see if this changes today.
yeah, what I did was first install Disk1, then upon booting, the game asks if you want to install Disk2.ResidentDante said:
I guess even without installing Disk1 you should get the same message.
the physics are only IMPROVED. nobody has to be worried about this. trust me!eso76 said:
driving dynamics are way better, leading to a more pleasurable game experience.
of course you can drift your ass off, or you can grip it! its always up to you, your modifications and your mood.
shit! I hate being at my office again! need to bring one 360 over here asap!! I got the forza munchies and the game web interface is not up yet! damn! :lol
state_vector_collapse
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In U.K and got my limited edition from Game just this minute. Uncharted 2 is going on the back burner now while I get stuck into this game Cannot wait to start playing tonight - I trust it is ok to do so, and it really was just pirates who were hit?
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