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GRID: Autosport |OT| Zippin' Up My Boots, Goin' Back To My Roots, Yeah
- Thread starter Aerocrane
- Start date
I think the ERS system in 2014 is all done automatically anyways. So that just leaves one extra button for DRS, not that hard to press an extra button when going down those long straights!
Ah yeah forgot about that. They still have a push to pass button tho.
It took me a lot of time to get used to the DRS system in the qualification sessions in F1 2012, but it got nicer on 2013 now that the drivers can't use it anywhere they want; only on specific places.
I like this way more that I thought I would in the beginning. Adds to imersion. Coming out of a rough coming together with a rival which may have done some damage. But you have to wait another 3 corners until you get onto a straight and lets you take one hand of the wheel and request a damage update...
Haven't had too much time to play this but I really love the game so far. Only gripe so far is the lack of mirrors to check the other drivers but that has been mentioned tons already...
[edit] Fun story. I was doing the first touring event....getting annoyed on how aggressive and "inapt" the other drivers is. When I was finished I stumbled upon "British Touring Car Championship" on BBC and WOW they were even worse....So I guess good job Codemasters....
LittleNemoNES
Banned
Got this a few days ago. Looks and plays great. I kinda wish I could freely move the camera around, though.
I'm using an x360 controller and I can only look straight left, right, or back with Analog 2.
I'm using an x360 controller and I can only look straight left, right, or back with Analog 2.
Yes, it will. It saves after anything you do, including qualyfing sessions. I think it actually says "save + quit" in the menu.
ADRIANF1esp
Neo Member
Race of two laps from the onboard camera belonging to Lola B12/80 (Endurance GT Ultimate) at Circuit of The Americas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLld0R_P_qk
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLld0R_P_qk
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Fox Mulder
Member
would love it in f1. You can get the same info from the HUD, but a useful engineer would be great in cockpit no HUD.
Forever this.
That's great. It's one of those games I tend to play in small chunks, so this is perfect.
Yeh, me too, especially since I don't have a lot of free time on my hands at the moment. I'm really glad they made the save system this way.
If Loore is still hanging about:
One option that would be cool is to have kind of a seperate race length definition for endurance. I'm currently have racelength X2 which gives me 6-8 laps races. For Endurance I'd like to have actually long races (30-40 minutes) so it's actually endurance. I know I can change the difficulty settings but I usually forget when switching.
One option that would be cool is to have kind of a seperate race length definition for endurance. I'm currently have racelength X2 which gives me 6-8 laps races. For Endurance I'd like to have actually long races (30-40 minutes) so it's actually endurance. I know I can change the difficulty settings but I usually forget when switching.
CodiesLoore
Member
Noted.
CodiesLoore
Member
Loore, it looks like the Racenet challenge leaderboards for clubmates aren't working properly. Unless they are actually working and you just want the top spot for yourself
Ohhh, that's weird. Can you have another go at beating my time? Shouldn't be too hard
Ohhh, that's weird. Can you have another go at beating my time? Shouldn't be too hard
The clubmate leaderboards seem to consider higher amount of time taken to be better, when the drifting challenge was on lower scoring clubmates were higher on the list. I improved my time slightly, but the leaderboard is still wrong.
UI suggestion: If I exit either Qualify or Practice, the UI should return me to it at the main menu, not at the (default) Race
Also, if UI would be defaulted to Practice (Qualify) it would probably give greater incentive for casual players to try it?
Also, Drift events should really be made non-obligatory in any category - my wheels (all of them) are crying :/
Also, if UI would be defaulted to Practice (Qualify) it would probably give greater incentive for casual players to try it?
Also, Drift events should really be made non-obligatory in any category - my wheels (all of them) are crying :/
CodiesLoore
Member
@Aerocrane RaceNet magicians are currently looking into it.
@DD The grass was actually a by-product of our GameJam, 'GrassJam'. In the end the final result was that good we ended up using it in the game
@DD The grass was actually a by-product of our GameJam, 'GrassJam'. In the end the final result was that good we ended up using it in the game
When I saw it on the trailers I thought that my modest PC wouldn't run it, but it runs most of the things on the ultra settings @ 60 FPS. You Codies are wizards!@DD The grass was actually a by-product of our GameJam, 'GrassJam'. In the end the final result was that good we ended up using it in the game
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
yeah, the drifting is absolutely terrible when using a wheel. it's so bad it makes shift 2's drifting mode feel good.
i only like driving the formula c car with the wheel, the other cars, particularly the high speed cars (indy, p1, etc) feel weird with the g27, they're too floaty and twitchy, please adjust and add an option in patch 1 so we can set our own wheel ° on ps3, the multi turn option is useless
the sunlight tracks also need tweaking to remove the nuclear blast effect:
if you bump the gamma down it's too dark even after adjusting tv settings.
some ps3 shots:
the game has minor frame drops and screen tearing.
Did my first tuner season yesterday (the last one I've tried), and although drifting is not my cup of tea, it worked nicely with a X360 pad.
About the Indycars, yes, they're terribly fast and twitchy. 370 KM/h on Spa's main straight? Really?! Also, they shold have modelled the road/street circuits model. Instead, they made the one for oval tracks.
Pops Maellard
Member
Is there a cockpit view? If so I'll grab a copy tonight.
Yes, there is.
Pops Maellard
Member
Awesome, thanks.
I'm glad that's not just me. I HATE the drifting and Endurance in this game, but it seems to get to the Grand Slam events you have to complete it. Much preferred Shift's career mode, which was more generous in terms of unlocking and accessing events (loved that maxed-out Merc190E).
GA is good, but I think on last gen it's gonna have to be Shift 2 for me.
Pakoe
Member
It's just a black blurry mess though, remember that.
It stopped me from getting the game on release date, since they hadn't said it would be like this.
Deaf Spacker
Memb
What, we have known for some time what the cockpit view would be like.
CaptainRizla
Member
Might have already been mentioned but I'd love to be able to set default views for the disciplines.
Touring and street will be dash cam
Drift is behind car etc
Touring and street will be dash cam
Drift is behind car etc
What track?
Yes, bot don't go thinking that they are beautiful like they are on other games. If you don't mind that, grab it. The game is awesome!
As I've said before, drifting is not my cup of tea, but it works nice in this game. It's enjoyable with a 360 pad. But why you don't enjoy endurance races? It's fantastic!
About Shift 2, I have a love/hate relationship with that game. The tracks list is amazing, the classic tracks like Rouen-Les-Essarts gives me chills, but the handling of most of the cars is terrible, the wierd game's performance and (and I disagree with you here) the boring career mode annoys me alot.
Well, you can't expect the company to come up and say "hey, our cockpit view is a mess!", but they did showed some videos way before the game's release that showed the interiors.
Fox Mulder
Member
What track?
Yes, bot don't go thinking that they are beautiful like they are on other games. If you don't mind that, grab it. The game is awesome!
As I've said before, drifting is not my cup of tea, but it works nice in this game. It's enjoyable with a 360 pad. But why you don't enjoy endurance races? It's fantastic!
About Shift 2, I have a love/hate relationship with that game. The tracks list is amazing, the classic tracks like Rouen-Les-Essarts gives me chills, but the handling of most of the cars is terrible, the wierd game's performance and (and I disagree with you here) the boring career mode annoys me alot.
Well, you can't expect the company to come up and say "hey, our cockpit view is a mess!", but they did showed some videos way before the game's release that showed the interiors.
I can't seem to look after my tyres on Endurance. The car slowly goes away from me and then at the end I'm driving on marbles and then I get touched by a drone AI and spin out from eighth to fourteenth. No flashbacks left, I limp home raging at how unfair it is. Hints would be appreciated as I'm really solid in all the other disciplines (including muscle).
I understand this. I think it's something you either adore or detest. For me it was just so visceral, so on the edge that I just LOVED that game (didn't like the handling model in Shift though, it got far too twitchy with the beast-engined cars). The tracks are awesome and the music was so atmospheric.
I know people that hate that game too, but for me it was the best racer I've ever played (with Forza Horizon and Dirt 2 rivals for second).
Don't know what that says about me and driving games though . . .
Fox Mulder
Member
I love Shift despite the handling though. The cockpit cam is amazing and the meta objectives during a race should be in more games.
hooijdonk17
Member
Local COOP a-la PGR2/3/4 in this game for 360, by chance?
Yes bruv. Haven't tried it, but it's gonna be like the old days . . . .
Don't get me wrong, I love Shift 2, but just when I get a driveable car, heh.
Also, if I am not mistaken, there's an option that sets unlimited flashbacks for use. It may help you dealing with the AI.
Yes, indeed.
The tire wear is unstoppable, but there are ways to deal with it. First: don't lock your tires while braking. Brake early and smoothly. Second: don't let your car slide sideways while turning. Third: be gentle with the throttle when exiting slow turns. Doing these things may help you to end the race with yellow tires instead of red. But you'll still have to adapt to the tire wear during the race. For example, you may have to brake on the 150 meters marker instead of the 100 meter when your tires get worn out.
Also, if I am not mistaken, there's an option that sets unlimited flashbacks for use. It may help you dealing with the AI.