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PC Racing Sims
- Thread starter mclaren777
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Cover your eyes, but that "game" is actually pretty popular :lol.
Heck, even some gaffers have bought it as a lark and become converts to it. I myself will avoid any such temptation.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
Just been reading the last few pages as I've hit the last stroke with F1 2011, RACE Injection looks really really good. Considering the package and price on Steam I'm very tempted to get it.
Downloading the demos for rFactor, NK Pro, Race 007 and GTR: Evo. I'll be looking for GSC. Any other sim racing games I should look out for?
Downloading the demos for rFactor, NK Pro, Race 007 and GTR: Evo. I'll be looking for GSC. Any other sim racing games I should look out for?
Had to share this with GAF, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyDJJc41Utk .
I'm dying. :lol
Oh man...that reveal witht he music is just PERFECT. I didn't realize what they meant by "Caterpilar" until I actually saw it rise over the bump hahahahahaha.
mclaren777
Member
The third clip was comedic gold!
6 months free membership for iRacing with Cadillac Cup Racing.
https://cadillaccupracing.com/
Registration required with usual 1$ confirmation fee.
New members only, once received code expires in January 2013.
https://cadillaccupracing.com/
Registration required with usual 1$ confirmation fee.
New members only, once received code expires in January 2013.
mclaren777
Member
That's a great deal! Thanks for sharing.
Also...
Also...
It's a great deal, I recommend registering to the Cadillac Site with a "spam" email address and then using the code you get to create the iRacing account with your proper email. You probably can't opt out of the Cadillac newsletter and I like to keep my proper email spam/newsletter free so I used my 2nd email to register to the cadillacracing.6 months free membership for iRacing with Cadillac Cup Racing.
https://cadillaccupracing.com/
Registration required with usual 1$ confirmation fee.
New members only, once received code expires in January 2013.
Had a little try with the game and as per usual the MOMO FFB was either nonexistant or just heavy with no real feel at all and huge clunking. The game itself felt fantastic, but I just don't have the time to dedicate to it atm.
I'll have to try loan my friends DFGT and properly test the game later on.
bee
Member
iracing finally has a great deal for existing subscribers too, 50% off so a 2 year subscription is only $99 (£63) works out about £2.60 a month which is more than worth it for the currently unrivalled online service they're providing in the sim world
edit: removed link and corrected info cos i'm stupid, dunno where the link on the site is but the offer is there on email for subscribers
edit: removed link and corrected info cos i'm stupid, dunno where the link on the site is but the offer is there on email for subscribers
Yeah. I received that too. But I have nothing tied to my account, so I'm tempted to just create a new one with the free Cadillac code.
I know it includes tracks including mid-ohio, but does anyone know if it includes the usual starter cars, or are you limited to the Cadillac? I don't feel like entering all the info and realizing it's just the one car for free.
I know it includes tracks including mid-ohio, but does anyone know if it includes the usual starter cars, or are you limited to the Cadillac? I don't feel like entering all the info and realizing it's just the one car for free.
Big Takeover
Member
Oh, cool. I've got a code sitting in my inbox, so I guess I'll just start a new account for it
I wonder if it's a permban this time since he's been banned before...
That's not really how it works. Doesn't seem like there are any posts that are in danger of that.
Looking at his post history is a bit of a head scratcher. Was he really banned for the gun comment. If so, that was a really short fuse by someone.
Yeah, I think he was just unlucky there.
I would imagine mods tend to look at how many times or how often someone has been banned so even "minor" bans could lead to a permban, at least that's how I/we used to moderate some irc channels back in the day.
Back on topic: Still thinking about pulling the trigger on a CSR Elite setup, got until the 26th to decide.
paperspace
Member
Why 26th?
drugstore_cowboy
Member
It's a great wheel.
Auction end date
good deal going for a complete elite set (elite wheel,elite pedals, csr shifters, racing seat/rig(don't need this one))I'll probably go for it, the cost of getting new csr elite pedals from fanatec is as much as I'd end up paying for this set after selling my current wheel(s) at a fairly low price.
Signed up for the Cadillac iracing offer.
Hopefully with 3D and my modded G27 pedals, I'll have better luck sticking with it this time.
EDIT: Uh-oh. I think my backlog may have met the new enemy, and its name is iracing. I can handle the cars so much better with my new setup. It's night and day for me
Oh, and mid-Ohio is sweet. Like that the new starting equipment isn't so bare-bones anymore.
Hopefully with 3D and my modded G27 pedals, I'll have better luck sticking with it this time.
EDIT: Uh-oh. I think my backlog may have met the new enemy, and its name is iracing. I can handle the cars so much better with my new setup. It's night and day for me
Oh, and mid-Ohio is sweet. Like that the new starting equipment isn't so bare-bones anymore.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Okay, so I've spent a few hours with the original DiRT this weekend (I haven't even booted up DiRT 2 nor RACE 07 yet) and so far I'm loving it immensely. I'm playing with a gamepad as I don't have a wheel, but the game controls well enough. I'm halfway through Tier 2 already in the career mode, bought a few cars and paint jobs too. I did a few races on Clubman, the second skill rank, but soon realized that it's better to do them all on Rookie first (the easiest skill level) because once you beat an event on Clubman the Rookie money purse gets greatly reduced. So I'm going to do the entire career tree on Rookie first, then go back and race them on each successive skill level from there (to maximize my winnings).
Good rally game. Certainly more than worth the $2.49 I paid for it. Looking forward to unlocking all of the tracks, and there seems to be a hell of a lot of them...
Good rally game. Certainly more than worth the $2.49 I paid for it. Looking forward to unlocking all of the tracks, and there seems to be a hell of a lot of them...
It's a good game. It's just designed to be played with a controller. Which is why you like it so much. Wheel support sucks.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
What's a game with the best F1 sim in your opinions?
Did not see these Bathurst shots from SimBin's Facebook page posted yet, few more at link: License --> going down under
It's Race/GTR.
And hot damn. I initially glossed over those pictures thinking it was a CARS screenshot. That's gonna be awesome. Those graphics and SimBin handling? Oh, yeah.
I'm hoping against hope that there's some way of merging the existing Race/GTR content with it, even it's just similar to GT5 with it's "standard" models. The old content with the new physics/handling/lighting model would be sooooooo dope... AND reward existing customers.
Signed up for the Cadillac iracing offer.
Hopefully with 3D and my modded G27 pedals, I'll have better luck sticking with it this time.
EDIT: Uh-oh. I think my backlog may have met the new enemy, and its name is iracing. I can handle the cars so much better with my new setup. It's night and day for me
Oh, and mid-Ohio is sweet. Like that the new starting equipment isn't so bare-bones anymore.
Mid-ohio in the skippy is the bane of my existence haha, still trying to master that thing!
Big Takeover
Member
GTR3 lookin' tight
You know it'll be tweakable as shit when it comes out, so I wouldn't worry!
Is there an ETA on it at all? Or even rFactor2 for that matter?
TJP
Member
We don't know of these latest screens are GTR 3 or another of SimBin's projects as the Swedes are keeping their release plans to themselves.
Thanks to Twitter, I do know is that SimBin are currently undertaking beta testing with at least 50 people with more due to help sometime soon.
TJP
Member
I think part of being on the SimBin beta test is an NDA tighter than an underwater bank vault 8)Ah. I'm a bit out of the loop as far as the Simbin stuff goes (hell, only JUST got Race Injection etc.) so thanks for the info
I'm thilled we Aussies finally get Bathurst in a SimBin game. I'd love to see Phillip Island and something different like Hidden Valley plus a couple of Kiwi tracks e.g. Powerbuilt Raceway & Taupo Motorsport Park added too for good measure. Pipe dream time but I hope there is a deal for V8 touring cars from Australia and the V8SuperTourers from New Zealand too.
Have you looked at Game Stock Car 2012 from Reiza Studios? GSC 2012 earnt rave reviews from the Inside Sim Racing guys recently & Andy from Slightly Mad Studios posted on the WMD forums that he was 'very very impressed'. I'd rate it as my favourite tintop sim with its sublime FFB, physics, nice graphics & great sound. The extra cars consisting of a Formula 3, Formula Classic (1980's F1 car powered by a V6 turbo) and Formula Reiza (2010-2011 F1 car) aren't far off the best open wheelers from Kunos - the developer of NetKar Pro and Ferrari Virtual Academy. The stock SS Camaro is a fun drift mobile too.
Reiza Studios are making an Ayrton Senna game which if GSC is any guide will be mind blowing!
TJP
Member
It's nice to have too many quality PC racing sims to play. I haven't touched my Xbox 360 in 6 months and most likely never will again unless I want some PGR goodness.
Anyone else following the Automanix vs Slightly Mad Studios story? New details posted on VirtualR made interesting reading: http://www.virtualr.net/automaniax-porsche-online-controversy-new-details
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
SimRaceWay Mclaren MP4/4:
Absolute madness, that exclusive McLaren deal must have cost them a shed load.
Absolute madness, that exclusive McLaren deal must have cost them a shed load.
It is easily the most laughable game in sim racing. Their pricing system is just stupid.
I thought people mentioned those were just rFactor mods that were monetized in that game. Probably already is freely available for rfactor.
Someone ported it to rFactor 2 but getting it is a little tricky and from what I understood he used the model and the sounds without permission from the original authors.
EDIT: Looks like they got the credits/permission issues sorted, you can get the rF2 version without feeling bad about it
http://isiforums.net/f/showthread.php/6059-Senna-88-and-Formula-V6-BETA-mod/page3
There's a link for it in that thread or use the game server browser and search for Senna 1988 series or something like that.
TJP
Member
GSC 2012 is a stand alone free upgrade of GSC. You can install both the GSC and GSC 2012 games if you like - most have moved onto the the 2012 version because of the improvements both physics and graphics.