Big Takeover
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Try getting a pair of castor cups. Big enough ones that'll take the feet, but small enough that they won't float around. No adhesive used, so provided it works, it'll work long term.
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Try getting a pair of castor cups. Big enough ones that'll take the feet, but small enough that they won't float around. No adhesive used, so provided it works, it'll work long term.
Betta Lines
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Felix Lighter
Member
That could do it too. Thanks for the tip.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
So I really want to get into more racing sims, but I feel like I need to invest in a wheel. Does anyone have any thoughts on what wheel would be the best bang for my buck? And more importantly, are there good options to get them at a little less than retail? They can get VERY expensive it looks like.
Pretty much. If you can find a Logitech G27 I'd recommend that too, but it's around twice the price. For what you want, I'd say a DFGT would be a good start, let you test the waters a little. It's more than adequate.
Damn that looks sexy, but at 100 on top of the base price of T500 (which is a nice 300 at best) is probably a bit too much for me so I'm still leaning towards the G27. With the delayed release of pCARS, AC and GT6 on PS4 (we don't even know what wheels are supported on the PS4) I think I'll delay buying a new wheel to next year and get a PS3 finally.
Big Takeover
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nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I had heard the DFGT was a good intro wheel, but the peddles were pretty terrible. Is it worth upgrading to a G25/G27 for the peddles alone as a newbie to wheel driving, or will the GT be adequate?
And I've ALSO heard of these magical cheap sales on that wheel. Is there any rhyme or reason to sales on them? I'd like to pick one up sooner than later if possible!
And I've ALSO heard of these magical cheap sales on that wheel. Is there any rhyme or reason to sales on them? I'd like to pick one up sooner than later if possible!
You can always buy better pedals later. I still use mine though and after modding them with bungee cords they are much better. They do lack a clutch pedal though.
Betta Lines
Member
iRacing... deploying new build!
Big Takeover
Member
Man, it's been a long time coming, but my body is ready. I'm going to throw a big wad of cash at them today for the L49 and a whole bunch of tracks.
Found them
http://racesimcentral.com/2013/07/iracing-release-notes/
lol...
...It's called a Ghost, it's been called like that for 20 years, stop pretending you just invented something new and amazing lol.
Big Takeover
Member
"Irwindale Speedway Added a Figure 8 configuration"
Ha! I kind of want to try this.
Ha! I kind of want to try this.
Betta Lines
Member
It's called 'ref lap' because it integrates with their delta system - basic ghost cars generally don't instantly switch between these modes:
All-time Best Lap Your fastest lap ever recorded
All-time Optimal Sector your fastest sectors even if they were not part of the same lap
Session Best Lap best lap this session
Session Optimal Sector
Session Last Lap the last lap you drove
Not until the actual release no.
bee
Member
oh wow, getting the rift working was super easy, it asks if you want to start it full screen then you just tap any button whilst on the load screen to centre it. took me a good 2 mins to work out where the join button has vanished to (look up stupid) , turned off the hud and did some laps. what can i say really, was gonna sell the rift and wait for the consumer model but now i don't think i will, it's really REALLY good. the piss weak resolution makes it kinda hard to work out what's in the distance but that's my only issue with it so far, otherwise this is the only way to play from now on 
bee
Member
it's really weird how quickly you get used to it, looking into apexes naturally , looking left and right when overtaking cars, funniest is when i just instinctively looked behind me whilst driving to check out a crash 2 guys were about to have haha, really feels like this is the way you've played forever, although maybe that's because i've come from 3d surround and an occasionally borrowed trackir
not even tried the ntm 5 on the skippy yet (not got the lotus) montreal is great though, not too sure why the big grandstand isn't there though at the hairpin
in terms of speed though, you're certainly not gonna be breaking any records with the current rift, the resolution is too low, you really do need to know the track and whats coming up cos it's difficult to make out, similarly cars that overtake you turn into about 30 pixels when about 30m in front of you, i'll certainly be keeping my surround setup until a high res rift is available
edit: the added immersion really does make up for the poor resolution, has the drivers body always been there? i know the arms have but its weird/good to look down and see your body and the wheel moving as you move your own wheel
4.5k online now
not even tried the ntm 5 on the skippy yet (not got the lotus) montreal is great though, not too sure why the big grandstand isn't there though at the hairpin
in terms of speed though, you're certainly not gonna be breaking any records with the current rift, the resolution is too low, you really do need to know the track and whats coming up cos it's difficult to make out, similarly cars that overtake you turn into about 30 pixels when about 30m in front of you, i'll certainly be keeping my surround setup until a high res rift is available
edit: the added immersion really does make up for the poor resolution, has the drivers body always been there? i know the arms have but its weird/good to look down and see your body and the wheel moving as you move your own wheel
4.5k online now
Big Takeover
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Great impressions, bee. Keep 'em coming.
You just knew it could turn out to be something very special for racing sims, and it's great to hear it works so well. I fought myself hard to wait for retail rift, and I'm glad I did. I've never used anything but a single 2-D screen, so I'm looking forward to having my mind blown some time next year.
I bought lots of content. L49, Montreal, Long Beach, and several other tracks. Looking forward to turning some laps in a bit.
You just knew it could turn out to be something very special for racing sims, and it's great to hear it works so well. I fought myself hard to wait for retail rift, and I'm glad I did. I've never used anything but a single 2-D screen, so I'm looking forward to having my mind blown some time next year.
I bought lots of content. L49, Montreal, Long Beach, and several other tracks. Looking forward to turning some laps in a bit.
bee
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had to stop because of the heat lol, that's one of the downsides, wearing a big foam padded thing on your head with what feels like 90% humidity it soon turns into a right sweat fest. also if you have an evil mrs she'll take a photo of you mid game and post it to facebook for laughs (yes i do look a twat love )
the radical sounds really good now when spectating, big step up. only drove the skippy for 5 or so laps but the lift off oversteer seems to be much improved, need more time with it though yet
)the radical sounds really good now when spectating, big step up. only drove the skippy for 5 or so laps but the lift off oversteer seems to be much improved, need more time with it though yet
Betta Lines
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Best part of the new build.... the wind! Very fun.
I knew that out of all the game genres it could be used for, it'd be perfect for driving games (well, all games where you're a stationary character in a moving vehicle). Moving and looking on two separate control things like with an FPS was always going to be awkward with the Rift, but with all driving games... my body is fucking ready.
I mean, if I want to play a racing game I don't even have to setup my wheel near a TV. I could put it *anywhere* in my house, as long as the cables reach for the rift and headphones (I assume it doesn't have audio, just video?).
Betta Lines
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Yeah there's no audio. I imagine the sound will adjust based on where the camera is looking, so headphones would be ideal.
To be honest, I'm surprised they didn't have some basic (but decent) cans that fit in there. Audio streams are small enough that they can be piped over pretty much anything (my mixing desk/USB soundcard thing runs quite fine as USB 1.0) but maybe they didn't want to over-complicate things at this point in time (especially when most people would probably rather use their own anyway. Still, might be a good idea to maybe whack a headphone jack on the device or something)
bee
Member
there's usually some voucher codes for a free trial or whatever and yeah you can test on your own on a track, although you've still gotta be online
i did forget to mention though last night that the sim is currently experiencing issues with win xp, they traced it down to the rift integration so they're removing rift support temporarily, fixing it properly then re-adding the support
Big Takeover
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Oh man, the Lotus 49 is so good. It really feels like modernized GPL. It's certainly not going to be for everyone though. It will bite you. It's a hand grenade at high revs. For example, you need to lift on the backstraight at Mosport because it's hilly and isn't really straight at all. Don't lift and you slew all over the place. The default setup isn't terribly hot, but the car has wonderful balance as you slide it around.
Here's a quick and dirty video of the first three laps of the race I did last night. I'm sporting a nice Matra paint job from one of the guys on their forums. #77
http://youtu.be/WO8zH81QxtY
I cut the video right before the second place guy spun off as the only other people I saw were on the side of the road The rate at which the names fell of the board was kind of hilarious. Rather ominously, the only two finishers were me, and another guy one lap down. lol. I hope people stick with it!
Here's a quick and dirty video of the first three laps of the race I did last night. I'm sporting a nice Matra paint job from one of the guys on their forums. #77
http://youtu.be/WO8zH81QxtY
I cut the video right before the second place guy spun off as the only other people I saw were on the side of the road
The rate at which the names fell of the board was kind of hilarious. Rather ominously, the only two finishers were me, and another guy one lap down. lol. I hope people stick with it!here you can see some iRacing + the new Oculus support Gameplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMl1Evqbec0&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMl1Evqbec0&feature=youtu.be
Big Takeover
Member
Looks incredible. I like how he spun, and then had to look around the roll bar to see if anyone was coming. Just a natural reaction.
Love the guy's sticker too
bee
Member
wish it was the same resolution as the monitor in that vid not tried it today yet but i think they may have switched off rift support as my game just updated
the $99 for 2 years is back for existing iracing members, makes it £32 a year for me, still got plenty of sub left but i may bite again
not tried it today yet but i think they may have switched off rift support as my game just updatedthe $99 for 2 years is back for existing iracing members, makes it £32 a year for me, still got plenty of sub left but i may bite again
thesuperfunk
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IMACOMPUTA
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nicoga3000
Saint Nic
That's a fantastic deal. I've been searching everyday for about 2 weeks to try and find deals on the GT/G25/G27. No luck yet. Soon I hope!
NASCAR The Game: 2013 - launch trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5BEmj9ztxtE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5BEmj9ztxtE
The lack of demo makes me sad. I don't like NASCAR, but a game with decent AI could be fun. Can't buy without trying something like this.
Big Takeover
Member
Ha! I'm not the hugest GB fan, but I did hear iRacing come up in one of the casts I listened to. It must be the same guy.
Same. =/
So iRacing is the best sim to go for? Really tempted to try one of these sim racers out
There isn't really a "one size fits all" sim racer. You pick what features you're looking for and go with the product that suits you best.
Or, you buy them all.
Is that the first sim (or even driving game) that GB have done? I wonder what made them choose that now, as opposed to any other sim at any other time.
Hopefully they're not as bad as Schrier when he demoed Driveclub :lol
They did all the Codemaster stuff...that's probably the closest they got to a driving sim... And I think most of those quicklooks were with Ryan playing in Chase cam lol.