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The Official Burnout Paradise Thread. Restarting Events Patch!

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PjotrStroganov

Member
Always-honest said:
exactly. Burnouts physics/ car handling are the best in any arcade racer imo. it just works so damn well. i think it would have been perfect for GTA4. the cars are just frustrating for this kind of game.. hell, i even had to restart a mission because i drove a truck of a bridge.. just because the damn thing wouldn't steer as much as i liked. and the constant spinning at races... took away some of the fun.. and that's a shame.
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Never understood this. Spinning in races? Are you using the handbrake instead of the ordinary brake or something?
 
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Christoff Yurievich

Member
PjotrStroganov said:
Never understood this. Spinning in races? Are you using the handbrake instead of the ordinary brake or something?
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I think he's talking about the cars that have too much acceleration and will fishtail if you try to gun it.
 
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dkeane

Member
Looks like the Cagney update will be sent to Sony/MS for certification!
The size of this update is surprising, and fucking awesome!

Taken from: http://www.criteriongames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=929&st=0&sk=t&sd=d&start=260

Burnout Paradise v1.3 - Cagney (End of June, feature complete, bugtesting, 2 bugs left + certification to go)
- New title screen showing off a new car with new Paradise logo and new title music
- New cars/liveries available:
+ (unknown car on the title screen)
+ (more secret/unknown cars)
+ Dust Storm (see http://youtube.com/watch?v=mWFjq4-CV-M)
+ Hunter Olympus (see http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/5916/tv01hz1.jpg)
+ GT Tiger (Carbon GT Concept livery, see http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/771/tv03tm0.jpg)
+ Tempesta Dream (Tempesta livery, see http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2580/tv02oc0.jpg)

- Geometry issues at the Airfield have been fixed
- 1080i support for PS3
- "All new" surround sound mixes for PS3 and 360
- Dedicated PS3 LFE (subwoofer) content
- New music tracks included
- Searching for online games returns more information than before
- All cars online now show damage instead of just your own
- Player called out for being ahead in all of Today's Best categories
- Various bad respawns have been fixed
- Issue with checkpoints not being placed properly on the map have been fixed
- Ability to invert the camera controls
- EasyDrive now closes after 20 seconds of inactivity
- Ability to view challenge and leaderboard lists without leaving online games
- Custom soundtrack support for PS3 (MP3, AAC, ATRAC formats supported, WMA *not* supported)
- Improved graphics on SDTVs for PS3 (see viewtopic.php?f=12&t=756&start=20 for details)
- User-created liveries for the Kitano Hydros, Hunter Oval Champ and Carson Inferno Van
- Sirens on Police vehicles
- Classical music from Picture Paradise now in the regular game playlist
- Improved sound effects
- 40 total Paradise Drives for Ranked Races consisting of:
+ 7 user-created races (see http://criteriongames.com/article.php?artID=72 for more info)
+ 10 checkpoint races (see http://www.criteriongames.com/article.php?artID=121 for more info)
+ 23 point A to point B races

- Players leaving will no longer cancel the current freeburn challenge and the game will just act as if the player that left had completed his part, allowing the rest of the players to attempt to finish the challenge (except for the new Timed Challenges)
- 70 new Timed Multipart Challenges with Leaderboards
- Live frontpage/"game calendars":
+ Specific events on certain days and exclusive cars for use in them
+ Live frontpage as you start the game shows Criterion news as well as what you've done recently and what's popular online (see http://www.flickr.com/photos/criteriongames/2436954704/) including a new remix of the Burnout theme
+ Real-life time/weather for your city

- Mute specific players at will from the Show Players screen
- Global Paradise News page shown with daily news on login
- Game calendars will be used to unlock new liveries and other things
- New Freeburn game modes (see http://criteriongames.com/article.php?artID=114):
+ Freeburn Stunt Run (team version might be included as well, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsUCjKzZB4M)
+ Freeburn Marked Man (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO3sUTor_M8)
+ Freeburn Road Rage (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThdipywMNLE)

- Turn signal/road sign navigation is much more accurate
- Fixes, changes and balancing for Ranked Races consisting of:
+ A reset of the leaderboards on Cagney's release
+ Hall of Fame for top 10/top 50/top 100?, regular resets and additions to Hall of Fame including possible rewards
+ Penalties for players with high disconnection ratios
+ Traffic always on
+ No custom routes allowed
+ All sanctioned routes have their own time leaderboards
+ Starting grid order based upon Ranking, better ranks start out towards the back of the pack
+ Car limits based on Boost levels instead of licenses to encourage more diverse car selection
+ Car selection screen comes up after the race is shown allowing everyone to see the race before car selection
+ Additional tuning to how Boost is earned while racing
+ Hosts no longer allowed to kick other players
+ Quitters will no longer be penalized only 100 points, but will be treated as if they came in 8th place (maximum potential loss of 700 points)
+ New map icons for the start and finish of races on map and minimap
+ Rounds no longer exist, all ranked races consist of just one race
+ All players start ranked races with full boost bars
+ Amount of time before race is terminated after the winner crosses the line has been increased from 20 seconds
+ Specific traffic density per Paradise Drive

- Fully functional disk caching for xbox hard disk owners
- Massively improved caching system on ps3
- Background installation so within 15 minutes every section of the world is on your hard disk
- A potential fix for the VOIP settings being forgotten
- A potential fix for the bug causing people to join the newest rooms by default, leaving yours empty and lonely
- A potential fix for the invincibility glitch and other glitches related to the junkyard
- Rankings and points properly updated between each series of races
- A potential fix for the impossible Road Rules times
- When a player is vertically taken down, the game specifically calls it out on his screen as "VERTICALLY TAKEN DOWN!" instead of the usual "TAKEN DOWN!"
- Canadian leaderboard (according to podcast 26)
- Choice between rotating and fixed minimaps (unconfirmed at this time)
- Other unannounced fixes, additions and changes
 
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dkeane

Member
2real4tv said:
Seen this @ walmart today to $39, what do you guys recommend this or orange box/
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Depends if you're more into (or burnt out) on shooters or racers. I've played about 70 hours on paradise and with all the dlc content this year will increase that. It's a great game with addictive online features. For 40 bucks you'll get your moneys worth if you're into the whole "Burnout" vibe.
 
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btkadams

Member
2real4tv said:
Seen this @ walmart today to $39, what do you guys recommend this or orange box/
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i bought both and didnt really get into half life 2 (i dont know why cuz i know its revered as one of the best games of all time) so i personally would choose burnout. but for most people they would prob say orange box.
 
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navanman

Crown Prince of Custom Firmware
Lots of sound fixes, improvements. Must have been a rushed part of the game when it went for release in January.
 
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Shearie

Member
keyrat said:
Why would they get rid of multiple rounds? It always pissed me off when the races were only one round.
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Here's a quote from the Criterion website on why there are no more rounds in ranked races:

Most 5-round races don’t end with the same number of players that started. Many players disconnect, when they feel like there's no chance of winning, so we've got rid of the concept of rounds.

Now, you can't get locked into a 5 round race without knowing where the races are going and you can select a car that suits the race and your driving style. It also means the scoring system reacts after every race, so it's quicker and if you do disconnect, you only lose your results for the race you were on.
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TTP

Have a fun! Enjoy!
- Massively improved caching system on ps3
- Background installation so within 15 minutes every section of the world is on your hard disk
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I wonder what are the consequences of this. Game is already streaming his stuff fine from the disk. Maybe speeds up junkyard car selection and game start up time?
 
Agent X

Agent X

Member
There's a lot of improvements in that update.

I like the classical music, so it'll be good to have it in the regular playlist. If you don't like any of the songs, just take them off your playlist.
 
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Lord Helmet

Member
Holy shit. Impressive update. I still haven't gotten the game yet... I think my girl got it for father's day or my b-day though.... *crosses fingers*
 
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EazyB

Banned
I just picked this game up for cheap and I'm pretty excited to try it out. It's pretty awesome to see that they're constantly making improvements to it. Should be a blast.
 
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tha_con

Banned
TTP said:
I wonder what are the consequences of this. Game is already streaming his stuff fine from the disk. Maybe speeds up junkyard car selection and game start up time?
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I'm honestly hoping this is in preparation for a FUCKING RETRY OPTION.

Still love the game though :lol
 
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Madman

Member
tha_con said:
I'm honestly hoping this is in preparation for a FUCKING RETRY OPTION.

Still love the game though :lol
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That makes a lot of sense. Their issue with the retry was load times.
 
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rc213

Member
Will definitely up my interest again because I won't have to roll around listening to the same damn tracks.

Hey...Hey...You...You...<puts gun barrel to head>
 
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Panajev2001a

GAF's Pleasant Genius
2real4tv said:
Seen this @ walmart today to $39, what do you guys recommend this or orange box/
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Get both... if you can afford them both now. Orange Box is unjustly criticized on PS3... HL2 looks gorgeous on PS3 and so does Portal :D.
 
LiquidMetal14

LiquidMetal14

hide your water-based mammals
tha_con said:
It should be out at the end of this month.

CANT WAIT!!!
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No more posts till the update hits........ :(..........................:p.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................:O
 
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Unregistered007

Banned
One last Post before the Update! I hope they include PS3 Home Trophies, I am waiting for the Home Support before I start the game, and trust me when or if they do there will be people playing online to get the Trophies.
 
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rc213

Member
12 Days Left

New Video Podcast is up, With some sweet sweet stuff.

http://www.criteriongames.com/article.php?artID=305

CRASH TV Podcast #37 goes live with WORLD EXCLUSIVE FIRST FOOTAGE OF BIKES AND DAY/NIGHT IN PARADISE

  • - Latest News on the Codename: Cagney Update
  • - The Supporting Features of Codename: Cagney - including footage of the custom soundtracks in action on the PlayStation 3
  • - Burnout PC and how the Rock Band guitar controller transforms Stunt Run on the PC
  • - Spotlight on the Burnout Audio Team and how for them, Codename: Cagney gives them the chance to push the Sounds of Paradise to places
  • - WORLD EXCLUSIVE FIRST FOOTAGE OF BIKES AND DAY/NIGHT IN PARADISE CITY
  • -The mailbag, questions and more
 
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Christoff Yurievich

Member
Unregistered007 said:
One last Post before the Update! I hope they include PS3 Home Trophies, I am waiting for the Home Support before I start the game, and trust me when or if they do there will be people playing online to get the Trophies.
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I think they could, if only because they included the same "achievements" that the 360 version had. Like they said on the Giant Bombcast - Criterion could have the game look at your save and say, "well, they did this so that's a gold," etc.
 
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