Gtr

[nath]

I'm just doing the demo over and over - ordered the game and it should be here tomorrow. Bloody better be, I need more cars and tracks and a tougher arcade mode tbh (semi-pro on the demo is far too hard :\)

 

[Doomy]

Since getting wheel ive had it in Sim mode... Im certainly crap, but its way more fun. Havent even raced yet.

 

[Ormorof]

if you are thinking of getting a wheel (thats relatively cheap and easy to set up) i can recommend this one

been using it to play the demo and its pretty cool, im abit of a racing and wheel novice though so havent figure out how to sort out the buttons yet

been playing that demo and it rocks... kinda gotten hooked on driving games since NFSU2

 

[Doomy]

Yep Krazeh, certainly was a good suggestion 360 it is. Slightly less responsive but better handling.

 

[Gumbo]

Wheel, and full simulation is the only way to go.
Get this addon manager tool too, makes life much easier.

http://www.adonf-fr.com/bibliotheque/index.php?Fichier=20

The Full Nordschleife is a GPL conversion, so does look a bit dated, but is loads of fun, really feels like a country lanes blast rather than race track.

 

[nath]

Ooooooo it should be arriving tomorrow, I've not been this excited about a game in absolutely ages

Some nice shots of the new nurburg that's being developed now (scroll to the bottom)

Looks bloody good tbh.

 

[Doomy]

You have a wheel Nath?

 

[nath]

Sure do - MS Sidewinder force feedback jobby - about 5 years old, been sitting collecting dust for the past 2. Whipped it out for the demo, and it's damn good with it. Unfortunately I can't convince myself to buy the DFP since I already have this, but can only imagine how much better it would be

 

[Doomy]

Since the wheel I been getting a lot better, im still rubbish and I still nearly lost it on this lap but considering thats in a Gillet Vertigo on sim mode whilst using the sequential stick, that int too bad

 

[nath]

Christ this game is *so* hard. I can't drive for more than 100m in sim mode without spinning out/fucking up my car. Arcade mode is pretty tough too - I've only tried using the Modena (and of course the storm/aero 8 in the demo) but it's going to take some time to get used to it.

edit:deleted moronic question. I r the blind.

 

[Gumbo]

Just click multiplayer and then register in game, should do the job, still buggy as hell though.

 

[Gumbo]

Gah now my reply looks retarded too

 

[nath]

Buh, you confirmed my retardedness by making it clear what I asked. Otherwise people could have thought "well, nath is so remarkably intelligent that what he thinks is moronic is actually pretty clever! He's just being hard on himself". Now I just look like a tard :\

 

[GekuL]

In these games it's rewarding just being able to string a decent amount of laps together
I haven't played online yet, still lapping barcelona. So many areas to improve on still.

 

[nath]

Yeah, the review I read said something along those lines. I managed to get pretty damn good at arcade mode in the aero8 on spa - despite the fact that the other racers posed no challenge, it was so satisfying just getting a good line.

Unfortunately that's gone all to shit now - I can't drive for toffee :\

 

[throdgrain]

Christ this game is *so* hard. I can't drive for more than 100m in sim mode without spinning out/fucking up my car. Arcade mode is pretty tough too - I've only tried using the Modena (and of course the storm/aero 8 in the demo) but it's going to take some time to get used to it.

edit:deleted moronic question. I r the blind.

Sim mode is beyond hard to me, Im sticking with arcade for the moment

 

[Sockstuff]

Got my MOMO wheel and gtr.


WOW!

I'm in sim mode in the elise atm. Posted a lap time of 1:49.

The force feedback is mind blowing. Try to push the car a bit to much around a corner and you can feel it loosing grip!

Love it!

 

[Yaka]

have played this prrety neat but fuck even with a gt4 wheel i still crash atleast twices in a race:/

anyways these pics shamlessly nicked from pik of oc.uk forums , dunno why but fraps and this game both crash when i try to take pic or make little recording

 

[nath]

Graphically speaking the track detail isn't amazing, but christ - the cars just look fantastic.

 

[Doomy]

Yeah they do look gorgeous. I think the main bit about why GTR is so good is the way the cars handle tho.

 

[nath]

Yeah totally.

Question: when driving in simulation mode do you use traction control and ABS or is that a totally "n00b" thing to do. Do the real GT racers use them?

 

[Yaka]

fuck real gt racers, if it stops from losing control for a little while longer its good

 

[Doomy]

Yeah totally.

Question: when driving in simulation mode do you use traction control and ABS or is that a totally "n00b" thing to do. Do the real GT racers use them?

Only thing I have on is Auto clutch. I really do reconmend jumping in at the deep end. Sim mode, despite being insanely hard is by far the most fun. As I said many times, I'm not racing yet, just trying out the cars on 3-4 different tracks and just hanging on for dear life. I think if you approach it like I have you will have more fun by far and progress to small races. Im a few weeks away from racing yet

 

[nath]

So you've got no traction control or ABS? Man, hardcore

 

[Doomy]

So you've got no traction control or ABS? Man, hardcore

LOL. Id be hardcore if I wasnt utter crap. I can put 3-4 laps together without coming off but thats because I try a teensy bit harder on each lap.

 

[Doomy]

I do apologise I thought flipping to sim mode did it all for you. What I actually had was Stability enabled and Low Antilock Brakes and Traction control. Everything else tho was on 'hardcore' settings.

Its been changed tho to whats on my screenshot. Its a little bit more nails ( ) but just something I'll have to adjust to I guess. Its not TOO much different to how it was.

 

[nath]

I'm thinking I'll keep the anti-lock brakes and the traction control seeing as a) I'm a novice and b) it's not like it's the computer game helping me out, I want realism and they're real driving aids. Perhaps if/when I get more hardcore I'll take them off. It's things like braking/steering/stability help and spin recovery that are *kinda* cheating

Btw don't suppose you know how to make it so that in arcade mode it's always set to manual gearbox? Everytime I load the game it keeps flicking back to auto :\

 

[throdgrain]

Mine does that too, would be interested to find out why

 

[nath]

We're all gunna have to have a race at some point - I had a look at the online lobby yesterday and it was totally dead :\

 

[throdgrain]

im so shit though