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[chaozbandit]

 

[RasmusDC]

Really would like a bit of help..

 

Running a Single screen setup at the moment a Sony X85C 4K 55inch with my N1 Rseat, Fanatec Clubsport setup.

 

I really don´t know if i should exchange the 1x55" with 3x40inch 1920x1080 panels, or go VR, i tried the HTC VIVE and the VIVE PRO, and the VIVE is simply to blurry for me, but it seems the PRO demands so much of you´re pc when running sims, have anyone had any luck with that, and what are you´re specs.

 

currently running

 

8700k / 16 gb ram / 1080TI Asus OC so it is a decent rig, and runs everything above 60fps in 4k.

 

playing

 

Project Cars 2

Asetto Corsa

Asetto Corsa Compentizione

Iracing

Rfactor2

[MEC-777]

6 hours ago, RasmusDC said:

Really would like a bit of help..

 

Your system should be able to handle the Vive pro. If I had the choice, I would go VR. 

[chaozbandit]

13 hours ago, RasmusDC said:

Really would like a bit of help..

 

 

Seconded the VR. Going between that and a high refresh monitor, its a lot harder to be fast in 2D. You just dont have the sense of where to place the car as accurately.

[chaozbandit]

Threw on the Explorer for a few hotlaps. Still have a bit of a gangster lean because Im exhausted.

 

The 488 is so much fun. The hotfix changes to what I assume was tire flex made it much more driveable and of the cars so far, this is the one where I can push the hardest right out of the pits. Easy to recover if it starts to go awry and seems to have an edge in braking over the bimmer.

 

But really release 4 = no more instant death if you hit a kerb.

 

 

[brownninja97]

So as ive not tried ACC for a while I thought I should give it a shot as some new cars and tracks have come out. Im seriously impressed, back when i tried the huracan when it first came out I was quite annoyed with how it would go from 0 to 100 in oh shit factor causing you to spin out very suddenly and unexpectedly with zero chance of recovery, that factor is sorta there still however its a lot more clearly defined as to why that happened and now you can quite consistently recreate those spin outs or boundary cases which makes it a lot easier to understand the limits of the cars, I still find the huracan by far the most skittish which to my understanding is a reflection of reality based on how much the real drivers seem to complain about it. Even with their complaints though it is very fast, to me its one of those cars which you think you are doing bad in because you dont always get a smooth run but then you check the laptimes and you are killing it. 

 

On the other hand is the 488, man its just so easy to do everything, if there was a difficulty level with the cars I'd place this as easiest so far and holy crap the sounds. 

 

Now I've listened to thousands of hours of samples hundreds of which the public will never see, it is to the point where I can identify the samples used in game. 

 

There is two trains of thought when it comes to car sounds in games, there is sound realistic and then there is trying to sound cool. 

 

ACC nailed both and I'd say they have done it best meaning yes better then Raceroom, it least on the interior, in the case cam it's still done via algorithm. While GT Sport's explosive backfire is done badly its still vastly better then what everyone else has done off the throttle however ACC is the first game to get the tranny correct off the throttle. 

 

I'm sure some of you are surprised I'd rate it higher then raceroom but the issue raceroom has is first unnecessary sound and going too far with asset sharing especially the turbo.

 

Im not sure about the bentley yet though, ive not really driven it much in either title and I haven't heard many samples of it yet since I don't like it at all but I have a feeling that RR and ACC will be trading blows in terms of who has done the sounds better and I think everyone benefits this way. RR now has some proper sound based competition but its not really a case of asking them to do better, that is a very hard thing to do at this point, both titles are extremely close to the real versions at this point so now the winner is going to be based on one of them either making a mistake or coming down to the ear of the beholder(sounded better in my head). 

[RasmusDC]

13 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

 

Seconded the VR. Going between that and a high refresh monitor, its a lot harder to be fast in 2D. You just dont have the sense of where to place the car as accurately.

that is not what i hear and read, Broadbent is talking about running low settings to run on the old vive on a 1080ti.. all forums talking about even the lowest seetings on the vive pro in project cars struggles to run 90 fps, and it feels really wierd.. 

 

though it was easier than a 4k monitor to drive, and really feel i need some more sense of opponents when i run multiclass... 

 

http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/showthread.php?62569-Experience-with-Vive-Pro

 

this is some of the statements, i´ve found multiple, it surprises me.. 

[chaozbandit]

Ooooo Ooo this could get interesting. 

 

 

[chaozbandit]

 

[chaozbandit]

 

Recorded some o.4.1 footage today because I definitely didnt accidentally delete my 0.3.5 footage by accident when reinstalling my OS.

 

In short the 488 is hecking easy in all regards. The huracan still has a very vague front end and takes a bit of work to drive on the limit. The bentley has the best overall FFB and as it stands is now my favourite non-ferrari. The bmw now seems to want to snap incredibly easy whenever on throttle.

 

But yeah sub 2 minute laps in the 488 at the nurburgring with little effort compared to the others.

[chaozbandit]

New mosport mod in the works. Dont know if the modder needs any feedback but Ive reached out for now.

 

@MEC-777

 

 

 

The basis for Johnr77s work is aerial lidar data which should hopefully mitigate most of the guesswork that plagues the two somewhat competent attempts so far.

 

Also for an F1 track, this is surprisingly fun. If we were still using the old kerb and tire model we would be dying several times per lap.

 

 

Also shadowplay stutters so back to OBS for me.

[chaozbandit]

 

So much fun tossing these cars around, despite the grass still being lava and all.

[xAcid9]

Damn, i need my daily dosage of sim racing. TV broke and i can't use my sim rig, maybe need to wait till mid January. 

 

Can't wait for Dirt Rally 2. 

[chaozbandit]

Hopping back into PC2 I'm so quickly disappointed by the sounds again but I still love how the game drives. Easily doing 1:38s without trying though the KERS and DRS is auto. Pace wise same as the lmp2s irl but I think the g57 is faster still. Really wanted to like the Vulcan but they butchered the V12s... Same for the fxxk (such an orgasmic sound irl). 

 

 

Edit

 

Went back and did hte fxxk and the vulcan. Not really happy with either but theyre there. The fxxk is very twitchy on power and the kers does some funny stuff, and never seems to fill properly. The vulcan - thats just plain slow. Disappointing really.

 

 

[chaozbandit]

Hopped on RF2 for a bit, and have to say the graphics still dont look too impressive. VR makes it worse but the lure of a 720S, GT3R, and potential vantage is tempting.

 

 

https://www.studio-397.com/2018/12/gt3-challenge-pack/

 

https://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/365960/detail/1005/

[chaozbandit]

[chaozbandit]

 

[MEC-777]

On 12/23/2018 at 10:36 PM, chaozbandit said:

Hopped on RF2 for a bit, and have to say the graphics still dont look too impressive. VR makes it worse but the lure of a 720S, GT3R, and potential vantage is tempting.

 

 

https://www.studio-397.com/2018/12/gt3-challenge-pack/

 

https://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/365960/detail/1005/

RF2 is DX11 now. Looks a lot better than it used to.  

[chaozbandit]

Too bad the XW is broken... the playseat is alright though.

 

 

[chaozbandit]

Swoon~

 

[MEC-777]

5 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

Too bad the XW is broken... the playseat is alright though.

 

I just checked and the TMX is on sale for $199 this week... I might have to go for a little trip to Canada Computers this afternoon.  

[JZStudios]

On 12/17/2018 at 1:42 AM, RasmusDC said:

Really would like a bit of help..

 

Running a Single screen setup at the moment a Sony X85C 4K 55inch with my N1 Rseat, Fanatec Clubsport setup.

 

I really don´t know if i should exchange the 1x55" with 3x40inch 1920x1080 panels, or go VR, i tried the HTC VIVE and the VIVE PRO, and the VIVE is simply to blurry for me, but it seems the PRO demands so much of you´re pc when running sims, have anyone had any luck with that, and what are you´re specs.

 

currently running

 

8700k / 16 gb ram / 1080TI Asus OC so it is a decent rig, and runs everything above 60fps in 4k.

 

playing

 

Project Cars 2

Asetto Corsa

Asetto Corsa Compentizione

Iracing

Rfactor2

I've got 3 24" I jam right up next to my wheel and I'm as happy as I could be with it. If I had my absolute way I'd probably go for 27" curved and get a full cockpit rigged up so it's a bit more stable, but, eh.

 

I've only tried the rock climbing demo on Oculus at a Best Buy and wasn't blown away. I'll stick with my triples. It's just got way more pros than cons, especially if you don't have a full dedicated rig like I don't.

1. Triple monitors work in FAR more games than VR.
2. The resolution isn't immediately noticeable as a hindrance... maybe at 40 inches it might be, but that also depends on the distance.
3. If it's not a dedicated setup, you've got a hell of a workstation.
4. It doesn't weigh your head down or make your face sweaty.
5. It's a small thing, but I have a 5.1 so I have my speakers mounted under my monitors at 30 degrees, being the optimal mounting placement.
6. You still get a far better FOV and peripheral vision compared to a standard 16x9 and probably also VR. For all intents and purposes, seeing up and down isn't very important, but even that gets mitigated when you go for 40 inch tvs.
7. It's cheaper.

The biggest downside for VR is that it usually just "works" in that it displays image. AC, iRacing, and PCars 2 (Despite it being somewhat broken) support actual multi monitor setup, but for me with AC it introduces a lot of stutter so going around turns makes it look like a slideshow despite 70+fps. It can get pretty unplayable. BeamNG at ~30 feels a lot smoother.

On 12/21/2018 at 6:11 AM, xAcid9 said:

Damn, i need my daily dosage of sim racing. TV broke and i can't use my sim rig, maybe need to wait till mid January. 

 

Can't wait for Dirt Rally 2. 

Oh, Dirt Rally 2.

You're right, I think I'll play some more of that tonight.

[MEC-777]

Christmas cash + boxing day sales = 

 

 

@chaozbandit

[RasmusDC]

Just got this delivered today, ordered it black friday, it is rather nice compared to the old F1 style wheel, now i just need to figure out what to do with all the buttons.

 

 

 

[chaozbandit]

 

Unrelated but

 

Picked up a PUBG XB1 controller and PC dongle to replace my wired XB360 gamepad for when Im casual-racing. Have to say, this feels entirely different and I have to retune my trigger discipline entirely. The buttons and d-pad are all lighter to actuate and shorter travel, the sticks have much less resistance but now have haptic feedback. The trigger is the biggest change, as you cant instantly fell where in the travel you are BUT I seem to be hitting 90% travel more accurately, more often, to the point where I'm overslowing compared to the XB360 pad.