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[bcredeur97]

nostalgia time; I remember this song from the GT4 OST more than anything other song from any other game I ever played lol:
 

 

It honestly was really great... made you feel like you were doing something cool

[Techicolors]

28 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

nostalgia time; I remember this song from the GT4 OST more than anything other song from any other game I ever played lol:
 

 

It honestly was really great... made you feel like you were doing something cool

i loved daiki kasho's work in GT4. also dakota star 

 

 

[chaozbandit]

@MEC-777 fair warning the FG1000 favours a good draft

 

 

[Techicolors]

i've just learned of this, but apparently FH3 now has microtransactions... in the form of "Tokens", which can be cashed in in exchange for credits or cars.. 

 

http://www.teamvvv.com/en/news/comments/Tokens-microtransactions-introduced-to-Forza-Horizon-3

 

so if you wanted to buy the most expensive car, it'll cost $100.. 

 

funny enough before release there were confirmations about FH3 having no microtransactions. and now here we are 

[iDeFecZx]

1 hour ago, Technicolors said:

i've just learned of this, but apparently FH3 now has microtransactions... in the form of "Tokens", which can be cashed in in exchange for credits or cars.. 

 

http://www.teamvvv.com/en/news/comments/Tokens-microtransactions-introduced-to-Forza-Horizon-3

 

so if you wanted to buy the most expensive car, it'll cost $100.. 

 

funny enough before release there were confirmations about FH3 having no microtransactions. and now here we are 

They added tokens in Forza 4 IIRC

Doesnt surprise me that they're coming back 

[MEC-777]

14 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

@MEC-777 fair warning the FG1000 favours a good draft

 

 

So do the Dallara's. The closing speeds at times is quite drastic. Due to latency issues we made a rule that you have to pull out and pass leaving a moderate gap, not at the last second. If you waited too long to pull out from behind, it would often register as a hit on the person in front and they some times took damage, while the person behind appeared to take no contact at all. (silly PCars). 

 

The final vote for season 7 has boiled down to the Formula Gulf and Group 5 class. I am completely torn as to which I want to do. lol. Both will be fun, but Gr.5 would definitely be more challenging...

[chaozbandit]

Porsche Pack 3 is out! Here is V1.11.0 changelog

 

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1.11.0
New Porsche 919 Hybrid 2016 LeMans configuration (Porsche Pack 3)
New Porsche 908 Lang Heck (Long Tail) (Porsche Pack 3)
New Porsche 917 K (Porsche Pack 3)
New Porsche 911 R (991) (Porsche Pack 3)
New Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2017 (Porsche Pack 3)
New Porsche 911 GT3 R 2016 (Porsche Pack 3)
New Porsche 911 Turbo S (991) (Porsche Pack 3)
New Porsche Macan Turbo (free bonus)
New Championship gameplay. Create your own championship, select cars, tracks, laps, points, rules and compete against the AI.
Fixed wing damage model on Nissan GTR
Shared Memory :
Fixed kersCharge and kersInput for ERS system
Added system/cfg/messages.ini to filter system messages out
Added Print function in Time Table (export in Documents\Assetto Corsa\out)
Fixed Setup Electronic tab issue on ABS level for cars featuring no TC
Reviewed damage curve + repair times
New formula for effective radius calculation
Pitstop is possible also in Practice session
Fixed Confirm button in Pitstop screen to work without any requested operation
Fixed UI resetting AI level at start
Corrected front wheel 3D placement for Lotus Evora S and Step 2
Pitstop animation disabled for VR users
New V10 tyres and updated physics and inertias for all GT3 cars
New V10 tyres and updated physics and inertias for all GT2 cars plus Glickenhaus P4/5C and Evora GX and GTC
Updated V10 tyres and updated physics and inertias for Hypercars (LaFerrari, 599XX, FxxK, P1, Aventador SV, Huayra, Zonda R), more experimentation
Corrected Porsche 917/30 inertia values
Corrected Porsche 917/30 ackermann and front bump steer suspension
Corrected aero downforce and drag values for Porsche 962 Short Tail
Corrected drag values for Porsche 962 Long Tail
Porsche 962C Long Tail now has passive wastegate pressure map that permits user controlled overboost as a % of a turbo boost map. 0-9 keys
F4 key sets camera on the player car
Added Delete function on Setup screen
Added electronic controller cltr_wastegate[X].ini to control wastegate levels on turbos
Fixed potential track cut on Nordschleife Endurance and Cup layouts

 

Going to give it a spin once I get home after washing the car.

[iDeFecZx]

2 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

Porsche Pack 3 is out! Here is V1.11.0 changelog

 

 

Going to give it a spin once I get home after washing the car.

I love the 911R

And the GT3 R

And the 917 K

fuck it, I like the lot of them

 

Except the 908 LH

 

And apparently the turbo s has 4 wheel steering lel

[chaozbandit]

Holy...

 

I love the way the GT3 Cup drives.

 

1:50.199, 8 seconds down on the 1:58.420 I can do in the GT4 Clubsport. The GT3-R is a bit trickier to master but and Ive only gotten down to 1:50s so far.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOQREmsB5jw/

[chaozbandit]

Mmmm the GT3 Cup makes all the right noises

 

 

 

The GT3-R is alright too I guess. Its a lot higher pitched in real life, and its a lot harder to drive at 9/10 than the Cup. But man does it have visual presence...

 

[Techicolors]

i quite like the GT3 Cup cars as well. i just did a 5 lap race with the AI at Spa with the 2016 and 2017 cars and it was a blast. granted i used a controller and i had to spend some time fiddling with controller settings but driving went well, surprisingly. 

 

edit: also feels strange seeing that this is the last Porsche pack DLC. apart from the delayed 2017 Porsche there isn't any more coming, i guess.. 

[chaozbandit]

4 hours ago, Technicolors said:

 

edit: also feels strange seeing that this is the last Porsche pack DLC. apart from the delayed 2017 Porsche there isn't any more coming, i guess.. 

 

They are developed for the Assetto Corsa PRO line of simulators that Porsche contracted them to make for their showrooms, hence why this is the car list they chose. 

[bcredeur97]

I ran a random multiplayer race yesterday on assetto in a Ferrari 458 gt2 car and recorded it. I haven't uploaded it yet because I didn't watch it, I had my mic on and rambled and commented about things while I was doing it, with large gaps of silence of course so it's probably a terrible video but idk if you guys want to see it, let me know. 

 

It was on spa and I'm still terrible at spa haha, always have been bad at that track.  I think I got like 14th out of 22 or something... Could of been worse. Lol

[bcredeur97]

Glad to see people enjoying the Porsche pack, I'll buy all 3 someday... Someday lol

[Techicolors]

3 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

 

They are developed for the Assetto Corsa PRO line of simulators that Porsche contracted them to make for their showrooms, hence why this is the car list they chose. 

ah yeah i heard of that when they first announced the porsche dlc. 

 

2 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Glad to see people enjoying the Porsche pack, I'll buy all 3 someday... Someday lol

might be a stretch but keep a look out if they go on sale during the steam winter sale (preferably the "porsche season pass" pass thing)... never know 

[MEC-777]

Tried out the new cars from the final Porsche pack last night. Came to several conclusions...

 

-Absolutely love the 911 GT3 Cup and R race cars. They are a joy to drive and make a glorious sound.  

-The old school 908, 917-K, 917/30, 962 and 935's all with the spool rear-ends, are all insane. I don't know how those drivers raced those things way back when, but I now have immense respect for them. Those cars are mental. lol

-The 911 R is now my new favorite street-going Porsche. It used to be the 911 GT3-RS, but they went and COMPLETELY RUINED IT with that stupid, horrible PDK transmission!   When I try to drive the GT3-RS quickly with the PDK, there's a massive disconnect between me and the car. It doesn't do what I want it to do, when I want it to do it. I tried giving it the benefit of the doubt. I tried spending more time with it, but I can't. I just can't. It's awful. It's NOT the same as the paddle-shift sequential transmissions in the 911 GT3 Cup and R race cars. Not at all. The PDK is terrible. Absolutely atrocious. I hate it. There are plenty of cars out there with auto-clutch transmissions (GTR, Ferrari's, Lambo's etc.) which are much better and far more drive-able (less "disconnected"). How Porsche got this so wrong, I don't know. 

 

Now, the 911 R, on the other hand, with a full proper manual transmission, THAT is a machine!!! I can drive that thing way harder and faster with boat-loads more confidence and it's far more predictable BECAUSE IT DOES WHAT I TELL IT TO DO, WHEN I WANT IT TO DO IT. The 911 R retains the raw essence of the 911 bloodline and I hope they NEVER do away with a pure full manual in their 911's. 

 

Porsche; you've ruined your cars. *said in voice of Jeremy Clarkson while leaning into the camera*

[iDeFecZx]

10 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

Tried out the new cars from the final Porsche pack last night. Came to several conclusions...

 

-Absolutely love the 911 GT3 Cup and R race cars. They are a joy to drive and make a glorious sound.  

-The old school 908, 917-K, 917/30, 962 and 935's all with the spool rear-ends, are all insane. I don't know how those drivers raced those things way back when, but I now have immense respect for them. Those cars are mental. lol

-The 911 R is now my new favorite street-going Porsche. It used to be the 911 GT3-RS, but they went and COMPLETELY RUINED IT with that stupid, horrible PDK transmission!   When I try to drive the GT3-RS quickly with the PDK, there's a massive disconnect between me and the car. It doesn't do what I want it to do, when I want it to do it. I tried giving it the benefit of the doubt. I tried spending more time with it, but I can't. I just can't. It's awful. It's NOT the same as the paddle-shift sequential transmissions in the 911 GT3 Cup and R race cars. Not at all. The PDK is terrible. Absolutely atrocious. I hate it. There are plenty of cars out there with auto-clutch transmissions (GTR, Ferrari's, Lambo's etc.) which are much better and far more drive-able (less "disconnected"). How Porsche got this so wrong, I don't know. 

 

Now, the 911 R, on the other hand, with a full proper manual transmission, THAT is a machine!!! I can drive that thing way harder and faster with boat-loads more confidence and it's far more predictable BECAUSE IT DOES WHAT I TELL IT TO DO, WHEN I WANT IT TO DO IT. The 911 R retains the raw essence of the 911 bloodline and I hope they NEVER do away with a pure full manual in their 911's. 

 

Porsche; you've ruined your cars. *said in voice of Jeremy Clarkson while leaning into the camera*

It is still only a game

[bcredeur97]

1 hour ago, MEC-777 said:

Tried out the new cars from the final Porsche pack last night. Came to several conclusions...

 

-Absolutely love the 911 GT3 Cup and R race cars. They are a joy to drive and make a glorious sound.  

-The old school 908, 917-K, 917/30, 962 and 935's all with the spool rear-ends, are all insane. I don't know how those drivers raced those things way back when, but I now have immense respect for them. Those cars are mental. lol

-The 911 R is now my new favorite street-going Porsche. It used to be the 911 GT3-RS, but they went and COMPLETELY RUINED IT with that stupid, horrible PDK transmission!   When I try to drive the GT3-RS quickly with the PDK, there's a massive disconnect between me and the car. It doesn't do what I want it to do, when I want it to do it. I tried giving it the benefit of the doubt. I tried spending more time with it, but I can't. I just can't. It's awful. It's NOT the same as the paddle-shift sequential transmissions in the 911 GT3 Cup and R race cars. Not at all. The PDK is terrible. Absolutely atrocious. I hate it. There are plenty of cars out there with auto-clutch transmissions (GTR, Ferrari's, Lambo's etc.) which are much better and far more drive-able (less "disconnected"). How Porsche got this so wrong, I don't know. 

 

Now, the 911 R, on the other hand, with a full proper manual transmission, THAT is a machine!!! I can drive that thing way harder and faster with boat-loads more confidence and it's far more predictable BECAUSE IT DOES WHAT I TELL IT TO DO, WHEN I WANT IT TO DO IT. The 911 R retains the raw essence of the 911 bloodline and I hope they NEVER do away with a pure full manual in their 911's. 

 

Porsche; you've ruined your cars. *said in voice of Jeremy Clarkson while leaning into the camera*

How do we know the game is accurate to the reali life transmission though? 

[MEC-777]

1 hour ago, iDeFecZx said:

It is still only a game

 

12 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

How do we know the game is accurate to the reali life transmission though? 

I know it's a game. But this is a hard-core simulator with the soul purpose of being as realistic as possible. I am passing judgement based on how the car feels in the game as that is the only experience I will ever have with these cars (most likely). If the real life thing is better, then that's good. But for cars like this, I still hold to that the PDK takes away from the experience. It doesn't necessarily make the car faster (for me anyways) as I find it distracting when I'm trying to dive on the edge and the car doesn't do what I'm asking of it.

 

It's probably easier to drive and get used to in real life, I grant that. But in the game, I do not like it in the slightest. Just my personal preference. Give me 3 pedals and an H-shifter please. If, not, at least give me a paddle/sequential gearbox that actually work as it should (like in the GT/Cup cars).     

 

 

[chaozbandit]

Meanwhile Im over here connecting much more with the Cup than the GT3-R. Its impossible to get heat into the front and get it to turn in consistently on the default setup.

[MEC-777]

33 minutes ago, chaozbandit said:

Meanwhile Im over here connecting much more with the Cup than the GT3-R. Its impossible to get heat into the front and get it to turn in consistently on the default setup.

Yeah, the 911 Cup is fantastic to drive hard. Thoroughly enjoyed flogging it around the Nurburgring GP circuit.  

[chaozbandit]

5 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

Yeah, the 911 Cup is fantastic to drive hard. Thoroughly enjoyed flogging it around the Nurburgring GP circuit.  

 

Its amazing at Algarve and Mosport too. Downshifting is key

[chaozbandit]

Just doing some research for S&G

 

Amazing how some of the higher end prototypes get really close to single seaters in hp/kg.

[theninja35]

9 minutes ago, chaozbandit said:

Just doing some research for S&G

 

Amazing how some of the higher end prototypes get really close to single seaters in hp/kg.

I had no idea the LaFerrari and FXXK were weightless.

[iDeFecZx]

1 minute ago, theninja35 said:

I had no idea the LaFerrari and FXXK were weightless.

IIRC the LaF weighs around 1300kg