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hobbesmaster posted:They are. I would say its because of black Friday, but that makes absolutely no sense. I get just as nervous as you every time I order something from Amazon for release-date delivery. They haven't failed me yet though
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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:I haven't played a racing game seems Gran Turismo 2 and back then I was a kid who raced by never letting off the throttle and just grinding down the walls of every track. Will I enjoy GT5? probably not, unless your gaming habits in other genres have since trended toward perfectionism through repetition
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| # ¿ Nov 23, 2010 19:37 |
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Who knows whether they're slow on updating but they will almost certainly get it to you on time. It may show as having shipped as late as 2:00AM and still get to you on time
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| # ¿ Nov 24, 2010 01:29 |
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Another vote for right stick gas/brake here. It's much easier to modulate than the symbol buttons. Definitely has a harsher learning curve than just switching your buttons around, though
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| # ¿ Nov 24, 2010 06:14 |
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Overbite posted:Either the menus are really slow or it freezes a lot. I choose GT life from the main menu and it sits there and I can't move the cursor at all. 30 seconds later its still like that. I back out and try again and it still takes 15-20 seconds to load anything even after installing. from what i'm seeing in this thread, this may mean the GT5 servers are acting up. try disabling your network connection and see if it improves, maybe
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| # ¿ Nov 24, 2010 19:09 |
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Kin Corn Karn posted:I saw on another forum thread that there aren't online leaderboards. Pretty sure there's literally an online leaderboard for every car/track combination. Could have heard wrong though
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| # ¿ Nov 24, 2010 19:19 |
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Anyone got any tips for license B5/6? I cannot reliably get near gold, following the line or otherwise
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| # ¿ Nov 25, 2010 01:07 |
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hey I said come in! you might wanna add this sweet youtube channel of how to gold license tests to the OP http://www.youtube.com/user/Stune5
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| # ¿ Nov 25, 2010 04:45 |
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Boogat posted:10 player Fiat 500 goon racing was pretty fun. I want to buy this car now and dump as much money into it as I can. gently caress, now I wish I'd joined you guys tonight instead of waiting 'til next week. Hopefully one of the future theme nights will be maximum-tune 500s!
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| # ¿ Nov 25, 2010 05:04 |
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magical_ape posted:I used the Daihatsu OC-1 Concept, its a pretty fast car for its class, think it comes with a turbo already also. I think it comes from all silver B license, but I'm pretty sure you can buy one from the dealership too
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| # ¿ Nov 25, 2010 07:41 |
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Ak Gara posted:If I buy the racing suspension, but DON'T tweak the settings, would it make my car faster than if I buy just the lvl 1 suspension? It's a crapshoot--if you don't know anything about suspension tuning you're probably better off with a suspension you don't have to put time into
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| # ¿ Nov 25, 2010 16:26 |
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some sweet pics from making my level 0 b-spec newb drive a ridiculous mid-engined beast   he actually did well for his first race TheQat fucked around with this message at Nov 27, 2010 around 22:59 |
| # ¿ Nov 27, 2010 22:57 |
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FearOfABlackKnob posted:How many levels are there. 40
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| # ¿ Nov 27, 2010 23:18 |
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I don't want to grind.
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actionjackson posted:If you search for "licence" this guy has videos of getting gold on every single one already there are definitely some people who are freakishly good at this game. there was some guy on gtplanet.com that had all 60 golds by wednesday evening US time Stune5 is particularly awesome though, I love listening to his matter-of-fact explanations of each test with his pleasant accent
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| # ¿ Nov 27, 2010 23:21 |
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Yeah I can't wait to get my BMW 2002. Just wish they had a first-gen M3actionjackson posted:I found these from that site originally, so it's probably the same guy. I am a gold-license perfectionist (though I usually run out of patience around I-B or I-A and just go for bronze or silver) and I use the Dualshock 3. Probably will forever--no space for a wheel/pedals and mount in my situation for the foreseeable future. It can pay several tenths per race to learn manual, though TheQat fucked around with this message at Nov 27, 2010 around 23:55 |
| # ¿ Nov 27, 2010 23:50 |
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The possibilities for 1984 are pretty good. Skyline Hardtop, Ford RS200, Mitsu Starion rally car
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| # ¿ Nov 28, 2010 06:23 |
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Crowbear posted:I think I've tried that but I'll give it another go. Do any of the suspension settings other than ride height affect cornering? get the fully customizable suspension and try: Front Toe +.1, front camber +1, lower rear spring rate .5 , increase front spring rate .5 all of those things are geared toward stabilizing cornering but be warned that i haven't tried them myself on that particular car. if you really want to learn about the subject read a tuning guide like this fantastic one: http://www.gtplanet.net/wp-content/...tuningguide.zip edit: forgot that murcis are awd, try increasing the rear springs as well as the above poster said. whatever works for you is best in the end
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| # ¿ Nov 29, 2010 04:02 |
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The Daihatsu OFC-1 with racing exhaust has the funniest sound . . . it's like a diesel truck or something from 0-8krpm. Unless something is broken on the car that's causing this noise, haha
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| # ¿ Nov 29, 2010 06:47 |
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I tuned up a '79 Civic CX for the Japanese Classic thing. Cost like 3.5k in the used lot and ended up with 150hp/750kg. Fun car Getting a b-spec driver to win in said car is a different story :\
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| # ¿ Nov 29, 2010 21:47 |
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Things I've learned about legitimately (i.e. merely using cars that should win, not super-overpowered cars) doing bspec so far: keeping your driver's meter from .5-.75 (if you view coolest->hottest as a 0-1 scale) is the most important thing. Even if your car is fast enough to win, he will gently caress up and find a way to not be in first if his meter is too hot for too long. Thus, use the Reduce Pace command freely. The thing to keep in mind is that your driver generally won't fall behind other drivers because you issued a Reduce Pace command--he still battles it out to keep his spot, he just does it more calmly. If your car is fast enough, he will overtake people even while being kept calm with Reduce Pace. Once your man is in first, just try to keep him between .25 and .5 using Increase Pace. If he gets too cool in a close race, he may fall behind again, and you don't want that always make sure you have the grippiest tires possible for a given race. It gets expensive but you will win 99% of the races you're supposed to win instead of just most of them if your car is fast off the line, you can issue an overtake command just before the countdown finishes and your driver will attempt to pass as many people as possible right away. depending on how clustered the field is/how fast the driver's meter goes up, you may then want to lower pace ASAP Before I figured out all of this, my first driver went 8 wins/21 races. Since I figured out all of this, it's something like 14/15 TheQat fucked around with this message at Nov 29, 2010 around 23:09 |
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quote:So I put my B-Spec driver in a brand new TVR which has at least over 100+ BHP against the other cars he's against and for the life in him he can't beat the British Lightweight race. quote:I think high horsepower cars scare the poo poo out of AI drivers. I have him in a bang-rear end Jaguar and he drives it like a prissy little bitch even at level 10. Winkie01 posted:Yeah B spec drivers are pussys, I am doing b-spec while watching the game. I gave him a ZR-1 RM'd, fully loaded and he is only winning by 6 seconds a race? Just wondering: what are the tire restrictions on the races you guys entered these b-spec drivers in? I'm guessing they drive poorly because the cars are way overpowered for the tires. Most races in b-spec beginner/amateur are restricted to sport tires of some kind, which will seriously hinder anyone's ability to drive a RM'd ZR-1, TVR, or super Jag--AI or not.
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| # ¿ Nov 30, 2010 05:22 |
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Cyborgmatt posted:The British Lightweight only allows Comfort tyres (which is dumb) so I had no choice, problem is the standard of cars the AI have is pretty high in that race and I couldn't find anything that matches them except for the TVR. So I'm kind of snookered with that one for now. Yeah, the ones that require comfort tires are pretty BS  It might be best to try something very lightweight in that case, like a Lotus or Caterham (if the race allows it).
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| # ¿ Nov 30, 2010 05:29 |
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Yodzilla posted:So what's better for control of high horsepower, soft casual or hard racing? I'm pretty sure it's a direct progression of grip, from comfort hard->soft->sport hard->soft->racing hard->soft. In other words every sport tire has better grip than any comfort tire, and the same goes for racing vs. sport.
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| # ¿ Nov 30, 2010 05:42 |
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Cyborgmatt posted:Why do some cars have missing info in the description, shows as ---, there's a few in the dealership as well that have missing weight info etc so it isn't a used car thing. Just some standard GT weirdness. There have been cars missing official weight/power info in every game--off the top of my head I'm not sure why but it may have something to do with values for race cars being potentially variable. (The wiki page on the Mazda 787B indicates that it could run up to 920HP but was usually run at 750, for instance.) The text description of the car will usually give you approximate values.
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| # ¿ Nov 30, 2010 06:47 |
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Nick Biped posted:So for specialty races like "Japanese Classic Cars", do you just have to hope such a specific car shows up in the used dealership? There doesn't seem to be anything like that in the new dealerships, and the only one that I have is a '58 Subaru I won with a baseline of 14HP, so I don't think that'll do much for me. Yes, but it won't take long; there are 40 or more pre-79 Japanese cars in this game. Any early Skyline, Mazda 110 (particularly these--they are my b-spec drivers' arch-nemesis), Civic, etc. will do fine
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| # ¿ Nov 30, 2010 20:27 |
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woops, i misread that post. nevermind
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| # ¿ Nov 30, 2010 21:38 |
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too bad there are only four D1GP cars in the game (two Skylines, that RX-7, and a Silvia) Still cool as heck.
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| # ¿ Nov 30, 2010 22:48 |
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My b-spec driver dukes it out with the ridiculous Miura in Supercar Nostalgia: 
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| # ¿ Dec 2, 2010 00:08 |
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Marund posted:Yeah, total bitch. Ended up winning with my modded McLaren F1 that I bought for just the occasion. Took my b-spec driver in the SLS AMG Stealth (755HP/1465kg) to the Professional Supercar Festival races thinking "I got this" and got taken out by an AI McLaren F1 '94 on High Speed Ring. By .2 secs. In the last lap I wasn't even annoyed. The F1 is the primary car that sparked my interest in cars. mad respect~
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| # ¿ Dec 2, 2010 17:55 |
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Haha, that thing plows through 180mph sometime in third gear. Wonder what the top speed in-game is . . . drive fun cars erryday folks   
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| # ¿ Dec 2, 2010 22:47 |
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Yodzilla posted:
I literally restart immediately if I see my bspec guy getting stuck on Daytona like that
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| # ¿ Dec 2, 2010 23:30 |
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Crowbear posted:Holy poo poo. What cars are you guys using for Like the Wind? I tried the Indy race in my Zonda and I couldn't keep up with some of those race cars. Race-mod Corvette ZR1 is the most popular thing I've heard of
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| # ¿ Dec 4, 2010 00:50 |
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Wow. Nice grinding (?)
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| # ¿ Dec 5, 2010 06:16 |
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McLarenF1 posted:It'll probably take for ever, but I really want to find one of these in the used car dealership. they aren't as infrequently seen as trucks! at least in my experience. last time i saw one of either, i didn't have enough money.
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| # ¿ Dec 8, 2010 19:56 |
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Ether Frenzy posted:7 minutes around the ring? PUSSY. 288mph 
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| # ¿ Dec 9, 2010 01:19 |
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Crowbear posted:welp, I'm definitely not unlocking the X1 tonight, but after an hour of getting used to how it drives and basically relearning how to corner I just passed the Monza leg of the challenge. Okay, I must have missed something, but how do you unlock the challenges to unlock the X1?
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| # ¿ Dec 12, 2010 07:38 |
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crowbear should come to every gtcc and just drive around in the X1 to see how many laps he can finish before we can finish if not for the stupid way that someone finishing first ends the race, this would be totally awesome
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| # ¿ Dec 17, 2010 00:07 |
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Space Hamlet posted:I dunno guys maybe I suck at this game but I could only gold the Elise challenge because of that corner you can cut like a maniac, could only manage to silver the Prius one and the Cape Ring one, can't afford that 850K race car, and the FordGT challenge is kicking my rear end, how do I get better If you put racing soft tires on the cars and (if you're still having trouble) slap on four or five power upgrades, each of these events should be pretty drat easy.
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| # ¿ Jan 7, 2011 03:21 |
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I actually love that you have to set your own difficulty on the seasonal races now. I don't have much time for GT5 at all, don't have a wheel (or room for one), and I'm not very good at the game, so the prior difficulty level was way too steep. Now I actually stand a chance of continuing to advance in the game--assuming they continue to release unrestricted events.
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| # ¿ Jan 7, 2011 04:05 |
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Moquel posted:Edit: ^^^ Gold the NASCAR school and you win a NASCAR. Was not overly difficult to do. Once you do, please lend it to me, because I changed the oil on mine and can't race it in that event because of it I think they removed all the tuning restrictions on the second set of seasonal races, so you should be able to take your NASCAR there now.
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