I have 2 main accounts so I used a Mx-5 '89 for one and Civic type R for the other

Video of the Thrustmaster wheel in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07e0Xk-cYVw

Doesn't look dinky like the Logitech wheels
The wheel is seriously fast in spinning!
Drifters rejoice
Seems quite loud for a belt drive wheel....a bit like my DFGT

But it's and R&D video so may not reflect the retail product

Quote :

- PC driver will come later in 2011 - then iRacing will be playbale with T500RS
- current Playseat tablet are too short / working closely with Playseat to get new tablet

Last edited by CoolColJ, Mon 27 Dec 2010, 20:40.

I think it's the best of the Ferraris in the game and the cockpit view is quite good as well. All the others don't handle as well.
The car seems to handle pretty well in real life and is easy to drift
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcuk4rf-Onw

Just finished doing some hot laps on Tsukuba in a Ferrari 458 - what a blast. Spanked my Mclaren F1 time with the 458, with Aero add ons and soft sports tyres, everything else stock with ABS, 57+ secs. F1 with with same stuff in the at 59+ secs

Time without ABS is about a seond slower,

The way the engine revs and bangs through the gears is so addictive!
Just wished it looked a bit better....

I thought the engine sounded weird, but when I saw the Evo Youtube videos they sound similar in character

Last edited by CoolColJ, Sun 26 Dec 2010, 16:48.

Arghhh! I corrupted my game save, by accidently turning off my PS3 at the power socket!!!

I have a backup, but it's a few days old...sigh
Lucky we can backup now, but man I'll have to redo events, re level B-Spec drivers and rebuy cars...
Although all my replays and photos are still there in the game data section.

I did gift a Nascar to my other account just before this happened, so I won't have to rebuy that one for the online event and save me 500k credits, and keep the 1 million prize money

Now I might just backup again, redo these special events, buy some expensive cars with the money, gift them to my other account, restore my save and repeat as necessary
Every dark cloud has a silver lining

Last edited by CoolColJ, Sun 26 Dec 2010, 11:23.

Quote from logitekg25 :

i got it figured out, so il have to put my pedals normal...also any way to shut the music off in race :banghead:

Everything is in the setttings/options pages, scroll hard right and more stuff will reveal themselves. And down to the bottom as well

^It's Kaz's dream car, so there might be more 0s and 1s in it

Anyone try shuffle mode online races? I haven't, but it seems interesting - the game chooses random cars for every person, but they're all fairly equal

Quote from JJ72 :

I am suprised how many people over GT planet can't beat the focus one without Spin recovery, and actually how many people uses it like it's just another aid.......that thing shaves so many seconds off your time it is evil, now I can't take any time posted on the time trial seriously because it is nowhere a fair game.

The bashing of Forza being arcade while using an aid that turns GT into mario kart is hysterical.

Are you allowed to turn on SRF in time trials? Weird
The Standard/pro physics thing in Prologue was much better, and they had separate leaderboards

edit - I checked the leader boards, clicking on their name shows you want they had on and what control method they uded, and none of the top 10 have SRF on. Plus you can't turn it on anyway

Last edited by CoolColJ, Sat 25 Dec 2010, 00:50.

When V1.05 first hit, I was getting 5 cards and 5 paints.

Yesterday I was 6 and 6, today 7 and 7....

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As far as the driving experience in GT5 goes, I actually do just drive for the fun of it GT5without really pushing hard or racing anyone. Something I don't really do in iRacing or any other game, I just either race or try to beat a lap time. The type of cars you have probably is a factor, and maybe the the tracks.

High res version is up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju4sJjetx-E

Merry Jazzy Christmas from Gran Turismo 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4va0V5raJs


Still uploading the high res version...

BTW new events under seasonal events

Last edited by CoolColJ, Fri 24 Dec 2010, 10:03.

Quote from FPVaaron :

Is it worth buying a Mclaren F1?

Best cockpit view in the whole game in terms of visibiilty
It's quite neutral, but tricky to drive hard, need grippy tyres

A preview video video I amde a while back of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxMxCI5CBUE

Start watching from 4:05 when I make contact with the wall, and then watch the crossfaded part that comes in when I redid the replay, different results :0

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V1.05 changed the stock GT-R sound as well

new - you can hear a turbo whistle and blow off sound in some views
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hmEcfbKrEI

old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df2Z6RhP92I

real - new sound is closer to the real thing I think
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp_txiT80EY

Last edited by CoolColJ, Fri 24 Dec 2010, 02:22.

V1.05 Arcade mode Pro level AI in action. Damage is turned on, and I didn't get hit by any on them considering how I was driving. You can see their brake lights go up when I dive bomb infront of them etc.
Just wish they were faster!

Also a damage glitch at 4:05
Sometimes it shows, sometimes it doesn't, and sometimes it looks weird...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaZefXyrT0k

Last edited by CoolColJ, Fri 24 Dec 2010, 00:36.

Quote from Boris Lozac :

Damn you people, always making those rooms when i'm working..

And btw, if some of you don't know, there's no need to capitalise letters when you're adding someone on PSN, you can just type frankys_s

Not a big deal if you have a USB keyboard plugged into the PS3 either way

Quote from jibber :

Did they fix the way the online races end?

I only went online once (when we raced with a few people from this forum), but the race would just end after the first person crossed the finish line... no lap times displayed, no results, nothing...

The host can select how long to wait for after the winner crosses the line

nice wheel - but every expensive

Quote from Boris Lozac :

What have they done, it had the best sound before, i don't like it now But i do like the more bumpier tracks!

Well it's closer in sound to the real race car now, the road car still sounds different, more engine buzz, and less howl

It was too smooth before - a typical GT sound trait. More induction rasp in there. I can hear the rasp in the new GT5 sound, but it's mixed a bit too low in volume. It does sound like it's pitched a touch too high, maybe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjMNySV0MsQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G34Qsb_LYog

They changed the stock GT-R sound. I first noticed this when I did the new seasonal event with my spec V. Had to downgrade my exhaust to stock to meet the power regulations.
Before it sounded like it did in Prologue, which I thought was quite good as is!
Maybe they did it just to be different, or bring it closer to the real thing. I'm not sure if it's better or worse, but it is different. I'll make a vid I guess

Heavy pedal set for that new Thrustmaster GT wheel

Quote from 9000Gs :

New info and new pics!
"The pedal set of the T500 RS is 100% adjustable: you can adjust the height, the spacing and the inclination of each pedal and even replace the Thrustmaster pedals by a set from motorsport manufacturers!"

"The pedals set of the T500 RS is made of 100% of metal (7Kg / 15.4Lbs) which provides optimal stability, the best durability and the most realistic, simulation experience!"

Source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ ... r-T500-RS/177715455589531

Hmmm they changed a lot of things, which they didn't mention in the change log in v1.05....such as the LFA sound

New sound, plus the track physics have changed too, moving the car around alot more at high speed. It actually goes airbourne in one spot! Braking down from high speed without ABS in this car is pretty scary!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGisXx-DaxY


Old sound - lucky I happen to record it the other day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg3c-grhQvU


And I tried a lift off oversteer test on the RUF BTR. Now some FWD cars should have it to, but I haven't seen it yet in GT5...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3RSt-fsgFU

Last edited by CoolColJ, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 07:48.

Quote from blakehoo88 :

^ love ur vids.

Thanks

Can anyone confirm if Nurburgring GP feels more bumpy to you with a wheel post v1.05?
The last time I drove on it, pre v1.05, it felt smooth and sterile.

I just had a race on there with a BMW Concept 1 series tii '07 (which feels great and handles nice BTW) and I was feeling nice feedback on the track. I won it in some event.

I just heard a Jazz version of Jingle Bells playing in GT5 on the main menu screen....
Me thinks v1.05 added more stuff than we realise

Last edited by CoolColJ, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 02:31.

Quote from Chrisuu01 :

It doesnt even come with a shifter.

Sold separately - so I heard

It looks like the paddles can be either fixed or rotating with wheel, selectable

Quote from The Very End :

How much speed did you hit that wall for?

Not very high I was just holding a constant 100-150kph on a long sweeper, and let throttle go to test lift off oversteer and the car spun into the barriers of the Efiel theme course generator track I was testing on.

Of course there is more than one crash here

It seems frontal hits don't do as much damage as other angles of impact

Last edited by CoolColJ, Wed 22 Dec 2010, 11:34.

V1.05 Standard car damage seems more severe.
I was just testing lift off oversteer with the RUF, and being rear engined, it has plenty of that
I can't get it to flip like I can with a Premium GT-R though...

Last edited by CoolColJ, Wed 22 Dec 2010, 10:48.

Quote from Boris Lozac :

Please, let's be serious.. have you driven the RX8 in Rome? Even stock.. sport medium tires, god it's lifeless, dull, unchallenging, arcade, call it whatever you like.. it turns out from a respectable and deserved-to-be-called-sim, to an arcade racer in those kind of circumstances/combos.. Compare that Rome track with South City and how sweaty you are after a race on SO.. their fictional tracks are comicall, so flat or what's the case..

I've only driven it in Prologue.
Rx-8 doesn't have much torque and sports medium or semi-slicks are pretty grippy in real life.

I saw someone who tracks a RX-7 on r888 semi-slicks in real life and he says the GT5 soft sports tyres feel like his, while hard sports tyres in GT5 feel like driving on ice

Quote from Boris Lozac :

Has anyone tried those Seasonal Time Trial events? I did the second one, where everyone chose the RX8 on Rome. I'm 5 seconds late, is it my problem, or the people are not running it stock? And the combo is :vomit: Funny how this game can vary so much depending on car/track/tires combo.. one time it's NFS Pursuit, the other it's an awesome sim...

You can add things like clutches, gearboxes, flywheels, suspension etc
Weight reduction where possible

^ Umm yeah like in real life, drive under control, and surprise the car stays controlled

Last edited by CoolColJ, Wed 22 Dec 2010, 00:28.