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These aren't sims, but has anyone tried Trackmania Turbo or Racecraft?
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Mar 24, 2016 23:58
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 So this just got uploaded by rFactor 2...
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Mar 25, 2016 00:01
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AnimalChin posted:These aren't sims, but has anyone tried Trackmania Turbo or Racecraft? I haven't played that particular Trackmania, but the other ones I've played are a blast. Easily worth the few bucks they cost during Steam sales. Apparently I own Racecraft  but I've not tried it. Must've been part of a bundle.
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Mar 25, 2016 00:22
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Reviews are saying the new Trackmania is a lazy console port. There's no dedicated servers and no customization. Who knows if we'll ever see servers of cool things nerds put together. I forget the name, but there was one guy who made amazing indoor maps.
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Mar 25, 2016 01:00
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Shine posted:I haven't played that particular Trackmania, but the other ones I've played are a blast. Easily worth the few bucks they cost during Steam sales. If you owned the predicesdor to racecraft, you now own racecraft. The name escapes me at the moment.
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Mar 25, 2016 01:27
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tater_salad posted:If you owned the predicesdor to racecraft, you now own racecraft. The name escapes me at the moment. Ahh, Victory: The Age of Racing. Another game I must've gotten in a bundle and have never played.
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Mar 25, 2016 01:32
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Cojawfee posted:Reviews are saying the new Trackmania is a lazy console port. There's no dedicated servers and no customization. Who knows if we'll ever see servers of cool things nerds put together. I forget the name, but there was one guy who made amazing indoor maps. A console Trackmania is basically what Turbo was designed to be though. I think it's still good in the same way TM always is but if you're on PC you might as well wait for the actual TM3 they've said they're working on.
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Mar 25, 2016 01:46
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njsykora posted:A console Trackmania is basically what Turbo was designed to be though. I think it's still good in the same way TM always is but if you're on PC you might as well wait for the actual TM3 they've said they're working on. At least it's a step forward in that it goes back to how Trackmania United had all the different track types in one program so the servers can switch seamlessly.
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Mar 25, 2016 02:26
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I'm a massive fan of TM, so I bought TM: Turbo. The gameplay is fantastic. The "new" Canyon Drift cars are great fun to drive. BUT: Holy crap are there some game-breaking bugs. #1) For some reason, my Xbox controller randomly disconnects. Then it won't re-connect. #2) When you quit the game, it kills your mouse. I'm serious. You can move your mouse, but it beeps while it's moving and you can't click on anything. I've only managed to fix it with resetting the computer. Personally, I don't give a poo poo about customisation and often the servers had so many godawful mods that cluttered up the screen with such useless info that it'd make playing online a chore. So I'm not bothered by any of that as long as the racing and track building is good. You can switch to the classic track editor ('cos the new one is designed with controllers in mind and is godawful) but those two bugs are game-breaking. Uplay also is atrocious. ... It could be really good if they fix those things though?
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Mar 25, 2016 02:57
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H13 posted:You can switch to the classic track editor ('cos the new one is designed with controllers in mind and is godawful) Oh my God you are my new favorite person for at least a day or two! I had no idea that was even a thing. I pretty much just had a big sad face and was thinking about the hours of torture and relearning that would be necessary to use the new scheme.  I've only played for a bit (just golded the first two sets of tracks), but I'm really loving some of the new winding mountain road bits in the valley (?) environment.
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Mar 25, 2016 03:14
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aas Bandit posted:Oh my God you are my new favorite person for at least a day or two! I had no idea that was even a thing. Yeah, I just asked for a refund  I did love the driving, but holy poo poo this game is broken. Literally every time I quit the game I have to reset so I can use my mouse again. Also, if I didn't have my wireless KB\Mouse dongle in the correct USB slot, the cars would constantly accelerate by themselves regardless of your input. Not to mention the random controller dropouts. I'm also not even sure how you would share new track designs? They seem to be attached to your profile which is a lovely way to get new, awesome tracks into circulation. The final nail in the coffin was my controller disconnecting, then when I pressed Escape to pause so I could try to fix it, the game crashed to the desktop and left me with a mouse that couldn't click on anything, which meant that I had to reset my computer. I'm a sad panda because I absolutely loved the driving, but that chain-reaction is bullshit.
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Mar 25, 2016 03:21
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H13 posted:Holy crap are there some game-breaking bugs. The way to fix it is to completely uninstall and block two updates KB3140768 and KB3140743. Here's a guide on what exactly to do to fix it With those two updates uninstalled my issue went away and I can actually use my controller again. Edit: ^^^^ Whoops, I would've had this reply typed earlier but I wanted to make sure it actually fixed things for me so I went through the steps myself because I had been having crazy issues trying to use my controller in any game. edit2: Looks like it didn't fix the issue because I still get the crazy input problems after uninstalling and rebooting. It was fixed when I played TT, but then I booted up JC3 and the problem resurfaced. I can still use my mouse even after having had the beeps and slowdowns occur so that's a plus but games are now unplayable with the controller. real_scud fucked around with this message at 03:45 on Mar 25, 2016 |
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Mar 25, 2016 03:32
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real_scud posted:Actually the controller issue isn't the fault of Nadeo, it's the fault of MS. I assume you're on Windows 10 and are having your controller wig out after you use it, turns out they updated xinput driver and it broke things pretty fuckin bad. As a palate cleanser, I booted up Rocket League. Just gave that a good hammering for half an hour and didn't get a single issue. I'm not sure it's a MS issue if my controller\mouse works in other games.
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Mar 25, 2016 03:57
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You had to find the right dedicated servers but there were some really good ones out there. How do you share custom tracks now?
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Mar 25, 2016 04:00
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H13 posted:As a palate cleanser, I booted up Rocket League. Just gave that a good hammering for half an hour and didn't get a single issue. I'm not sure it's a MS issue if my controller\mouse works in other games.
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Mar 25, 2016 04:27
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I can't imagine playing Trackmania without dedicated server leaderboards and map voting and loving lovely dubstep music
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Mar 25, 2016 04:29
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Goetta posted:I can't imagine playing Trackmania without dedicated server leaderboards and map voting and loving lovely dubstep music
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Mar 25, 2016 04:35
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real_scud posted:Well you're in luck for the last thing because there's still really lovely music in Turbo. He's talking about the music playlists you could setup on servers, I'm mostly certain.
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Mar 25, 2016 04:37
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H13 posted:Yeah, I just asked for a refund Sorry man. I'm on Win7 still and stuff is pretty much flawless for me.And yeah, I turned the music and voices off first thing. It looks like you can only share tracks now via UPlay bullshit. I'm not even sure of a way to actually save-as a file, or where to find it, which is pretty asstastic. Hopefully the community will figure out some things--we'll see.
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Mar 25, 2016 04:43
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real_scud posted:Are you on Windows 10 and are you using a 360 controller or Xbox One? WIn 10, Xbox 1 Controller. Aas Bandit: I remember racing you on Nations. I got lucky a few times and managed to beat you too! The gameplay is as good as Nations so It's really disappointing to see everything such a hot mess.
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Mar 25, 2016 04:50
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What I'm learning here is we need a Trackmania server, or at least need to crash an existing goon server if one exists. There's a Raceroom half price sale happening, but it doesn't include packs so it's basically useless for cars. Decent deal if you want some tracks though.
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Mar 25, 2016 15:46
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I still haven't tried RRE. Maybe it's time.
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Mar 25, 2016 15:51
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Hopefully they release the new update next week so the game actually has a usable HUD. That's one of the things that really showed up their generic interior, the Audi TT Cup car has no internal display of whether P2P is available or how many of them you have.
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Mar 25, 2016 16:12
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Norns posted:I still haven't tried RRE. Maybe it's time. Try it, especially if you have headphones; it has incredible sound design. The AI is pretty decent, too.
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Mar 25, 2016 16:30
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Shine posted:Try it, especially if you have headphones; it has incredible sound design. The AI is pretty decent, too. Also, the weekly challenge leaderboard thing lets you do hotlaps in content you don't own!
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Mar 25, 2016 16:43
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Uplay...still sucking. I started up Trackmania Turbo at lunch, and I've magically lost about half (~60) of the medals that I won last night. Goddammit Ubisoft. Edit: And they're all back when I start up the game at home? 
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Mar 25, 2016 19:29
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CaseFace McGee posted:
And Toban, finally goddamn Toban.
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Mar 25, 2016 22:18
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Oh poo poo Toban is in rf2 this week? I totally forgot.
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Mar 25, 2016 22:59
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An update came in for Automobilista, liked that they're putting some attention to the transmissions and further improving the AI.
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Mar 26, 2016 00:03
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Thanks Goetta. IceAge, you're a lazy bum  AC racing will start again in 3 weeks, gonna give it another try in making it regular. Maybe switch weekly between AC and AMS once it's out proper. Regarding AMS: Do flatspots influence FFB now? And did we finally get an FFB meter?
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Mar 26, 2016 06:17
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I think flat spots always affected FFB because people on the forums constantly bitched about it. No FFB meter yet but hopefully it'll get added. Also if we're going back to AC nights, I would suggest Tor Poznan as a track. The guy making it recently released the 1.0 version and it's a really good laser scanned track.
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Mar 26, 2016 10:54
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Uhg, I have a hill climb event in 2 weeks and haven't worked out all winter. What game mode in dirt rally should I use to build up some muscle memory and get my reflex times back ?
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Mar 26, 2016 15:59
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What's a good place to find Assetto Corsa car tunes?
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Mar 26, 2016 18:02
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Shine posted:Try it, especially if you have headphones; it has incredible sound design. The AI is pretty decent, too. You weren't kidding. The audio is amazing. Close to buying the 2015 DMT pack. The cars seem pretty fun from the test drives I did.
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Mar 28, 2016 02:22
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If you're going to get into R3E I recommend trying out the DTM 1992 cars and the M1 Procar. The Procar especially is probably my favourite car in that game and I wish it was in more games.
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Mar 28, 2016 03:06
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I spent some time in AutoBallista today, and drat the slow formula cars are awesome. I had a blast in the Formula 3 cars, and the Formula Vee is pretty much a slide machine. I recorded a Vee race and was going to upload it, but I couldn't get the camera tool to play nice for a replay view and it's late so not yet. The AI is pretty bad in the Vee - I was sliding around pretty bad and I just stomped them at 105%.
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Mar 28, 2016 03:36
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The Assetto Corsa guy is really upset that people would want VR in their racing simulation. He can't seem to understand that people who like realistic simulators might want VR.
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Mar 28, 2016 16:11
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Yeah, those people with ridiculous multi monitor setups were just trying to show off. They don't actually care about being able to see things around their car.
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Mar 28, 2016 16:14
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Cojawfee posted:The Assetto Corsa guy is really upset that people would want VR in their racing simulation. He can't seem to understand that people who like realistic simulators might want VR. They are supporting Oculus, correct?
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Mar 28, 2016 16:40
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Cojawfee posted:The Assetto Corsa guy is really upset that people would want VR in their racing simulation. He can't seem to understand that people who like realistic simulators might want VR. Norns posted:They are supporting Oculus, correct? quote:In my personal opinion, 21:9 single screens work better than a triple screen solution and now they feature 4k resolution: easier to [configure], and supported by more games. About the Oculus, our priority now is to close and release the console version of Assetto Corsa, and then we'll see how we can support the customer version: since the latest SDK has been almost totally changed, we can't just “update” our code, we need to rewrite it, more or less. njsykora fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Mar 28, 2016 |
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Mar 28, 2016 16:45
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