Lizard
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Post by Lizard on Oct 5, 2023 2:12:09 GMT
October 10th, or mid day Oct 9th with changing location. I'm in NZ so I'll be winning Forza before you lot. Except all of you who are already playing it of course. |
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Post by rammy18 on Oct 5, 2023 7:33:13 GMT
Still trying to find the best combo of difficulty, 7/8 means I can't hit the practice bonus times but win races starting third (mostly through the start of the race, AI end up with fastest laps). Yeah same, I hit one of the bonus times out of five and I think that was a fluke. Thought I was doing ok until I tried MP, the three intro races. In qualifying always come about two thirds down no matter what I do with tyres/fuel etc. The actual races were better but no danger of a podium. Going to give it a go later with abs/tcs off see if that helps |
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Post by myk on Oct 5, 2023 8:01:46 GMT
Have found it's important to change fuel levels, defaults give you roughly twice as much as you need. I always switch off ABS and TCS as they do too much to the handling of the car in Forza games - no way of dialling it down like in GT7 (ideal would be real world settings for each car).
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Post by rammy18 on Oct 5, 2023 8:06:04 GMT
I’ve had them on ‘sport’ which I think means med/low but yeah, I’ll see how it goes turning them off
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2023 10:07:22 GMT
Just snuck in half an hour as won’t get to play until weekend. Series X, Performance RT mode.
Some frame judders in the intro but haven’t seen this in racing.
Looks and sounds gorgeous. Did the two intro races and then the first practice and race with the gifted car.
I’m not techy with car games or cars but find the games addictive (hate driving IRL). This is a really welcome return I think. There’s something much more calm about the motorsport series - as much as I like Horizon it’s a bit Tik Tok at times. Great stuff.
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KD
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Post by KD on Oct 5, 2023 10:16:09 GMT
Cars are cheaper to buy compared to the old games and now has reasons to hot lap them to unlock a few upgrades.
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Post by baihu1983 on Oct 5, 2023 10:26:22 GMT
Looks like it has a graphical glitch they need to fix.
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Post by Dave_McCoy on Oct 5, 2023 11:17:21 GMT
Apparently I have just 'scored' early access to Forza. Anyone else got that notification? At work currently so can't check
*update* Possibly an error as I can't start it. Odd message to get.
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patrick
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Post by patrick on Oct 5, 2023 14:46:27 GMT
As a diehard bonnet cam man, there's something that really throws me off when i'm turning a car into a corner when the mirror image across the bonnet surface shifts from one direction to the other. It's like I can't quite get my head around how much my car is moving around. Never experienced it until Forza Horizon, I guess as the image quality has increased over the years. It's so odd.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2023 14:48:58 GMT
I’m a filthy casual that likes to see the pretty bottom of my cars.
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Post by rammy18 on Oct 5, 2023 14:51:32 GMT
Cockpit cam for me, then I can pretend I’m really a racing driver and not some mid 40’s saddo sat on his ass playing games.
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Post by patrick on Oct 5, 2023 14:52:02 GMT
I’m a filthy casual that likes to see the pretty bottom of my cars. I'm guaranteed to miss my apex every time if I don't use bonnet cam, unfortunately. I might have to maybe give cockpit cam a try. |
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Post by patrick on Oct 5, 2023 18:22:55 GMT
Enjoying the MP so far. Managed to win my second race but boy does it need a spectator mode or something as the wait can be pretty substantial if you've set your quali and aren't bothered about more practice laps.
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Post by mothercruncher on Oct 5, 2023 18:34:14 GMT
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Post by patrick on Oct 5, 2023 18:57:33 GMT
5 was the last of the Motorsport series I played so I can't really comment. I'm just enjoying the change from having played Horizon for the last few years.
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Post by Frog on Oct 5, 2023 19:00:07 GMT
Every SIM racing game is essentially the same racing loop over and over.
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KD
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Post by KD on Oct 5, 2023 19:08:22 GMT
Instead of buying parts you earn them and apply them like skill points, apart from that ofc it's series after series, cars are cheaper.
Its the first in 6 years so just happy to have a working game on release,
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Post by AgentHomer on Oct 5, 2023 20:37:13 GMT
I think I am getting grumpy now I am in my 40s but why does there have to be so much talking and explanation in a racing game?! Let me just drive the bloody car!
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Post by askew on Oct 5, 2023 21:01:14 GMT
As a diehard bonnet cam man, there's something that really throws me off when i'm turning a car into a corner when the mirror image across the bonnet surface shifts from one direction to the other. It's like I can't quite get my head around how much my car is moving around. Never experienced it until Forza Horizon, I guess as the image quality has increased over the years. It's so odd. I get the same! |
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Post by Zomoniac on Oct 6, 2023 7:44:52 GMT
I think I am getting grumpy now I am in my 40s but why does there have to be so much talking and explanation in a racing game?! Let me just drive the bloody car! Agreed. Especially when it’s unskippable. Spent most of the first hour listening to someone tell me how every racing game since 1996 has worked. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2023 13:03:59 GMT
I do think I’m this game some of it is actually to disguise loading.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Oct 6, 2023 13:47:00 GMT
I do think I’m this game some of it is actually to disguise loading. Are you having a stroke? |
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Post by Frog on Oct 6, 2023 13:54:54 GMT
That's none of your business Jambo, let the man wank in peace.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 6, 2023 13:54:56 GMT
Are the loading times long enough for that?
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Post by kingbambino on Oct 6, 2023 14:08:42 GMT
I do think I’m this game some of it is actually to disguise loading. Are you having a stroke? Aggressive handling |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2023 14:30:52 GMT
I swear iPhones give roughly 70 per cent more aggressive handling in auto spelling corrects than my old Android did.
My worst one ever was about ‘drinking a litre of coke’ on a Facebook post. You’ll never guess what that one got changed to.
Anyway, cheers. Coffee was sprayed and the error will stand.
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Post by Timo180 on Oct 7, 2023 9:02:16 GMT
First online race, qualified third and then somehow managed to not put enough fuel in the car. Gah, must have over driven and only had put in the required amount for the number of laps. So sad.
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KD
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Post by KD on Oct 7, 2023 9:09:27 GMT
Soft tyres for one of my qualifiers was a bad choice, always pick medium if its over 5 laps.
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Post by myk on Oct 7, 2023 9:10:43 GMT
I always go one lap over the estimate. Had a different problem the other day, hard race tyres didn't last 8 laps of Spa and the drop off (at like 25% of tyre remaining) was insane - it's a bit annoying there's no indication of how long they'll last like the fuel.
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Post by rammy18 on Oct 7, 2023 9:50:42 GMT
The fuel estimate has gone squiffy on me a couple of times. Only noticed because the amount it was suggesting for the race looked off compared to the amount need for qualifying
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