[mclaren777]

I'll whip up something, what are the requirements? (dimensions etc)

I don't think we've ever been given any details about the size/content requirements.

[Darkdeus]

hey add me to the list as well Mclaren. User name is darkdeus also on wmd. Full member.

[Polyphony]

Did a couple of laps yesterday morning on a stock setup. Current time is 1:33.104. I'm confident I can still cut a second of two off that time once the car is setup properly, especially the gear ratios. Gonna try to improve my time before the Malaysian GP tonight.

[fresquito]

I'm stuck in the Rouen event. I'm unable to make the two big hairpins properly. The problem for me is that I can hardly find any good reference for the second and I don't seem to be able to slow down as needed in the first one. Any suggestion/videos?

[Shaneus]

Did anyone post a method of adding friends or whatever? I can see a friends option in-game but there's no way to add people via the lap times leaderboard. Maybe it links the buddies on the forum with it?

[Arcticfox]

I ran about 10 laps with no changes to the setup yet other than getting rid of some fuel. My current best time is 1:33.163. It is a very basic track but it is also very tricky to get a perfect lap on.

[Shaneus]

This fucking game.

What graphics settings (bloom, HDR, AA etc.) did you use? That looks nigh-on perfect. If you modified anything in the F1 debug menu thing as well, that'd be handy to know :)

[Sethos]

Alongside the time trials, we should have a weekly photo contest with theme ( Photorealistic, jumps, crash etc. ) - That would be awesome.

[Polyphony]

How do you even take photos, I just print screen and my replays never look as awesome.

Did anyone post a method of adding friends or whatever? I can see a friends option in-game but there's no way to add people via the lap times leaderboard. Maybe it links the buddies on the forum with it?

I added a bunch of people from GAF on WMD by going to "My Profile" and the friends section. I thought it would help me filter out friends on the leaderboards in-game, but it doesn't seem to work atm.

[Sethos]

How do you even take photos, I just print screen and my replays never look as awesome.

You can pause the game at any time with P. Then you still have control of the camera. Press Ctrl-F and you get a free cam. Use + / - to zoom in, to get a better focus of the camera and then mess around with the DoF to blur out stuff that looks bad or takes focus.

You can also mess around in Camera edit mode, to get some good angles;

Camera Edit Mode (Build 159+) To enter the mode you press Ctrl-K. Then the following keys become active: Numpad 2: increase pitch Numpad 8: decrease pitch Numpad 4: increase yaw Numpad 6: decrease yaw Numpad 7: increase radius Numpad 9: decrease radius Numpad 1: increase roll Numpad 3: decrease roll Numpad -: increase FOV Numpad +: decrease FOV D: forward A: backward W: up S: down Q: left E: right SHIFT key in combination with any of the above: slow down camera movement Numpad 5: reset to original settings for current camera Custom DOF mode: F3: on/off F4: reset Focus plane distance: F5: decrease F6: increase Sharp field depth: F7: decrease F8: increase Transit to blur depth: Shift + F7: decrease Shift + F8: increase Blur: Shift + F5: decrease Shift + F6: increase

Also some of these can help you set up shots;

Ctrl-I: AI control of player car. Ctrl-T: switch to trackside cameras. [ ]: decrease/increase FOV. F1: display developer menu. BACKSPACE: goes back a level in F1 menu. Ctrl-P: cycle to next post processing filter. Ctrl-Shift-P: switch post processing filters off. Ctrl-F: free camera. Ctrl-S: display FPS. W,A,S,D: move seat TAB: cycle lap info Ctrl-+ & -: Full damage/repair damage of car Ctrl-Alt-+ & -: Full damage/repair damage of all cars

[Blizzard]

Thanks for the camera tips, Sethos.

To take screenshots, download Fraps -- the limited version is free and you can save as BMP files and convert them to high quality JPG (like 97% quality) using say, IrfanView.

Regarding the billboard, liveries, and so forth, we can already make liveries, so if anyone wants to mess with a NeoGAF livery for some car it could be cool (or at least let people use it ingame). Since meetings have started, maybe I will eventually have a chance to bring up the billboard etc. stuff there, but as far as I know that advertising stuff still hasn't been focused on since they are still working on the main game.

Regarding adding friends, I think you need to add people as buddies on the forum right now, yes.

Regarding car damage, there is an option for off, cosmetic, or full. With cosmetic damage parts fall off your car, but I don't think I have ever seen the wheel do that so it might be a bug (or you might have full damage on).

[PrematureQuiche]

Just brought Junior but will upgrade to Full Member when I have the money :) Just about to download the build.

[Arucardo]

Just brought Junior but will upgrade to Full Member when I have the money :) Just about to download the build.

You've got about a week or two to do that, upgrades and sign-ups will close after that.

[PrematureQuiche]

You've got about a week or two to do that, upgrades and sign-ups will close after that.

Cheers I shall be able to do it by the end of the week hopefully :)

[isamu]

You've got about a week or two to do that, upgrades and sign-ups will close after that.

How much is full membership again? And is there a monthly sub?

[Arucardo]

How much is full membership again? And is there a monthly sub?

No monthly sub and the full membership is 50 or 60eur I think.

EDIT: it's actually 45e

[markao]

I'm more or less hitting my max in this car, do enjoy driving it a lot, just more alive than last weeks car. Slightly changed my gearing as I only use 3 to 5 and even though I hit the limiter pretty quickly in 5th, it still felt quicker (we need Motec ;) ).

Leonus F68 - Milan Historic (1.30.467) (youtube)


And changed set-up:

[Jibbed]

What graphics settings (bloom, HDR, AA etc.) did you use? That looks nigh-on perfect. If you modified anything in the F1 debug menu thing as well, that'd be handy to know :)

Max settings, 4XMSAA.

F1 debug menu > SSAO High Quality ON.

That's it :)

[Shaneus]

Max settings, 4XMSAA. F1 debug menu > SSAO High Quality ON. That's it :)

Wow! Similar to what I had, too. Except I can't do ultra shadows or reflections because of ATI bugs :( But I also use the FXAA-injector mentioned in one of the threads. Not the internal one, but the one you enable by pressing Pause/Break.

BTW, do you know if you can save the debut options to load each time? I remember reading something about it, but couldn't find an option to "save" anywhere.

[Blizzard]

I think I use ultra reflections on a 5850 with no problems, but I have old ATI drivers. =/ I just use the built-in FXAA setting, and I run the DX11 executable.

[Shaneus]

I think I use ultra reflections on a 5850 with no problems, but I have old ATI drivers. =/ I just use the built-in FXAA setting, and I run the DX11 executable.

It might be Crossfire, I'm not sure. But Ultra shadows a few builds ago used to cause a crash but that's been fixed, but now there's flickering ultra textures. Can't remember the specifics, but it was common :(

[fresquito]

What are your average fps?

[Jibbed]

Wow! Similar to what I had, too. Except I can't do ultra shadows or reflections because of ATI bugs :( But I also use the FXAA-injector mentioned in one of the threads. Not the internal one, but the one you enable by pressing Pause/Break. BTW, do you know if you can save the debut options to load each time? I remember reading something about it, but couldn't find an option to "save" anywhere.

Don't think you can :/ I only ever enable HQ-SSAO if I get a good shot, just to bump up the realism a bit.

What are your average fps?

40-60 with a lot of cars, solid 60 on my own (v-sync on).

i7-2600k/GTX560Ti.

[Shaneus]

I was sitting on 60 at Monza Historic, but I just fired up California and MAN it's slow.

So guys, I have a 24" monitor about 3 feet away from my head (literally, I rearranged my desk, it's about 10 inches from my wheel). What FOV do I use for cockpit? Around 35?

Also, what would be the chance of getting something like this for CARS? Too scared to ask on the official forum ;)

BTW All you racers should be watching the F1 right now. Well, not RIGHT now... when the rain stops :/

[kafiend]

So guys, I have a 24" monitor about 3 feet away from my head (literally, I rearranged my desk, it's about 10 inches from my wheel). What FOV do I use for cockpit? Around 35?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blZUao2jTGA This was quite enlightening about fov.
Re: the F1 this was why i was reading this thread in the first place. Damn rain...

[Shaneus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blZUao2jTGA This was quite enlightening about fov. Re: the F1 this was why i was reading this thread in the first place. Damn rain...

Cheers. I used an InsideSimRacing vid and used a rough calculator, but something more specific with actual knowledge rather than just numbers would be perfect. Thanks :)

[Foliorum Viridum]

NeoGAF pCARS Time Trial Challenge - Week #2 - Leonus F68 Cromwell V8 @ Milan Historic (Monza) (Build 179)

markao - 1:30.467 (video)
Big Takeover - 1:31.385 (Video)
Dilly - 1:31.877
Orgun - 1:32.167 (video)
Foliorum Viridum - 1:32.622 (video)
Salacious Crumb - 1:32.824
fresquito - 1:33.030
Polyphony - 1:33.104
Whatevaman - 1:33.566
jet1911 - 1:34.670
kafiend - 1:34.731
_machine - 1:34.850
Shaneus - 1:36.567
Blizzard - 1:41.437

I'm going to nick that setup a few posts up and give this another crack soon.

[Orgun]

NeoGAF pCARS Time Trial Challenge - Week #2 - Leonus F68 Cromwell V8 @ Milan Historic (Monza) (Build 179) markao - 1:30.467 (video) Big Takeover - 1:31.385 (Video) Dilly - 1:31.877 Orgun - 1:32.167 (video) Foliorum Viridum - 1:32.622 (video) Salacious Crumb - 1:32.824 fresquito - 1:33.030 Polyphony - 1:33.104 Whatevaman - 1:33.566 jet1911 - 1:34.670 kafiend - 1:34.731 _machine - 1:34.850 Shaneus - 1:36.567 Blizzard - 1:41.437 I'm going to nick that setup a few posts up and give this another crack soon.

Managed to improve my time - 1:31.863

[_machine]

Whew, I was sure I wasn't going to make it to 1:32, but even with a bit of a drift in the last corner, I managed to get it there:
1:32.921

[PrematureQuiche]

Upgraded to Team Member for now just in case I miss the deadline :) just downloading the newest build again!

[Orgun]

A lap around Spa in the Formula A

[Arcticfox]

Finally got a lap under 1:33. My current fastest lap is 1:32.349.

[Polyphony]

1:31.947

Gotta stay in the top 10...!

[IMACOMPUTA]

1:36:851

[Orgun]

A better video of the McLaren skin

[Xun]

That McLaren skin looks perfect.

[IMACOMPUTA]

.

[kafiend]

That bridge looks fantastic!

[Salacious Crumb]

1:30.881

http://cars-stats.wmdportal.com/inde...file?user=9656

I keep losing loads of time through the back two turns so hopefully I'll be able to wipe a few tenths off that over the week.

[Foliorum Viridum]

NeoGAF pCARS Time Trial Challenge - Week #2 - Leonus F68 Cromwell V8 @ Milan Historic (Monza) (Build 179)

markao - 1:30.467 (video)
Salacious Crumb - 1:30.881
Big Takeover - 1:31.385 (Video)
Orgun - 1:31.863
Dilly - 1:31.877
Polyphony - 1:31.974
ArcticFox - 1:32.349
Foliorum Viridum - 1:32.622 (video)
_machine - 1:32.921
fresquito - 1:33.030
Whatevaman - 1:33.566
jet1911 - 1:34.670
kafiend - 1:34.731
Shaneus - 1:36.567
IMACOMPUTER - 1:36.851
Blizzard - 1:41.437

So many names! Loving it. I've not tried that setup yet.

[DieH@rd]

Any footage of Formula A on Azure Coast? :)

[Polyphony]

You forgot to update my time!

.

That's what happens when you don't wear a HANS device.

Edit: anybody knows where I can find the wheel setting xml files?

[Dilly]

Fauxlonso sucks in old F1 cars confirmed.

[brotkasten]

Fauxlonso sucks in old F1 cars confirmed.

I don't think anyone really expected you to beat the original.

[Orgun]

Any footage of Formula A on Azure Coast? :)

I'll capture some this evening, really struggling with that course so going even faster will obviously make it easier :)

[Metalmurphy]

This game looks so much better with HDR turned off.

[Blizzard]

This game looks so much better with HDR turned off.

The thing I really love is how many options they give people, even outside of the debug menu options. I hope it stays that way. For instance, some people seem to get near photorealistic pictures using certain HDR settings, and there are like four different HDR settings alone, but in general I usually left HDR off as well.

[Foliorum Viridum]

You forgot to update my time!

Fixed!

One Formula A lap coming up... if I can make it around. Also:

Bravest Overtake Ever
Get Off My Roof!

Loved these two moments! :D

[mclaren777]

This game looks so much better with HDR turned off.

Really?

My comparison thread on WMD

[Blizzard]

Really? My comparison thread on WMD

Whoa, I guess I forgot there used to be clouds. Are those still on that track?

And was your comparison before they did the revamped lighting engine with dynamic lighting, weather conditions, etc.?