[evil_as_skeletor]

Grumble grumble...can't access my storefront due to "failed to retrieve store front data..." ...grumble grumble.

[-Deadpool-]

Grumble grumble...can't access my storefront due to "failed to retrieve store front data..." ...grumble grumble.

Welcome to my world..

[evil_as_skeletor]

Welcome to my world..

Australia?
It sucks ass. If you search for your GT in "Browse Photos" you can see your shots, but when I go to my storefront and "Photos", it just dies.
Stupid crap.

[saladine1]

Hey B, are the planets still aligned for something FM related at E3 or have they missed their course?

It is a bit strange that you guys come up with the C9 or C6.R for the V8 racer. Sure its possible but why no others, I mean there are so many. How about a Alfa T33/3 or Brock's LX Torana or GT40 MKIV just to name three?

Wait...what?????
Holy fucking shit man, if this is in i'm going to go fucking nuts!!!!!!!!!!



The man, the legend

[Mascot]

The man is alot on tour with the content guys and other stuff. He just recently visited Playground Games for some future FH coverage and is now preparing for LA. More from him soon.

Cool. Thanks B.
Is it true that you are really DG?

[Marco1]

I have always wanted a Euro hot hatch pack so much.
The renault 5 GT turbo MK2, clio williams, Ford fiesta turbo, Peugeot 205 GTi, etc.

[Shaneus]

Hey B, are the planets still aligned for something FM related at E3 or have they missed their course? Wait...what????? Holy fucking shit man, if this is in i'm going to go fucking nuts!!!!!!!!!!

Still, too many Holdens (compared to Australian Fords). Woefully under-represented in the FM series. We've had, what... the two Supercars and the XB? So many more classics. XY, XC Cobra, BA/BF GTs (and XR series)... would be amazing to have them in.

[saladine1]

Still, too many Holdens (compared to Australian Fords). Woefully under-represented in the FM series. We've had, what... the two Supercars and the XB? So many more classics. XY, XC Cobra, BA/BF GTs (and XR series)... would be amazing to have them in.

Because everyone knows Holden is better than Ford :)

Holden has had more victories at Bathurst than anyone else. As such, an A9X Holden Torana and Mount Panorama DLC would be fitting... ha!

Although, I would kill for an XY GTHO Falcon GT

[G Rom]

The man is alot on tour with the content guys and other stuff. He just recently visited Playground Games for some future FH coverage and is now preparing for LA. More from him soon.

Hopefully this is a world tour which includes the ascension of a mount to get a nice panorama, going back to an hell made of green, waiting at a bus-stop while drinking some red water, going back to a nice place to eat some rillettes, buying some French mustard, staying in the lovely English town that is Swanley among other things... If you know what I mean...

[Shaneus]

Because everyone knows Holden is better than Ford :) Holden has had more victories at Bathurst than anyone else. As such, an A9X Holden Torana and Mount Panorama DLC would be fitting... ha! Although, I would kill for an XY GTHO Falcon GT

Everyone would! IMO there are cars that are somewhat similar to the A9X already (well, not THAT similar, but maybe you know what I mean) but there really is nothing like this:


If T10 could get that shaker independent of the hood... oh man, would be epic.

Fastest four-door production car in the world, my friend. Not many Holdens can lay that claim.

[Mascot]

Peugeot 205 GTi

I've just this second returned from seeing a mate's new toy, a 1992 1.9 GTI which he just bought from the original lady owner, 42k miles, mint condition. He stole it off her for £1,500. I think they fetch around £5k on Pistonheads.

What a brilliant little car.

(He also owns a Caterham, the bastard)

[U n i o n 0015]

DLC announcement today, hopefully?

I do hope it's a nice mix of classics and latest MY cars. I want dat C63 BS!

[Shortt Sirket]

DLC announcement today, hopefully? I do hope it's a nice mix of classics and latest MY cars. I want dat C63 BS!

I can't wait to see what they have in store. I am usually pretty easy to please when it comes to these things, but I am hoping for some real stunners.

[BearChair]

Has there been any word on when the Viper pack is coming? The original announcement was summer.

[witness]

Alright T10, time to reveal that tuesday DLC already.........

[U n i o n 0015]

Does anyone use the Kinect head tracking feature? Any review to share?

I'm thinking about getting one, but I notice that I pretty much only move my eyes when driving, so if it requires large motions of the head I don't know if it'd be useful.

[Xanadu]

Does anyone use the Kinect head tracking feature? Any review to share? I'm thinking about getting one, but I notice that I pretty much only move my eyes when driving, so if it requires large motions of the head I don't know if it'd be useful.

its meh

[drugstore_cowboy]

Borrow one first if you can, the head tracking was sloppy on my setup.

It's possibly to fine tune it but I never got it working properly.

If you are using a monitor/small TV or are loaded, try a triple screen setup, now they are awesome.

[Shortt Sirket]

Does anyone use the Kinect head tracking feature? Any review to share? I'm thinking about getting one, but I notice that I pretty much only move my eyes when driving, so if it requires large motions of the head I don't know if it'd be useful.

I have a Kinect and have used the head tracking. As long as you take the time to actually set it up and tune the settings it works really well. I don't use it all the time, mainly because it is a little hard to get used to. In a car it is different because of how much you can see and with the tv it just feels a little "odd." It works brilliantly, it just takes me a while to really get used to it. The best thing about Kinect are the voice shortcuts. Being able to instantly get pretty much anywhere in the game with voice commands is really nice. No backing thru menus and all that, you can just straight to almost any part of the game.


And I am really surprised by T10 taking so long to announce this DLC. Usually they are giving away codes already and we don't even know the list yet. Just seems a little odd that they are playing this one so close to the chest.

Unless there was some weird embargo thing that was lifted June 1st? Maybe some exclusive deal on a car expired/started today? I dunno, just throwing out ideas.

[guest1321]

Does anyone use the Kinect head tracking feature? Any review to share? I'm thinking about getting one, but I notice that I pretty much only move my eyes when driving, so if it requires large motions of the head I don't know if it'd be useful.

I've tried it and it really was a huge let down. Definitely a cool feature, but not something for racing all the time. The turning of the head isn't so bad if you are 7-8 ft away from the TV and it actually works okay with looking where you need to. The problem with it all though is that it is really laggy. So you turn your head towards the apex and a half second later the view flies across and you are looking at the apex. Then you exit the turn and you are still looking off the side. So the technology is really neat, but it is not smooth enough to be practical for racing all time with it. I did mess around with the settings too and changed my position relative to the sensor to see if it would improve and my story from above is the best case scenario of adjusting these variables. I'd say hold off for FM5 and Kinnect 2. I'd say it is more gimmicky at this point than anything. If you try it out a friends house first I'm confident you will change your mind.

[U n i o n 0015]

Hmm, that lag would definitely annoy me. I thought it was like 1:1. Guess I'll have to try it first.

[Mascot]

I just suddenly realised what my most wanted feature for FM5 is: the ability to set the number of laps in single-player career races.

These silly 2-lap races in the Porsche events are REALLY starting to piss me off. Why can't I easily convert them to 10-lappers if I want to? I'd get a hell of a lot more out of the game this way.

It's, what, a couple of lines of code with absolutely NO downside that I can think of.

[LostVector]

Kind of a detailed questions but with the Boxster and Cayman on Laguna Seca, under hard braking into turn 2 after the fast run through turn 1, both of these cars violently oversteer unless I am pointed absolutely straight. Is anyone else seeing this? These cars can't possibly behave this way in real life.

[BrokenSymmetry]

I just suddenly realised what my most wanted feature for FM5 is: the ability to set the number of laps in single-player career races. These silly 2-lap races in the Porsche events are REALLY starting to piss me off. Why can't I easily convert them to 10-lappers if I want to? I'd get a hell of a lot more out of the game this way. It's, what, a couple of lines of code with absolutely NO downside that I can think of.

Agreed. It's the same silly restrictions as in the free play quick races, where you can't set the number of laps or the AI difficulty. Such small things that would increase my enjoyment immensely.

[drugstore_cowboy]

Might be there to stop players making easy money by hiring a CPU driver to do long races.

[U n i o n 0015]

Man when is the DLC cars list a comin...

[shinnn]

this pack is looking good

[Shaneus]

Might be there to stop players making easy money by hiring a CPU driver to do long races.

Ban the CPU. Don't care. Just let me drive longer races damnit!

[G Rom]

They just said the WIR (in which the DLC list will be revealed) has been pushed back a couple of hour and that it's out of their control. It really seems like there's a car needing some approval or a special treatment in the pack. Wonder what it is.

[Shortt Sirket]

They just said the WIR (in which the DLC list will be revealed) has been pushed back a couple of hour and that it's out of their control. It really seems like there's a car needing some approval or a special treatment in the pack. Wonder what it is.

That's been what I am wondering. Since this is the first of the month (and halfway into the year), I am curious if there was some kind of exclusivity deal going on.

Wonder if it's a Porsche/Ruf thing...

[witness]

Impatiently waiting for a ZL1 reveal....

[-Deadpool-]

Australia? It sucks ass. If you search for your GT in "Browse Photos" you can see your shots, but when I go to my storefront and "Photos", it just dies. Stupid crap.

Yeah, Australia. Haha.
Some nights a miracle happens and you can get in there and delete everything easily, but 90% of the time it just dies and boots me back to the main menu. Ridiculously frustrating.

Wish they'd give you the option to manage Photos on the website, as it loads perfectly.

[evil_as_skeletor]

Yeah, Australia. Haha. Some nights a miracle happens and you can get in there and delete everything easily, but 90% of the time it just dies and boots me back to the main menu. Ridiculously frustrating. Wish they'd give you the option to manage Photos on the website, as it loads perfectly.

Yeah, I'm in Adelaide, and it's happening to me the majority of the time.
Sucks, I wanna take more photos :-(

When will the DLC (A9X and Bathurst :-)) reveal be hitting?

[SarBear]

Yeah, I'm in Adelaide, and it's happening to me the majority of the time. Sucks, I wanna take more photos :-( When will the DLC (A9X and Bathurst :-)) reveal be hitting?

lol

[Jube3]

Hey Gaf, here is the trailer for the Meguiar's DLC car pack which comes out on Tuesday!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JggzNfbkPWQ

[CrudeDiatribe]

Right fucking on! Hope the C6.R has a working rearview cam this time around.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Hey Gaf, here is the trailer for the Meguiar's DLC car pack which comes out on Tuesday! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JggzNfbkPWQ

2011 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing ZR1 1959 BMW 507 1940 Ford De Luxe Coupe 2011 Aston Martin Cygnet 1958 MG MGA Twin-Cam 1997 Maserati Ghibli Cup 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series 1987 RUF CTR Yellowbird 1992 Toyota Celica GT-Four RC ST185 1963 Volkswagen Beetle

This pleases me greatly.

[CrudeDiatribe]

This pleases me greatly.

I'm excited by everything but the Aston Smart Car.

[Shortt Sirket]

Jesus!! I don't think there is a car I don't love in this thing!

Gonna take that Yellowbird around the Ring the INSTANT this thing drops! Gonna get multiple camera angles and all that shit!

Seriously, SO many incredible cars!

[Spaceman Spiff]

I'm excited by everything but the Aston Smart Car.

Same here. They've been absolutely killing it with FM4 car DLC, and this pack is right near the top, largely on the strength of the C6.R 'Vette. The ALMS GT field is now complete.

Tuesday is too far away. Whose ass do I have to kiss to get an early code?

[Xanadu]

Hey Gaf, here is the trailer for the Meguiar's DLC car pack which comes out on Tuesday! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JggzNfbkPWQ

haha every comment is track pack please

[SarBear]

Week in Review 6-1-2012

In case you need reminding, be sure you are here on FM.net on Monday and all next week as we unveil Forza Horizon to the world! You can also join us on our official Facebook page and our official Twitter feed to follow all the action. And, of course, you can join in on the Forza Horizon discussion by heading over to our official Forza Horizon forum and let your voice be heard! Next week promises to be a momentous one for Forza fans, so rest up this weekend and prepare for the flood of E3 awesomeness!

I'm reading this as two completely separate events, correct? Meaning there's possibly news about Forza Horizon AS WELL as additional news regarding Forza 4?!

[Spaceman Spiff]

I'm reading this as two completely separate events, correct? Meaning there's possibly news about Forza Horizon AS WELL as additional news regarding Forza 4?!

Eh, it could be read either way.

Forza Horizon is my most (anxiously?) anticipated game of the show, but some additional track love for FM4 would be nice.

[SarBear]

Eh, it could be read either way. Forza Horizon is my most (anxiously?) anticipated game of the show, but some additional track love for FM4 would be nice.

I'm just the opposite; I couldn't care less about this Horizon stuff and I doubt even a megaton blowout would bring me any closer interest.

[evil_as_skeletor]

Hey Gaf, here is the trailer for the Meguiar's DLC car pack which comes out on Tuesday! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JggzNfbkPWQ

The Black, the Celica, the Beetle - just came.

[Shortt Sirket]

Week in Review 6-1-2012 I'm reading this as two completely separate events, correct? Meaning there's possibly news about Forza Horizon AS WELL as additional news regarding Forza 4?!

Eh, I read it as news about FH and you can also join them to talk about all of it. I dunno, I would love to see some major F4 news at E3 but I am trying to not get my hopes up.

[Spaceman Spiff]

I'm just the opposite; I couldn't care less about this Horizon stuff and I doubt even a megaton blowout would bring me any closer interest.

Don't get me wrong, I'm skeptical, but intrigued.

Mostly because I'd like an expansive, open-world driving game that isn't pure, unadulterated shit.

[shinnn]

oh shit!

[witness]

Awesome car pack, can't wait to get this. That Aston is a fucking waste of space though. I'm excited to see what we can do with the '40 Fords body upgrades, and the livery champions will come up with some amazing stuff.

[Shortt Sirket]

I hope they give us some fun "hot rod" options with that 40 Ford. I also can't wait to see what body mods they let us do on the Beetle, Celica, Maser and MG.

Just a quick question, any suggestions for what I should call my "50 Days of Green Hell" now that the original 50 days are over? I want to keep it pretty close, but I feel like "Days of (Green) Hell" is too generic. Just looking for some suggestions since I want to start it back up as soon as this DLC hits. The Yellowbird will definitely be the first video back.