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Project CARS (crowdsourcing) racing sim by Slightly Mad Studios (fully funded 3.75M)
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Scaramanger
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Same. My favourites in game are definitely the formula rookie, c and b. Not so much the A but thats mainly because I prefer the tracks less suited to flat out formula 1.
Yeah... I don't mind road cars but I don't like super cars. Like the Pagani stuff and other similar Super Cars. They look amazing on a poster in a kid's bedroom but they drive like shit.
I'm a huge Open Wheel fan but I gotta say... The Formula A in pCARS (the F1 equivalent) is a bitch to drive lol. Even with assists on I have a tough time keeping it on the track.
The smaller open wheel classes are fucking amazing tho. I think the most fun I've had with the game so far has bee the Formula Rookie championship. Small "Formula Ford" type of cars that I play with my sequential shifter. Pure joy to drive
Yep... I keep repeating it but for me a racing sim should always be Tracks over Cars. As long as you have a good enough diversity in the car list then I'm good. The tracks on the other hand, if you only have a small numbers you are fucked and the game will get boring really fast.
Nothing wrong with the Forza/GT pokemon style of play but it's a completely different thing.
Yeah, I was going to use them but went with Amazon to get the three preorder bonus cars for the extra fiver. Yeah, I know - mad.
The more the better, but this game is really focused on the career of being a race car driver...it makes sense that the vast majority of cars would be actual race cars...
I want to know this as well (latest PC retail version from Namco were DVD to install+steam key in the box to activate it on steam so I hope this is the same)
Aren't they coming as DLC?
Ah maybe... I guess that would make sense considering some of the tracks that are coming in dlc...hmmm.
Scaramanger
Member
I find it takes super concentration, if I can stay focused I can get in a good rhythm and all's well, if mind wanders even for a millisecond its game over!
Kazdane
Gold Member
Actually in pCars the Paganis are quite fun to drive (especially the Zonda R), for me, of course. And I'm the kind of person that hates how the physics are in most racing games because they seem to go after the "cars driving on ice" approach rather than what you see in real races.
You don't see drivers struggling to keep the car in a straight line at all, you seem them make mistakes and lose it, but not struggle constantly, and pCars has been so far the only game where I've felt the physics seemed to be closer to what you see in a racetrack.
Try GSCE or AC for open wheelers. GSCE probably has the best open wheelers in a sim but unfortunately it looks like arse.
It's track selection is some what eclectic as well.
Scaramanger
Member
As the games is coming soon I've started noting down some tips I might have for newcomers based on my experiences (stuff that might not be obvious). Here's the first few, will add more as I think of them!
Controller players
- There are three default settings, these are accessed through the controller mode option which is unfortunately right at the bottom of the options list! I find setting 2 the best but your mileage may vary.
- Also I'd advise starting with the assists (STM, ABS, TC) on (or at least set to real so cars that have them in life have them in game) until you get comfortable, there is a learning curve.
Wheel and controller players
- make sure you check out the control assignments. Find out what buttons are wipers/lights etc because you'll probably need them!
Accessing car livery selection - The initial car select screen doesn't give you access to liveries, you'll need to hit Y to go into your garage from where you can select cars and liveries.
AI
- First corners can be mad, try and let the race settle before making any crazy manoeuvres!
- If you think you've been wronged by the AI check the replay, 9 times out of 10 I find it actually was me in the wrong!
- You will need to defend or they will slip up the inside so be aware.
- If you set crazy races don't expect the AI to hold up. Formula A at Cadwell is never going to end well!
Controller players
- There are three default settings, these are accessed through the controller mode option which is unfortunately right at the bottom of the options list! I find setting 2 the best but your mileage may vary.
- Also I'd advise starting with the assists (STM, ABS, TC) on (or at least set to real so cars that have them in life have them in game) until you get comfortable, there is a learning curve.
Wheel and controller players
- make sure you check out the control assignments. Find out what buttons are wipers/lights etc because you'll probably need them!
Accessing car livery selection - The initial car select screen doesn't give you access to liveries, you'll need to hit Y to go into your garage from where you can select cars and liveries.
AI
- First corners can be mad, try and let the race settle before making any crazy manoeuvres!
- If you think you've been wronged by the AI check the replay, 9 times out of 10 I find it actually was me in the wrong!
- You will need to defend or they will slip up the inside so be aware.
- If you set crazy races don't expect the AI to hold up. Formula A at Cadwell is never going to end well!
I'm having flashbacks from the career when the first Formula A championship race was on Bathurst haha
Scaramanger
Member
Yeah that was fun!
Nice, worth the price of admission right here for me.
How do you set it to CRAZY? Is that an actual setting name?
Just a custom game where users can get creative. Oulton + night + Formula A [no headlights] = craziness
Scaramanger
Member
Lol no sorry what I meant was expecting a formula one grid to negotiate a tight circuity not suited to that type of car will end badly.
I can confirm 100% (I don't think I'm NDA'd for this!) that there is no setting called crazy!
I can confirm 100% (I don't think I'm NDA'd for this!) that there is no setting called crazy!
Pre-order cancelled
I love Assetto Corsa but the ai is still dumb as shit. I hate how the ai runs you off the road from behind (which can clearly be seen in your video as well). This needs to be fixed asap as it happens way too often to me too.
Interesting read for the Xbox One version of the game here regarding the Digital Foundry analysis.
http://gamingbolt.com/project-cars-...cpu-to-offload-tasks-game-utilizing-amds-eqaa
Talks about use of the 7th CPU core and improved performance.
http://gamingbolt.com/project-cars-...cpu-to-offload-tasks-game-utilizing-amds-eqaa
Talks about use of the 7th CPU core and improved performance.
Thanks. can controller users set it up for dual stick driving? (accelerator on rt stick)
Yup
So huh... The official pCARS twitter account tweeted earlier "We're in a meeting, please retweet this".
Found out later on the WMD forums that it was because they were in a meeting with some secret partners and they wanted to show them the power of social media/community.
Ok... whatever... Could be anything.
The thing is... Andy Tudor tweeted 20min later showing his brand new Logitech Gaming keyboard he just got..
Found out later on the WMD forums that it was because they were in a meeting with some secret partners and they wanted to show them the power of social media/community.
Ok... whatever... Could be anything.
The thing is... Andy Tudor tweeted 20min later showing his brand new Logitech Gaming keyboard he just got..
Scaramanger
Member
Check again, nothing to do with Logitech unfortunately.
Scaramanger
Member
Or as a sequential shifter which is what I do
Where's that? I'm not seeing anything specific after the guy talking about that in the Press Article thread.
Scaramanger
Member
Check Dev posts, the last couple from Andy.
The Ferrari And Porsche team thing? I think that was a joke lol (also, not same Andy)
Scaramanger
Member
Ha good spot! I stand corrected!
I'd say if the game/car is well made, you can almost spend the rest of your lifetime mastering that single car. I spent half a year learning Chevrolet Corvette C6.R in iRacing and in the end I was average at best. Having played all the recent games with hundreds of cars (recent = pretty much all X360/PS3/PS4Xbone racing games), I much prefer the option of fewer but better made.
Scaramanger
Member
7th May (EU), 8th (UK) and 12th (US)
May 7th (EU), May 8th (UK), May 12th (US)
You later corrected yourself, so... Logitech confirmed?
Hah no... It's probably just a funny coincidence.
KimonoNoNo
Member
Anybody here know whether pCARS for PC support the XB1's impulse triggers?
Scaramanger
Member
All thats confirmed is that I don't know what I'm talking about!
Scaramanger
Member
Its doesn't but as far as I know I don't think it could if it wanted to as support isn't in the PC drivers?
KimonoNoNo
Member
Bummer.
Maybe when Win10 get's released we'll get new native drivers that better support for these things.
righteous
Had some laps at Bathurst, they messed up the dipper a bit, throws me off after many laps in iRacing/Forza.
Looks really good but.
https://youtu.be/KLldrYFZHP0
Project CARS is a good name too, I am glad they didn't use any of the suggestions in this thread so far... lol
Looks really good but.
https://youtu.be/KLldrYFZHP0
Project CARS is a good name too, I am glad they didn't use any of the suggestions in this thread so far... lol
psn
Member
You dont have to buy them, most of them are standard anyway and can only be bought used.
Still more quality in the gt6 car list if you ask me. All premium here: http://www.kudosprime.com/gt6/carlist.php?quality=P
So I've started to set up a signup/survey for a Neogaf ProjectCARS Championship.
I only care about PC but I'll add a platform of choice option so we can see if there's enough interest in a Console League.
I think the main points for the survey are:
- Finding a time of the week that is suitable for most people. Our F1 league had races on Sat 4pm GMT. That suited us best as most of participants were from europe and it was still a decent time for America (Australia not so much). I guess we'll have to first see where the participants are from and then decide on a time that fits the majority.
- Finding a good league format
My suggestion would be that everyone can chose a car / track combination that will become part of the championship calendar. If we have a large field of drivers, we can have a vote and use the top 10 or 15.
Any other points that should go into the survey?
I only care about PC but I'll add a platform of choice option so we can see if there's enough interest in a Console League.
I think the main points for the survey are:
- Finding a time of the week that is suitable for most people. Our F1 league had races on Sat 4pm GMT. That suited us best as most of participants were from europe and it was still a decent time for America (Australia not so much). I guess we'll have to first see where the participants are from and then decide on a time that fits the majority.
- Finding a good league format
My suggestion would be that everyone can chose a car / track combination that will become part of the championship calendar. If we have a large field of drivers, we can have a vote and use the top 10 or 15.
Any other points that should go into the survey?
-Amon-
Member
Nice premise.
Pizza Luigi
Member
I really want to try out if this game works on my laptop. Assetto works fine (while looking very ugly of course, with all the graphics settings on low), but I'm not sure if this one will as well. It is a looker of course.
I'll criticize GT5's car list, but not GT6. 6 finally added a lot more variety and kicked up the European cars quite a bit.
But I also agree with others that in a proper sim, you don't need a ton of cars. 1 well done car combined with a great physics model gives you a ton of value. Assetto Corsa has more cars than I will ever have the chance of truly diving into properly and most would say its car list is quite small/limited. I like games with big car lists like GT/Forza quite a bit, but there is something to be said about quality over quantity when it comes to a real sim.
Anyways, looking forward to a Project Cars championship if we can get one going. I'm certainly down. Wouldn't mind a couple weeks to get accustomed to the game(not a backer) first, though. I can do without if necessary, but it'd be nice, not just to learn a car necessarily, but to get a grip on dialling in settings like FFB and FoV and HUD and understanding pit systems and all that fuzz.
I think controls and assists should be addressed. Do we allow pad players (I for example don't have a working wheel at the moment) and do we allows certain assists for players as well as not locking the camera to cockpit?
+1 interest for a console league for me please!