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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 2, 2019 22:10:40 GMT
How about this Wednesday? Peter can't make the Mario Kart event so I figured we should hold off a week. We could also do bathurst practice instead.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Dec 3, 2019 1:17:52 GMT
I could use bathurst practice
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 4, 2019 14:01:48 GMT
I could use bathurst practice Not sure when you're usually on, but I should be on mid afternoon CST today. The woman has a girls night tonight, so I may be able to be on later if the North American people want to do a lobby.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Dec 4, 2019 14:38:43 GMT
I could use bathurst practice Not sure when you're usually on, but I should be on mid afternoon CST today. The woman has a girls night tonight, so I may be able to be on later if the North American people want to do a lobby. Does nobody work anymore?? I believe Tyler is going to run a Bathurst practice session tonight at the time of our normal Wednesday series at 5pm EST. Definitely be on then, just need some long run practice and will be nice to do it with other non-AI on track.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 4, 2019 14:48:10 GMT
Ha I work odd hours, but should be on around 5.
We had a good lobby with 10 people on Monday with some good racing. Just did a private one yesterday for some regulars to sort out some tunes/lines.
100/100 AI has been pretty fun in single player. The AI in this game is generally pretty good and I like how you can set different parameters with them for aggression etc. Assetto does a good job, too. But yeah, always better to race with clean racers.
F1 is an abomination, I got brake checked going into DRS by AI in the weekly. That took really special coding.lol
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 5, 2019 4:34:56 GMT
Ha It happens. Is your mic easy to shut on and off? I think push to talk can be mapped, but not positive. But yeah, it is 50 50 in whether you find good people or dbags in open lobbies. PCars, Assetto and Dirt 2.0 are typically great. Forza and F1 are not, too many e-thugs I'm using noise cancelling earbuds that have a built in mic (like the ones that come with new phones) but no mute on them. Push to talk can't be mapped unfortunately as there's no option for it. E-thugs is a new one lol. I think of it as Exploitation Sports because the 'fastest' leaderboard drivers generally use exploits to achieve lap times not possible in the real world.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 5, 2019 14:56:53 GMT
Ha True. Some of them certainly do, some of then just have antennas popping out of their heads because they're aliens.lol I have some wireless Turtlebeach Stealths that are really good that I don't use anymore. Have no problem sending them to you, they'll make a world of difference. A good headset goes a long way. Short of Sennheiser etc they and Astros were top of the line a few years back. You can adjust all kinds of settings as well as how loud the lobby or game is individually, plus the feedback of your own voice..you can adjust all of them on the fly. Very very useful not having to go to the dashboard etc. Not everyone is comfortable with used headsets, though. If you've been good, you could start asking Santa for a headset for xmas. One advantage to Xbox is you dont need an AVR to run a good headset and it has free software for "surround." Comfort is the biggest thing. But a clean mic is also big for multiplayer.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Dec 5, 2019 15:09:28 GMT
I have the Astro A40's which are amazing. They are wired but that's not a problem as they are only for my xbox and pc racing so my whole setup is pretty compact. Because they are wired and run off the digital optical output on the xbox they are true surround sound. Pricey but well worth it.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 5, 2019 15:17:30 GMT
I have the Astro A40's which are amazing. They are wired but that's not a problem as they are only for my xbox and pc racing so my whole setup is pretty compact. Because they are wired and run off the digital optical output on the xbox they are true surround sound. Pricey but well worth it. Those are a great set. The TB I got because they were wireless. In retrospect, I also preferred wired on everything including controllers. Wireless just creates more issues than needed, but they are convenient. Now I plug in GSP 600s right to the controller and use Atmos. That was 10 or 15 bucks, but works pretty well.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 6, 2019 1:20:54 GMT
I need a set that you can wear gloves and a helmet with. I use everyday work gloves and a motorcycle helmet. I don't own a motorcycle lol. I also record every race on my phone which I attach to a stand on my helmet so I can get pov footage and critique myself afterwards.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 6, 2019 4:37:25 GMT
I need a set that you can wear gloves and a helmet with. I use everyday work gloves and a motorcycle helmet. I don't own a motorcycle lol. I also record every race on my phone which I attach to a stand on my helmet so I can get pov footage and critique myself afterwards. Lol Why not just stream/DVR it? Resolution will be infinitely better. I do have a Go Pro on one of my motorcycle helmets, but haven't tried it in such a fashion.ha If it is a long race, I wear just some cheapy golf gloves. Or if I'm using the F1 rim that is impossible to keep clean.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 6, 2019 14:50:24 GMT
I need a set that you can wear gloves and a helmet with. I use everyday work gloves and a motorcycle helmet. I don't own a motorcycle lol. I also record every race on my phone which I attach to a stand on my helmet so I can get pov footage and critique myself afterwards. Do you have any vids uploaded like this? I'd be curious how it looks as I actually just had to do footage exactly like this for Fanatec customer service. Now that I think about it, this could be really useful. I dont want to have to go full blown like Jimmy Broadbent, but your solution makes a lot of sense. The woman may shyt herself if she sees me sitting there in a helmet, but it's fine since I wouldn't be able to hear her.lol
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 6, 2019 23:34:07 GMT
Here are a few onboards from our last F1 and Indycar season which can be found on my Twitter:
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 7, 2019 0:22:05 GMT
I also wear the helmet for safety 😜
I'm really considering starting streaming on mixer but the only way to save the streams forever is to upload them to YouTube or buy a lot of storage. I don't feel comfortable uploading to YouTube anymore especially because they recently want to get rid of all content that doesn't make them money, so 99% of their videos SMH
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 7, 2019 2:23:54 GMT
Dude, you've got a great setup. FOV is perfect! Setup properly, sims create really good immersion.
Hopefully, I'll have a dedicated room again soon. Now I just sit 15' or something stupid back and at an angle to the tv. Not ideal, at all. On race days, I'll move everything up together, but my wheel stand etc is still too short so my wheel is way too low compared to where it should be.
Yeah, streaming has its pros and cons for sure.
I would like to be able to have a pedal cam, at least.
My helmet cam is used on my bike, but it's been a while. It's impossible to get good vid on a bike if the cam is in the frame, just too rough. Since it's on the helmet, it gives a perfect FOV.
You may have to put 2 more screens on your Santa list.lol The immersion there would be incredible
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 7, 2019 14:21:46 GMT
I also wear the helmet for safety 😜 I'm really considering starting streaming on mixer but the only way to save the streams forever is to upload them to YouTube or buy a lot of storage. I don't feel comfortable uploading to YouTube anymore especially because they recently want to get rid of all content that doesn't make them money, so 99% of their videos SMH There's still content on my YouTube from when I first started using it. Nothing has ever been deleted. What makes you think they will remove non profit making content? If YouTube for you guys stateside is causing issues then use Twitch as you can embed direct from there and they retain your content unlike Mixer which deletes it after 14 days (hence why I upload to YouTube when using that). I've only recently started Twitching again and have to say it's impressed me so far 👍
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 7, 2019 15:37:46 GMT
YouTube, for various reasons, has been hinting at shutting down/capping channels channels that are not viable. Mostly political, but if there is something you love on there, make sure you have it saved somewhere else.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 7, 2019 19:26:23 GMT
Same for me that YouTube hasn't deleted anything of mine, yet. I just can't trust that it will save my stuff forever even though I really would like to keep uploading. The new policy starts on the 10th so i'm kind of biding my time with that.
Thanks Sean i've spent many hours on my sim rig trying to make it as immersive as possible, making small adjustments here and there and eventually upgrading to an actual seat which is the Next level racing F-GT which I highly recommend. The only thing missing to make it better is a triple screen setup or VR which Project Cars 2 and Xbox doesn't support.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 9, 2019 13:32:44 GMT
I will have to check out that seat when I go to a permanent rig. My stand is sturdy, but I dont have a good seat and even when I move it up to the TV, everything is way off because the TV is much higher than where I sit.
Very rarely do I seen someone post about not being happy with 3 screens, but same goes for VR. VR innately doesnt have equal resolution as screens and it could get pretty uncomfortable over long sessions, but some people swear by it.
You can tell immediately that you have everything dialed in perfectly. It makes all the difference!
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 11, 2019 0:02:35 GMT
I won't be available for testing tomorrow so if you guys end up doing any let me know how it goes🙂
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