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Post by Laird Cake on Sept 6, 2021 7:04:12 GMT
I did some practise last night at Silverstone in single player mode. It's good to get a feel for this game again!
For reference I was in the 2.03.5ish for most of the good laps I got in. There is more to find in setup though.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 6, 2021 19:35:08 GMT
What conditions did you use Rich? Be good if we all stick to similar so we can compare times, etc.
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Post by psykotikdrummer on Sept 6, 2021 20:00:37 GMT
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 6, 2021 20:22:09 GMT
I had a very brief few laps just now at Silverstone, Best of four laps was only a 2:05.5 but as it Usually takes me 30 minutes to an hour to readjust to the framerates in this game I’m hoping that will come down a fair bit.
Apparently 2:00 to 2:01 is a decent race pace with 57’s / 58’s in quali!! So a lot of time to find to get close to that.
Edit: Had another few laps before shutting down for the night but only shaved a few more tenths off. I’ll hopefully get another run today but finishing it very difficult to push this car without losing it it the fast corners like Copse and the Maggotts / Beckett complex.
Also, has anyone managed to edit the car for the number 62 and with the team name on it? I did it half a dozen times but it never would stick and always reverted to the default livery.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 7, 2021 10:00:24 GMT
Ok well there’s a problem for me with this series now.. got on for a quick run this morning and noticed that under my secondary profile that I had to create for this game that I do not have access to the dlc tracks 😑 They only appear unlocked for me with my primary profile. I’m sure they were available to me last time I played this game!!
That being the case I’ll not be able to take part in the dlc races.
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Post by Laird Cake on Sept 7, 2021 10:42:17 GMT
Some of the laps I was doing start around 4/5 minutes in. Crank the TC and ABS down and see how it goes. I could go faster with less fuel etc but I'm still getting back into it.
Also I'd say 1.58s are probably outwith this car, certainly beyond me in this car!
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Post by psykotikdrummer on Sept 7, 2021 14:30:04 GMT
Also, has anyone managed to edit the car for the number 62 and with the team name on it? I did it half a dozen times but it never would stick and always reverted to the default livery. All I see are the default templates for customizing the livery for the car. I set the number and Team name but the number is the only thing that changes. Recently the number plates are missing from the doors after I set everything and save it. I really enjoy driving this game but it's batty...
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 7, 2021 19:32:06 GMT
It’s a very frustrating game and the interface is so pc with no real thought given to the console version. It’s a pretty poor hack job in that respect with unintuitive-ness being really to the fore.
I tried altering the livery again this morning but no matter what I did nothing stuck and I ended up having to stay with the default livery so how the hell we are supposed to have anything custom for those races is beyond me.
In addition I had to unbind all my button assignments because they were all messed up again and I’m struggling to get them back into some sort of useful order.
I shouldn’t be surprised but I’m really pissed that the problem that caused me to have to create a second profile has still not been fixed after all this time and despite numerous bug reports. Potential to be a great game but hampered by a piss poorly implemented interface and bugs that they never bother to try to fix.
It’s a game that I can love, hate and live again within the space of ten minutes lol
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Post by psykotikdrummer on Sept 7, 2021 19:45:36 GMT
It’s a very frustrating game and the interface is so pc with no real thought given to the console version. It’s a pretty poor hack job in that respect with unintuitive-ness being really to the fore. I tried altering the livery again this morning but no matter what I did nothing stuck and I ended up having to stay with the default livery so how the hell we are supposed to have anything custom for those races is beyond me. In addition I had to unbind all my button assignments because they were all messed up again and I’m struggling to get them back into some sort of useful order. I shouldn’t be surprised but I’m really pissed that the problem that caused me to have to create a second profile has still not been fixed after all this time and despite numerous bug reports. Potential to be a great game but hampered by a piss poorly implemented interface and bugs that they never bother to try to fix. It’s a game that I can love, hate and live again within the space of ten minutes lol Yep...Batty!!!!
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 7, 2021 21:53:32 GMT
Conversely I just got for another go and had a 20 minute race at Silverstone. This time I was able to make the changes to the livery and I opted this time to go for the helmet cam view with the look to apex. This I found much more immersive and the framerates seemed much improved, maybe that was a bit of kidology though with the greater movement from that view disguising the poor framerates. It really did feel so much better though and I also find that I could judge the tighter corners better but I also noticed that I could identify and catch a slide and prevent a spin in this view which I find almost impossible from the more traditional cockpit view. In the latter it feels more like Forza where I’ve always found that once the backend starts to go it’s an inevitable spin.
Bottom line is it’s feeling much better now and hopefully I can get some decent practice in now.
One thing though… there’s always something with this game of course!! In this second profile I’ve noticed today that the game screen is slightly too big for my tv screen so part of the top and bottom is off screen. I cannot see the race timing area in a session and the bottom menus are partially hidden when between sessions. I’ve searched everywhere and there doesn’t appear to be any way to adjust the screen size but I know when the game is installed it gives that option. Anyone got any ideas where I can find an option to adjust that?
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Post by psykotikdrummer on Sept 8, 2021 0:54:19 GMT
The only time I have had to make that adjustment it was through the TV. There might be a setting where you switch it from Regular TV to a PC monitor. You can also go through your Xbox Settings: Calibrate TV. You will see a graphic showing the max and min size for your monitor.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 8, 2021 12:39:27 GMT
It’s weird though because it’s perfectly fine for everything else, just this game that it needs adjusting for. I know it had an option for that initially so no idea why it’s not available now.. but then again why am I surprised lol
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 8, 2021 13:07:47 GMT
In an effort to try to keep things as organised as possible let's try to keep all things related to our practice for this series in this thread. I have moved the posts related to practices we've held from the original thread already. Cheers.
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Post by csbryan on Sept 20, 2021 21:30:40 GMT
For the moment firstly I´m open to have some practices with you guys to see where my pace is at this game. Artie I think opened a team with his brother however he sometimes is intermitent on his commitment oven though he confirms a spot. I would be more confortable racing with you guys as the guarantees are more certain and we can have a proper go at it. If there is no space anymore for a full time driver then fair enough, but I want to give it a shot sometime
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Post by Laird Cake on Sept 21, 2021 9:47:58 GMT
Shall we aim for a session on Sunday night maybe? Would that work for people?
Not sure how the servers etc would work but I'm sure we'll figure something out.
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Post by Laird Cake on Sept 21, 2021 9:48:47 GMT
For the moment firstly I´m open to have some practices with you guys to see where my pace is at this game. Artie I think opened a team with his brother however he sometimes is intermitent on his commitment oven though he confirms a spot. I would be more confortable racing with you guys as the guarantees are more certain and we can have a proper go at it. If there is no space anymore for a full time driver then fair enough, but I want to give it a shot sometime Would be great to have you on board, Sir.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 21, 2021 10:26:00 GMT
For the moment firstly I´m open to have some practices with you guys to see where my pace is at this game. Artie I think opened a team with his brother however he sometimes is intermitent on his commitment oven though he confirms a spot. I would be more confortable racing with you guys as the guarantees are more certain and we can have a proper go at it. If there is no space anymore for a full time driver then fair enough, but I want to give it a shot sometime Sounds good to me Bryan. I will put you down for the team as there are bound to be races where one or other of us are not available anyway.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Sept 21, 2021 10:30:33 GMT
I've moved the practice race stuff to this thread to keep it all together.
Sundays are out for me unfortunately as that night is completely swallowed up by NFL for me but i'm fine with you all getting together for it regardless. JUst report how it all goes here.
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Post by psykotikdrummer on Sept 21, 2021 12:56:38 GMT
I should be able to work something out for Sunday. It won't be the first time I recorded the game to watch later. Go COLTS!!!!
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Post by csbryan on Sept 21, 2021 14:34:14 GMT
How does Saturday work for you guys?
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