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DRIVECLUB |OT2| You Can't Rush Evolution

nib95

Banned
What do you mean by that?

joke

Whoops!

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TEH-CJ

Banned
Managed to pull a 1:07.069 in not too many tries. Reckon I have probably a 1:05 to 1:06 in me, but I think I'll settle for the time I currently have. I don't think I'll be able to top your time without a wheel or using without using manual (I'm using DS4/Auto). Using manual on a DS4 is especially tricky with the McLaren P1, as you also need to spare buttons for KERS and DRS.

On a side note, there's one chicane just before the bridge that I can't seem to nail as well as you. I always seem to get a corner penalty if I cut it in the same sort of way. I must be off the threshold for penalty by a few inches or something lol.



Damn, nice one dude.

Excellent effort man!
 

nib95

Banned
1:05.937. I think there's a 1:04.00 in there. I may have another blast later 8)

Hat damn. Getting close!

I would love Evo to have sector times recorded so we can compare to see where someone is gaining or losing.

Agreed. GT does this, where you can watch back the replays of the top times in the world, and see not only how they drove, but their sector times etc too.
 

Denur

Member
Has anyone done a write-up, or a video, on how a newbie could best improve? In DC or in racing games in general. I have been out of touch with the genre since forever.

I feel like I am progressing slowly, but I'm not sure I am learning the right things, or that I'm not missing anything. I have been doing the challenges sent to me or the club (thanks for those!) but at times it seems like I just can't keep up with the ghost, not even from the start.

Also I am at work thinking about racing.
I posted this link earlier: http://formula1-dictionary.net/corners.html
You could skip the first part, as it is very technical, but it will help you to also understand why certain things work the way they do. At the bottom of the page are links to other subjects. Happy reading. ;)
 
I posted this link earlier: http://formula1-dictionary.net/corners.html
You could skip the first part, as it is very technical, but it will help you to also understand why certain things work the way they do. At the bottom of the page are links to other subjects. Happy reading. ;)

The first things that popped into my eyes were the mathematical equations so yeah...

I'll take a look, thanks!

edit: Looks like that goes in pretty deep, actually. Usefull stuff I am sure even though I was looking more for "race cars for dummies" -type a deal :)

edit: This is usefull!
 

Rushy

Member
Here are gifs of the gamma differences since in screens it's kind of difficult to tell.

Hood vs. dashcam
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Japan cockpit vs India cockpit
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Thanks for the heads up on the problem guys, we've been able to fix it with your help, so it should make the next game update :)
 

MMaRsu

Banned
Still cant playy online with my mate Goathief. Everytime we try a multiplayer race, he gets kicked out of the session. Wtf?
 
I'm surprised it took you this long to get on board, to be honest. Too much simming?

Like too much pinball, there's no such thing! No, I sat out because of the launch issues. I vowed to return when things got cleaned up, and I cleared out some of my Fall titles. Not an easy task when one of those is Dragon Age!

I've only played through Rookie Cup (if that's what it's called) so far, and I've been dipping my toes into the DLC events I qualify for such as the incredible Elements Tour.

Fun handling + high importance on course memorization + (and this one surprised me) fun in-race challenges that don't overbear. That is the winning recipe for a great arcade racing game. While I don't think PGR and DC play anything like each other, they follow the same recipe, and that's where I feel the similarity comes from.

Anyway, great game so far. Can't wait for the difficulty to ramp up, which if I had a complaint that would be it.
 

GoaThief

Member
Multiplayer seems to be still broken, I can join a lobby and see who's in (connecting) then a communication error pops and I get disconnected.

NAT type 2 (think PS4 is even in the DMZ!), no problems with other multiplayer games. I've waited until today to reinstall after the issues with Driveclub were allegedly fixed but it seems that is not the case. I did download my old save from PSN as I had over 200 stars, but surely that will not be the cause and if it is losing all that would be enough for me to not bother again.

Rushy, I see you're reading and posting in this thread; it's pretty unacceptable in my eyes and would love to know when these problems will be fixed as it's souring what would be a very good racer. Without doubt the best on PS4 even. Any assistance and/or feedback would be most appreciated.
 

Denur

Member
The first things that popped into my eyes were the mathematical equations so yeah...

I'll take a look, thanks!

edit: Looks like that goes in pretty deep, actually. Usefull stuff I am sure even though I was looking more for "race cars for dummies" -type a deal :)

edit: This is usefull!
Which part do you find particularly useful?
 

GoaThief

Member
Got into a multiplayer race after four game reboots which included not being able to connect to challenges either (it did before) and on the eleventh attempt of a multiplayer time trial was had.

Great, but who's idea was it for dynamic weather? Was leading until the final lap when the guy luckily had a run with a dry track to leave me second. That's not good design for a short session at all.
 
This may or may not be a daft question but is there a list anywhere of which tracks are in each event in the tour, I find it a bit hard to read on the screen when i load up the event to work out which track it is?
 

lordxar

Member
This may or may not be a daft question but is there a list anywhere of which tracks are in each event in the tour, I find it a bit hard to read on the screen when i load up the event to work out which track it is?

I match symbols though that isn't always easy if you don't recognize the country.
 

Greg

Member
We are talking literally 5 car lengths difference, 6 including Gregs time. Nuts, just nuts.
you can do it!

I'll give it some more attempts later after work - interested to see what the Venom can do too on the track since it's more familiar to me
 
Multiplayer seems to be still broken, I can join a lobby and see who's in (connecting) then a communication error pops and I get disconnected.

NAT type 2 (think PS4 is even in the DMZ!), no problems with other multiplayer games. I've waited until today to reinstall after the issues with Driveclub were allegedly fixed but it seems that is not the case. I did download my old save from PSN as I had over 200 stars, but surely that will not be the cause and if it is losing all that would be enough for me to not bother again.

Rushy, I see you're reading and posting in this thread; it's pretty unacceptable in my eyes and would love to know when these problems will be fixed as it's souring what would be a very good racer. Without doubt the best on PS4 even. Any assistance and/or feedback would be most appreciated.

What router are you using? There was someone else in the thread who was having the same issues using BT infinity - he tried the steps you talk about (NAT Type, DMZ) and went through several tries before getting BY to change his router which cured the problem (his was a version 3 iirc).
 
Thanks for the heads up on the problem guys, we've been able to fix it with your help, so it should make the next game update :)

Awesome. Thanks for bringing this to Evo's attention, GAF. And thanks to you guys at Evo for being so attentive and dedicated!

I've just finished up Wolfenstein, now to move onto the 'Elements' DLC for DC. :D
 

le-seb

Member
Multiplayer seems to be still broken, I can join a lobby and see who's in (connecting) then a communication error pops and I get disconnected.
There was a bug where MP would fail whenever you're broadcasting your game from the PS4.
Didn't see it addressed in the release notes, so...
 
Multiplayer seems to be still broken, I can join a lobby and see who's in (connecting) then a communication error pops and I get disconnected.


I had my first disconnect last night in a long time unfortunately. It was like it used to be too, after the third race the lobby froze. I'm not sure if something changed or it was just bad timing or what. I'll have to try it more later on and see I guess. I noticed a couple of other things as well, like face-offs and challenges loading slower than usual and missing ghosts in some challenges.

The new tracks are slick though. I need to practice them a bit to get familiar with them as right now my times on them are shite.
 

viveks86

Member
I match symbols though that isn't always easy if you don't recognize the country.

Yeah that's what i've been doing, sometimes I can't always see the reverse symbol, mostly because my sofa is quite far away from my TV, it would be nice if you could click into that section and it would enlarge it a bit or give you an option to time trial those tracks.
 

SerTapTap

Member
Anyone else notice that certain cars aren't tracking mileage?, Maserati is one that isn't for me

I think if you first use a car within a session it won't be reflected right away. My club status did that too, but after closing the game and reopening it was all up to date
 

MMaRsu

Banned
Got into a multiplayer race after four game reboots which included not being able to connect to challenges either (it did before) and on the eleventh attempt of a multiplayer time trial was had.

Great, but who's idea was it for dynamic weather? Was leading until the final lap when the guy luckily had a run with a dry track to leave me second. That's not good design for a short session at all.

When selecting an event it will tell you if weather is on or off. Weird that you are having these MP issues still. When Im alone in my session I usually have no issues connecting to multiplayer matches.

But when we were together in a session it wasnt working at all. Not sure whats causing the problem. i would love for the online to be truly fixed in this game. Not sure if its still the original issue with the servers still causing this either. I know Paul probably cant say much about it but Id hope we can get to know some more information about whats being done to strengthen the online servers/backbone.
 

MMaRsu

Banned
Hey guys

my new Mclaren P1 japan world record clip is up!

I am offering the first person who beats my time a $20 psn gift card!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW1f9CLCxWY

Time to beat is 1:04:964

Ho-ly shit TEH-CJ that is just sick bro. Im gonna try getting near you but damn you are a god at that track. Do you play with manual gears or automatic, and do you use a ds4?

I seriously love that track, might be my new fav track in the whole game by the way. I have to say I am loving this update. Cant wait till next week for the events and cars :D.
 
Ho-ly shit TEH-CJ that is just sick bro. Im gonna try getting near you but damn you are a god at that track. Do you play with manual gears or automatic, and do you use a ds4?

I seriously love that track, might be my new fav track in the whole game by the way. I have to say I am loving this update. Cant wait till next week for the events and cars :D.

From the wheel motions it looks like he uses a wheel.
 

Auctopus

Member
Seems like I'm not grasping the Japan tracks as quickly as everyone else. Also, it's sort of irritating that the Unbeatable trophy is still glitched, it's my only one left for platinum and I've earned it multiple times now.
 
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