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Driveclub weather update out NOW. laawwwwwd.gif
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flipswitch
Member
Phreakuency
Banned
Quick gif showing how storms light up the race.
Reckless Onion
Member
i really want to buy this, what are the chance of this being the last psn deal? i dont want to wait anymore
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Fog and morning mist next Evo!
I fell to my knees.The creator has just put a trailer up for part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXx3ENIrFaM
Dat Renault Alpine......
motorised mallard
Member
The creator has just put a trailer up for part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXx3ENIrFaM
Dat Renault Alpine......
Please make the F1 roar like there is no tomorrow, pleeeaaaaaseeee.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Do it, you won't regret as the game is addictive. You can pick it up used on Amazon.co.uk for £26. Bargain.
I've been mentioning it for a while on Twitter, but oh god yes! I don't think my eyes could take anymore visual upgrades!
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
Ironically, anything higher than semi-pro and I drive like a reckless onion.
Add it to the list alongside Fog and Mist. Rushy, sort it out fella!
backbreaker65
Banned
With patch 1.09 how is the sound?
EDIT: saw the Video
EDIT: saw the Video
I just read that they are working on AI tweeks. WOO! This is bigger news to me than any weather or sound updates.
I know that GAF is full of is a gaming gods who can win anything, but I am a mere mortal who is finding some event stars almost impossible.
I actually wish the game had difficulty options. It really does feel like a barebones game in almost every sense. So many normal game options missing.
I know that GAF is full of is a gaming gods who can win anything, but I am a mere mortal who is finding some event stars almost impossible.
I actually wish the game had difficulty options. It really does feel like a barebones game in almost every sense. So many normal game options missing.
I've definitely seen a moon in the sky during a race.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Where did you read this because that's what needs sorting ASAP?
They are only adjusting how good the AI is at drafting.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Any views DriveClub 1.09 update?
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
They need to tune the AI in the wet, they seem to have no problem seeing through heavy rain. Dry could do with tuning as well. Not everyone has a steering wheel and can drive like an F1 driver.
Thornton Reed
Member
I bought the game on the strength of this thread and I haven't been dissapointed. The handling is going to take some getting used to as it's located somewhere between a sim and a arcade racer.
In regards with the ai I have had some really good battles with it and haven't found it that much of an issue
In regards with the ai I have had some really good battles with it and haven't found it that much of an issue
A Rushy tweet.
I really hope they reduce rubberbanding. It's the worst I have seen since Forza 4.
mangochutney
Member
The moon is in the game.
You can kind of get mist.
Thanks to the elevation of the figure of eight Chile track and the glacier Norway track (if they had easy names to remember I'd use them
) at certain time of day and cloud cover settings you can see cloud on track in the distance - however get near it and it'll disappear.On the Chile track it is just after start/finish line and on the Norway track the S-bend area just before the up hill section. Can't remember the TOD or cloud settings though.
There is no rubber banding, unless you count AI slowing down if are very slow, to give you the chance to not finish last by 5 minutes as rubbber banding.A Rushy tweet.
I really hope they reduce rubberbanding. It's the worst I have seen since Forza 4.
They can't covertly attach a nitrous boost to swing by you at a faster speed than is possible for you to achieve.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
A Rushy tweet.
I really hope they reduce rubberbanding. It's the worst I have seen since Forza 4.
That's great to here. Thing is l gave up with the Mortorstorm titles as they got too hard and Driveclub feels the same.
I'm so glad to hear this coming from someone else. I thought it was just me being bad lol.
All three Motorstorm games hit a MASSIVE difficulty spike near the end, and DC seems to have the same issue.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I don't know what to say about this other than the game doesn't have difficulty option in the way you mean, one that's a simple toggle, no. They want everyone on a level playing field to ensure the integrity of the challenges. Besides, if I can get through these Tours, anyone can. You don't need an easy mode.
Keep re-trying. Why do you think the re-load of a race is instantaneous? They knew people were going to be restarting races a lot. It's designed that way. The difficulty is part of the allure. Its adds to the addiction. "Ok, I'm just going to give this one more try!" And yes, you will get frustrated at some point. But that's when you just move on to a different portion of the Tour, a different challenge, a different solo race, or go online. Any and all of these contributing to your 'fame' and helping you unlock more stuff.
Besides, having an easy mode wouldn't help you get any better. Neither would a rewind feature, neither would a stupid driving line. Those are all crutches and you don't need them.
backbreaker65
Banned
For the life of me, I don't know why evolution doesn't make a headset app. I just tried my PS Pulse Elites with the racing app only available on the PS3 for download since the 1.09 sound patch and it is heavenly. It's already good with a good home theater system, but the pulse elites, you get the roar of the other engines passing you left or right in the ear on the headset. Putting a little bass impact and the crashes make your head rattle, it is just a better experience. Inside the cabin with rain drops hitting the vehicle is a nice intimate experience as well.
What if there exist people who just want to race for fun? Would these options not be helpful for them?
I would use a rewind feature if there was one. I don't have enough spare time in my life to restart every race when the braindead AI spin me out on the last straight.
same for me. 12-14 hour workdays dont leave enough room. at least give me the option to have an easy mode. i love the game, but right no it feels more like work.
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
I'd just like an option to unlock all the tracks and cars, I don't think I'm ever going to see past 90 or so stars, and to be honest, I just like ragging around in the hot hatches.
mangochutney
Member
Many people have said the later events were a lot easier than the earlier events.
Count me as one of them, blazed through the last Legend events but found previous ones more difficult.
None of the tracks are locked?
DidntKnowJack
Member
For you there's every other racing game on the market.
I don't know what to tell you. The game requires everyone to be on a level playing field. That's core to its design. If that's something you can't deal with, it doesn't sound like DC is for you.
By the way, I play DC solely for the fun. Its really not that hard, guys.
EA must love you.
Seriously though, the stars don't unlock the cars and they certainly don't unlock the courses. The courses are all unlocked from the start and the cars unlock as you level up.
NEOPARADIGM
Banned
The average event is like 3-5 minutes though. You can literally run an event like 10 times inside of a half hour in many cases.
mangochutney
Member
Play the game and improve at the game.
Only reason the 'braindead' AI will collide with you at enough force to spin you out (which is actually very difficult for them, or you on to someone else, to do now) is if you drop the anchors and turn in way too early.
And that is something you'll learn as you play the game and get used to the cars - then soon enough you'll be braking at the right points and find out what the ideal cornering speeds are and you won't have cars crashing into you.
Expecting the AI to avoid you at high speeds because you broke early is too much in my opinion - because no human player would avoid you either, as evidenced in MP races.
GoldenCrow
Member
In DC that isn't down to rubber banding that is down to the AI making very few mistakes and taking better lines. On Legend if you cant get near pole position on the first lap or first 25% you are never going to win. If you reach the second pack and you cant see pole then you better get battling for second as you will never see it, I have had more than a few races where I have never even seen 3rd position. The only rubber banding I have seen is on the lower difficulty levels and that is to allow you to catch up. Even on semi-pro you can be near pole in two corners and trounce the AI by the end of the race if you get a good lap, above that they will always be on you. Find the difficulty level that suits you and play the way you like. The tour mode is set up so you have to improve as a player.
If you feel like the cars are overtaking you too easily my guess is you are most likely loosing too much speed in the corners and not carrying enough momentum through. A good way to learn is go and play about in time trials and watch how the other ghosts take corners and learn from them.
This isn't actually true. And I've done a few tests (May post some gifs if I get chance later).
I've been rear-ended at high speed going down straights.
Now my first reaction to this is to think that it's drafting. However, after looking behind me, I've seen plenty of AI cars flying towards me at high speed that were NOT drafting. They were either too far back or too far to the left or right of my car. No mater how you take it, there is something wrong here.
GoldenCrow
Member
Nothing is locked behind the tour mode, the cars are locked behind your driver level and there are no tracks locked, the stars are just different challenges for the events. If you want to mess about in hot hatches then play the single events, that is pretty much how I have spent the vast majority of my time with the game.
I guess it could just be overly-generous drafting. It would be great if they could tone it down if true.
I've not got the tweet handy, but he defo said that. For those that are having difficulty later mo, I guess this would make this a bit easier, outside of TT's and Drift events.
Yes. And I'll add that I cannot afford playing games more than few hours a week, and it didn't prevent me from progressing correctly (even if I'm just a very average driver). Most of my DC gaming sessions last no more than 30-45 minutes, which is enough time for me to play a pair of tour events and try two or three challenges. Yes, sometimes I'll have to restart a single race ten times before I master the track and car enough to win some stars, but my whole progression won't ever be blocked by a single race. It's more that I *want* to win them just because (hello, Ruf Ride). Damn, I believe I've only unlocked 2 stars out of a shit ton of drifting events ones, and I'm not too far away from the Legend trophy event now.
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
Well no, they wouldn't. I won't pay to unlock content. If I can't do it then I can't do it. It just means I give up on the game, and there's a load of content (that I've paid for) that i can't access because of that. I don't have the time to put 200 hours into grinding a game, and driveclub is too hard past semi- pro for me to beat with just a few hours a week.
I don't know what to think either. The AI has provided me some good challenges and fun in the newest DLC. Here are some recording.
Renault Invitational with Alpine A110-50. I had a dogfight with the Twin'Run AI and I lost, followed by my revengeance.
http://youtu.be/zVpYs06wLIY
Then the 2 last races of the Element Trophy in a Pagani Zonda R, rising sun with snow, and night with snow. I have restarted a number of time the first race of the video, but the very last one, it was my first try.
http://youtu.be/hwLDYwMlHYU
Also, notice who rams who in those video lol. Collision penalty are really accidents, I swear ! Also, I don't have a wheel.
The harder content are meant to be harder. If you are not having fun, I would suggest you to do some other events, or create your own event with the AI level you feel is fun. The only reward for finishing a tour is a livery and a trophy, so it doesn't really scream locked content to me. Moreover, whatever you do in this game gives you fame to level up, so really, it's take it at your own pace.
Renault Invitational with Alpine A110-50. I had a dogfight with the Twin'Run AI and I lost, followed by my revengeance.
http://youtu.be/zVpYs06wLIY
Then the 2 last races of the Element Trophy in a Pagani Zonda R, rising sun with snow, and night with snow. I have restarted a number of time the first race of the video, but the very last one, it was my first try.
http://youtu.be/hwLDYwMlHYU
Also, notice who rams who in those video lol. Collision penalty are really accidents, I swear ! Also, I don't have a wheel.
The harder content are meant to be harder. If you are not having fun, I would suggest you to do some other events, or create your own event with the AI level you feel is fun. The only reward for finishing a tour is a livery and a trophy, so it doesn't really scream locked content to me. Moreover, whatever you do in this game gives you fame to level up, so really, it's take it at your own pace.
Seventy_X_Seven
Member
It does have difficulty options though. There is a Rookie and Amateur section of the tour. When you set up your own races you can choose what difficulty you want the ai and you still upgrade your driver level and unlock new stuff doing this. Nothing wrong with some of the arbitrary stars bring limited to higher difficulties, seems like pretty much any other game limiting some form of high recognition to the hardest difficulty.
SniperHunter
Banned
Really? I didn't know that. I only ever went to TT when in single game mode. I'll give that a go later and see what the different difficulties feel like.
Inf3cted_b3ast
Member
I've seen fog on one of the Indian tracks. The one with the ridiculous snake corners. Set the time to early in the morning and the weather to overcast/heavy precipitation. I even have a picture on Flickr but I don't know how to post them on here. Every time I post a picture, It doesn't show up like everyone else.
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
It is locked content though, Evo's artists have spent time on those events to make sure the weather, the lighting and the time of day change to bring out the best of the tracks. I'll never get to see that artistry, and I certainly don't have the time to bumble my way around setting up my own events on the off-chance I might hit the same conditions. I'd rather use my limited gaming time to play games, and not waste it trying to emulate events that I should be given the option to play no matter how rubbish I am.