80 License Golds - Join the club!
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neurokinetik
Maybe I am doing it the same way, and we're both describing it a bit differently. I might post up a Max Drive replay of it if anyone wants it.
A tip for that coffee break is to launch at 6000 RPM, not at redline, you have more torque there then at the rev limiter.
If anyone wants any of my Max Drive replays to load for a ghost just ask and ye shall receive.👍
slowman
That test is great. In fact that whole track is wicked fun. That one took me about 15 tries, I was taking the first hairpin too slow. That Merc is quite the beast too, awesome ride.
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- Small_Fryz
Very well Done CFM. What are you gonna do once you get all golds on liscenses?
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Small_Fryz
Party like there's no tomorrow.
I really don't know to be honest. I guess I should do the writeups for this thread.
Probably start clearing races to get some cash. I really want a Saleen S7, because I'm driving one on S-3 test right now. My god this car is sweet.
Edit: I've golded #1,2,3,4,5,7,8, and 15 on S-License. Only 8 to go for all 80!
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God, I found those coffee breaks are the hardest to gold.
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- ViperManiac
Hey CFM, how'd you get gold on test 1 & 7 on B license? I got gold on all the rest for B and all gold on A except the coffee break. I'm workin on IB. So far I'm up to test 5 I think with all golds.
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On one hand I like the test since it familiarizes you the the tracks, notably the "new ones". But they are such a chore. I opted not to transfer anything from my GT3 save, wanting to "play the game" in it's entirety. I'm currently 4 gold and the rest silver on the B license and hammering 10 golds so far on the A license. Once I started the A tests I began getting into them. The B tests seemed harder to gold than the A tests to me. The few B's I golded were done within 3-4 attempts with the first typically being a silver, hence the push for gold. The A test I was able to get golds within 3-4 tries with the exception of only a couple. One of the full laps with the pace car was pretty tough. Can't remember which one.
Day day I picked up the game the Boss kept me working late, so I didn't get started until9:00 or so. All I could complete in licensing was the B test before the tempatation of what the InGame looked like was killing me. So I cleared the Sunday Cup with the Kusabi from the Silvers on the B test. The car looks like some kind of Halo personnel carrier or something but the thing drives great. The Sunday Cup was little challenge. I tried the FF challenge with the Lupo, hoping for more competition, I got hammered. After 4 tries, the best I could do is 2nd. Dumped all my cash on the Lupo, mistake one being that I got all mediocre upgrades instead of concentrating on getting the best a little at a time. I was looking at having to rerun Sunday a dozen times to get enough cash to purchase better HP upgrades, so I restarted. I am currently at the point on test above. I've cleared the Cup again, and the Kusabi, with a mere FC tranny blasted the FF challenge.
On an additional note. WARNING TO ALL THAT BUY GT4. You will have no life when you start this game. I freaking love it. I have been up until 2:00 the last two nights playing. Slip a couple of hours parousing the message boards during the work day. And can't wait to get home to dive back in. Needless to say the wife is not toooo happy.
Gotta get back to work.
Day day I picked up the game the Boss kept me working late, so I didn't get started until9:00 or so. All I could complete in licensing was the B test before the tempatation of what the InGame looked like was killing me. So I cleared the Sunday Cup with the Kusabi from the Silvers on the B test. The car looks like some kind of Halo personnel carrier or something but the thing drives great. The Sunday Cup was little challenge. I tried the FF challenge with the Lupo, hoping for more competition, I got hammered. After 4 tries, the best I could do is 2nd. Dumped all my cash on the Lupo, mistake one being that I got all mediocre upgrades instead of concentrating on getting the best a little at a time. I was looking at having to rerun Sunday a dozen times to get enough cash to purchase better HP upgrades, so I restarted. I am currently at the point on test above. I've cleared the Cup again, and the Kusabi, with a mere FC tranny blasted the FF challenge.
On an additional note. WARNING TO ALL THAT BUY GT4. You will have no life when you start this game. I freaking love it. I have been up until 2:00 the last two nights playing. Slip a couple of hours parousing the message boards during the work day. And can't wait to get home to dive back in. Needless to say the wife is not toooo happy.
Gotta get back to work.
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Viper_Maniac
You might want to specify which one you have trouble with. So far I am golding up to coffee break in A licence and don't remember which one is which now...
btw, throttle control for sure is much more important/emphazied in GT4 than in GT3.
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Oh this has so rekindled my desire for this game, only 12 days to go now! I think i'll try and perhaps get silvers on the B license to grab me a decent starting car (the autobianchi i doubt is very good to start with). Before you only got a prize car for golds, and at the beginning of the game i wasnt good enough, so i generally bought a car first, but this all-silvers kusabi gaffe sounds interesting... I totally agree with the no-life philosophy though, and both my current bits of school coursework are due a couple of days BEFORE the launch of GT4. It's as if God wants me to play it for hours on end. All my homework will now be done in free periods at school. Can't wait to dive in!
On test 15 on my first complete lap at the ring i managed a gold time even though i made a lot of mistakes. test 16 took me quite a bit number of tries cause i kept putting the pedal to the medal after the very slow turns which resulted in unbelievable wheel spin and very slow times. But once i controlled the throttle it was a piece of cake. Off to the Super license now.
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Viper_Maniac
Test B1 I just floored it and left it flat out all the way, then it was time to brake, I used 100% brake. I only got a 10.133, there should be more time here with a better launch. Use the ghost and launch a different RPM's,starting at 6000 and lowering a bit until you find one that you can launch and keep the wheels spinning a bit with as much throttle as possible, without hitting the rev limiter. You want to get as close to the rev limiter as possible with out hitting it, because each time you do it slows you down a bit. I hit it about 10 times on my run since I didn't have it figured out yet.
Test B7 I held the throttle at 6000 RPM, then gave about 75% throttle up to 50 MPH, then increased to full throttle all the way after that. Just hit the brake zone early and hard so you stop right in the front of the blue area. Try braking just slightly after the 800 meter mark, and adjust from there as necessary. I got a 26.565 on it, so there is room for error. I think the wheel & pedals make launching this one alot easier. Good luck.
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Is it me, or was iA-16 tons harder than any other test? iA-15 was a blast, though, super nerve-racking. First time ever doing a full 'ring lap, and I couldn't go off. 9.35.xxx first try, though.
i'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but if u press "R3" during the cornering tests it gives you a guide on the road so u can see when to brake/throttle. using that guide and ur ghost car u can see where u are losing time and try to drive better. i've gotten all gold on the cornering tests so far by using that method. i wish they had it on the pace car races though :-\
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Only three more left to gold! S-13, S-14, and S-16. The last few I've golded I found very challenging, almost to the point of frustration. S-14 is going to be a nightmare, it's the ice track (Chamoix?), and the car they give you is not agreeing with me...I silvered it but am still FOUR seconds off the pace.
S-13 and S-16 shouldn't be TOO hard I hope. I'm not looking forward to this Ice rally, even though the other rally tests I found to be average in difficulty. There's always ONE test that gives you headaches, and I found it.
S-13 and S-16 shouldn't be TOO hard I hope. I'm not looking forward to this Ice rally, even though the other rally tests I found to be average in difficulty. There's always ONE test that gives you headaches, and I found it.
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- Small_Fryz
sorry to hear that CFM, how long has it taken you so far to gold all them?
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- Small_Fryz
damn, with PAL having harder times and me not being as fast as you its gonna take me ages 
But i will try.
But i will try.
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Small_Fryzdamn, with PAL having harder times and me not being as fast as you its gonna take me ages
I'd be willing to bet they are going to be the same times for gold between PAL and NTSC this time, just a hunch. I guess we could ask Mr.P since Kelly won him a copy of GT4.
BTW, I just golded S-13, only took me 10 minutes. 2 left now. I guess I better work on the Ice Rally since I want to save S-16 (the 'Ring) for last.
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- Small_Fryz
No some are already confirmed, PAL is harder. Good luck on S15 and S16 👍
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That stinks. I want the harder times too.👎
On a different note, I figured out how to drive the crazy Peugeot Rally car and golded the Chamoix test. I started on the Nurb and have silver, but I need to learn the part from the carousel to the back straight better, I'm 22 seconds off gold pace right now. 79 Gold, 1 silver. Hopefully tomorrow night, I'll finish it off.
On a different note, I figured out how to drive the crazy Peugeot Rally car and golded the Chamoix test. I started on the Nurb and have silver, but I need to learn the part from the carousel to the back straight better, I'm 22 seconds off gold pace right now. 79 Gold, 1 silver. Hopefully tomorrow night, I'll finish it off.
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- Small_Fryz
22 seconds, thats heaps 
