Body-Kits in GT4
- Thread starter Bob Mackenzie
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I can tell you guys aren't too well informed about aero kits. If factory was so great, race teams wouldn't be using independant manufacturer's parts like C-West of Ings+1. You ALWAYS see their parts on race cars, yet I don't recall seeing too many factory parts.
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- JDA1982
Even some factory race cars use other companies parts, the C-West silvia isn't the only GT300 class Silvia with C-West parts on it, I know each one is slightley different but if NISMO made such good parts for that class of racing surley they would all use NISMO parts, I'm not saying gthe factory parts arn't any good, but depending on the class of car, they arn't always best.
The only place factory body panels would be better, is aesthetically; and even that's debatable.
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in the game...u go to NISMO and MAZDASPEED and TRD and etc to buy all ur parts...its not like im saying they're the best..what i was trying to say was that since they have licences for using their name they could at least use their aeroparts...it would be a pain for GT makers to get licenses from veilside, c-west, etc cuz theres too many
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It's Gran Turismo, everyone bows to them and hands over their licenses... lol. j/k
But anyway, with factory aero kits you need to keep one thing in mind. They're made to sell. Car manufacturers want to sell as much goods as possible so that's a major mtivation in what they build. This means they'd be more likely to concentrate on looks than what counts on the track. I don't feel aftermarket companies have this problem. They built to perform, not look like it could. Form follows function.
But anyway, with factory aero kits you need to keep one thing in mind. They're made to sell. Car manufacturers want to sell as much goods as possible so that's a major mtivation in what they build. This means they'd be more likely to concentrate on looks than what counts on the track. I don't feel aftermarket companies have this problem. They built to perform, not look like it could. Form follows function.
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Agreed, many third party products are probably much better performers than the in house parts, but if you had all these different companies in there, it would become a bloated beast of a game. Of course, many of us would like to use aero parts, engine and chassis components from all our favourite third party companies, but with GT I don't think it will happen. I hope I'm proved wrong though.
Anyway, I see no reason why bodykits should not be added...true, they may take development time etc, but I think that aesthetic appeal should not be interpreted as 'rice'. I believe that if cars were totally designed for peak performance, we wouldn't have the multitude of different vehicle shapes today.
Even if the kits do not add to the performance of the car, is there any harm making your car look different? Take the Veilside kit for example. I think that it looks really good, and while it may even be a little detrimental to performance due to its 'unaerodynamic' shape, what's wrong with modding your car with it? Does wanting to make my ride look different and nicer (at least in my opinion) make me a 'ricer'? It's just another form of artistic expression...
There may or may not be kits introduced in GT4, we won't know until it comes out, though printed evidence seems to suggest the former. What I'm surprised is at the considerable resistance to the addition of kits into GT4. Sure, I can play NFSU or TXR and mod my car to the extreme, but do I have enough cash to buy these games? If rental services aren't easily accessable, I would have to buy more games, and they don't come cheap.
In addition, the GT series has the most realistic car control and physics compared to their contemporaries. I would love to drift in a modded S15 in GT4 (that is, if kits are introduced), but not so in NFSU. Why? Because the car control in NFSU, imho, is really poor and simplistic compared to the GT series. For me, there is no sense of 'drift satisfaction'.
Just my 2 cents worth
Even if the kits do not add to the performance of the car, is there any harm making your car look different? Take the Veilside kit for example. I think that it looks really good, and while it may even be a little detrimental to performance due to its 'unaerodynamic' shape, what's wrong with modding your car with it? Does wanting to make my ride look different and nicer (at least in my opinion) make me a 'ricer'? It's just another form of artistic expression...
There may or may not be kits introduced in GT4, we won't know until it comes out, though printed evidence seems to suggest the former. What I'm surprised is at the considerable resistance to the addition of kits into GT4. Sure, I can play NFSU or TXR and mod my car to the extreme, but do I have enough cash to buy these games? If rental services aren't easily accessable, I would have to buy more games, and they don't come cheap.
In addition, the GT series has the most realistic car control and physics compared to their contemporaries. I would love to drift in a modded S15 in GT4 (that is, if kits are introduced), but not so in NFSU. Why? Because the car control in NFSU, imho, is really poor and simplistic compared to the GT series. For me, there is no sense of 'drift satisfaction'.
Just my 2 cents worth
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Amen. There is nothing wrong with wanting your car to look good. If you think havng a nice looking car makes you a ricer then I tihnk you need a different hobby because that's just plain ignorant. Why would you take your car to get washed? So it's clean and looks nice. Why would you get scratches and dents repaired? So it's looks better. Same principal with kits, but on a higher level. Not to mention aerodynamic uses as well.
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I think most people agree that body kits would be a good thing. But I don't think that this is in Mr. Yamauchi's vision of the game. I'd like to be proved wrong and that the reason they have delayed the release date is because they've now acquired the rights to put loads of companies products in the game.
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yeah! I totally agree with you maybe a toyota chaser or cefiro(if those cars are available)Originally posted by DJT
i think body kits are going to be way cool
and i also cant wait til the 11/17/03 i think
the thing is ,when the game comes out and out of the cars that can have body kits witch car do i mod first
among my faverit cars From Japan are the Skylines,Supras,RX7s or RX8s ,3000 GT Vr 4s well i like em all really come to think of it i dont really have a faverit car that i like more than others except Lambos
as if ya cant really tell and i think they might be in GT4
im not sure though
but if they are in GT4 (Lambos) then i got to try and get the funds pronto!!
as if ya cant really tell
and i think they might be in GT4im not sure though
but if they are in GT4 (Lambos) then i got to try and get the funds pronto!!
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A big YES to modifications. The Eclipse from GT1 in red/white was gorgeous.
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Today is a special day gentlemen. Why? I actually agree with Viper Zero. Did any of us expect to see the day? lol.
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- Esoterik1
I sure didn't, and you know what so do I, and that is twice as rare.
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if we want a racing game with heaps of mods, we should just head towards NFS Underground.
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