Cheating on GT4

[luke101]

Just wanted to know if cheating on GT4 is possible. My brother and I play the time trials alot. Both of us use the same exact car and we raced the same track. I drove the track for at least 3 weeks before beating my previous time. I drove the track perfect without any screw ups. Brother, raced the track a few days later and beat my time by a full second. How is this possible. Just want to know if there is any way to cheat.

Also, both of our cars have the same exact specs.

 

[daan]

Someone beats you, therefore they must be cheating. 👍 Well done.

Have you considered that he's just faster than you?

 

[Greycap]

And if you wonder why he beats you even though you had a perfect lap, some people just can use the same car more effectively than others. I've seen it in action countless times, the other guy drives the wheels off the car and gets time X, then I go in and shave a second and a half off without too much sweating. Don't ask how it's done, I don't know.

 

[luke101]

Hey man, I have studied and raced this track for a long time with the same car for a long time. I can't just accept that he beat my time in only a days worth of practicing. I have got to consider that he may have cheated.

 

[daan]

What was the car, settings, track and and what was your times?

 

[phone]

I guess who ever beats my time any where is cheating. I don't see how if I beat say your or Mr. Johns time is cheating? Please enlighten me.

 

[Kurei]

Did you save the replay(s) by chance ?

If so, I suggest looking at them both, and look for differences in your's and his line, that can easily seperate drivers by seconds

If not, ask him to do it again under the same circumstances, If he accepts, watch him, watch his line and different corner speeds, and see how he drives differently than you, that should give you some direction as to how to improve your time

He could just as well be a quick learner 👍

 

[mafia_boy]

Either he's a quick learner and a good driver or you just aren't up to his standard. Don't be ashamed, there will ALWAYS be better drivers than you, just look at the WRS.

 

[mustangGT90210]

Hey man, I have studied and raced this track for a long time with the same car for a long time. I can't just accept that he beat my time in only a days worth of practicing. I have got to consider that he may have cheated.

Dude. Do you know how long I studied and raced Grand Valley? Since GT1. I come here, after 5 years of playing. My time is some 20-30 seconds slower than other people here. Why? They know what to do with the car.

Go to the WRS. I thought I was a hotshot. I'm Div.III.

There is always someone better than you. Without cheating.

 

[Parnelli Bone]

Just wanted to know if cheating on GT4 is possible. My brother and I play the time trials alot. Both of us use the same exact car and we raced the same track. I drove the track for at least 3 weeks before beating my previous time. I drove the track perfect without any screw ups. Brother, raced the track a few days later and beat my time by a full second. How is this possible. Just want to know if there is any way to cheat.

Also, both of our cars have the same exact specs.

Oh phew...I thought this was yet another "how do i chaet?/ do u cheat?" thread 👎

I'll echo the others...it sounds like he's just faster than you. Or he got lucky with his racing lines. Ever done a license test 50x, barely earning a silver.....come back an hour later and suddenly you earn a gold with tenths of seconds to spare? You'd be surprised at what you could squeeze out of a track, even if you've run laps there hundreds of times...

 

[Speed Drifter]

luke101:
If you were asking me what your brother did I'd probably say he took some corners with later apex than you did.
Try to take each single corner where you need to brake with really late apex, it should help big time

 

[VTiRoj]

Ever done a license test 50x, barely earning a silver.....come back an hour later and suddenly you earn a gold with tenths of seconds to spare? You'd be surprised at what you could squeeze out of a track, even if you've run laps there hundreds of times...

I usually put that down to driving habits. Lets say I suddenly had a habit of braking on a corner I could just lift off on. Next day (I know you said an hour later but this could still be relevant) I forget this habit, and lift off instead of braking like before. Thats about .1 or .2 seconds worth of time saved right? Thats what I usually experience anyway. Its also how I manage to go over a second faster than laptimes I set weeks, months, even years ago in the same car.

luke101: I'd agree with what Grey said. Some people "click" with certain car/track combos better than others. Works for different games too. Like for example, I was instantly good at NFS Underground compared to my friends from the word go, despite them having more practice. And yes I do like the NFS games, they provide some good single player racing when I'm not in the mood for GT.

My advice would be to leave that track for a while, do other tracks whilst learning your car's abilities, then come back to the track in question with a fresh mind.

 

[Duke]

Practicing for 3 weeks doesn't help if you are making the same mistakes every time. I should know - my laptimes are highly consistent. They're also not particularly fast. You really need to be able to be clinical about adjusting braking, turn-in, and shift points to find big time.

 

[Sniffs]

you couldn't cheat if you wanted to, anyway. the GT's and TT have no physical way to cheat anything. it all has to be done with a program.

everybody else has said what else I'd have to say. Your brother simply "got it" faster.

 

[Skygrasper550]

Did you save the replay(s) by chance ?

If so, I suggest looking at them both, and look for differences in your's and his line, that can easily seperate drivers by seconds

If not, ask him to do it again under the same circumstances, If he accepts, watch him, watch his line and different corner speeds, and see how he drives differently than you, that should give you some direction as to how to improve your time

He could just as well be a quick learner 👍

^amen to that 👍 you should try Kurei's advice..,

 

[Parnelli Bone]

Practicing for 3 weeks doesn't help if you are making the same mistakes every time. I should know - my laptimes are highly consistent. They're also not particularly fast. You really need to be able to be clinical about adjusting braking, turn-in, and shift points to find big time.

...you're always so hard on yourself. You and Sportwagon. I bet you guys are alot better drivers than you think or say you are. 💡

 

[SolidSnake15]

It could be your technique. Sometimes braking late or early can decide whether you come out of the turn fast or slow. And you can consider how our braking. You could be braking hard and having too much under-steer from this, and he could be braking lightly and getting through the turn with less under-steer.

 

[turismod4]

No one has mentioned the one obvious thing that most everyone considers a cheat. Wallride. He (OP) said he didnt see him set the time.

 

[Sniffs]

turismod4: I always found that a good way to get stuck in a verge, and end up in 6th