Forza Motorsport 3

[Loon]

Car soccer is awesome, I've played 3-4 games already and there's a lot of strategy involved.

And Spencer is pretty good at tag, like he said insetad of smashing people to get the it, it's better to side swipe them so you don't lose much speed.

EDIT: This is for people without the new DLC. From what I've been told if you download the free version with just the new Audi, it'll let you see all the cars online, instead of the murdered out Jetta.

 

[Eric.]

That's why you stay out of the mess, isolate the person that's it and sideswipe him and accel away.

I think your R8's lower center of gravity was helping you a lot. I think any time I hit somebody I wound up on my Evo's roof. AWD is a must for tag...I've got a completely ridiculous Mk1 Rabbit that is my demo derby/tag vehicle now. White with a pink door and a blue door, rust at all the corners of the body panels, hello kitty stickers, etc. VR6 R36 swap, AWD, turbo doing 400hp and just ~2500lbs. But also running race suspension at max height, softest springs (118lbs), and basically no damping. Its a hell of a time. It almost wheelies, but I think there is code that prevents the wheels from leaving the ground by that.

 

[RetroGiant]

I haven't touched this game in over a month. The compression of the photos in photomode has completely crushed any desire to play this game. If its not fixed soon, it will be traded. Is it kinda sad that I bought the game more-so for the photomode than anything else. Hmmmm, oh well, I'll just keep playing MW2 until GT5 comes out someday.

 

[LJ]

I haven't touched this game in over a month. The compression of the photos in photomode has completely crushed any desire to play this game. If its not fixed soon, it will be traded. Is it kinda sad that I bought the game more-so for the photomode than anything else. Hmmmm, oh well, I'll just keep playing MW2 until GT5 comes out someday.

Yes I too have been left distraught after learning this of the compression, someone shoot me

 

[Joey D]

It seems like people are producing very good in-game photos. You don't even have to leave this section of GTP to see that.

 

[Moglet]

Yes I too have been left distraught after learning this of the compression, someone shoot me

You won't get far on these forums with that attitude.

The compression is diabolical for a modern game, especially as you can only have 18 photos on your storefront at any one time anyway.

 

[tomo 427 S/C]

I really can't find any of this compression you guys are talking about.

 

[Moglet]

I really can't find any of this compression you guys are talking about.

Click this to see the full size and look at the car around the bonnet and headlights, you will see lots of what look like stains;

 

[tomo 427 S/C]

I think it's the uploader you are using. Try flickr, i use it and get no compression issues.

 

[RetroGiant]

All you need to do is look at the logo. Clearly compressed. A 1280 image downloaded from the storefront is only between 60-120 kb. Yea, trust me massive compression.

 

[RetroGiant]

I think it's the uploader you are using. Try flickr, i use it and get no compression issues.

Yea but thats when you scale it down to 500px. The second you upload the photo youve taken to go to the storefront, it undergoes the compression. Depending on your shot, some look more obvious than others.

I will say that flickr is indeed the best option for hosting once you get them downloaded though.

 

[tomo 427 S/C]

Yes but when I upload to flickr and look at in original size, I still see no compression.

 

[RetroGiant]

Yes but when I upload to flickr and look at in original size, I still see no compression.

I would consider that a blessing than, cause I can see it like a sore thumb on shots wether it be on flickr or imageshack or any other site. Not to be brass or anything towards you in any way, please dont take it that way, but wether you can see it not really doesn't matter because it does exist 100% confirmed no doubt. Maybe someone can help me out with some better examples or something.

 

[Moglet]

Yes but when I upload to flickr and look at in original size, I still see no compression.

I'm opening the file having directly downloaded it.

I did a degree for 3 years in graphics, I know what I'm talking about!

 

[RetroGiant]

I'm opening the file having directly downloaded it.

I did a degree for 3 years in graphics, I know what I'm talking about!

Off topic....I'm a graphic designer too Mog. Do you do it for a living?

 

[Moglet]

No, I got my degree and have since not been able to get work in the design world! They all want 3+ years experience. This stupidly rules out all new talent unless they can somehow afford to live and not have a full time job and do placements instead.

To be honest, I would rather move into photography now anyway so it seems a waste doing it but never mind.

 

[RetroGiant]

No, I got my degree and have since not been able to get work in the design world! They all want 3+ years experience. This stupidly rules out all new talent unless they can somehow afford to live and not have a full time job and do placements instead.

To be honest, I would rather move into photography now anyway so it seems a waste doing it but never mind.

I understand that. I just got lucky where I lived and basically told them I know I don't have the experience but I know I can do everything you need me to do and I can do it well, I just need to be given the chance. Sure enough I eventually got the job. Best of luck though in whatever you end up doing mate. Photography would be my second choice too.

 

[Loon]

Anyone else get the message about the winter themed GT-R. It said it was going to be in my inbox but it isn't. I did get a Porsche Strassenversion though.

 

[Eric.]

Anyone else get the message about the winter themed GT-R. It said it was going to be in my inbox but it isn't. I did get a Porsche Strassenversion though.

I'm hopping on in a second and I'll let you know.


One nice thing about not having played this for a week until last night, I found I had $132,000 waiting for me in the storefront.

Don't think the GT-R is ever going to recover its development costs. I've just now paid for the cost of one of the cars [of three, two of which ($600k worth), are owned by Loon ]

By the way, prices reduced on (almost) everything now. And unlimited quantities.

 

[Spencer]

I got mine. It was sitting in my garage along with the Strassenversion as of Midnight central last night.

 

[alba]

Got them both

Really wanted the Porsche but didn't have the credits, this will come in handy!

 

[Christian_C]

I got the Porsche GT1... Only days after I had bought myself one anyway... Oh well means I can have two of them now

 

[Moglet]

I got both the Porsche and the GT-R, which is nice. How the hell was the roof of the GT-R done?! It must have taken ages!

 

[Eric.]

I really don't expect T10 cars to have been made with the in-game editor. I know we've been through this, but it makes no sense for them to spend that much time when they could use a PC-editor much easier.

And I expected the Porsche to have a design...not just gifting us a random stock car.

 

[Moglet]

I really don't expect T10 cars to have been made with the in-game editor. I know we've been through this, but it makes no sense for them to spend that much time when they could use a PC-editor much easier.

And I expected the Porsche to have a design...not just gifting us a random stock car.

I thought the gifted cars were done by the community?

 

[Delphic Reason]

Am I missing something? I signed on to Xbox Live last night, but I don't have any new cars in my garage. What gives?

 

[Moglet]

The GT-R was sent to everyone, the Porsche was only sent to VIP members. Have you not got them? I had 2 messages when I signed in.

 

[Delphic Reason]

The GT-R was sent to everyone, the Porsche was only sent to VIP members. Have you not got them? I had 2 messages when I signed in.

I have just seen the messages, but I have no new cars. No GT-R. I have all available DLC.

Did they just show up in your garage? Or did you have to go buy them from "Buy Cars"?

 

[Moglet]

You press 'A' on the message and it downloads the car, which than appears in your garage with a little icon above it to tell you it's new or downloaded.

 

[Delphic Reason]

You press 'A' on the message and it downloads the car, which than appears in your garage with a little icon above it to tell you it's new or downloaded.

Oh wonderful...

My girlfriend deleted the messages...

Oh well. I assume it's just a special paintjob?