It doesnt kill the game.
If you are a kid with time to kill - more power to you. But as an adult that enjoys the odd game play now and again, being able to access all the features/options and content without having to spend the needed 500 hours that you don't have is great.
How come all the "anti-cheating" brigade can not fathom that it is possible to have multiple game saves, and enjoy the unlocked content one day, then play the hardcore manual credit by credit and race by race way the next day.
Besides - if you have PAID money for the game, you should be able to choose when and how you access the content you PAID money for.
But do you have a separate game save with which you actually play the game to it's fullest?
Like I said, my gameshark save game is used just for drifting and deciding which car to buy.👍
for those of you that have only ONE of the cheat devices (I have ARMax AND a Gameshark) each cheat device has a different set of codes worked out by their designers for you to play with.
suggested:
GS: try the "infinite tire wear" on a nasty enduro. it turns all four tires green, and you don't have to lose time changing them in the pits, just your gas/petrol
Okay, this was months ago but I'm bored, trying very hard to avoid doing a psych essay and I don't think I ever replied, so it's fair game.Why the heck did you pay 80 bucks for a game? That makes it seem like you and Solidsnake are both at the same end of the scale...
REally? What fun is that? Let's take one of the only challenging thing about enduros and remove it entirely.
Is there a way to put more detail in gT4 (instead of removing it)? Like, is it possible to make cars suffer chassis wear faster if you hit too many bumps during an enduro? that's what i'd be interested in trying if i had a GameShark.
I would like to try doing endurance races at tracks that don't have them. Or creating a line-up of Ai that doesn't include so many "slacker" cars that will never have a chance of winning or competeing throughout the race. I get bored of races in which there's just 1 other car to compete against....
that's for those of us who would rather B-spec something like the 24 LeMans. even a three hour is beyond my endurance when I'm on call for work every day except sunday. some of us have a life, yk
unless Polyphony hid a little more wear in there somewhere, then no. only codebreakers does extensive hacking that finds all the kinds of hidden details your looking for. if I could look, I would (i need some older codes to add to my PSX Gameshark), but my e-mail has been banned from CMGSCCC, probably bor being a spam bouncer (my e-mails are used to bounce spam. damn hackers)
I'm in total agreeance with Parnelli about the WAY in which Gran Turismo was meant to be played. The thrill and the enjoyment of doing things the hard way, unlocking new cars, buying ones you're desperate for, winning races by the merest thread... that's the stuff of the game and that's the experience that the game designers intended us to have.
I'm not saying that you SHOULDN'T cheat. If you really want to, that's fine, but the only person you're cheating is yourself and your missing out on the whole point of the game. Kinda like buying a book and reading the last page and throwing the rest away... The author went to all that effort and because you felt like you 'PAID' your dues with your $25, then that entitles you to a total disregard of the product's intentions. That's cool, but in my opinion, you just blew 25 bucks and would have been better off rolling up the bills and smoking them.
I gotta admit. When I first started GT3, I wanted it all open and open now. I even considered buying a memory card off Ebay with everything unlocked. Looking back, I'm glad I didn't. It's kind of funny to think back when I was struggling with my Miata in the early days. I almost feel like I cheated myself by transferring free credits from GT3 to GT4. . . Almost.
......what's up with some people paying $80 or $100 for Gran turismo? Is it really that expensive in Australia (that's where i'm assuming you live..since it says "Melbourne").
a little notification to cheat bashers.
1. some of us will never see a PS3...not until PS4 comes out.
2. i use mine to get through ultra-suck license tests more often
3. i still do stuff the hard way, thanks to purists like you who forget that some of us started gaming in the Pong/1 button era!
a little notification to cheat bashers.
1. some of us will never see a PS3...not until PS4 comes out.
2. i use mine to get through ultra-suck license tests more often
3. i still do stuff the hard way, thanks to purists like you who forget that some of us started gaming in the Pong/1 button era!
Yeeeeah you tell em dude!!!! Except I just got PS3 in March and love the crap out of it. But then I use it for more than just a gaming center. These purists also forget that the game itself cheats hardcore. If you don't beleive it go play a game wheer the cars actually drive around a corner instead of wanting to go straight no matter how much you turn the wheel and where you can put the car into theracing line no matter if its showroom or built.
It always gets up my back side when mine is the only car not able to stay on the track
I kept wondering what was up with me until I bought TOCA3. Since I have been able to play a boat load of other racing games and I swear GT3 and 4 are the only games that make cars that hard to control. In fact for those of us who know how powerful and wellbuilt cars really feel, it brings out the fakeness of the game.
Don't get me wrong, I like GT4, its just not as realistic as some here would have you beleive. There are a few games outthere that nail the handling a lot better. Codemasters does a good job with that aspect as well as the feel of being in a race. I got Enthusia the other day and after a night with it I admit that the handling of production cars is a lot more realistic. The graphics in GT4 really are what make it worth playing, I don't mind racing production cars and earning money to buy others or win them and then race to earn money to soup them up. That part of the game is a blast, but when it cheats by making sure your car does not handle as well as the AI cars the majic subsides.
Nothing like having a race car on the track with production cars and those productioon cars(AI) are glued to the track and following a perfect line in the groove(the patch of rubber in the curves from the tires burning off in the turn)and yours can barely stay on the trrack unless you slow so far down you can't catch back up.
Parnelli: ever been shoved off the road by a moron AI while you've slowed down to take the corner?
I've been playing Gran Turismos since I bought my PSX in 1998! I still have my original GT file as well.
parnelli, you are one of the few people I know of that actually praises the AI in the gran turismos. when I started playing 4, I noticed that the AI was given a few nascar tricks, mostly "rubbing", but was nearly the same as before.
I've finally conquered the nasty slid-ey sports tires on my part which kept me from placing anywhere near 4th on a "standard or Sport tires" race. but I'm getting the impression that almost everyone does only a minimum of chassis and suspension tuning so they don't lose any speed. I restrain the crap out of my cars so they STAY on the road themselves.
i think I've learned the physics and timing of the Gran Turismos, now...because I did it MY way, the way I learn. I have to, with a learning disability that makes things harder.
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Because you're not very good at the game yet. To stay within proper racing lines in gT4 requires lots of restraint.
...uhhh okay. So when real-life race drivers & car magazine reviewers say about GT4: "the only thing missing is getting snapped against your racing harness", you're saying they have no clue what they're talking about? Dude, cars in GT4 are hard to control maybe because real-life racing is not easy
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I know what I am talking about I know damn good and well racing is not easy,I've raced sports cars inthe production classes. And for a wet behind the ears rookie kid of 18 and 19 I think I did pretty darn good. When I was taught to drive I was taught by my uncle who taught me how to race...then drive the streets. IT wasa bad choice though as I scared the crap out of the dude who tested my driving for my liscence. That whole test I was saying to myself "slowwww keep it slowwwDanny...nice and easy.
Since then up until a back injury forcd me out of the work force I was building and driving hot rods and street racers, it was my hobby.
You don't builf fast cars to sissy foot them on the road, you drive out to the mountains and nail it once your positive your out of range of any cops. So I have real world experience myself. Gran Turismo's physics engine and AI are not what you and some others here would praise it to be. In fact last night with Enthusisa I must say those guys have nailed the physics of driving. I am impressed. That said as a game it lacks alot but we can't have it all. Thats why Ihave 13 different racing games.
When it comes to GT4 I now know how to keep the car in the groove and find the proper car for each race, and tune it as it needs. I also used the all cars free code to buy a bbunch ofthe Playstation race grand prix cars Parnelli I beleive and sell them to get enough cash to be able buy a few cars if need be to find the right one. I only get the TV to play with for the night hours between roughly 11:00PM to 6:00AM, and I try to get some sleep as well as other tasks in that time frame as well.That said the game still gives itself an edge the players don't have or can't even get. There are still games outthere that are more realistic.when it comes to the physics of a car, on pavement, being pushed to the limit to get the gold cup. TOCA3 is hard compared to GT4, you have to pay extra attention to what your doing and if you relax for moment your in the wall or the gravel. In fact I haven't made it as far in TOCA as Ihave in GT4. I don't gripe about it because I don't feel as though the game is giving itself an edge I don't have. Its AI will make rookie mistakes now and then letting you feel as though your on egual ground. Thats my point
Uh huh, I see. I'm a tad confused, but my point is still valid: if you can't keep your car on the road (but the Ai can) you're not that good at the game yet. Maybe not you personally, but ...I
Because you're not very good at the game yet. To stay within proper racing lines in gT4 requires lots of restraint.
...uhhh okay. So when real-life race drivers & car magazine reviewers say about GT4: "the only thing missing is getting snapped against your racing harness", you're saying they have no clue what they're talking about? Dude, cars in GT4 are hard to control maybe because real-life racing is not easy
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I know what I am talking about I know damn good and well racing is not easy,I've raced sports cars inthe production classes. And for a wet behind the ears rookie kid of 18 and 19 I think I did pretty darn good. When I was taught to drive I was taught by my uncle who taught me how to race...then drive the streets. IT wasa bad choice though as I scared the crap out of the dude who tested my driving for my liscence. That whole test I was saying to myself "slowwww keep it slowwwDanny...nice and easy.
Since then up until a back injury forcd me out of the work force I was building and driving hot rods and street racers, it was my hobby.
You don't builf fast cars to sissy foot them on the road, you drive out to the mountains and nail it once your positive your out of range of any cops. So I have real world experience myself. Gran Turismo's physics engine and AI are not what you and some others here would praise it to be. In fact last night with Enthusisa I must say those guys have nailed the physics of driving. I am impressed. That said as a game it lacks alot but we can't have it all. Thats why Ihave 13 different racing games.
When it comes to GT4 I now know how to keep the car in the groove and find the proper car for each race, and tune it as it needs. I also used the all cars free code to buy a bbunch ofthe Playstation race grand prix cars Parnelli I beleive and sell them to get enough cash to be able buy a few cars if need be to find the right one. I only get the TV to play with for the night hours between roughly 11:00PM to 6:00AM, and I try to get some sleep as well as other tasks in that time frame as well.That said the game still gives itself an edge the players don't have or can't even get. There are still games outthere that are more realistic.when it comes to the physics of a car, on pavement, being pushed to the limit to get the gold cup. TOCA3 is hard compared to GT4, you have to pay extra attention to what your doing and if you relax for moment your in the wall or the gravel. In fact I haven't made it as far in TOCA as Ihave in GT4. I don't gripe about it because I don't feel as though the game is giving itself an edge I don't have. Its AI will make rookie mistakes now and then letting you feel as though your on egual ground. Thats my point