GT4 General Discussion and Questions

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Hey there, can someone tell me what that "-1 lap" message means when you're running an Endurance race, and that message pops up with an opponent car icon beneath it?

Thanks.
 
HYBRIDLVR
It means that the car pictured is a Lap Behind or ahead of you pending the message has a +{plus} or a {minus-} simble!


what? i don't get it.

my game is actually paused right now, and it clearly says i'm in position 1. during one of my laps, that "-1 lap" message comes up like 3 or 4 times? how is that possible?
 
santapod123
could some one with gt4 tell me how much power you can get out of the golf mk1 gti, wot does it sound like too??? some one help?

I'm running an enduro right now, or else i would have gotten up this instant, bought it, and fully modded it for you, but I can't. If nobody else posts, I'll post tomorrow and tell you.
 
rickstar
Hey there, can someone tell me what that "-1 lap" message means when you're running an Endurance race, and that message pops up with an opponent car icon beneath it?

Thanks.

It means you (1st place) are 1 entire lap in front of second place.

The - sign means you are ahead, and what comes after the - sign is how far 2nd place is.
If a + sign shows up, you are NOT in 1st place, and what comes after it shows you how far you are from 1st place, whether it be time in seconds, or distance in laps
 
sumbodycool
It means you (1st place) are 1 entire lap in front of second place.

The - sign means you are ahead, and what comes after the - sign is how far 2nd place is.
If a + sign shows up, you are NOT in 1st place, and what comes after it shows you how far you are from 1st place, whether it be time in seconds, or distance in laps

cool. thanks for the detailed response.

i just couldn't make much sense of it, b/c i was only lapping the 2nd place guy maybe every 5 laps, but that "-1 lap" sign would come up like 3,4 maybe 5 times during one of my laps. and then i started getting "-2 lap" signs. weird.

one last thing. any recommendations on what car to use for the Professional Events GT world championship race? these cars are ridiculously fast. the best I have is a AMG CLK GTR Race Car (about 830hp). i'm a decent racer (GT3 div 1 weekly racer), but these computer cars are flippin fast.

thanks
 
rickstar
cool. thanks for the detailed response.

i just couldn't make much sense of it, b/c i was only lapping the 2nd place guy maybe every 5 laps, but that "-1 lap" sign would come up like 3,4 maybe 5 times during one of my laps. and then i started getting "-2 lap" signs. weird.

one last thing. any recommendations on what car to use for the Professional Events GT world championship race? these cars are ridiculously fast. the best I have is a AMG CLK GTR Race Car (about 830hp). i'm a decent racer (GT3 div 1 weekly racer), but these computer cars are flippin fast.

thanks
I haven't got a car for the championship yet. I tried a 838bhp Cadillac Cien and I was still being beaten.
 
sorry about that. i meant the loading time of the game and i am from the country england. the game is not released until 11th march over here
 
It's not too bad, loading the menu takes about 7 seconds approximately, coming from a race.
 
sumbodycool
It means you (1st place) are 1 entire lap in front of second place.

The - sign means you are ahead, and what comes after the - sign is how far 2nd place is.
If a + sign shows up, you are NOT in 1st place, and what comes after it shows you how far you are from 1st place, whether it be time in seconds, or distance in laps
Als if you are in second or third palce or what you also get the sign if your 1 lap ahead/behind? that would be obivous but still asking.
 
rickstar
cool. thanks for the detailed response.

i just couldn't make much sense of it, b/c i was only lapping the 2nd place guy maybe every 5 laps, but that "-1 lap" sign would come up like 3,4 maybe 5 times during one of my laps. and then i started getting "-2 lap" signs. weird.

one last thing. any recommendations on what car to use for the Professional Events GT world championship race? these cars are ridiculously fast. the best I have is a AMG CLK GTR Race Car (about 830hp). i'm a decent racer (GT3 div 1 weekly racer), but these computer cars are flippin fast.

thanks
Because the tracks has 3 or sometimes more sectors and at the start of each sector says the time difference, so that wjhy you see it multiply times
If you watch a Formula one race you also see the timedifference measured at the begin of each sector, or have you never seen a race?
 
Hi there!

I've only just joined and 46 pages is a lot to trawl though, so....

What are the sound options like? Can you adjust the volume of the SFX and music? You couldn't in GT3 and this was a right pain as I'd set my 5.1 system up just right for DVD sound and other games but with GT3 it was full blast or nothing. Pro Logic will be a waste of time if it blows your speakers!

Also, I loved the car list, it was very informative, but it didn't tell me which races I'd have to win to get the car I want. I'm assuming cars like the Beetle and KG will be won in single make championships found in each maker's dealership much like they had in GT2, but what about the others?

Any answers will be greatly appreciated

CHEERS!
 
Darts
Because the tracks has 3 or sometimes more sectors and at the start of each sector says the time difference, so that wjhy you see it multiply times
If you watch a Formula one race you also see the timedifference measured at the begin of each sector, or have you never seen a race?

I've never watched a race ;)

And last season, was there much point in watching? You'd already know Schumacher was taking the tropy home anyways ;)

another question. has this ever happened to anyone else? it's a little specific, but maybe it's happening with all the manufacturer's races.

i completed all Cheverolet's Camaro races, and won an IROC as the the prize for completing all 3 tracks. then, i re-entered into one of the Camaro races, and it said that to win a new prize car, i'd have to delete the old records for these races. i did that, it wiped my 1st place finishes for these races, finished the 3 Camaro races again, and still won the same IROC prize car.

has this happened with anyone else? for maybe another manafacturer's race?

thanks
 
rickstar
I've never watched a race ;)

And last season, was there much point in watching? You'd already know Schumacher was taking the tropy home anyways ;)

another question. has this ever happened to anyone else? it's a little specific, but maybe it's happening with all the manufacturer's races.

i completed all Cheverolet's Camaro races, and won an IROC as the the prize for completing all 3 tracks. then, i re-entered into one of the Camaro races, and it said that to win a new prize car, i'd have to delete the old records for these races. i did that, it wiped my 1st place finishes for these races, finished the 3 Camaro races again, and still won the same IROC prize car.

has this happened with anyone else? for maybe another manafacturer's race?

thanks
Yes thats right, for every series/race you have one prize car, not multiple, also if you win it again you get the same, only some races like were you win the Formula 1 change from COLOR(thought that happened in GT3 sometimes if you mean that)
 
Darts
Yes thats right, for every series/race you have one prize car, not multiple, also if you win it again you get the same, only some races like were you win the Formula 1 change from COLOR(thought that happened in GT3 sometimes if you mean that)

yeah GT3 was the same, but they wouldn't let you wipe out your records so you can win the prize car again. you'd get the car once, and that was it.

i don't understand why GT4 is asking me to wipe out my records to try to win a different prize car, cuz that's just plain lying to me then!!!
 
It's not saying you can win a different model car, it's saying can win a new prize car, it just happens to be the same model as before, it's like that for every series.
 
live4speed
It's not saying you can win a different model car, it's saying can win a new prize car, it just happens to be the same model as before, it's like that for every series.

ok thanks for the clarification. i could've sworn it said i'd win a "different" prize car. oh well, as long as this isn't happening to just me :)
 
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