GT7 Circuit Experience Overly Difficult....
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I'm working my way through these getting the gold medals for the millions of credits, using controller.
I have these tracks/sectors left to get gold on, then i'll make a start on the new missions:-
USA
- Fisherman's Ranch - 1 Lap
Europe
Asia
I really don't like the Tokyo tracks, so left them until last to start working my way through, most of Europe i just need to get used to driving the Gr1 cars. Having started on the Tokyo tracks today, they are the most annoying, mainly as i don't know them well yet, touch a barrier, restart, touch a barrier, restart etc..
I've only done a slow lap of Nordschleife to get the bronze, but i know the track well from playing every Forza Motorsport game (GT7 is my first GT game since GT2).
I have these tracks/sectors left to get gold on, then i'll make a start on the new missions:-
USA
- Fisherman's Ranch - 1 Lap
Europe
- Nordschleife - 1 Lap
- Leman's - Sector 5 + 1 Lap
- St Croix - 1 Lap
- Sardegna - 1 Lap
Asia
- Tokyo - East Clockwise, Sector 2 + 1 Lap
- Tokyo - South Clockwise - everything
- Tokyo - East Counterclockwise - everything
- Tokyo - South Counterclockwise - everything
I really don't like the Tokyo tracks, so left them until last to start working my way through, most of Europe i just need to get used to driving the Gr1 cars. Having started on the Tokyo tracks today, they are the most annoying, mainly as i don't know them well yet, touch a barrier, restart, touch a barrier, restart etc..
I've only done a slow lap of Nordschleife to get the bronze, but i know the track well from playing every Forza Motorsport game (GT7 is my first GT game since GT2).
Just finished Le Mans CE, by far the most difficult of the ones I've done. Took me 250 miles of driving to get all gold, sector 1 and 5 were the worst for me. I agree with others the way the 908 snap oversteers at high speed seems completely unrealistic. I did not consider myself very good here, and I think the CE helped a great deal.
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I struggled with the St-Croix CE last night, but something I find is that you really need to trust the downforce - maybe it’s just me but early I’ll be too tentative - I’ll let off the throttle too much, brake more than necessary, I think it’s because I’m going from road cars to racing cars and it takes me a little bit of time to make that adjustment.
The Bugatti VGT absolutely eats corners. It has such immense downforce at high speed that you can go full throttle for most of the last sector at St-Croix (mega fun track when you’ve got the confidence, but fine margins in braking points - a few meters too late and you have to lose a good bit of time otherwise you’ll go into the gravel or wall). For the penultimate turn, I let off the throttle maybe 200-150 metres before and downshifted into 5th, then the extra rotation and downforce drives you through the corner without losing too much momentum or speed.
As an aside, does it take anyone some time to get back into their proper lines and braking points early in a 1-lap run after having just spent a while in the later sectors? It always takes a few goes for me to get them right again.
Also, I have to say, while these are way more difficult than the ones in GTS, they are making me learn the track more and helping me be a faster driver.
The Bugatti VGT absolutely eats corners. It has such immense downforce at high speed that you can go full throttle for most of the last sector at St-Croix (mega fun track when you’ve got the confidence, but fine margins in braking points - a few meters too late and you have to lose a good bit of time otherwise you’ll go into the gravel or wall). For the penultimate turn, I let off the throttle maybe 200-150 metres before and downshifted into 5th, then the extra rotation and downforce drives you through the corner without losing too much momentum or speed.
As an aside, does it take anyone some time to get back into their proper lines and braking points early in a 1-lap run after having just spent a while in the later sectors? It always takes a few goes for me to get them right again.
Also, I have to say, while these are way more difficult than the ones in GTS, they are making me learn the track more and helping me be a faster driver.
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My foray into the Nurburgring CE began proper today. Took me about 45 minutes to get gold on sector 1, so not a good start. 2 and 3 were ok. 4 took forever as well. Just finished 7 and called it a day. Will go again tomorrow. The prospect of remembering all these sectors for a full lap seems like an impossibility honestly. I can’t even remember the previous sector once I’ve moved on to the next. Would also be nice to have been given a car that doesn’t want to kill you. The M6 is bad enough on a proper track, on this one with all the bumps I’m forced to use TC1 which doesn’t feel good to drive.
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Some are tougher than others. I just finished the Nordschleife and that took me a while. Got gold on my 3rd full lap but had to have 6 or 7 goes at some sectors. The oayoutneas worth it though!
On the other hand, I got gold in every sector and the full lap at Monza and Spa first time.
On the other hand, I got gold in every sector and the full lap at Monza and Spa first time.
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Circuit Experience makes me wish there were still mileage points. I just drove the Peugeot at Le Mans for 747 miles straight trying to gold the full lap. I can't get closer than 8 tenths no matter what I do. Saw someone on youtube clear it by a full seven seconds, so now I'm just kind'a depressed. This is my favorite track by far, but I've lost all sense of fun banging my head against this wall.
I think I'm gonna just ditch circuit experience completely again. This crap's bad for my health. The completionist in me is screaming, but if I can't gold every single one of them then I won't even bother with any of them anymore.
I think I'm gonna just ditch circuit experience completely again. This crap's bad for my health. The completionist in me is screaming, but if I can't gold every single one of them then I won't even bother with any of them anymore.
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I just can't Gold that last section at Le Mans - 200 miles of attempts!! 1st sector at Trial Mountain and 2nd sector of Deep Forest are also just out of reach. I'm gonna go walk the dogs and try again in the afternoon..
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The demo is at a different time, but that doesn't necessarily mean the time was set in those conditions. Replays aren't videos, the game is just reproducing the movements of the car. There was a situation in GT3 I had where the game crashed my car into a wall in the replay, which didn't happen when I was actually driving it. Until it can be proven otherwise, it's best to assume the demo time actually was set on the game time.
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Lago Maggiore is down. It took a while, but eventually I got a good lap in. All sectors have to be spot on.
Next Nemesis is sector 1 on Sardegna. I'm not big on high downforce cars and this is proving to be a challenge. I did 110 miles today and the best was 2 tenths off. I just can't match the demo in the first corner, which seems to be crucial. The next turns are difficult as well. The demo is just under 3 tenths off the gold, which seems a bit tight.
Next Nemesis is sector 1 on Sardegna. I'm not big on high downforce cars and this is proving to be a challenge. I did 110 miles today and the best was 2 tenths off. I just can't match the demo in the first corner, which seems to be crucial. The next turns are difficult as well. The demo is just under 3 tenths off the gold, which seems a bit tight.
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The 908 used to have huge snap oversteer on the wheel, introduced in one of the versions after release, but that seems to have been dialled out again in one of the patches. Now I don’t need to touch the brakes at all until the Ford chicanes. It‘s quite weird the way that car‘s behaviour has changed twice now (and seems to be totally different om controller?).
As a sidenote, aside from maybe the Tomahawk I don‘t think they could‘ve chosen a worse car for the Circuit Experience at St Croix than the Bugatti. Yeah, the way that thing eats corners is cool, but there‘s very little finesse to it IMO. You need to let off the throttle exactly twice in the entire final sector, which has some blind and crested corners that would've been coolto explore in a less aero-dependent car.
I‘ve golded all the Circuit Experiences over the last week, and I have to say by far the most unpleasant driving experiences for me were the R8 at Deep Forest and the Huracan GT3 at Barcelona. Had to throw the brake balance on the latter all the way to the front to make it halfway driveable, with the former I just coped through the middle sector until I got one good try.
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That was one of my hardest challenges… Sardegna was tough man good luck!👍
@JakeJortles The lambo killed me man.. had to run TC1 for the last sector… I would be doing so good until the last tight s turn before the sweeper.. I lost so much time because I could not keep the car tight. TCS1 for the win Lol. Just let me come on the throttle with more confidence. Congrats on all golds man!
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Use a good bit of the kerb on the right before diving across the apex, that seemed to work for me, my problem was the 2 corners before the sector finish, got it eventually
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