New to gt5

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Hi guys I'm new to gt5 just wondering if anyone can give me some pointers useful info to get me started thanks
 
Well i think u made a stupid decision buying gt5 now , since the support will be gone and they closing servers real soon , u better shoulda buy GT6.
I wouldn't really say he made a "stupid decision" on buying GT5. He probably didn't know about GT6 and its release, not his fault.
 
I wouldn't really say he made a "stupid decision" on buying GT5. He probably didn't know about GT6 and its release, not his fault.
a well if he did just the tiniest bit of reschearch of the game , he would come across the official gran turismo website and would see that gt6 is just launched
 
Hi guys I'm new to gt5 just wondering if anyone can give me some pointers useful info to get me started thanks

Mogz, I'm sorry you received such an unwelcoming welcome to this community. Not everyone here is so unpleasant. You have done nothing to deserve being called "stupid".

You should NOT feel bad about GT5. GT5 has stuff that GT6 does not (yet?) have.

Certainly, the licenses and special events are a great start.

GT5 has "B-Spec" which is the name of the place where you hire drivers, get them experienced and act as a pit manager for them, guiding them as to how hard they should drive, when to overtake, when to pit and regarding pit stops, you may choose the replacement driver, tire type and refuel quantity. If you provide no guidance they generally do not do so well. These races make money for you, and are a great way to break in your new cars.

Yes, even new GT5 cars need care and attention! Give them an immediate oil change, put about 200 miles or 300 Kms on them and change the oil again to get better performance!

B-Spec is an interesting experience and can be exciting in its own way. The choices you make as the pit manager seriously influence the race outcome and must take into account the skills and moods of the drivers as well as their growing exhaustion during the race. Yes, AI drivers make more mistakes as they tire and you can make it worse by pushing them too hard to go faster.

GT5 also has the Course maker, where you define your own tracks, and can even share them with your friends. It's a bit of a combination of randomness guided by your chosen parameters. When you go in there, study the generated contour map. I find the "Alaska" location the most exciting (if you like driving on snow and ice) and I like to generate tracks with steep dropoffs for jumps followed by tricky corners. If you don't like the look of the current track, click to generate a different one.

GT5 also has a nice facility in online racing where you can "turn collisions off". It's great for dealing with unpleasant online people who not only want to say nasty things to you, but think it's fun to crash you off the track. It's also great for good friends who want to race for best lap time without being disturbed by the other car(s) on the track. Some real life tracks are very narrow, so it can help there.

All cars have a characteristic called Performance Points, "PP" for short. Many events have upper limits on PP. PP is mostly affected by engine and power upgrades. It's also affected by oil changes, break-in period and amount of downforce you apply. Tire type doesn't affect PP, but most events restrict your tire choice. Many upgrades don't affect PP. Such as transmission, suspension, light weight drive shafts and a host of other items. So, if you are struggling to win, maybe you should spend your hard-earned credits on such upgrades. If the PP on your chosen car exceeds the race limit, you can dial the power down in the engine tuning department. If you succeed in one race in a set and find that your car is not eligible for the next in the same set, it's probably because the power crept up as you ran it in.

Make sure you log in to GT5 every day, even if you don't drive. You get a bonus of prize money if you log in on several consecutive days and maintain that attention. The bonus caps out at 200%. Watch for the message. Once you get to 200%, don't slack off, it drops down if you stay away.

The used car lot can provide some bargains, and you may find some old cars in there which may tickle your nostalgia. They can be high mileage cars in need of an overhaul. Overhauls can be expensive. Save your overhaul coupons for work on the expensive cars. The high end cars can cost 500,000 credits to fix up.

When you go to race online, it is probably better to race with people on your friends list than some random bozos. Don't have anyone on your friends list who uses GT5? This is a good place to seek them out. If they post maturely, they will probably race maturely.

Hope this helps.

PS I use both GT5 and GT6
 
Thank You GBO Possum.

Some more newbie questions...hopefully I won't get the reception Mogz_16 got.

With the support for GT5 ending in May 2014, what exactly are we losing?
Can we still play GT5 on our consoles and gain credits to buy cars or does that go away with the support?
Is it just online racing that goes away? If I buy some of the DLCs now, will I be able to keep them?
Will I still be able to unlock items in the game within just my console with the online servers going away?

Is there a thread that will list what you can and cannot do after May 2014 on GT5?

Thank You in advance.
 
Thank You GBO Possum.

Some more newbie questions...hopefully I won't get the reception Mogz_16 got.

1.With the support for GT5 ending in May 2014, what exactly are we losing?
2.Can we still play GT5 on our consoles and gain credits to buy cars or does that go away with the support?
3.Is it just online racing that goes away? If I buy some of the DLCs now, will I be able to keep them?
4.Will I still be able to unlock items in the game within just my console with the online servers going away?

Is there a thread that will list what you can and cannot do after May 2014 on GT5?

Thank You in advance.

I numbered it so it should help

1. Seasonals, Online, Online Dealership
2. Yes you can still play it on your console, and gain credits, as buy cars
3. Yes Online will lose support, wont be able to play online, seasonals will be gone as online dealership
4. Yes you will still be able to unlock items :P.
 
I numbered it so it should help

1. Seasonals, Online, Online Dealership
2. Yes you can still play it on your console, and gain credits, as buy cars
3. Yes Online will lose support, wont be able to play online, seasonals will be gone as online dealership
4. Yes you will still be able to unlock items :P.


Thank You TheKitten! and GBO Possum
I joined the forum today and this is a wonderful site. I have had GT5 for a while now, but just really started to play about a month ago. Just trying to accumulate as many credits as I can to purchase the select cars I want. After that everything else is just nice to have. I'll have to read more through the forum FAQs to find out the best ways to earn credits. I have about 5.5 million credits right now from just logging in (at 200%) and winning some of the seasonal events. I'm at level 21 and climbing.

Thanks Again!
 
@z71SierraSLT

My approach to accumulating credits was to kick off B-Spec races whenever I was not actually driving myself. If my objective was simply $s, I'd always bring a gun to a knife fight. I bought the XL version of GT5 which gave me the Red Bull/GT terror. If it was allowed in an event, it'd be lapping the opposition by the second lap it seemed. The trick is to find the event which pays a good credits/minute rate, such as the "fly with the wind" or whatever it's called. I put the above terror onto the Indy oval event, 18 laps averaging about 35 seconds a lap, and a decent payout of around 150,000 IIRC.

If you are doing the driving, find a well-paying seasonal.

My big weakness is my tendency to want to treat a new car to lots of upgrades which don't bump up the PP. That is a fine way to burn through money!

And keep logging in daily to maintain the 200% multiplier. If you log in, you might as well send a B-Spec driver out while you clean your teeth.
 
@z71SierraSLT

My approach to accumulating credits was to kick off B-Spec races whenever I was not actually driving myself. If my objective was simply $s, I'd always bring a gun to a knife fight. I bought the XL version of GT5 which gave me the Red Bull/GT terror. If it was allowed in an event, it'd be lapping the opposition by the second lap it seemed. The trick is to find the event which pays a good credits/minute rate, such as the "fly with the wind" or whatever it's called. I put the above terror onto the Indy oval event, 18 laps averaging about 35 seconds a lap, and a decent payout of around 150,000 IIRC.

If you are doing the driving, find a well-paying seasonal.

My big weakness is my tendency to want to treat a new car to lots of upgrades which don't bump up the PP. That is a fine way to burn through money!

And keep logging in daily to maintain the 200% multiplier. If you log in, you might as well send a B-Spec driver out while you clean your teeth.


@GBO Possum
Thank You! I haven't tried the B-Spec races yet but will figure it out soon. I don't have a lot of time to race, so that is a good strategy. I race maybe 30 mins to an hour a day if I am lucky. I can definitely log in to keep up the 200%.

Will that 200% multiplier go away when the support ends or is that unique to just logging into your console everyday playing offline?
 
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Yes, it just occurred to me that the 200% multiplier will probably go away. It is currently dependent on achieving an actual server connection daily. They could, of course, patch the game so that all it requires is that you play GT5. Or they could just keep some minimal server functionality there to register the connection.

My guess is that the 200% multiplier will go away. Make hay while the sun shines!
 
Yes, it just occurred to me that the 200% multiplier will probably go away. It is currently dependent on achieving an actual server connection daily. They could, of course, patch the game so that all it requires is that you play GT5. Or they could just keep some minimal server functionality there to register the connection.

My guess is that the 200% multiplier will go away. Make hay while the sun shines!

Thanks GBO Possum.
I'll ride those Seasonal Events until May to get credits.
With the 200% and a 4 min race I can rack up 583848 credits for first. I pulled in 3 million credits last night in about 30 mins.

  • 415PP Honda Civic Competiton: Twin Ring Motegi West Course/ 6 Laps
    Period of Availability: 2014/01/01 22:00 -
    1st: Cr.291,924 2nd: Cr.160,558 3rd Cr.116,770
 
Just remember that the game limits you to 20 million credits in the bank, so spend it, don't waste it. Some cars cost 20 million, so that's an easy way to empty the coffers!
 
Just remember that the game limits you to 20 million credits in the bank, so spend it, don't waste it. Some cars cost 20 million, so that's an easy way to empty the coffers!

Thanks for the heads up. I have a list of cars I want to purchase and keep for the Arcade and races. I'll be sure to spend as I accumulate.
 
Oh wow, the fanboys are now calling GT5 ''a stupid decision'' when they used to say it was sooo great, if anything you're smarter than these people because you basically got the same game but with far more content and better graphics and cheaper, with GT5, race online as much as you can since the servers will be closed by May.
 
I just checked the original poster's posting record.

The post at the top of this thread was his/her first and only post.

Had I been greeted with posts about me being "stupid", I would probably have folded my tents and gone elsewhere as well.
 
Hi guys I'm new to gt5 just wondering if anyone can give me some pointers useful info to get me started thanks
You made an exellent choice in obtaining GT5. Sadly servers will be down in 4 mounths, limting game content and online races. Run comfert soft tires or sports hards so you can get the best feel of how the car handles at the limit.
 
It didn't occur to me until recently, but GT5 is the first GT game that will have very little "retro" value. That is, I can play GT1 - GT4 today, and they'd be just as good as when they were released. However, GT5 (and GT6 to an even greater extent) will not be. They're very dependant on their online servers. Seasonal events, online login bonus... they're part of the one-player game, but they require a server connection. =[

-sigh- This game will not age well.

I wish they'd release a patch before the server shutdown that would allow you to access seasonal events offline and use your PS3 clock for the 200% bonus.
 
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