Newbie looking for pointers

[Bee_Bee9]

Hi to all, just bought a PS3 this evening and got GT5, atm setting up an account or rather updating and decided to join up at this site as you guys do seem to know your stuff and am hoping someone can point me in the right direction to kind of get a grasp on how to go about GT5. Figured I would try to pack in as much GT5 as possible so that I might be better prepared for GT6 in December.

Any help is appreciated ad am looking forward to getting under way on the game.

cheers Bee_Bee9

 

[Aphelion]

If your asking about how to drive and stuff, everyone has their own driving style, and most cars feel completely different from each other, so there isn't really any way to help you as far as that goes, just practice! and if your asking about how to approach the game play, just win races and buy cars! XD

 

[Mini Stiggy]

First of all, welcome to GTP!
If your looking for help on driving, try and be smooth, and try not to smash the gas coming out of corners. Try to use no aids except for ABS and a little TC if you need it, but from past experience, they will just cause bad habits.
Seasonal events are the big money makers on GT5 where, once you get good, you can get a couple million each race with the right car, compaired to the thousands you get with A-Spec races.
A-Spec vs. B-Spec: A-Spec is like normal, you pick your car and race. In B-Spec however, you are the race engineer of a car and you can tell him to speed up, pass, slow, etc.
Used car dealership, or UCD, is a random cycle of all the cars not in the NCD(new car delar). Cars in the UCD are standard(or less detailed than premiums). The NCD contains all of the premium cars in GT5 and it doesn't cycle.
Online collectors delar(OCD) usually has cars that match the regs of the currant seasonal.
As for online racing, that is on a real decline now that GT6 is right around the corner.
Hope that gave you some new knowledge and good luck in the GT series.

 

[Ameer67]

@Ittybitty Stigy has some good pointers there. Here are a some of mine:

- Start with the lower horsepower cars: Mazda MX-5, Honda Civic, etc. Try not to go to high when you're a starter.
- A car that you may need to use for a race may not be available at the time because of the UCD.
- There are 40 levels of A-Spec and B-Spec. Each are separate.
- You need to be a certain A or B-Spec level to enter a race.
- You can have multiple B-Spec drivers.
- Practice and have fun!

And welcome to GTPlanet!

 

[Johnnypenso]

One could talk for hours about the best way to go about starting GT but welcome aboard!
What you do from this point forward depends on where you want to go with the game.

For me the there are two big choices to make. First is, what driving aids you are going to use, if any? My suggestion would be to start where you want to finish. If you want to be a competitive driver in online racing or leagues you must start using only ABS=1 and nothing else for aids, as that is the only allowable driving aid in most series. I believe it also is the best way to learn car control and more importantly, while learning how to drive, you won't be learning bad habits that using aids can teach you. For example, SRF teaches you to push the car beyond it's limits because SRF is a magic, invisible hand, the sort of keeps you on the track and allows you to faster than the physical limits of the car. Drive the same way with SRF off, and you will likely spin out on every corner or at least threaten to. Traction control teaches you to just mash the throttle at every corner exit without consequence. Active steering helps steer the car. Etc. etc. etc.

Second big choice is tires. In open lobbies, most people throw RS tires on everything, from 275 hp Honda Civics to GT500 cars, LMP's and beyond. In my opinion, RS tires mask almost all the handling characteristics of every car and make them dull and sterile to drive. Lower powered cars go around the track practically on rails. If you do use RS tires most of the time, then try lower grip tires it'll be like driving on ice. If you mostly drive cars with their native tires, mostly CS and SH to RH, and then go up to RS tires it'll be a joke to you, there will be so much grip. I say avoid the bad habits RS tires teach you, and learn how to control cars on the types of rubber they were meant to have. It's much more rewarding, challenging, and ultimately you'll be a better driver.

Outside of that, drive, drive, drive. Practice technique, practice smooth above all. Wild = spectacular replay = slow. Smooth = less spectacular replay = lower lap times.

 

[Mini Stiggy]

RS=Racing soft(most grippy)
RM= Racing medium
RH=Racing hard

SS=Sports Soft
SM=Sports Medium
SH=Sports Hard

CS=Comfort Soft
CM= Comfort Medium
CH=Comfort Hard(Least Grippy)

 

[Bee_Bee9]

Cheers guys, I've ow updated my PS3 loaded the disc onto my HD and done the B licence as well as the Samba event (which was painfully slow).
Thanks for your input, off to bed will be back on the game tomorrow working on my driving.

 

[Chrunch Houston]

Johnnypenso gives great advice, especially if you want to join a team or league and want to run half hour or longer races that you sign up for and wait until the day and time that the race begins. I certainly am not into endurance races and have never joined a league.

Johnnypenso and others probably also host ad hoc rooms that are more varied but still restrict tires and driver aids, and I am sure those are very fun.

But…

If you are looking for a more arcade type experience, a lot of hosts run no restriction rooms. That means racing soft tires and SRF are allowed.

Arcade style does not mean you can crash past people. These are clean rooms (if the host is decent), and most of the racers are very serious about them.

As a new GT5 racer, I would say to you get what you want out of the game before the next one arrives. It truly is the best PS3 game made so far*, and I’m sure it will only be overshadowed by GT6.

* I guess I must add "in my opinion", so I don't get beaten up.

 

[Johnnypenso]

@Chrunch Houston hits the nail on the head, you have to figure out what it is you want to do. It's not as if you can't switch back and forth between street and racing tires, racing with full aids or no aids, it can be done of course, it's more that the switch from RS and aids to Street Tires and ABS only is a big learning curve for most drivers. The switch the other way is much easier. So if you intend to race online and/or want the challenge of racing with ABS only and street tires, it's more efficient to start that way and learn the less forgiving technique required to be fast that way. If you don't want that challenge or don't intend to race online in series or organized events, or just prefer to get out and race on softer tires and have fun without having to be quite as precise, then by all means do that as well.

 

[stiggygonzalez]

When I started racing online I did shuffle races in clean lobbies with all aids on but I rarely used them to get more out of the car.
I raced between 400-500pp for a few months and then moved on to 500-700pp,supercars race cars etc.
I started slow and gradually used faster cars without aids,apart from ABS:1
Also while I did shuffle races I used sports tyres.
Of course If you want to go more advanced,try tuning your cars to in open lobbies to suite the pp that shuffle races restrict of course.
Head over to the tuning forum when your ready because there's some stiff competition out there because I struggle to win races.
Also like the guys said practice,smooth,smooth,smooth is the way to go and I find there's no better practice than having an online race to get the blood pumping.
I tend to go for any clean lobbies and race around the nurburgring and a few others like monza that a very popular,at 500-700pp using racing tyres.
Feel free to add me if you wanna race or would like a car.
Finally,welcome to GTP.

 

[Not_A_Guest]

I'm sort of a n00b myself (GT5 Prologue was the first game in the series for me and I was a n00b, and I've only had GT5 for one year). But here was my process:
Start with SOME driving aids. Driving line is nice if you need to learn a track. Do some laps with driving line and TC, observe what the car is doing and how it behaves, responds to input, etc. If you're feeling like your car isn't right for the occasion, you can always check the Tuning thread. Then, once you've got the track familiarized, play without any aids. It's a slightly awkward transition, but it's easier than going from racing to sports tires, trust me.

And finally, welcome to GTPlanet!

I'm still on sports soft tires TnT

OH AND MAKE SURE YOU START ON SPORTS MEDIUM TIRES

 

[Bee_Bee9]

At the moment I'm using the driving line as I need to learn the tracks, ABS at 1 and all else off. Doing the special events at the moment with the odd licence thrown in.
Going to take some time to suss things out in the game, seems like theres quite a bit of info there and in here (thanks).

The tickets you get for the cars do you swap them over soon as you get them.
Is there a limit on cars you can own.
Is there any kind of Time Trial run at GTP, so I can see how I'm doing for speed and how far off I am as well.

cheers

 

[Johnnypenso]

The tickets you get for the cars do you swap them over soon as you get them.
Is there a limit on cars you can own.
Is there any kind of Time Trial run at GTP, so I can see how I'm doing for speed and how far off I am as well.

cheers

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/board/gt5-seasonal-events.242/
Seasonal Events Forum. Every two weeks there is a Time Trial for the entire world. Always a separate thread for each one, and tunes and ideas are freely posted and shared, even from the top drivers.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...chleife-pp-board-car-tune-submissions.260349/ Nurb Time Trial Board and includes tunes for all cars on the board. Tires go up in grip as the cars get more powerful. Praiano is a top tuner/driver and his times are tough to beat so don't be discouraged if you don't get close.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...international-tuners-and-test-drivers.219091/ F.I.T.T. thread. F.I.T.T. has run many many tuning contests and you'll find many links there to past contests, including all cars, tunes for the cars, and lap times from test drivers of all skill levels. I highly recommend entering a F.I.T.T. contest as a test driver, it's quite a learning experience.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/board/wrs-archive.118/ WRS archive. 140+ weekly time trial results with drivers of all skill levels. WRS is a great place to learn and a very welcoming and helpful community.

I don't believe there is a limit on cars but I could be wrong. I know many have owned over 1000. As far as the tickets go, you use them as you need them.

 

[Sick Cylinder]

The limit on the size of your garage in GT5 is 2000 cars.

 

[JEMcG]

The only tip I can give you for starting off if you want to get faster is practice makes perfect.

I reckon if you take the RUF Yellow Bird, with sport tyres, on a practice tour of all the tracks and master its handling that should hone your skills!