Project CARS 2 General Discussion Thread - Out Now on PS4/XB1/PC

[Georgeagea]

Its what’s popular. It is what it is. Its a bit like how a lot pick Real Madrid on Fifa seasons.

That's why I go for choosing a league and then click "random"! Nice to play with teams and players you never heard of!

 

[McKiernan]

With the multitude of classes on offer in PCars2 we still have to contend with 90% of lobbies being GT3. What is wrong with people?!

I like GT3 but some variety would be nice.

Unfortunately (for some) GT3 is the most popular racing series across many racing titles, probably due to them being relatively easy to drive, being pretty balanced with BOP and having a large roster of different cars, as a result there are a lot of lobbies with GT3 as the class. I guess your best option is to create your own server and hope that others who fancy a bit of variety will also join.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

With the automatic clutch bugged (having it turned off and I still can shift without clutch) I'm not driving the classic cars that much right now. That leaves me with flappy paddle and sequential gearbox cars. Still many options outside of GT3 there. Why not GT1? It's like GT3 on steroids with a bit more power and way less weight.

In general, all the classic race car classes are sub-2,500 lbs. It's hard to pit them against modern racers because of that weight difference.

My biggest issue with the online lobbies available is that there are way too many of the same class with less than 5 people in them. If all of them got together in one room there would be a decently filled room. And why do people set it up for a max of anything other than 16 players?

 

[BrandonW77]

With the multitude of classes on offer in PCars2 we still have to contend with 90% of lobbies being GT3. What is wrong with people?!

I like GT3 but some variety would be nice.

Always makes me chuckle. Back in my Gran Turismo days everyone ran with no aids because realism FTW bro. Now all anyone wants to race is cars with nanny devices.

 

[Pearl Jam]

So, I’ve just bought it this afternoon and thought I’d have a few hours before watching UTD later this evening and it seems I have quite a long wait, seems strange that it’s like this with the disc version

 

[Double Ayyys]

When I get home (around 5pm CST) every day I will be opening and maintaining a Clio Cup (TC1) or Touring Cars lobby on PS4. Tracks like: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Oulton Park (Fosters or International), Donnington Park International, Brands Hatch GP, Watkins Glen GP, Red Bull Ring, Snetteron 200, and Road America as those are the tracks I'm comfortable with.

Current driver's rating is: C1499 (by no means am I fast but I'm gunning for serious and clean driving)

If this is up anyone's alley, feel free to direct message me your PSN and I'll look for you each day.

 

[RacerDude08]

View attachment 675759 So, I’ve just bought it this afternoon and thought I’d have a few hours before watching UTD later this evening and it seems I have quite a long wait, seems strange that it’s like this with the disc version

You can still play while its downloading

 

[Johnnypenso]

With the multitude of classes on offer in PCars2 we still have to contend with 90% of lobbies being GT3. What is wrong with people?!

I like GT3 but some variety would be nice.

Welcome to online racing. In my estimation, racing older or slower cars, especially on more natural rubber, is pretty rare online. When I raced online quite a bit in Gran Turismo it was pretty rare to find a room on sport tires that had more than one or two people in it. Comfort tires? Forget it. When I went to racing on the PC in Assetto Corsa I found the same thing you are finding. A great many rooms with GT3 cars and not a lot else that was very busy. You can find track day lobbies full of a variety of cars but very little racing with the slower cars or the street cars.

I don't expect this game to be any different in that regard.

 

[Maximum11]

Let's all create lobbies with non-GT3 and change the world . The problem most of the time is that the owner is alone in his lobby, it's our job to join only based on the car category, not the numbers of racers

 

[xtro01]

I think I found the magic number for the AI on PS4... 33. Tested on 2 tracks with multiple car classes great race each time... Aggressivity was at 70

 

[Double Ayyys]

I think I found the magic number for the AI on PS4... 33. Tested on 2 tracks with multiple car classes great race each time... Aggressivity was at 70

What cars?

I'm running 60 strength and 70 aggression in Clio Cup, Touring Cars, Ginnetta G40 Juniors, and GT5 and having amazing racing with predictable opponents.

 

[Symtex]

Welcome to online racing. In my estimation, racing older or slower cars, especially on more natural rubber, is pretty rare online. When I raced online quite a bit in Gran Turismo it was pretty rare to find a room on sport tires that had more than one or two people in it. Comfort tires? Forget it. When I went to racing on the PC in Assetto Corsa I found the same thing you are finding. A great many rooms with GT3 cars and not a lot else that was very busy. You can find track day lobbies full of a variety of cars but very little racing with the slower cars or the street cars.

I don't expect this game to be any different in that regard.

It takes a lot more skills to gain a few tens of a second on a slower car than some of these fast car. You have to be very precise. I like it better. Maybe because I am older and I don't have the same reaction skill as I used to have.

 

[notanexpert]

With the automatic clutch bugged (having it turned off and I still can shift without clutch) I'm not driving the classic cars that much right now. That leaves me with flappy paddle and sequential gearbox cars. Still many options outside of GT3 there. Why not GT1? It's like GT3 on steroids with a bit more power and way less weight.

In general, all the classic race car classes are sub-2,500 lbs. It's hard to pit them against modern racers because of that weight difference.

My biggest issue with the online lobbies available is that there are way too many of the same class with less than 5 people in them. If all of them got together in one room there would be a decently filled room. And why do people set it up for a max of anything other than 16 players?

Hey I literally just found the solution. Go to your controller panel where it shows your wheel and turn off auto clutch there. I happened to stumble upon it. Oddly, yes the button mapping for autoclutch doesn't work though

 

[xtro01]

What cars?

I'm running 60 strength and 70 aggression in Clio Cup, Touring Cars, Ginnetta G40 Juniors, and GT5 and having amazing racing with predictable opponents.

I tested rsr01 .. group A and road B Bathurst Hockenheim and Brno... Every time near perfect racing. Good pace from the AI and believable corner speed.. just enough for me to prepare my attacks. Did a few p20 to p5 in 6 laps

 

[NLxAROSA]

When I raced online quite a bit in Gran Turismo it was pretty rare to find a room on sport tires that had more than one or two people in it. Comfort tires? Forget it.

The rooms were there, just all private. Public was 99% R3's.

 

[DeuxMilles]

Hi,

I have yet finished Cayman Int'l Cup, where I encountered a minor problem: Four out of five rounds have competitive AIs (AI level 80, agressiveness 50), only one, Zolder in the rain, is ridiculous easy. Same setting (80/50), gained pole with a gap of two second to P2 with no effort. Same in practice and race.

cheers,
D.

 

[jake2013guy]

Hi,

I have yet finished Cayman Int'l Cup, where I encountered a minor problem: Four out of five rounds have competitive AIs (AI level 80, agressiveness 50), only one, Zolder in the rain, is ridiculous easy. Same setting (80/50), gained pole with a gap of two second to P2 with no effort. Same in practice and race.

cheers,
D.

It's a known issue and Ian's said they're working on it for a future patch.

 

[Pearl Jam]

My preference for configuration is usually ‘x’ for acceleration and ‘square’ for braking but alas, it will only let me change the gas pedal and not reassign the brake one, so I’m kinda goosed as far as this game goes

 

[DesertPenguin09]

It's a known issue and Ian's said they're working on it for a future patch.

And by they I remember Ian mentioning that it was specifically the job of three people for the next six months lol

 

[jake2013guy]

And by they I remember Ian mentioning that it was specifically the job of three people for the next six months lol

That was for AI in general. They're improving the wet weather slowness for the next one IIRC.

 

[fasj6418]

Unfortunately (for some) GT3 is the most popular racing series across many racing titles, probably due to them being relatively easy to drive, being pretty balanced with BOP and having a large roster of different cars, as a result there are a lot of lobbies with GT3 as the class. I guess your best option is to create your own server and hope that others who fancy a bit of variety will also join.

I tried this, but on PC you just end up being by yourself, specially with a brazilian ping that scares people away.

Thing is, we really need pre baked rooms with all the parameters set. It´s the only way to always have full rooms and quick get up and play attitude like you would find in a call of duty game.

It was one of the few things GT5 Prologue got it right, you could always enter one of those rooms and get into a 16 player race.

Another option would be shuffle races, again something that GT5 did it and it was limited but incredibly fun.

There are too many ultra hardcore series that are almost impossible to follow due to time constraints and too little good casual lobbies for some online fun.

I´ve never understood this, it´s a problem for me in every single racing sim. It´s always hard to find good casual lobbies with variety to play.

 

[John Wells]

Johnnypenso, anyone else who would like too join have a look at this, good clean racing.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...he-career-starts-2nd-oct-at-knockhill.359662/

 

[Maximum11]

Has anyone tried a race on Hockeinheim Classic with a 330p4 ? First the brakes are cold which makes it undrivable and second it's usually a pile up of cars after the first straight.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

What are your AI levels?

In general, I would like to see more tracks that are fully lit at night for open wheelers with no headlights.

 

[Maximum11]

What are your AI levels?

In general, I would like to see more tracks that are fully lit at night for open wheelers with no headlights.

I have tried a bunch , same results. I guess all the cars have cold brakes...

 

[Brend]

Do my eyes decieve me or is that the Pac-Man ghosts being used on the game leaderboards?

If so, what a fantastic little touch.

 

[xeronima]

I'm not sure if this is the right thread. I couldn't find any tuning shares/ tips/ discussions so far. So here we go.

I'm struggling with the Porsche Cayman gt4. In any long fast turn I'm losing eons of time and burning the outer front tire. I can't figure out how to counter this. I tried lowering the front arb, increasing the angle of the power ramp in the diff, hardened the rear suspension and i keep getting variations of the same problem. On circuit of the Americas there's a long right hander, through this corner i lose 0.5 - 0.9 seconds due to massive understeer. The long right hander at Fuji has a similar result. Add to that that the outer front tire overheat massively. I've tried different lines through the corners but do not notice an difference. Any suggestions are more than welcome. I would share the setup but I'm changing it every 3 laps since the last hour and a half

 

[BrainsBush]

For those who are interested in leaderboards (PC only?) --> http://cars2-stats-steam.wmdportal.com/index.php/leaderboard?track=3634666530&vehicle=4203152210

BTW it seems not all times recorded in PCars2 are displayed here. I miss a reasonable number of time trials who should be also in this list.

sourceffical Pcars2 forum http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/sh...oards-like-pcars-1-in-web-browser-Coming-soon


EDIT: correction. I thought overall best would display all recorded times for the selected track. That is not the case. E.g. Nordschleife

Overall: http://cars2-stats-steam.wmdportal.com/index.php/leaderboard?track=697498609&vehicle=0

Lotus 25: http://cars2-stats-steam.wmdportal.com/index.php/leaderboard?track=697498609&vehicle=3581682802

 

[fasj6418]

For those who are interested in leaderboards (PC only?) --> http://cars2-stats-steam.wmdportal.com/index.php/leaderboard?track=3634666530&vehicle=4203152210

BTW it seems not all times recorded in PCars2 are displayed here. I miss a reasonable number of time trials who should be also in this list.

sourceffical Pcars2 forum http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/sh...oards-like-pcars-1-in-web-browser-Coming-soon

Can´t see everything from work, but that is awesome.

Is it combined with PS4, Xbox and PC? That would be the way to go in terms of populating the leaderboards...

 

[Vendrah]

What are your AI levels?

In general, I would like to see more tracks that are fully lit at night for open wheelers with no headlights.

I generally run between 70-76, agression 80-95% (I do get bumped a little bit often, but too low aggression and they cant even pass me), depending on the car I am using, the category I am in and the track conditions.