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

[Nielsen]

Is there a way to remove this timer warning thing?
That ^^

Pause the game in a session and select 'Options' and then 'Edit HUD Layout'. Move cursor to that part of the screen and highlight the 'penalty' area. Toggle it off, done.

 

[Chikane_GTR]

Pause the game in a session and select 'Options' and then 'Edit HUD Layout'. Move cursor to that part of the screen and highlight the 'penalty' area. Toggle it off, done.

Well i'll be a monkey's uncle i didn't see that when i edited the hud

Thanks @Nielsen

 

[zaxs]

@micmansour how are you with your FFB after 6.0 update?
For me, your (sig) settings became little too nasty, what do you think?

 

[The_American]

What are some other good online racing league forum websites, primarily in the NA region?

Check out these guys http://sundaycupleague.wixsite.com/scrn

 

[DesertPenguin]

Check out these guys http://sundaycupleague.wixsite.com/scrn

Thanks, I appreciate it. Had a look. All they do is oval racing and the one thing that's not is 90 minute races which are too long for me. I'm looking for some sprint racing in the under 60 minute area. What is everyone's obsession with crazy long races?

 

[Chikane_GTR]

Question @The_American

Looking at the 2016 lmp cars in the fact they have manual KERS system that you can use when you want, would that be possible to add to the hypercars?

Both p1s
laferrari
918
nsx

?

 

[The_American]

Would it be possible? Yes.

Will they honor the request? Beats me, I haven't been with SMS since November. Just one of you guys now.

 

[Chikane_GTR]

Don't you just hate when this happens? you come in for a simple tire change Its even worst when it happens during a race and a 20 second pit stop turns into a over 1 minute pit stop

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Ran a 30min session around Imola today with the DBR1 with a day/night/day transition & just enough rain to capture the reflective beauty of the setting/rising sun without losing control of my vintage masterpiece.

So many different car/track/time & weather combinations to try, race & master.
I still haven't started a career yet.

I got 1 word to describe this game.......

Art.

Just pure Art

 

[RacingManiac]

Tried the 24 Hours of Le Mans event, I shorten it to 2 hours and 3 min or something and during the race it felt like there were multiple sunset and sunrise....the time of day seems kinda wonky....

 

[Nielsen]

Don't you just hate when this happens?

I always wondered why random failures tend to come up when pitting. I mean, everything usually seems fine before entering the pits, but maybe these failures just aren't very noticeable while driving?

So many different car/track/time & weather combinations to try, race & master.

,
Yes, this is a big part of PC2 for me. I usually just go for a test session to set a random date and weather progression. So even though it may be a car and track combination I have enjoyed before, the experience will always be slightly or vastly different. 👍

 

[Cluck]

Tried the 24 Hours of Le Mans event, I shorten it to 2 hours and 3 min or something and during the race it felt like there were multiple sunset and sunrise....the time of day seems kinda wonky....

Yeah, it's a known problem, the devs are aware

 

[John Wells]

The DBR1 really a good car classic to drive.

 

[DesertPenguin]

It seems so front end floaty to me. Do you tune it at all?

 

[Mr Grumpy]

It seems so front end floaty to me. Do you tune it at all?

Not really, just a bit of brake bias. It can be tricky but I like the way it glides around the corner while you have to feather the throttle to maintain it's grip levels to get the perfect exit. It's a fantastic car to drive.

 

[RacingManiac]

Yeah, it's a known problem, the devs are aware

Thanks, I just started playing this more often recently....I guess I'll be finding out about all the bugs....

 

[Wolfe]

Ran a 30min session around Imola today with the DBR1 with a day/night/day transition & just enough rain to capture the reflective beauty of the setting/rising sun without losing control of my vintage masterpiece.

Probably most of the custom races I've driven have been with the sun setting or rising. The light illuminating and reflecting off of changing clouds and/or water on the track still impresses me.

I do enough driving in the wet or in anything but broad daylight that I've caught myself starting to take it for granted, in spite of the metaphorical dry spell in PS3/XB360 racing games (rain and snow or different times of day were not so uncommon before!). I'm glad it now appears to be the "in" thing to do in the genre. Hopefully it'll stick going into the next generation of games this time.

 

[BrainsBush]

All the new community events....had to call my manager that I had to work from home today (and also Tuesday)....

 

[micmansour]

@micmansour how are you with your FFB after 6.0 update?
For me, your (sig) settings became little too nasty, what do you think?

@zaxs this is what I'm using now, seems to work ok, might need a little refining though:

Immersive 75/75/50/15

Let me know what you think?

 

[Blob_91]

Quick question, is there a way to access the PC leaderbords without owning the PC version of the game. Since PS4 can't match cars and tracks but I'd like to have an idea how far I'm off of what's humanly possible.

 

[pyrates]

Quick question, is there a way to access the PC leaderbords without owning the PC version of the game. Since PS4 can't match cars and tracks but I'd like to have an idea how far I'm off of what's humanly possible.

Yes there is.

http://cars2-stats-steam.wmdportal.com/index.php/leaderboard

 

[Bealdor]

Here's another one that even lets you show leaderboards for multiple cars or even complete classes.

https://pcars.13ms.de/

 

[pyrates]

Here's another one that even lets you show leaderboards for multiple cars or even complete classes.

https://pcars.13ms.de/

Didn't know that one. It's way better.

 

[gregc]

Didn't know that one. It's way better.

It is, but it's not totally complete (missing a couple of the Oulton layouts for example) and it's not always up to date (it updates once a day).

The PC leaderboards are useful, but they don't necessarily represent the best possible times for every car/track combo - I know this, because while taking part in the time trials that @HammyMansell runs (here, if anyone wants to join in the fun ) I've set a few new PC records, and not by small margins.

 

[Chikane_GTR]

Is there a reason why there's a 37 mph speed limit for pit line in practice mode?

 

[pyrates]

Do you mean in a race weekend setup? It's how it would be IRL as well. The limit applies there also for the whole weekend.

 

[Chikane_GTR]

Do you mean in a race weekend setup? It's how it would be IRL as well. The limit applies there also for the whole weekend.

No i meant in offline private testing.

 

[pyrates]

That I didn't notice. But you wouldn't get a penalty for going 150 mph. So I guess risk it.

 

[Chikane_GTR]

That I didn't notice. But you wouldn't get a penalty for going 150 mph. So I guess risk it.

? How the AI controls my car

Edit - nevermind found the option

Thanks @pyrates

 

[pyrates]

? How the AI controls my car

Edit - nevermind found the option

Thanks @pyrates

When testing for league races, I always open a private online lobby with 2 hours practice session and penalties off. Always going through the pit lane as quickly as I can. I probably hold a speed record for the little pit exit chicane at Brands Hatch.