So, who's got all 60 Golds in their licence tests yet?
- Thread starter Stevisiov
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- GTP_MadMax
MadMax is Mad.
I'd love to know how you find the G27, since I've never had another to compare with.
For my own part, I finished the 60 again with the G27 yesterday, after doing them on my main account on DS3 quite some time ago.
The real sense of accomplishment was done with IB-3 a few weeks back, tho (around previous post in thread, I guess), since I was doing them straight to gold one or two at a time every now and again this time around.
A short reply to , how I "find the G27" :
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I did something I call "GT5 Gold Rush" February 7th 2012
Started 19:00 (local time)
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licence ,
licence #
and how many tries total needed to achieve gold.
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B licence
1 3rd try
pause 19:03
continue 19:05
2 first try
3 first try
signed out of PSN for faster load times
4 2nd try
5 2nd try
RA functions , TCS off on the fly
Pause 19:12 UCD Check
Continue 19:17
6 8th try brakes 5/7
7 3rd try
8 2nd try
9 1st try
10 1st try
Pause 19:31 UCD Check
Continue 19:40
A licence
1 14th try ABS off brakes 9/10
2 2nd try
3 3rd try
4 1st try
5 1st try
Pause 19:57 UCD Check
Continue 20:03
6 1st try
7 1st try
8 4th try
9 1st try
10 1st try
Pause 20;15 UCD Check
Continue 20:25
IC licence
1 5th try ABS 0 brakes 5/10
2 3rd try
3 3rd try
4 1st try
5 4th try
Pause 20:38 UCD Check
Continue 20:45
6 3rd try 11.020
7 2nd try torque split 50/50
8 1st try
9 2nd try
10 3rd try
Pause 20:59 UCD Check
Continue 21:08
IB Licence
1 10th try brakes 10/10 90 degree e-brake turn
2 2nd try
3 4th try
4 1st try torque split 50/50
5 2nd try 14.037
Pause 21:26 UCD Check
Continue 21:40
6 2nd try
7 2nd try
8 7th try
9 2nd try
10 1st try
Pause 21:56 UCD Check
Continue 22:06
IA Licence
1 5th try
2 8th try
3 4th try
4 2nd try torque split 50/50
5 4th try
Pause 22:25 UCD Check
Continue 22:33
6 4th try
7 2nd try
8 5th try
9 1st try
10 5th try
Pause 22:56 UCD Check
Continue 23:02
S Licence
1 2nd try
2 2nd try
3 1st try
4 1st try
5 1st try
Pause 23:22 UCD Check
Continue 23:26
6 1st try
7 1st try
8 2nd try
9 1st try
10 2nd try
Gold Rush Finished 23:45
And the UCD chek right after this. :P
Forgot to stop stop-watch ,
at 01:16 the total time = 6:15'10.20 6h 15 min 10.2 seconds
Means , that the Gold Rush took 4h 44min (with all the UCD checks included)
Without UCD checks and 2 minute pause in the beginning (total 90 minutes) ,
the final time spent on driving the licences is 3h 14 min .
And out of that I must spent almost half just loading the licence tests.
(It felt like it.. wait wait , no wait a bit more..)
The ones where were AI cars involved took over a minute to load each B10 ,
A10 , IC10 , IB10 , IA10 and S license.
And the shorter ones loaded about 30 seconds each.
(I pressed start the moment the track screen had loaded.)
45 x 30 seconds + 15 x 1 minute = 37.5 minutes spent loading licence tests.Anyone else willing to try the Gold Rush?
I didn't shortcut/ram the AI.. much.
The solo tests were all as clean , following the intended path - as possible.
A few wall touches here and there were just slowing me down.
Racing against the AI was rather frustrating , because of their super strong brakes and far too early braking.
I worked my way around the AI and held my line , where in online race the other driver would know where I am.
But the AI rammed me few times off track , for the sake of being programmed to follow the line - no matter what.
Most of the time I adjusted the RA functions on the fly (instead of turning off TCS in driving options menu) , to save time.
The stopping tests required a bit more , so I changed the brake balances and when a few times when the car stopped before the checkered surface I just restarted the test (+1 try) and the brake settings stayed as they were in the last run.
This Gold Rush was done in Spec 2.04 .
Downloaded the patch the same day before starting the GT5 Gold Rush.
Overall I found the G27 to be almost too numb , now that the FFB has been adjusted.. (I used FFB4)
But knowing the lines I needed to take it didn't matter.
The stopping tests were especially difficult (as the try-count tells) , because of the on the fly RA adjusting while changing gears ect.
The G27's steering (at FFB 4) is light enought for quick countersteering manouvers.
With the low FFB settings one needs to concentrate more on tyre noise and camera angle to understand what's happening to the car/what the car is doing.
Last thoughts about the G27 : The control over throttle and brakes made this almost walk in a park , that's how easy and fun it was.
MadMax
- 84
- Cologne
- sesselfurzer1992
Hey guys, I've got a problem. I have 59 gold trophies now but when I try to make IB-1 following occurs: when I start to brake, the game accelerates automatically by around 20% which makes it unbelievably slippery and impossible to pass this challenge in gold because the car just won't stop. Can anyone help me with that? Beforehand I did a 14,937 but as mentionned that was at least three months ago. Could that have anything to do with the updates of the last 2 months?
- 2,747
- Morgoth_666
It's a function of the way that car's transmission and engine computer works. What's happening is that you're braking too hard for the wet surface resulting in a wheel beginning to lock up, so the car is adding throttle to keep it rolling and maintain control. It will also do that any time you stop the car, if you let go of the brake it will accelerate away on its own.
I'm not sure how much this might be an issue with ABS on, but I had a lot of trouble with it turned off. You'll need to use lighter pressure on the brake pedal/stick/trigger/button and that will help you stop faster. Reducing the brake pressure in the RA menu can help make it easier to not over-brake as well. Or try turning ABS on if you don't normally use it. I remember I did use ABS to gold one of the stopping tests, but I'm not sure if it was this one or not.
- 1,616
- Australia
- GTP_ealirendur
CupKonan04
Try a Brake Balance of 1/1. You will still need a bit of brake modulation; I've found roof cam to make the tire torture sounds louder, if that helps.
(ABS is forced off in this one, Morgoth)
- 2,747
- Morgoth_666
Ok, thanks. That wasn't something I checked when I loaded the test earlier. I just know I remember using it for one of the tests after getting sick of it. Might also help explain why it's difficult.
- 3,198
- Hong Kong
- Hybrid_Tifoso
Cyber_stig_77 repeated on the list? 
Only 3 more to go!
Only 3 more to go!
- 84
- Cologne
- sesselfurzer1992
Thanks guys, I'm going to give it another try tomorrow.
- 2,082
- Ohio
- SilverSylphide19
I won by watching a gold license video of it and the guy said to brake at about 65% because anymore and your brakes lockup since ABS isnt on.
- 1,368
- GTP-Stormbringer
ive got all 60 gold
- 84
- Cologne
- sesselfurzer1992
Alright guys, I've got great news for everybody who is struggling to do the IB-1 license test. Last week I had an epiphany moment. What you got to do to achieve gold is that you got to change your transmission to manual, change gears at ~37 mph into 2nd, ~62 into 3rd, ~93 into 4th. Then when you reach about 106 mph brake with abotu 50-60% pressure. That doesn't sound any different to what the others said but now comes the ploy: on the left side you see that wall. From the time you start until your braking point come nearer to the wall. Brake and shift down into 1st (very important!). Then hit the wall so that the car comes to a stop in about a 90 degrees angle to the track. I managed to get a 14,750 easily after the 2nd attempt. As I said already, you've got to shift down into 1st gear, otherwise it will disqualify you when you hit the wall. Good luck, people. Hope that helps everybody.
- 1,368
- GTP-Stormbringer
you can change your brake settings during the test using the RA menu.
I did manage to gold it without the RA though. it was tough but not impossible.
- 1,847
- London
- Ziz528
Nope.
As hard as I try, I can only get silver usually on most of them... Although the ones where there aren't any times involved are so much easier ie. the entire S class licence tests.
Why are the S class licences easier than the rest?! I've golded all of those but not any of the others...
As hard as I try, I can only get silver usually on most of them... Although the ones where there aren't any times involved are so much easier ie. the entire S class licence tests.
Why are the S class licences easier than the rest?! I've golded all of those but not any of the others...
- 1,368
- GTP-Stormbringer
they were way tougher before. One of the updates made the S tests easy.
The ones with a race against the AI are generally easier I find. I believe what the update did was allow you to rub the other cars a little. (Before that it was like 1 touch and race over.)
I have about 30 golds and I suck, but I am using the DS3. (The only series I have golded is the S series.) The only other one I really want to finish someday is the one where you win the GT-R Tokyo Show car. (I have purposely not bought it on UCD to save it as a reward.)
I have about 30 golds and I suck, but I am using the DS3. (The only series I have golded is the S series.) The only other one I really want to finish someday is the one where you win the GT-R Tokyo Show car. (I have purposely not bought it on UCD to save it as a reward.)
- 4,182
- Finland
- GTP_MadMax
That is one of the easyest ways to gold all the acceleration-stopping tests.
But , try not to abuse it and do them the way they were meant to be done. 💡
Check Tosk's Gold Junkies list to get an idea about what can be done without wall touches/crashes.
MadMax
- 890
- United Kingdom
Dusted IB1 (last gold on all licences! 
) literally five minutes ago.
Simple method;
1. set steering assist to strong
2. use RA function to set brake strength to 1 at both front and rear
3. full throttle from start until clock turns 10
4. full foot brake - NO HANDBRAKE
5. initiate slide after half to one second braking with steering and stop sideways in end zone using wall as buffer
14.800.
) literally five minutes ago.Simple method;
1. set steering assist to strong
2. use RA function to set brake strength to 1 at both front and rear
3. full throttle from start until clock turns 10
4. full foot brake - NO HANDBRAKE
5. initiate slide after half to one second braking with steering and stop sideways in end zone using wall as buffer
14.800
.
- 1,847
- London
- Ziz528
Is IB-1 that stupid pointless stopping test in the wet with the GT-R?
- 1,000
- Donegal, IRL
- GTP_DaveB
Been doing IB-1 on my newish account for the last 2hours, and only just managed to gold it! Absolutely hate it! Especially when I hit 2 15.000 one after the other followed by a 14.916! Oh how I nearly cried!
Off to enjoy (Hate) I-B8 now, flipping F40 at the carousel. Best time there so far is 17.292.......
Edit:
Just got 17.060 :-D
Full house with DS3 :-D
Off to enjoy (Hate) I-B8 now, flipping F40 at the carousel. Best time there so far is 17.292.......
Edit:
Just got 17.060 :-D
Full house with DS3 :-D
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- 4,182
- Finland
- GTP_MadMax
Congratulations!
Now try doing the F40 / Carousel with full throttle all the time and handbrake.
The licence test can be golded with wallriding..
MadMax
- 1,000
- Donegal, IRL
- GTP_DaveB
MadMax86Congratulations!
Now try doing the F40 / Carousel with full throttle all the time and handbrake.
The licence test can be golded with wallriding..
MadMax
But thats cheating! All 60 were golded without non of that shenanigary!
- 4,018
- New Jersey
- crash27wwjd
Only 3 to go, and of course IB-1 and fr cone are 2 of them. HARD to do with ds3 but I did it on gt2, gt3 and gt4. Gonna keep trying.
- 4,182
- Finland
- GTP_MadMax
Yes , I know.
I haven't used it.. to pass the test.
When I was golding the licence tests with GH/BH drum pad (throttle at 100% all the time) , I caved in to try different approaches at the Carousel.
I could easily get close to gold time with wallriding , but wanted to do the test with handbrake - which took a few.. a couple hundred tries.
Link
So far I've golded the licence tests with 5 different controllers.
The 2 in link above , DFGT , G27 and Sixaxis.
MadMax
All 60 licenses in gold. Most of them were easy. The Superlicense was extremely easy. Got gold after gold at it and I felt it did not reflect the skill level required for the others.
The only one I had some trouble with was the IB-1. It is a great relief to learn many others had the same trouble. I was embarassed to not reaching gold standard in such a simple test.
Anyway, I am writing here just to give a little advice. If you are using the ds3 for this test, you must use the analog gas/brake because the buttom can only deliver 50% or 100% braking and that will only make you to skid or to overshoot the stopping area. When you are about to reach the fifth stripe, revert the gas to brake at a force of 80/85% and then reduce its force to around 55/60%. It is one strong braking at first and then a little less. Focus your vision at the braking indicator and control its intensity. Nothing else matters.
The only one I had some trouble with was the IB-1. It is a great relief to learn many others had the same trouble. I was embarassed to not reaching gold standard in such a simple test.
Anyway, I am writing here just to give a little advice. If you are using the ds3 for this test, you must use the analog gas/brake because the buttom can only deliver 50% or 100% braking and that will only make you to skid or to overshoot the stopping area. When you are about to reach the fifth stripe, revert the gas to brake at a force of 80/85% and then reduce its force to around 55/60%. It is one strong braking at first and then a little less. Focus your vision at the braking indicator and control its intensity. Nothing else matters.
