These past couple of weeks have been adventurous to say the least and for me to think things would suddenly calm down was nothing short of foolhardy, if anything at all things seem to be becoming more and more adventurous as time passes on. Whether it be the excitement concerning what this year’s E3 could bring, next week’s release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, or the increasing feedback surrounding Project CARS, the community here never rests.
Who’s ready for the Spotlight?
GTPlanet Picture of the Week
This week’s featured image, coming to us courtesy of Pebb, features the 2014 Ford Focus ST touring Southern Europe in Forza Horizon 2.
If you like what you’re seeing and have a suggestion for next week’s featured image, start a conversation with me, entitle it “GTPlanet Picture of the Week” and fill it to your heart’s content with suggestions and they’ll be featured in upcoming Community Spotlight articles. NOTE: You cannot elect your own work.
GTPlanet Gallery of the Week
This week’s featured gallery gtd • Driveclub and is brought to you by none other than gtuned. Opened on the 30th of April of this year, the gallery approaches Driveclub photography with an artistic approach, taking the already stellar images capable of being produced in Driveclub one step further.
You can find gtuned’s gallery here in all of its splendor if you want to look through the entire catalog of photos, with the latest update being on the 30th of April.
– Wombat Typhoon, April 30th, 2015.
If you like what you’re seeing and have a suggestion for next week’s featured gallery, start a conversation with me, entitle it “GTPlanet Gallery of the Week” and fill it to your heart’s content with suggestions and they’ll be featured in upcoming Community Spotlight articles. NOTE: You cannot elect your own gallery.
GTPlanet Thread of the Week – Example of MoTeC Data Analysis
One feature not often discussed is the MoTeC Data Analysis feature in GT6; a tool that can be utilized to compare, contrast, and offer in-depth analysis in regards to your laps recorded in-game – a tool that can prove extremely beneficial to hot-lappers and GT Academy participants alike. The tool can be used to monitor lap-by-lap consistency, RPM history, and most importantly where and when you can better utilize a vehicle’s performance to the utmost advantage.
The thread, created by our own ALB123, gives a brief preview into the feature and how it presents the data. There is a learning curve involved but the benefits far outweigh that and could very well be the necessary step taken that leads to something more.
GTPlanet Member of the Week
It is once again time to acknowledge a member of the GTPlanet community is upon us. A member who has stood out among the hundreds of thousands of members already here, both old and new alike for all that they’re worth and all they have contributed to the community.
This week’s particular inductee answers only to the name Patrick. Not James. Not Paul. No, this is Patrick.
You can read the full interview right here!
Lamborghini Icons Coming to Driveclub!
Driveclub has released some of the most well-received additional content in recent memory and this month’s offerings are no different. Evolution Studios is taking the introduction of Lamborghini earlier this year one step further by introducing four more raging bulls to the fold.
This month’s free vehicle is the electric racing concept, the Citroen Survolt. Some of the changes in the upcoming 1.15 update for the game are as follows:
- New Driver Levels: You can now reach Level 55 and each new level has a reward.
- New menu images to show off some of the best #PS4share pictures created by DRIVECLUB players.
- A new option to toggle the entire On-Screen Display on and off while you race, without pausing.
- Statistics have been added for all cars from Expansion Packs and free downloads.
- Includes general improvements for game performance, stability and usability.
The Lamborghini Icons pack and Update 1.15 are due this month. Stop by the Driveclub forum and discuss the news!
GTPlanet Vehicle of the Week
W Motors is the first Arab Developer of High Performance Luxury Sports Cars based in the Middle East.
The Official launch of W Motors was a major milestone for the automotive industry in the region and the world. W Motors was set to be the premier Arab Developer of High Performance Luxury Sports Cars in the region, launching on the 11th of July 2012 during a high end ceremony in the lavish venue of Sursock Palace Beirut.
After its World Premiere launch at the International Qatar Motor Show on July 28th 2013, W Motors revealed to the world its first model, the Lykan HyperSport limited to only 7 units worldwide. Over 150,000 visitors attended this event with the presence of regional and international media covering this historical event for a global exposure and coverage. Following the Qatar launch in January 2013, W Motors pursued with a regional road show where the Lykan HyperSport was showcased in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait, Belgium and Spain.
W Motors has been gaining momentum and traction amongst many of the world’s Automotive enthusiasts. The first Arab Brand of Hypercars, with vehicles limited to seven units per design and labeled as the most Exclusive, Luxurious and Unique Hypercars in the World.
The first holographic display system with interactive motion, giving the driver and passenger full interaction with the multimedia interface of the Lykan as well as other vehicle control systems. The Lykan is simply years ahead in innovation and exclusivity.
(Borrowed from Supercars.net).
GTPlanet Tune of the Week
This week’s featured tune, courtesy of mgo of MGO Tuning Garage, comes the 2002 TVR Tamora ready to overcome all obstacles within the 520PP range of events, with its primary focus being to tackle Brands Hatch GP Circuit.
Stop by the thread here and strap yourself in for a ride fully capable of besting its competitors.
Show Your GTPlanet RUF!
This thread, started by our own FrzGT, employs a simple task: represent GTPlanet and show off your pictures of the GTPlanet-liveried RUF CTR3 SMS-R in Project CARS.
The Last Lap
Next week Destiny is set to receive its second DLC expansion, House of Wolves and I’m fairly excited about it to be perfectly honest, but it’s going to take a lot to get me back into the swing of things as I were several months ago. Next week is also due for the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and I’m looking forward to that as well, although admittedly I’ll first have to make my way through the first two games as I’ve never played them; they just sat in my Steam library waiting to be installed. I’ve installed both at this point and I only have one thing to say so far: holy hell does The Witcher 1 have a frantic bugged/weird/broken/delayed combat system.
I’m hitting keys and nothing is happening. I’m holding keys and nothing is happening. I repeatedly hit keys and everything happens. I then died while taking down an enemy and I wasn’t even attacked by anyone else. I was not prepared for this so I switched over to Witcher 2 to see what I would have waiting there for me, and needless to say I promptly found myself lost in the visual settings.
An eventful week like most others in recent memory, that’s for sure. Until next week, keep racing!
Photomode images by ShaolinMasta, MoMo PeeZero, MildAshers, Safoo, and Jimmy_Pop.
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Once again. awesome Read T-12!
It’s funny, I find that I like these articles the most, but I post on them the least. Maybe because they’re just that so done, that nothing else needs to be said? Idk. But these write-ups spicin’ things up, gives a great overview of the happenings around GTP and in the real/simulated/gaming world, and is a great source of useful info! (I had no clue of the incoming DC update) Thanks again!
Oh, one more thing… I’m impressed by The Witcher 3, and it would’ve been a go-to game for me back in the day. But since I’ve gotten more into online gaming and am now accustomed to gaming socially, I’m considering getting Elder Scrolls Online (June 6th) instead. Do you have any opinions/comparisons/discrepancies pertaining to the two?
I’m still very much a single player kind of guy because there are just too many variables involved in multiplayer gaming that it’ll never be something I’ll reliably depend upon hand and foot, but having said that the Elder Scrolls games are nothing but great and I’d expect nothing less from ESO. Hell, I’m still addicted to Skyrim but haven’t played it in months for that *exact* reason.
My only discrepancy is, again, with the multiplayer aspect: if something happens, whether it be on your end or not, the entire game is in-effect rendered useless.
Very cool
Great reward as always!! Looking forward to E3! :D
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DRIVECLUB’s Lamborghini Icons is the one I’m looking forward to, mainly two of the cars: Reventon and Sesto Elemento. If only the latter can come to GT6 as well.
Interesting read! If I may suggest a change, I think it would be easier if you could move the photo credits underneath each corresponding photo. In similar size to the gallery image caption, but including the link (and maybe the date or the image title, as you see fit). Curious what you think about this and looking forward to the next Spotlight :)
That’s a fine idea and could make things look a little more clean, I’ll test it out next week and go from there. Thanks!
If I may, I’d suggest hot linking the credits as well instead of doing a separate forum link to further neaten the appearance.
Ice, I’m a little confused, aren’t you suggesting what I’m already doing for the footnote beneath the “The Last Lap” feature?
Or are you suggesting linking directly to the image in question? If it’s the latter, and thinking about it now I’m sure that is, it would undermine the reason I do it the way I do now: to encourage comments on the images. Sure you could do that here and achieve the same effect more or less, but the idea is to encourage it on our forum as a whole.
Kind of the exact reasoning for me linking to entire threads where necessary and not leaving it up to you guys to find where they are.
DRIVECLUB update: “A new option to toggle the entire On-Screen Display on and off while you race, without pausing.” That’s a welcome addition & quite a pleasant surprise, as it’s not normally something you’d get in an arcade style racer. Well done Evolution Studios!
Nice S2000 pic.
Awesome read Terronium, i’m waiting too the launch of Witcher 3; by the videos you can find on the net you can tell it is really something