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Forza Motorsport 3 [Game On]

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  • Jealous DevaJealous Deva Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    So, I don't know whether to feel bad that the best no-assists clean lap in the Nurburgring trial with the R10 I can get has been 8:20, or good that I actually managed to get a clean lap on the Nurburgring with the R10 and no asssists.

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  • acidlacedpenguinacidlacedpenguin Institutionalized Safe in jail.Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    cakemikz wrote: »
    CLASS

    Dude. Sweet.

    If my game room looked as classy as that I wouldn't have to panic whenever a new girl comes over!

    edit:

    maybe sell the 360 wheel you have, get a second job and stop eating for a few weeks and then buy the fanatec :P

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    So when I bought this on Amazon last month apparently there was a bonus where you also get a code for the Hot Holiday Car Pack. I immediately forgot about it. Then Saturday I get an email saying "HERES YOUR CODE FOR THE HOT HOLIDAY CAR PACK!". I was like 'Sweet free DLC!"....but the mail didnt have a code anywhere. I quickly forget about it.

    then today I finally get an email with "Update: Due to an oversight, the Hot Holiday Car pack code was not included in the original mail. This mail now includes both the code and instructions. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused." and the actual code.

    so yay

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  • Jealous DevaJealous Deva Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Apparently with the Nurburgring GP they're actually managing to properly map bumps now, it's a rocky ride in the Peugeot.

    I know everyone is complaining about not having the Behemoth, but whatever, this track is really like nothing else in the game and pretty fun.

    Now they just need a big, sweepy track like Zandvoort. What I'd really like to see though is all 5 configurations of VIR.

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  • corin7corin7 San Diego, CARegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    cakemikz wrote: »
    Haha no I do not. But I tried to make my video game mecca as classy as possible anyways.

    I mostly impressed by the amount of space you have there. Square footage is not cheap in this town. I think your gaming area is as big as my condo and I share mine with a wife and dog. But yeah the setup is solid as well. Thumbs up!

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
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  • The ListenerThe Listener Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Extremely nice rides, Basticle, do you have them uploaded to the Storefront at all?

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    wasnt planning on it





    this is gotta be the most aggravating livery I've done yet, the decal editor seems to hate large curved areas like this
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  • JoolanderJoolander Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Basticle, you really should put your stuff upon the storefront. i made WAY more CR that way than i did racing

    tag it with "penarc" so we can dl it

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I think I've made about 20,000 credits from the storefront. It hasn't been all that useful for me. ;)

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  • The ListenerThe Listener Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    xzzy wrote: »
    I think I've made about 20,000 credits from the storefront. It hasn't been all that useful for me. ;)

    I made somewhere around 60,000 credits since launch, but I don't put much effort into it, I just toss random stuff up there and see what sticks. Strangely enough, my blank Michigan license plate seems the most popular by far.

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  • JoolanderJoolander Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    really?

    ive been saving since launch, and just bought a 15,000,000 Ferrari TR


    *shrug*

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  • Jealous DevaJealous Deva Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    So, someone pointed this out and I think it's hilarious - the Nurburgring GP track configuration in game isn't actually the real Nurburgring GP grand prix course - the chicane at the end goes the other direction.

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    So, someone pointed this out and I think it's hilarious - the Nurburgring GP track configuration in game isn't actually the real Nurburgring GP grand prix course - the chicane at the end goes the other direction.

    They skipped the chicane because it has always been a huge source of exploits in every racing game in history. Instead of driving the chicane.. people gun it head on and jump right over the top of it.

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  • Jealous DevaJealous Deva Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    xzzy wrote: »
    So, someone pointed this out and I think it's hilarious - the Nurburgring GP track configuration in game isn't actually the real Nurburgring GP grand prix course - the chicane at the end goes the other direction.

    They skipped the chicane because it has always been a huge source of exploits in every racing game in history. Instead of driving the chicane.. people gun it head on and jump right over the top of it.

    They could have just put up a tire wall though, like they already did on the other side.

    Or speed trap sand/bumps, whatever.

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    xzzy wrote: »
    I think I've made about 20,000 credits from the storefront. It hasn't been all that useful for me. ;)

    After that Mazda won at Daytona 24, I think I made like 300,000 in a week.

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I guess the stuff I make just doesn't have mass appeal.

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  • krylon666krylon666 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Joolander wrote: »
    really?

    ive been saving since launch, and just bought a 15,000,000 Ferrari TR


    *shrug*

    finally got that ferrari huh? good work :)

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  • JoolanderJoolander Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    sure did

    i couldnt resist, and am working on a mach 5 paintjob for it, :lol:


    it is really fun to drive with the v12 p2's engine swapped in


    hell, its fun to drive period

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  • krylon666krylon666 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Well that's good to hear. It's cool that most of the cars on FM3 are fun to drive, unlike some of the more expensive ones on FM2. Still though, 15 mil is a lot to save up.

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  • JoolanderJoolander Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    true

    i would never spend that much on a fake car in game again (or a real one)

    the fact that i could, and couldnt really think of another way to spend all that money were the main reasons i did it

    I may be odd, but I don't like having 100's of cars in my personal garage that i have to cycle through

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    It makes me slightly depressed that I'll never have enough CR to buy something even remotely that expensive. Hell, I'll never even be able to afford the Shelby Cobra, let alone something that costs 10x as much. My paint jobs have sold fairly well on the storefront, but nowhere near enough to make millions of credits.

    I really have to question the logic behind even putting that kind of price tag on a car in a game. Then again, ever since the series was created, they've basically been saying "If you're not a master painter, we don't want you to have as much fun with our game as those that are."

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    You can get the money by doing endurance races and hiring drivers.. it takes some time, but it's the sort of grinding you can do while cleaning the house or whatever.

    I think it's kind of cool they put some retardedly expensive cars in, just for the "jesus you spent money on that?" effect.

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  • krylon666krylon666 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I still want to do a "millionaire's club" race - except it may actually be like 200,000 cr+ cars in reality. I need to take another look at the expensive cars to see whats what.

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    krylon666 wrote: »
    I still want to do a "millionaire's club" race - except it may actually be like 200,000 cr+ cars in reality. I need to take another look at the expensive cars to see whats what.

    These are the 5 most expensive cars in the game:
    | McLaren      | F1 GT                                              | 1997 |  3800000 | 
    | Shelby       | Cobra Daytona Coupe                                | 1965 | 10000000 | 
    | Ferrari      | 330 P4                                             | 1967 | 11000000 | 
    | Ferrari      | 250 Testa Rossa                                    | 1957 | 15000000 | 
    | Ferrari      | 250 GTO                                            | 1964 | 20000000 | 
    
    It goes down rapidly from there. There's only 16 cars in the game that cost more than 200,000, out of a total of 439 cars.


    edit - uh, I just realized I was missing that those cars have five zeroes, not four. So everything I said is complete crap, there are lots and lots of cars selling for over a million credits.

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Joolander wrote: »
    Basticle, you really should put your stuff upon the storefront. i made WAY more CR that way than i did racing

    tag it with "penarc" so we can dl it

    all of my liveries incorporate decal groups I got off the storefront (pretty much all of the manufacturer logos and such) so would it even let me do that?

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  • JoolanderJoolander Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Basticle wrote: »
    Joolander wrote: »
    Basticle, you really should put your stuff upon the storefront. i made WAY more CR that way than i did racing

    tag it with "penarc" so we can dl it

    all of my liveries incorporate decal groups I got off the storefront (pretty much all of the manufacturer logos and such) so would it even let me do that?

    yikes

    yeah, they wont let you sell stuff with other's decals on it

    i usually end up "tracing" sponsor decals if i feel like i can't make it myself, then i tweak it from there if i want a new color or something



    check it out! a livery that is completely useless to anyone other than dumb people like me that spent 15M on one car!
    mach51.jpg

    mach52.jpg

    mach53.jpg

    reference:
    mach5.jpg
    mach5-speed-racer.jpg
    etl2009.jpg
    SPEED_RACER_MOVIE-logo-1295C3ECA9-seeklogo.com.gif

    its up on the storefront (search penarc, mach, or speed racer), and the funny part is somebody bought one like 5 minutes after i put it up :lol:

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Joolander wrote: »
    Basticle wrote: »
    Joolander wrote: »
    Basticle, you really should put your stuff upon the storefront. i made WAY more CR that way than i did racing

    tag it with "penarc" so we can dl it

    all of my liveries incorporate decal groups I got off the storefront (pretty much all of the manufacturer logos and such) so would it even let me do that?

    yikes

    yeah, they wont let you sell stuff with other's decals on it

    i usually end up "tracing" sponsor decals if i feel like i can't make it myself, then i tweak it from there if i want a new color or something



    check it out! a livery that is completely useless to anyone other than dumb people like me that spent 15M on one car!
    mach51.jpg

    mach52.jpg

    mach53.jpg

    reference:
    mach5.jpg
    mach5-speed-racer.jpg
    etl2009.jpg
    SPEED_RACER_MOVIE-logo-1295C3ECA9-seeklogo.com.gif

    its up on the storefront (search penarc, mach, or speed racer), and the funny part is somebody bought one like 5 minutes after i put it up :lol:

    thats pretty rad




    also,

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErBSXi4Pmx8

    p.s. the power slide at the end was entirely accidental

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  • JoolanderJoolander Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    that powerslide was pretty righteous

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  • corin7corin7 San Diego, CARegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Joolander wrote: »
    that powerslide was pretty righteous

    Yeah wow, very nice.

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  • krylon666krylon666 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Joolander wrote: »
    check it out! a livery that is completely useless to anyone other than dumb people like me that spent 15M on one car!
    mach51.jpg

    mach52.jpg

    mach53.jpg

    reference:
    mach5.jpg
    mach5-speed-racer.jpg
    etl2009.jpg
    SPEED_RACER_MOVIE-logo-1295C3ECA9-seeklogo.com.gif

    its up on the storefront (search penarc, mach, or speed racer), and the funny part is somebody bought one like 5 minutes after i put it up :lol:

    you may be dumb :) , but that car looks fucking awesome

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  • mindtweakmindtweak Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Anyone here race in an online league or know of a good north american one? I've found a pretty decent euro one but they race on euro time, which can be a pain. Looking for one with good drivers who force off all the assists.

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    You call that a powerslide?

    THIS is a powerslide.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEHQp-D6qew

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  • mindtweakmindtweak Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Finishing in a wall doesn't count haha.

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    It was the end of the race, wrecking at the finish line is obligatory. The only downside is that I misjudged where the finish line was.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    xzzy wrote: »
    You call that a powerslide?

    THIS is a powerslide.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEHQp-D6qew

    Failsauce is FAIL. :P:mrgreen:

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    This is the Honda NSX that won the GT2 class in the 1995 24 Hours at Le Mans.

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    gt2nsx199584showbig.jpg

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    gt2nsx1995museum5big.jpg



    It was also featured in the original Gran Turismo as the "NSX-R LM GT2 Edition"

    NSX-R%20LM%20GT2%201-2.jpg



    I was kind of pissed that there are no body modifcations available except the spoilers. I purposefully used the '92 but none of the Honda models have any side skirt mods to make it look more like the original which is annoying.


    nsx1.jpg

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    nsx3.jpg

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    Overall I think i spent around 6 hours on it.

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  • PilgrimPilgrim Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Oh hey, look at that.

    My save is gone again for like the fourth fucking time now.

    And this is the only game it happens with.

    My disc has to be cursed or something, I'm telling you, there's dark magic at work here.

    Guess I'll check the official forums for a solution.

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  • krylon666krylon666 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    At this point, I think you may need to invest in one of the overly expensive memory cards to backup your saves :(

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  • John MatrixJohn Matrix Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    So, I've made a paintjob/vinyl for my Vanquish, but I can't put it on my storefront to share with my friends. It says that it is "locked" and won't allow me to upload it.

    What do I need to do here?

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