[Forza 4] SBC 2012 Season 2: "It's Good Enough"

taliosfalcon

Kog wrote:

I dunno, my buddy Joe told me he's almost never able to connect to public races, and always races either private or gets invited.

you both need to put your xboxes in your router DMZ's then.

Kog

taliosfalcon wrote:

Kog wrote:

I dunno, my buddy Joe told me he's almost never able to connect to public races, and always races either private or gets invited.

you both need to put your xboxes in your router DMZ's then.

The problem I have is that we don't have a computer in the house to access the router info to check if ports are forwarded, etc.

Basticle

Wait whaaaaat?

Nova_C

I had to put my XBox on my router's DMZ to get Forza to connect.

I never run pubbies, though, have only raced with the PA club.

EDIT: Oh there was another page here.

Also, what?

Any device with a browser should let you in.

Kog

Can't access it via my phone.

Edit: also, can someone try inviting me to a lobby?

SiliconStew

Many wireless routers block admin access from the wireless side by default.

Kog

Blah that doesn't help. Our only computer went with my girlfriend for the day.

Basticle

http://f3scs.forumotion.net/t67-lag-free-gaming-nat-settings

MegaPureiboi

I've started plugging my xbox directly into the modem, has worked so far.

Basticle

alright I'm officially taking the Aston Martin Virage and Honda Civic Si for SBC

The Listener

I'm going with the Saturn Ion for my Street Tuner, but I'm not sure if I will keep the BMW. Kog claimed his first, so I will take a peek to see what else catches my eye.

evilbob

GTO and 350Z for me.

musanman

I klobbered the chicane and totalled my car in the 720, so screw that. Don't text and drive.

Does anybody else see a whole lot of teleporting and shit at the beginning of races? I started warping around on Sunset and then got hit from behind and was upside down one of the races, I think you guys played that one twice.

Knight_

musanman wrote:

I klobbered the chicane and totalled my car in the 720, so screw that. Don't text and drive.

Does anybody else see a whole lot of teleporting and shit at the beginning of races? I started warping around on Sunset and then got hit from behind and was upside down one of the races, I think you guys played that one twice.

You teleported in scary fashion a couple times, but nothing too bad as far as I could tell.

As an aside, I think the 1 second rolloff did seem to help a decent amount. 5 seconds is sort of crippling for the total race, but 1 second ones aren't too bad, specially if you're running reverse lobby points.

oldmanken

So I was thinking we should spend the next two weeks doing prep races for SBC... next week GS, the following ST? Unless we are starting SBC next week, but I was under the impression we were a ways out...

Knight_

oldmanken wrote:

So I was thinking we should spend the next two weeks doing prep races for SBC... next week GS, the following ST? Unless we are starting SBC next week, but I was under the impression we were a ways out...

We ran 4 races with SBC cars tonight, could just keep doing a couple races before the real races start, that way we don't have to be using only the SBC cars from now until forever.

Kog

Aye, a few SBC practices prior to the normal weekly races are a good way to get some practice in. I got 8 award cars tonight, so I'm hoping one of them falls into the ST catagory. I may need to rethink my GS car though, as the 2008 M3 understeers like a fucking pig.

Also, I think 720pi is a good spot for some fast and quite interesting races, I'd very much like to see more in the future. Preferably with some more corners, because fuck your million HP V8s strapped to a radio flyer.

Nova_C

I dunno, Kog. There was a horsepower max and you were breaking loose quite often.

And still out accelerating me while doing so. >.>

But yeah, I want to try some other stuff with the Gallardo and 720 seems like a good place. I definitely liked the longer races, too. Hopefully next time we do Le Mans I won't be staring at the same ass for 4/5 laps.

Kog

Nova_C wrote:

I dunno, Kog. There was a horsepower max and you were breaking loose quite often.

And still out accelerating me while doing so. >.>

But yeah, I want to try some other stuff with the Gallardo and 720 seems like a good place. I definitely liked the longer races, too. Hopefully next time we do Le Mans I won't be staring at the same ass for 4/5 laps.

Yeah, but at least the LF-A has a really nice ass to look at.

I was also quite a bit shy of the HP limit, but yeah, the Lexus definitely has the legs coming out of corners (which it ALSO does quite well), just not the fastest in a straight line.

Kog

Also, I'll be using the Mazda Speed 3 as my ST car, ran a 2:24 on the ring GP. Gonna run again with a clutch.

Knight_

Kog wrote:

Aye, a few SBC practices prior to the normal weekly races are a good way to get some practice in. I got 8 award cars tonight, so I'm hoping one of them falls into the ST catagory. I may need to rethink my GS car though, as the 2008 M3 understeers like a fucking pig.

Also, I think 720pi is a good spot for some fast and quite interesting races, I'd very much like to see more in the future. Preferably with some more corners, because fuck your million HP V8s strapped to a radio flyer.

I probably had the least horsepower and top speed and won both races

And I had a V12 thank you very much.

Basticle

Knight_ wrote:

I probably had the least horsepower and top speed and won both races

And I had a V12 thank you very much.

Im not belittleing your achievments, as you are definatley one of our better drivers but you won both races because you were the only one not to be involved in a wreck

0Replace4Displace

Which is also how you win the SBC.

Knight_

Basticle wrote:

Knight_ wrote:

I probably had the least horsepower and top speed and won both races

And I had a V12 thank you very much.

Im not belittleing your achievments, as you are definatley one of our better drivers but you won both races because you were the only one not to be involved in a wreck

S'true. Starting in the back on the Nurburgring really helped as far as that I think. Most of the Le Mans wrecks were self inflicted by bad things happening at chicanes though.

Nova_C

I woulda done better on Le Mans if I hadn't missed that last chicane. :rolleyes:

Also, for some reason my driving was for shit on the first lap of the 'ring on both starts. What the holy hell.

Oh, that reminds me, before the race I went for more power as I was at like 500 and change so I went to sport weight reduction, which gave me enough PI room to up the HP to over 600. Really didn't change my top speed by much and I think the car was a little squirrely after. I definitely want to try again with my original tuning some time.

The R classes were very intimidating to me before, but now I'm really enjoying the high speed races. Hell, that A600 warmup race we did on Tuesday was pretty fantastic. When we did the B500 race with Justin and I think Groove bowling everyone over in the Raptor I felt soooooo slooooooowwwwwww. :P

LTM

I sort of really love the Raptor.

I didn't think it would be fun, but with the trophy truck body kits and 24inch DUBs it is pretty hilarious.

Knight_

Nova_C wrote:

The R classes were very intimidating to me before, but now I'm really enjoying the high speed races. Hell, that A600 warmup race we did on Tuesday was pretty fantastic. When we did the B500 race with Justin and I think Groove bowling everyone over in the Raptor I felt soooooo slooooooowwwwwww. :P

S and R3 are the best classes in this Forza imo. Supercars through GT2, most fun.

groove

please tell me someone saved the replay from last night's Fujimi.

ArcticLancer

LTM wrote:

I sort of really love the Raptor.

I didn't think it would be fun, but with the trophy truck body kits and 24inch DUBs it is pretty hilarious.

People need to start specifying the Ford Raptor.
Some of us think of cars before trucks. And the whole bit about the S5S Raptor being an amazing and beautiful piece of work makes it stand out even more. <_<

acidlacedpenguin

No u.

AMERICUH dictates that raptor means FORD AWESOME MACHINE.

but you must admit, an S5S Raptor with trophy truck body kits would be hilarious.

0Replace4Displace

Fuckinglightseverywhere is always a good plan.

acidlacedpenguin

Every day I drive my car to work there's at least half a dozen other vehicles who flash their highbeams at me while I do not have my highbeams on and there's no imminent obstructions on the road. Part of me wants to bolt a hundred fucking rally lights on my hood and roof and flash them because Fuckinglightseverywhere.

0Replace4Displace

Happens in Texas a lot because people lift their trucks and don't adjust their headlights.

SiliconStew

Don't forget jackass hunters that purposely point their headlights up into the trees.

acidlacedpenguin

hrmm, maybe the factory settings on the juke are too high?

well the cheap solution for me would be to lower the light angle, but the ricer solution would be to lower my car. . .

I'm torn between two lovers.

edit: also, still missing night stages and headlights in Forza.

0Replace4Displace

Obviously GT-R swap comes first.

acidlacedpenguin

man those GT-R swapped Jukes look pretty awesome. I would love to drive one just to witness the natural evolution of throttle oversteer-- throttle roll-over.

Veevee

Once I get settled in, I'll probably be on almost every night hosting some GS/ST practice rsces

taliosfalcon

I really need to work on my consistency, on pretty much every PA race i'll be near the lead, then i try to close and start taking stupid risks, and sure enough I do close, then i get more competitive and start trying to pull shit i really can't and i may close some more and then..i hit a wall head first and that's all she wrote, DNF. Every race.

MegaPureiboi

Nice and easy is the best way to go, staying in that guy's mirrors will usually cause him to slip, letting you pass.