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Lifelite playing Forza Horizon 4 on the triple monitor rig during the LAN party this past weekend. The peripheral screens make farming perks almost enjoyable.(warning: some nsfw language)
I'm confused, that's a perfect setup for cockpit view, is that an unsupported wheel or something?
I bought the Ultimate Edition, which comes with the Car Pass, Expansion Pass and VIP. The Car Pass is worth it in my opinion. Expansion Pass and VIP is questionable. The former there is only one out of two promised expansions released so far and it's nothing to write home about. VIP gives you double credit rewards for races, which in my opinion is needed with the low amount of credits you get, but it depends on how much your time is worth to you. I'll add that there is surprisingly very little to do in the game, though, so you may get bored if you need to grind credits at any point. I finished the original game to completion after about 20 hours.So I recently got a Logitech wheel and I've been trying to find a game that felt "right" to me. I have Project Cars and picked up Assetto Corsa for cheap, and those feel a bit too difficult in terms of the simulation (I'm sure it's realistic), whereas I just want a balance between realism and fun. Also, track racing is not really my thing, I prefer "road" locations. I tried NFS: Payback and that just feels terrible - too arcady, the AI is bullshit, etc.
I tried the Forza Horizon 4 demo and really liked it. I think it might be what I'm looking for. Looking at purchasing, but there are several editions and I'm not sure if it's worth ~$100 for the Ultimate edition. Does anyone here have experience with that or did most of you guys buy the Standard edition?
I guess I could get the trial of GamePass, play the Standard edition for awhile, and then buy the Ultimate edition with the discount if I decide I like it enough.
I bought the Ultimate Edition, which comes with the Car Pass, Expansion Pass and VIP. The Car Pass is worth it in my opinion. Expansion Pass and VIP is questionable. The former there is only one out of two promised expansions released so far and it's nothing to write home about. VIP gives you double credit rewards for races, which in my opinion is needed with the low amount of credits you get, but it depends on how much your time is worth to you. I'll add that there is surprisingly very little to do in the game, though, so you may get bored if you need to grind credits at any point. I finished the original game to completion after about 20 hours.
All that said, I would recommend the Deluxe Edition to just get the Car Pass included.
the problem is you eventually wind up with too much money.. i already own all the houses and something like 400 cars yet i still have 40m credits.. but i haven't played since the second week of the first expansion since i finished it. i have zero hope in the second expansion being worth anything though and regret buying the ultimate edition.. mistakes were made and learned from though.
probably 50 or 60 hours of actual playing... then maybe 20-30 hours of me just mindlessly grinding credits so i could just buy everything to get it over with. i finished Fortune island in about 6 hours of play time. things just got super repetitive, once i figured out how the AI worked running it on unbeatable was boring and easy. i still recommend the game though, just don't pay full price for it.Any idea how many hours you played though? I mean if you had like 100+ hours in by the time the expansion dropped (and it sounds like it, based on how much money you had) I'd say you got your money's worth.
lol doing proper turns.. just e-brake turn that shit yo..just remember it's an arcade game and not a sim and it makes things a lot easier to figure out.
I ended up springing for the Ultimate edition. I can see playing this quite a lot and the events are pretty fun. After I bought it, it unlocked a bunch of cars and the money bonus is really nice. Seems worth it if you're going to put some time into the game.
I turned off Traction Control, seems like the only real difference is now when you gun it off the line, if the car has too much torque you'll just start slipping. Otherwise I haven't seen much of a difference in normal racing.
Still can't quite get the hang of drifting, though when I watch people on YouTube it seems like maybe you have to do manual transmission and leave it in 2nd or something to really get it down. Not quite there yet with my skill level, though.
What difficulty settings do you guys roll with?
Drivatar Difficulty: UnbeatableI ended up springing for the Ultimate edition. I can see playing this quite a lot and the events are pretty fun. After I bought it, it unlocked a bunch of cars and the money bonus is really nice. Seems worth it if you're going to put some time into the game.
I turned off Traction Control, seems like the only real difference is now when you gun it off the line, if the car has too much torque you'll just start slipping. Otherwise I haven't seen much of a difference in normal racing.
Still can't quite get the hang of drifting, though when I watch people on YouTube it seems like maybe you have to do manual transmission and leave it in 2nd or something to really get it down. Not quite there yet with my skill level, though.
What difficulty settings do you guys roll with?
Thanks for the input, guys. Other than Manual transmission I think my settings are fairly similar. I guess I just need to get used to it if I want to learn drifting.
EDIT: Oh, also...did you guys spring for the Treasure Map? Kind of stupid that it's not included with the Ultimate Edition, but it's only a couple bucks.
no you can find the treasure map online if you want to find all the spots, no reason to buy it. i just put it on my left monitor and found them manually.. there's a few that can only be found during the winter and 1 thats a royal pain in the ass to get to on the edge of the map way up north in the mountain ridge.
Fair enough. Some of the billboards I have no idea how to get, they are up on top of buildings with no apparent jump or anything.
If your talking about the one on the roof of that church then there is a ramp that unlocks after you do so many jumps that allows you to get that one easily.Fair enough. Some of the billboards I have no idea how to get, they are up on top of buildings with no apparent jump or anything.
As others said, look for not-so-obvious routes in the terrain. There is one particular board near the player home in the southwest part of the map that you have to drive a few hundred feet away and lineup with a surprising amount of precision with nothing to go on but the layout of the trees in the area. Find a powerful car and upgrade it with AWD and dirt tires to make an easier time of it. I used the Koenigsegg Agera RS fully upgraded with AWD, dirt tires, and dirt suspension when hunting for all the bonus boards.Fair enough. Some of the billboards I have no idea how to get, they are up on top of buildings with no apparent jump or anything.
You need momentum to properly drift. Going slow in 1st gear is going to just be frustrating. Find an area where you can keep the car in the 60-100 MPH range. In the M6 FE drift car I would keep it in third and just balance with the throttle.So I've been trying to drift and it's just really fucking hard for some reason. I can't seem to maintain the drift, even at the lowest gear and only doing like 30-40 MPH, I still end up just spinning out. It's incredibly frustrating. I barely tap the E-brake when turning and it's just uncontrollable.
Armenius - what wheel settings are you using? I've tried tweaking some of the sensitivities based on various internet advice but I don't know if it's helping or hurting.
I tried practicing with the M6 in 1st gear and even that was uncontrollable for me. No matter how fast I whip the wheel back around to counter steer it still just loses traction and spins out. I can't seem to push the gas pedal lightly enough to not cause a spinout.
You need momentum to properly drift. Going slow in 1st gear is going to just be frustrating. Find an area where you can keep the car in the 60-100 MPH range. In the M6 FE drift car I would keep it in third and just balance with the throttle.
With a wheel I would recommend Normal steering if you're trying to use Simulation. I use a G920 with the default setting. In the game you need to be more progressive with your steering input than what you see in the real life videos like I posted above. Try not to add much more than a quarter turn of the wheel if you're using a 900 degree input. At the moment you use the e-brake you want to pitch it just ever so slightly with as little input as possible. Once you get the rear end kicked out try to balance it at first with neutral steering and then add counter steer as needed. Use the FFB as an aid to figure out when and how much is needed.
If you have any of the Formula D cars try practicing with those. They are a lot more powerful, so you will be able to drift with the throttle alone. Use the Scandinavian Flick instead of the e-brake in this case to pitch the car into the turn.
It is far easier with a controller. The muscle memory won't translate to the wheel, but it may be a good idea to try it to give you some idea how the weight transfer dynamics in the game work.After watching some YouTube videos on drifting it Forza it seemed like most people recommended using the circle in the Festival area or some of the tighter hairpin switchbacks to practice, and generally not going above 40 MPH or so, so I dunno. Maybe that was bunk advice, but it seems like they were able to do it alright. Though, I do think some of them may be using controllers which I'm sure is way different than doing it on a wheel.
I tried practicing in the ~60 MPH range in one of the "Drift Zones", and I couldn't even keep the car on the road and kept failing. It just seems like once I hit that E-brake, if I do nothing with the steering after the initial slight turn to get the drift going, it just flips a 180-360 without any other input. If I try to counter steer, even turning the wheel as fast as possible in the opposite direction, it'll at best just run off the road.
I'm using a G29, so essentially the same wheel as you, just the PS3/PS4/PC version.
I've tried using the M6 FE one that you mentioned, which does seem easy to get into a drift, but I just can't hold it for more than a second or so without it either spinning out or just regaining traction and losing the drift.
I've also been able to initiate the drift via hitting the throttle briefly and swinging the wheel, versus just using the E-brake, but it's the same story - I can't maintain the drift once I get into it. I've heard people talk about feathering the throttle, but it seems like no matter how light a touch it just spins out.
I dunno. I guess I just need to practice more but I was reaching the point of frustration last night after an hour or so.
Good tip about Normal vs Simulation for the steering. I did try both, and it did seem slightly easier to try to hold the drift using Normal, but still not able to really get very far in general.
i use a controller and simulation with no issue?
Im pretty new as well. Its not something i do in these games and ive literally not completed a single drift challenge/event. Im used to simulation steering and once you learn to drive the cars on that setting it will be easier to drift.I was talking to MavericK who is a newbie to drifting.
Im pretty new as well. Its not something i do in these games and ive literally not completed a single drift challenge/event. Im used to simulation steering and once you learn to drive the cars on that setting it will be easier to drift.