Gran Turismo

my spec B driver is pissing me off... no matter what car I give him, or tweak, he cant beat the amature stage FF races. I think the highest I got was 3rd place, but he sucks with FF

any advice?
I also notice that when going into any turn, the gear floats above redline (should shift but doesnt) and loses speed while in 2nd gear and 3rd gear. can anyone enlighten me as to the cause? I tried playing with some settings but nothing I do seems to help fix that problem. Happens when both myself or my Bob when we drive FF automatic
 
ok... trying to gift myself a ft-86 (most expensive I got ATM)... and it wont work
I am trying to gift it to a second account I made (with psn acct too), but I cant get the "gift to friend" to work at all. Its all greyed out from the menu. WHen I click on the car to bring up its page, and select the "give to friend", the box pops up with the loading icon below it, but nothing happens. Ive left it there for 15 minutes and no progress.
I have tried logging off, logging in, resetting, clearing the system cache... nothing is making "gift to friend" available
 
no. dont see any of them
(well really its just 1 friend and my 2nd psn account... none of my friends are really into video games)
 
Absolut Talent said:
no. dont see any of them
(well really its just 1 friend and my 2nd psn account... none of my friends are really into video games)
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:eek: :confused::)

These accounts that you gift cars to are duplicates/fakes. You make them, and have them add your main account as friends. Once you gift a car to them, you dupe said car and give it back you yourself and then you can sell them for credits.
 
kuyaglen said:
:eek: :confused::)

These accounts that you gift cars to are duplicates/fakes. You make them, and have them add your main account as friends. Once you gift a car to them, you dupe said car and give it back you yourself and then you can sell them for credits.
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i am a little confused... do I add them as friends through the XMB or from ingame?
Cause I added the 2nd account (fake) as a friend on my main account from the XMB, and it isnt showing up ingame as a friend to gift to. The only other friend on my list on the XMB doesnt show up in game either, I assumed it was cause he doesnt have the game
 
Absolut Talent said:
my spec B driver is pissing me off... no matter what car I give him, or tweak, he cant beat the amature stage FF races. I think the highest I got was 3rd place, but he sucks with FF

any advice?
I also notice that when going into any turn, the gear floats above redline (should shift but doesnt) and loses speed while in 2nd gear and 3rd gear. can anyone enlighten me as to the cause? I tried playing with some settings but nothing I do seems to help fix that problem. Happens when both myself or my Bob when we drive FF automatic
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Constantly pace down your driver with a car that has about 100HP more than the competition. You may still not get first in the first few tries, but the EXP earned should level your driver up to the point where he will eventually be able to get first. If you see some progress in his driving style, you could put him in a more powerful car while still doing the constant pace down.

As for your shifting troubles, play in manual? I never liked the way the automatic setting shifts gears. As for your B-spec driver, you will have to live with it. It bothered me at first but I stopped caring because the driver sucked anyway.
 
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w00t

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I have now collected every car in the game outside of the stealth models and academy cars (which I don't have access to):

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Psychotext owns 1039 models in his mygranturismo.net garage. Before tuning, the value of his garage reaches 489,720,763 Cr, the total weight of 1,283,068 kg, and the cumulative power 315,297 BHP. By selling all his sellable models, he would earn 16,238,919 Cr.
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Big GT5 update today. Wish I had time to actually play the game instead of just downloading the patch. heh
 
snaggletooth said:
Big GT5 update today. Wish I had time to actually play the game instead of just downloading the patch. heh
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I was looking over the log and its a massive update.
Gran-Turismo.com

Update Notice (1.06) - Feb 18, 2011

An update to Gran Turismo 5 has been released. The contents are as follows:

[Major Changes and New Features]
・Remote Racing
On the bottom left of the [GT Mode] - [Community] screen, [Remote Races] have been added.
You can combine the "My Driver" of you and your friends to start a fully automatic B-Spec race, to gain rewards and experience.
For details please see section 8-4 [Remote Races] in the [Manual] accessible from the top menu and also the new "Remote Race" page in the GT5 product information section on gran-tursimo.com.

・Remote Racing from a Web Browser
For [Remote Races], you can visit the official "gran-turismo.com" website using an internet web browser, and remotely operate your PS3® at home. You can start races, monitor its progress and check the results from the web site. This is a new playing style allowing you to play Gran Turismo anywhere!
Sign in from the [GT5 My Home] button on the upper right of the webpage to get started.

・Using the Course Maker in Online Races
You can now select the "My Tracks" created in [Course Maker] for your online races (Open Lobby, My Lounge), or even race on tracks automatically generated from a selected theme on the spot. (Please note you'll only be able to use My Courses created after this update in this way.)

・Introduction of Performance Points for Online Races
We've now introduced Performance Points (PP), a numerical index of a car's performance for online races. You can set PP restrictions in the regulations of online races (Open Lobby, My Lounge) to regulate the participating cars.
For details, see 6 -15 [Performance Points] in the [Manual] accessible from the top menu screen.

・Increased Rewards and Experience Online
The amount of rewards and experience gained from online racing (Open Lobby and My Lounge) have been increased.

・Expansion of Event Settings for Online Races
[Auto Race Start Cycle] and [Tyre/Fuel Depletion] have been added to the event settings of online races (Open Lobby, My Lounge).

・Increased Penalties for Special Events
The penalties for improper driving such as driving off course and hitting walls have been increased for the [Special Events] in [GT Mode] - [GT Life].

・Event Rewards and Experience Adjusted
The rewards and experience for [Licence] and [Special Events] of [GT Mode] - [GT Life] have been adjusted. Experience for A-Spec and B-Spec events have been increased, while rewards have been reduced back down to levels seen before the 1.05 update.

・Car Loan in Events
In A-Spec and B-Spec events in [GT Mode] - [GT Life], as well as when participating in [Special Events], you can now rent cars that your Friends have set to share with friends.
For details see 6-16 [Borrowing and Lending Cars] in the [Manual] accessible from the top menu screen.

・Settings
Individual gear adjustment, power limiters, and weight adjustment have been added to the settings. For details see [18. Settings Guide] in the [Manual] accessible from the top menu screen.

・Multi Monitor
From [Options] - [Hardware] - [Multi Monitor], you can now set multi-monitor display settings using multiple PS3™ systems.
You can now enjoy Gran Turismo 5 in an incredibly wide display environment combining multiple PS3™ systems and TV's/monitors.
For details please see the support section on gran-turismo.com.

[Changes and Additions to Game Operations]
- It is now possible to replay and save [2 Player Races].
- [Controller Steering Sensitivity] has been added to [Driving Options].
- [Corner Camber] has been added to the section settings of the [Course Maker].
- In A Spec events including endurance races, a confirmation prompt has been added before restarting a race from the beginning.
- In replays, B Spec and while watching races, you can now change viewing targets directly from the screen without having to use a separate window list.
- User selected background music can now be used when voice chat is disabled in a [Lounge].
- Cars in your garage that are not registered as 'Favorites' can now be used in a [Lounge].
- When a tyre restriction is enabled in a Lounge regulation, only cars having tyres that match the regulation will be displayed in the garage.
- Driver and car display selections during races will be saved.
- It is now possible to perform settings for karts in the [Quick Menu].
- It is now possible to select multiple items in some major screens, such as when selecting the on/off of favourites in the [Garage].

[AI Adjustment]
- Race choreography and opponent car AI controls for licence tests and A Spec events have been adjusted.
- Opponent car AI controls during B Spec races have been improved.
- The evasive manoeuvres of opponent cars when a players car blocks the track has been improved.

[Correction of Issues]
- Corrected an issue where it was possible to gain points unfairly in drift trials.
- Corrected an issue where it was not possible to view the 4th sector in the live monitor.
-Corrected an issue where the sound would not change when replacing the exhaust system or turbo kit.
- Corrected an issue where the save data becomes unable to load when exceeding a certain file size.

[Other Changes]
- A searchable item called [Race Type] has been added during room creation in the [Open Lobby].
- The lap times for the [X Challenge] in [Special Events] have been adjusted.
- Game save speed has been optimised.
- The HDD access warning message that was displayed at game startup has been disabled for faster startup.
- The background of car demos during an [Auto Demo] is now displayed randomly in 4 types (Morning/Day/Night/White) as is in the [Dealership].
- The "S-AWC" integrated four wheel drive system of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X has been adjusted.
- The [Feedback Strength] of the Thrustmaster T500RS can now be adjusted across a wider range.
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more noticed by users
Something like this (partly unconfirmed):
Size: 301 Mb
Arcade car order swapped
Blue tick in both dealerships on purchased cars
Car ballast adjustment
Controller steering sensitivity in driving options
Corner camber in course maker
Fully adjustable gear ratios
Multi-screen option
Multi select (car garage, photo album, replay theatre)
Performance point system
Restart race confirmation
Engine power limiter (50%-100%)
Car already owned are marked in UCD
Indy back to 97500 cr. But XP up! For all off line races?
change your tyres from the settings menu
new Bonus Races in the Seasonals
Type of race has been added to online setting: Race for fun, Race for real, Drift, Free run, Race type has been added to online filter results as well
30 cars in online dealership
options now for multi Monitors
Remote Race just below the lounge icon in GT Community
New paddock animation on lead-in to the game
All cars online available
TCS is now adjustable again during race
Restarts race confirmation
Own made tracks on-line available
New tracks in Seasonal
Can turn fuel depletion and tyre wear off in an online race
You can schedule races to start at set times
The pop up message when you first start up the game is gone
u can race online ur b specs drivers against the B spec drivers of ur friends
menu is now a lot faster
TV camera when entering pits
You can choose different tires for front and rear
change what car your watching in the replays without going to black screen
AI little smarter?
U can use the online-cars of your friend
BOB’s more agressive
Sound improved
You can also now share Bob's with friends
Old tracks made by yourself are converted to new standard
Vettel challenge bronze target time increased
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wow haha

I finished B-spec last week and now they release the web browser remote control...
 
Ok, so I'm looking for a carbon x2010 0-miles never sat in/switched. This needs to happen soon before they return the gifting limit of $1,000,000+ cars.

Also looking for:
All black Formula GT never sat in please
All white x2010 0-miles
McLaren F1 GTR never sat in please
Mercedes CLK GTR never sat in please

If you have all of these, and have met the guidelines, I'm offering $10 bucks, pay pal gift + add to HEAT!

Or if you just have a Carbon/Prototype x2010 0-miles never sat in/switched, I can gift $5.
 
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Oh no! Gold chrome on an all carbon fiber car? :-x

Should have done some big cushy sedan in gold chrome.
 
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psn: kuyaglen

if you want to use it among other cars and three of my B-spec racers (lvl 30, 37 & 38).
 
How are the graphics on this compared to Forza? I just got Forza 3 and was not impressed at all. The tracks are boring and the resolution is too low for my 1080p tv. Does GT5 fare better than Forza at 1080p? Trying to decide if I should get it or just buy SHIFT 2 for the PC when it comes out.
 
anonmoniker said:
How are the graphics on this compared to Forza? I just got Forza 3 and was not impressed at all. The tracks are boring and the resolution is too low for my 1080p tv. Does GT5 fare better than Forza at 1080p? Trying to decide if I should get it or just buy SHIFT 2 for the PC when it comes out.
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It looks better than Forza 3 if you stick with the premium cars on one of the better looking tracks. Unfortunately there are a TON of junk low detail cars without cockpits that you need to race and it looks really bad when you need to use one or race against them. ~80% of the cars in GT5 are the low detail cars that look bad. The crowds in GT5 looks terrible with badly animated 2D sprites, and for some reason the game lets you drive really close to them to get a good look. Very often GT5 feels like 2 different games, its one of the best and worst looking racing games every made.

Also in 1080P the shadows looks like shit and flicker around surfaces for no reason. For reference I was playing GT5 on a 90 inch screen using an Epson 1080P theater projector.
 
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anonmoniker said:
Trying to decide if I should get it or just buy SHIFT 2 for the PC when it comes out.
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The PC (depending on your specs) will look much better. The only thing that makes me hesitate on NFS:Shift 2 is EA's shitting on PC players in NFS:Shift 1, when there was no DLC offered for the pc when the console's each got their own.
 
ocellaris said:
It looks better than Forza 3 if you stick with the premium cars on one of the better looking tracks. Unfortunately there are a TON of junk low detail cars without cockpits that you need to race and it looks really bad when you need to use one or race against them. ~80% of the cars in GT5 are the low detail cars that look bad. The crowds in GT5 looks terrible with badly animated 2D sprites, and for some reason the game lets you drive really close to them to get a good look. Very often GT5 feels like 2 different games, its one of the best and worst looking racing games every made.

Also in 1080P the shadows looks like shit and flicker around surfaces for no reason. For reference I was playing GT5 on a 90 inch screen using an Epson 1080P theater projector.
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How crisp is everything in 1080p? Does it feel like a "true" 1080p or is there a lot of aliasing with an "upscaled" look to the image?


kuyaglen said:
The PC (depending on your specs) will look much better. The only thing that makes me hesitate on NFS:Shift 2 is EA's shitting on PC players in NFS:Shift 1, when there was no DLC offered for the pc when the console's each got their own.
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LOL, I could not care less about DLC. The price to value ratio is so out of line that I pretty much always ignore it. I think the only DLC I've bought this console generation was some extra stages to Soldner X2, mainly because three stages for $5 in a genre where the games typically have 6-7 stages is a hell of a deal.
 
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