Forza 6 Race Nights

[hpiguy]

taco - I ordered the digital version. There's no benefit to buying the physical disk IMO, and you have to go feed the console discs also when you change games, no thanks. I change my living room layout slightly for racing games with the wheel stand, and it makes getting to the XB1 annoying.

Cory - The PC version is cheaper because it's two years old. I'm doing the console version for just that reason, plenty of other racing titles on PC for me once I get my PC mobo repaired.

[taco08jk]

How did you find the digital version, I have searched on the Xbox store and it doesn't show up.


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[hpiguy]

Here ya go, $10 off retail price, and a $10 gift card to boot.

https://www.microsoftstore.com/store...ctID.323633000

[hpiguy]

Taco, seems I'm wrong, that's the physical disk version, and I pre-ordered it already. I'm going to send them an email asking if I can cancel it, if there will be a digital version, odd that it's not showing up anywhere.

[hpiguy]

Got my shifter on Tuesday, and had to wait till today for the pedals to show up. I flipped them to GT style, installed the conical brake mod, and did plenty of tweaking with pedal position and tilt. The conical brake feels damn good BTW. I also installed a different shift knob, which shortened the throw a good bit, and cranked the tension on the shifter. It took a good while to get a feel for things, but by the end of the evening, heel & toe shifting was starting to come together.

And, I should have figured out the table over the wheelstand idea sooner, much more immersive having the TV right in front of you. I can actually look through a corner now.

[taco08jk]

Looking good speed, I'm jealous.


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[hpiguy]

Thanks Taco, I'm sure you'll have your setup soon enough.

[hpiguy]

Even though I came in second again, TommyR has graciously allowed me to pick this weeks Dirt Rally challenge event.

Stage: Frauenberg [Long], Baumholder, Germany (midday, sunny)
Car: Group B Lancia 037 Evo 2
Stock setup, no tuning.
Fastest time wins.
Deadline Next Friday at Noon

[taco08jk]

Originally Posted by hpiguy

Thanks Taco, I'm sure you'll have your setup soon enough.

Eventually speed.


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[STANG KILLA SS]

on the old horizon 1 & 2 anyone know if you could mod the cars like forza?
hoods, wheels, intakes, trans, turbos, paint jobs, etc?
what about tuning?

[taco08jk]

Yes you can upgrade and tune but I don't know to what extent.


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[hpiguy]

I have Horizon 2, I'll check on the tuning aspect as it's something I never got that far into honestly.

[NitroRampage13]

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

on the old horizon 1 & 2 anyone know if you could mod the cars like forza?
hoods, wheels, intakes, trans, turbos, paint jobs, etc?
what about tuning?

The modification system is basically the same as forza 6,5 etc. u can tune and modify in the same wats.

[hpiguy]

I found this tx servo base on ebay, talked with the seller at length, and took the gamble. Initial tests seemed like everything was OK after flashing the latest firmware, so I ordered a GT28 wheel rim for it. When the wheel rim arrived yesterday, I installed it and discovered that the wheel column had some vertical play, and while playing I was getting a pop every now and then and the wheel wouldn't return to center. Knowing it had to be belt / cog related, I tore into it. Turns out all I had to do was adjust the tensioners (bottom right two screws with red on them) on the belt that runs to the wheel, and put it back together. I flogged it for a good two or three hours last night and I think it's good to go. If it lasts a week, a month, or five years, I can't complain at all for what I paid for it.

The one thing that I noticed is how much stronger and faster the FFB is with the TX base vs the TMX I already had. I'm having to lower all my in game FFB settings, as the TX will literally rip itself out of your hands. Bumps and any other fast FFB signals are much more pronounced, as are curbs, etc. I was truly tired from turning laps fighting the wheel in Pcars and Dirt Rally last night with the TX. That's not to say the TMX is bad, not at all actually, but there's a price point here, and this is how they meet it. It's pretty much the performance difference between a brushed and brushless RC, as that's the main difference between the two.



All mounted up, been messing with my pedals some more also. I like the standard pedal orientation for heel / toe, but prefer the clutch angle in GT style. First world problems right?

[STANG KILLA SS]

nice fix and find! yep the TX is definatly stronger than my G27 was as well.

[STANG KILLA SS]

H3 announced another 30 cars this week. i think thats more than AC and PC have total

• 2016 Abarth 695 Biposto
• 2002 Acura RSX Type-S
• 2015 Aston Martin Vantage GT12
• 1986 Audi #2 Audi Sport quattro S1
• 2015 Audi TTS Coupé
• 2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is
• 2013 BMW M6 Coupe
• 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan
• 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396
• 2014 Chevrolet Super Sport
• 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona HEMI
• 2003 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
• 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO
• 2010 Ferrari 599 GTO
• 2012 Ferrari F12berlinetta
• 1953 Ferrari 500 Mondial
• 1969 Fiat Dino 2.4 Coupe
• 1993Ford SVT Cobra R
• 1940 Ford De Luxe Coupe
• 2017 Ford Focus RS
• 1981 Ford Fiesta XR2
• 1988 Holden VL Commodore Group A SV
• 1992 Honda NSX-R
• 1993 Jaguar XJ220
• 1971 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R
• 2017 Nissan GT-R
• 1968 Opel GT
• 2015 Subaru WRX STI
• 1980 Subaru BRAT GL
• 2016 W Motors Lykan Hypersport

looks like wensday night!

[hpiguy]

Forza always has shit tons of cars. I think they prioritize that over actual game play and fixing bugs. It's the game developer equivalent of an internet e peen contest; "Yeah, but we still have more cars than they do." Unless they do something ground breaking with the physics, I'm done with the Forza series.

Also, there is a known bug after the August XB1 update that affects all wheel users. If you play for more than 10 minutes or so without hitting any normal controller buttons, the screen goes dim. Apparently MS did this once before, and fixed it, now they broke it again because somebody didn't take notes the first farking time. And, they have of course tried to pin it on wheel manufacturers, game developers, etc, typical MS.

[STANG KILLA SS]

i also really enjoy the car customization and building.

[hpiguy]

Yeah, I can understand that Cory. Hoepfully FH3 is well done, I still need spend some time with FH2 with the new wheel and see what I think. I tell you what game series I thoroughly enjoyed both the customizing, and playing online with friends, was Need For Speed Underground. Man, we played the shit outta that back in the day, lots of late night drift trains bullshitting with your buddies. Need For Speed 2015 was really pretty, but the physics were horrible, and no wheel support on any NFS titles now.

[STANG KILLA SS]

im sure it will be quite arcady, but i think im ok with that.

I had that game. "get low, get low get low get low....to the windoooooooow..."

there was also another game, even older, graphics wernt that great but customization was good. i always remember it because you could change the color of the wheels, not just the spokes, but the lip too. it was called like tokyo drift or something similiar. pretty old. had good customization, body kits, exhaust, etc etc.

just looked it up, it was called Tokyo extreme racer zero (and later 3)
damn i just looked it up on youtube some good memories. that was a cool game