[patsu]

Gran Turismo 5 DLC Hands-On, Spa Francorchamps Gameplay Videos, Screenshots
http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo...meplay-videos/

GT series guru Amar212 has managed to unlock Gran Turismo 5‘s upcoming DLC, and has shared the very first hands-on videos of Spa Francorchamps on behalf of GTPlanet and his own Croatian GT community, GTSurgeons.

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[patsu]

Originally Posted by patsu

The leaderboard wasn't there.

Yes, I meant more cars and more premium cars. ^_^

More tracks and special events would be nice too.

EDIT:
I didn't know 1.09 was out. I still haven't fully unpacked from my office move.

But this is interesting:
http://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo...-in-banner-ad/





Would be interesting if Polyphony Digital (or even Modnation Racer) can integrate with Google maps so that I can create a track out of arbitrary map location.

Hurry up !

I want to drive in a foreign country before I visit there. It's great for driving test prep too. You have the right kind of car collection for regular driving. The lower standard quality doesn't matter because the track may be long and unoptimized.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/...le-mapsgl.html

You’re now one step closer to experiencing and interacting with a 3D mirror of the real world within your browser with Google MapsGL. Google MapsGL takes Google Maps and harnesses the power of Web Graphics Library (WebGL) to create far richer visuals and animations.

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EDIT: Lump it with the other newbie events since these tracks won't have the details of regular GT5 tracks. ^_^

If Kazunori doesn't want leaderboard, the solution is simple. Do it in Playstation Home and export race results to Home similar to how XML Game Launching works. There are plenty of virtual items to win there. Let people bet with their PSN trophies ^_^

In essence, let the users and the PS Home organizers design their competition (outside GT5). Different people will want to compete differently (i.e., exploiting their own advantages).

There are already clubhouse support inside Home too.

[patsu]

Another one causing GAF to go gaga.



EDIT:
Kazunori's response:

Many thanks to everyone in the world for all your support.
Your words and comments provide strength and motivation for the team at PD.

Should open up and share GT5 glory with other Sony group. GT Academy is great but I can't touch it. ^_^

[V3]

Ok updated to spec 2.0, how do you save mid race in the A-spec endurance ?

[KKRT]

Originally Posted by V3

Ok updated to spec 2.0, how do you save mid race in the A-spec endurance ?

You must drive to the pit.

[V3]

Alright thanks

[tongue_of_colicab]

''all cars now have cockpit view''

Since when can you call a steering wheel and a pair of arms and the rest just all black a interior? Tried the C9 and the printer car as I call it (that toyota minolta thing).

[Nesh]

Originally Posted by tongue_of_colicab

''all cars now have cockpit view''

Since when can you call a steering wheel and a pair of arms and the rest just all black a interior? Tried the C9 and the printer car as I call it (that toyota minolta thing).

it is... A DAAAAAARK interior

[Jedi2016]

They did say "simplified" interior view. It's not exactly reasonable to assume that they fully modeled the interior of 800+ cars in the time since launch.

[patsu]

I was told it's a PSP GT game feature ? If the car has open cockpit, then the "interior" view should show more stuff right ? Otherwise it'd look weird. ^_^

EDIT:
There you go !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo_(PSP)

There is an interior view available for each car — however, it is not detailed.

... The game features over 800 cars, although only four cars are present in any race.

[patsu]

Originally Posted by patsu

I was told it's a PSP GT game feature ? If the car has open cockpit, then the "interior" view should show more stuff right ? Otherwise it'd look weird. ^_^

Yeah... black interior view for closed cockpit, rendered view for open cockpit standard cars:

[patsu]

GT Academy Finale on Speed Tues. at 10PM ET, Live Twitter Viewing Party (with Prizes!)
http://www.gtplanet.net/gt-academy-2...viewing-party/

the final episode of GT Academy on Speed TV airs this Tuesday, October 18th at 10PM Eastern Time. If you haven’t been able to watch, don’t worry -- all the episodes are right here.

“Live Viewing Party” & Prize Giveaway

Nissan has teamed up with GTPlanet to host a live Twitter viewing party during the show’s finale on Tuesday, between 10:00PM and 11:00PM Eastern Time. To join in, simply include the #GTAcademy hashtag in your tweets, and watch the discussion unfold right here (no Twitter account is required).

To shake things up, @GTPlanetNews and @NissanNews will be posting trivia questions throughout the show. There’s some nice prizes up for grabs to those who take part, including a Logitech Driving Force GT, an Xlerator Wheel Stand, and plenty of official Nissan gear. Read over the official contest rules for all the details and eligibility requirements.

[patsu]

Driving on SPA in a rain:



(I assume the rain is adjustable since Spec 2.0 allows users to tweak weather effects for some tracks ?)

[KKRT]

Originally Posted by patsu

(I assume the rain is adjustable since Spec 2.0 allows users to tweak weather effects for some tracks ?)

Rain was always dynamic, but now You can set outcome and start parameters to make weather more predictable.

[tongue_of_colicab]

Originally Posted by patsu

Yeah... black interior view for closed cockpit, rendered view for open cockpit standard cars:

IMHO you can't call that a interior view. Its just black. They could have (and given how lame it looks to release a interior view without any interior after so much time, should have) included this right from the start. Like this its hardly any extra work to make a ''interior''.

[djskribbles]

Originally Posted by patsu

GT Academy Finale on Speed Tues. at 10PM ET, Live Twitter Viewing Party (with Prizes!)
http://www.gtplanet.net/gt-academy-2...viewing-party/

Been watching these on YT seeing as how I keep missing them on Speed. Pretty entertaining. Pretty surprised at how some of these young guys have been able to adapt and learn so quickly. For instance, Andre in the Rally challenge looked like a pro and he's a computer technician!

[patsu]

Originally Posted by KKRT

Rain was always dynamic, but now You can set outcome and start parameters to make weather more predictable.

Can you set the time of day and weather together in Spec 1.0 ? I never tried it. Was playing special events almost exclusively.

[patsu]

Originally Posted by tongue_of_colicab

IMHO you can't call that a interior view. Its just black. They could have (and given how lame it looks to release a interior view without any interior after so much time, should have) included this right from the start. Like this its hardly any extra work to make a ''interior''.

I agree ! I suspect it will cause even more uproar during launch.
They gave in when many players demand for that option. I think it gives a better feel to the game.

The open cockpit interior view would incur extra work though.

No idea what took them so long. Probably the other optimizations held up the process, and this was added last ?

[patsu]

Originally Posted by djskribbles

Been watching these on YT seeing as how I keep missing them on Speed. Pretty entertaining. Pretty surprised at how some of these young guys have been able to adapt and learn so quickly. For instance, Andre in the Rally challenge looked like a pro and he's a computer technician!

Should have posted here earlier ! I only found out today that they are watchable on YouTube.

[djskribbles]

Heh, I was going to, but I forgot. I only found out last week.

[patsu]

GT5 DLC delayed one week in US ?

http://twitter.com/#!/playstation

Update: GT5 DLC will hit the North American Store on 10/25 but will include a special bonus. Apologies for the inconvenience!

[KKRT]

Originally Posted by patsu

Can you set the time of day and weather together in Spec 1.0 ? I never tried it. Was playing special events almost exclusively.

Hmm dont remember actually, but i think that when You were choosing Nurburgring 24 on Le mans 24, You could activate weather or not.

[Arwin]

Originally Posted by KKRT

Hmm dont remember actually, but i think that when You were choosing Nurburgring 24 on Le mans 24, You could activate weather or not.

I think sometimes, maybe for online races only, you could change the time of day at which the race starts, but that was it. It would automatically run through a full day based on your settings. I don't know the exact scope of the new features in 2.0.

[Antan]

Spa looks sssooo good! godly lighting on the sunny version! The kart track is also very nice and i can see this track being a favourite at parties and funerals.........

[patsu]

A lot of Yuropeans playing GT5 on my friends list now. Wonder what PD and Sony want to put in last minute for US. If it's rushed, it can't be good (or that good).

I was told the track can be played/shared by other players if only one player has the map. However, the map is associated with one user ID (instead of the entire PS3).