Official GT5 discussion thread

[patsu]

I know that, You know that, but its a Kazunori who decides He got his vision and if something doesnt match, its not included.

Bu..bu..but, he's also listening to forum input.

May be after the team has cleaned up the existing imperfections first. ^_^

 

[-tkf-]

Remember to claim your RED BULL X2010!

It will be found as a gift under your Community Icon. And get gold in the brand new challenge that only runs for a week. Time Trial on Suzuka .. and earn a cool 5 million credits.

 

[Arwin]

Thanks! And yeah pretty easy gold. Look forward to seeing the friends' list populate I went on a shopping spree and spent a few million ...

Also nice: that birthday present I hadn't been able to claim is now mine. Wasn't a very interesting car but just having that message there all the time and not being able to claim it was more annoying.

 

[-tkf-]

Thanks! And yeah pretty easy gold. Look forward to seeing the friends' list populate I went on a shopping spree and spent a few million ...

Also nice: that birthday present I hadn't been able to claim is now mine. Wasn't a very interesting car but just having that message there all the time and not being able to claim it was more annoying.

The X2010 is a challenge for me, i havent raced it at all, there is nothing i like about it, except the B Spec cash. And with a controller it is pretty tough getting it around a track with zero experience.

Got the 5 million and tried to sell it which can´t be done

 

[Antan]

Did the challenge on the controller rather whack my wheel on. pretty straight forward really.

 

[patsu]

Remember to claim your RED BULL X2010!

It will be found as a gift under your Community Icon. And get gold in the brand new challenge that only runs for a week. Time Trial on Suzuka .. and earn a cool 5 million credits.

Woot woot ! I lent my wheel to a friend. Will check in to claim my RedBull car tonight. ^_^

 

[Xenus]

Wow I fail on with the red bull seriously like epic fail. I just can't adjust to the epic speed there and keep it on the track but wow does my bob love it. Leveling up the easy way.

 

[-tkf-]

Did the challenge on the controller rather whack my wheel on. pretty straight forward really.

Nothing pretty straight forward for me, Of course i am not by any means the best racer out there so i did not suprise me at all, the car just feels so unnatural to me.

And the best time is 1:03! and i struggled to stay on track and get under 1:25

 

[Arwin]

I put in a 1:14 on my third or so lap, with the wheel, but Suzuka is one of my favorite tracks. Still they mention that they wanted to make the challenge for gold a little less hard so everyone had a chance on getting it, so if you stick at it you should be able to get there.

I loved spending that 5 million I tell you. Did one or two other challenges as well, and while I was at it I even went back and golded some of my licences. I now if IA-IC all gold, there rest still mostly silver (no more Bronze). This is not really like me - usually I go for gold pretty soon, but this time I liked the Special Events more and actually cared a little about the rest too.

After all the driving in the Stage 2 Swift on the real Ring, the contrast is a little harsh and I've been missing all the full-body feedback a little, but the hunger of getting the Ring into my head again got bigger and now I just hop into an online race and practice getting out of the way of faster cars and avoiding accidents there.

 

[-tkf-]

I put in a 1:14 on my third or so lap, with the wheel, but Suzuka is one of my favorite tracks. Still they mention that they wanted to make the challenge for gold a little less hard so everyone had a chance on getting it, so if you stick at it you should be able to get there.

I loved spending that 5 million I tell you. Did one or two other challenges as well, and while I was at it I even went back and golded some of my licences. I now if IA-IC all gold, there rest still mostly silver (no more Bronze). This is not really like me - usually I go for gold pretty soon, but this time I liked the Special Events more and actually cared a little about the rest too.

After all the driving in the Stage 2 Swift on the real Ring, the contrast is a little harsh and I've been missing all the full-body feedback a little, but the hunger of getting the Ring into my head again got bigger and now I just hop into an online race and practice getting out of the way of faster cars and avoiding accidents there.

Ohh i got it allright, just barely with the Controller , i started out with the wheel but after some time i got back to the controller simply because it´s alot easier to setup and it mostly works ok. I would really like to have more options in setting it up though, the throttle seems very agreesive

EDIT: my best is a 1:17 , 14 secs behind the best

 

[djskribbles]

Spec 2.0 is out and there's a lot of good impressions on gaf. Everyone seems to be all giddy, haha.
Also, there will be a track pack/DLC that includes the Spa track.

Gonna let it download tonight and probably start playing tomorrow.

 

[patsu]

It's 1192Mb in size.

Details here:
http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/gt5news/d6025.html

[Major Changes and New Features]

- Standard Cars now given simplified cockpit views
The over 800 standard cars included in the game are now given simplified cockpit views. You can change your view using the SELECT button when racing, to change your display to the exciting cockpit view.
*Unlike the cockpit view of premium cars, the simplified cockpit is shown in a dark silhouette, and the gauges used for the car will be standard in-game instruments.

- New Opening Movie
A new opening movie is now available from "Gran Turismo TV". When you download this movie, it will replace the current opening movie. The previous version will be viewable within Gran Turismo TV.

- Addition of the weather change menu
On some tracks with weather changes, it is now possible for the user to set time and weather changes from the Quick Menu in both the Arcade Mode, and "Practice" of the GT Mode. Also, you can make more detailed time and weather changes while editing in the course maker and in the online lounge.

- Multiple car settings/save feature
We’ve added a setting sheet feature that allows you to save multiple car settings.
From the [Setting Sheet] on the lower right of the screen, you can check the current settings. You can switch between 3 settings A, B, and C, allowing you to change between your personal settings easily according to the type of race and your objectives.

- Added 11 NASCAR cars
The newest NASCAR 2011 models have been added to the car dealerships. The added cars are the following:
Toyota 2011 Denny Hamlin #11 FedEx TOYOTA CAMRY '11
Chevrolet 2011 Tony Stewart #14 Office Depot CHEVROLET IMPALA '11
Toyota 2011 Kyle Busch #18 M&M'SR TOYOTA CAMRY '11
Toyota 2011 Joey Logano #20 The Home Depot TOYOTA CAMRY '11
Chevrolet 2011 Jeff Gordon #24 Drive to End Hunger CHEVROLET IMPALA '11
Chevrolet 2011 Juan Montoya #42 Target CHEVROLET IMPALA '11
Ford 2011 AJ Allmendinger #43 Best Buy FORD FUSION '11
Chevrolet 2011 Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's CHEVROLET IMPALA '11
Toyota 2011 Brian Vickers #83 Red Bull TOYOTA CAMRY '11
Chevrolet 2011 Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 AMP Energy/National Guard CHEVROLET IMPALA '11
Ford 2011 Carl Edwards #99 Aflac FORD FUSION '11

- Added the Nissan GT-R N24 Schulze Motor Sports
The Nisssan GT-R N24 Schulze Motor Sports has been added to the car dealer. This is the car entered in the 2011 Nurburgring 24 hour race by Schulze Motorsports of Germany, and is the very car in which Kazunori Yamauchi drove and achieved a class victory.

- Avatar now usable in Photo Travel
An Avatar ON/OFF feature has been added to Photo Travel. Now you can photograph your avatar together with your car.
You can turn the driver avatar ON/OFF by pressing the △ button while positioning the car.

- Replay Fast Forward/Rewind
All replay videos recorded after the 2.0 update will have [Forward] [Rewind] buttons.
You can now easily search for the scene you are looking for and play back a certain section whenever you want to, adding even more fun to the photo mode.

-Improved Online Lounge
[Car Restrictions] has been added in the regulations. You can now limit participants to specific categories such as "NASCAR" and "Super GT". Also, there are now more cars that can be used in shuffle races, and a new "Shuffle Base" setting allows you to set the performance level of cars allocated to each player.
For details, please see Top screen - [Manual] - [Online Race] - [Event Settings] and the "Regulation Settings".

- Additional features to Remote Racing
A "Graph Display" has been added to the remote race screen in GT My Home of granturismo.com, where you can enjoy B-Spec racing. This allows you to visually see the changes in positions in each lap. A time difference display for each car in the race has also been added.

- New Photo Stage Added
The "Indy: NASCAR Pit Stop" stage has been added to photo travel. We invite you to come see and capture the energy of NASCAR's famous pit stops.

- Addition of the Consecutive Login Bonus
When a user logs in consecutively, a bonus will now be applied to experience and race rewards.
It will increase to 110% in the 1st day, 130% in the 2nd day, 150% in the 3rd day, 170% in the 4th, to a maximum of 200% in the 5th day. This will apply to all events both online and offline, so logging in every day will make the game progress faster.

- DLC (Downloadable Content) Compatibility
A [Downloadable Content] button has been added to the lower right of the top screen. Here you can install content purchased from the PlayStation®Store.
Please refer to the product information page of gran-turismo.com for details regarding downloadable content.
*The release of the DLC is planned for 18th October, 2011.

- Official Support for the G25/G27 Racing Wheels
The Logitech G25 Racing Wheel and G27 Racing Wheel are now officially supported. You can now change button assignments for various racing controls on these wheels.

[Other Improvements]

- User interface improvement
- Quick Menu can now be accessed while the race is loading.
- It is now possible to save and resume endurance races.
- Two NASCAR cars selectable in Arcade Mode have been changed from the 2010 models to 2011 models.
- In the Arcade Settings of [Options], AI Car Characteristics settings has been added. You can now change the aggressiveness of the AI against you in Arcade races.
- Some effects of Traction Control have been adjusted. When the TCS level is set to 1, it will not come into effect as much especially in tight corners on dirt tracks.
- Surface Water and Tire Load Indicator displays have been added to the race screen. The Tire Load Indicator can be set from the Quick Options menu that is displayed during the race (when the game is paused using the START button), or the standard Options menu.
- The option to Create Thumbnails for All Cars has been added to the context menu of the Garage. This will update the thumbnails of all cars in the garage.
- Experience gained in online races have been increased by 60%, and rewards have been increased by 66%.
- You can now change the Slipstream Strength settings in the lounge.
- In the Lounge and in [Option] - [General] - [Arcade], it is now possible to turn Visible Damage ON or OFF.
- Drivetrain settings has been added to the regulation settings in the Lounge.
- A setting to prohibit "Tuning" of cars has been added to the regulations settings in the Lounge.
- Adjusted the driving speed of formula cars in banks, and auto-drive when coming onto straights.
- Added a button to [Reset Playlist to Original Settings] under the settings menus of [Menu BGM], [Race BGM] and [Slideshow BGM].
- Personal BGM can now also be set in [Slideshow BGM]
- A new brand "AMG" has been added to the MUSEUM.

[Correction of Known Issues]

- Corrected an issue where the "Torque Sensing Center Differential" installed on a Lancer Evolution X was not functioning.
- Fixed an issue where you could participate in the Intermediate/Tarmac Rally of the Gran Turismo Rally in a Ferrari F1 by using the power limiter.
- Fixed an issue where the Controller Steering Sensitivity was not applied correctly.
- Fixed an issue where there was a server connection problem in certain network environments.
- Fixed an issue where auto-drive would make braking mistakes.
- Fixed an issue where the system would misjudge whether deceleration happens in time when making pit stops in the rain.

 

[patsu]

DLC details:
http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/products/gt5/dlc/

Course Pack (2 tracks, 5 layouts)
This DLC pack adds the new tracks to Gran Turismo 5.
The new Course Pack includes SPA-Francorchamps (with weather effects) and Kart Space layouts I and II (each layout supports normal and reverse).

Release date: 10/18/2011Price: $4.99

Racing Car Pack (15 Cars)
This DLC pack adds new cars to Gran Turismo 5.
Includes the new model of the X2010 ultimate racing machine, the Red Bull X2011. There is also a lineup of specially tuned touring cars and three new racing karts. Expand your garage with these exciting new racing machines!

Release date: 10/18/2011Price: $7.99

Racing Gear Pack (90 items)
This DLC pack adds racing gear items to Gran Turismo 5.
Contains helmets and racing suits of 8 famous WRC and NASCAR drivers, 12 helmets and suits in all. In addition there is the Official Gran Turismo helmet, and new gear from Alpinestars and Simpson.

Release date: 10/18/2011Price: $2.99

Paint Pack (100 colors)
This DLC pack adds paint items to Gran Turismo 5.
From chic subdued color tones to bright shining colors, there are 100 new colors spread across 10 different themes. Find new unique colors for your favorite cars.

Release date: 10/18/2011Price: $1.99

Complete Pack
This DLC bundle contains the Racing Car Pack, Racing Gear Pack, Paint Pack, and Course Pack for Gran Turismo 5, all for a special low price.

Release date: 10/18/2011Price: $11.99

 

[djskribbles]

new intro:http://www.taxigamer.com/gran-turismo-5/cinematic/spec-ii-intro/722

 

[Nesh]

Any improvement in the visuals like the "staircase" shadows?

 

[djskribbles]

some people said it looks considerably better while some say it looks the same.

edit: wanted to try it before I go to bed. shadows are still a bit jagged, but it does look better from what I remember. still has that pixelated look when you view your car in smoke. the game does look cleaner to my eyes anyway. maybe it's a placebo but the game looks good. some said that the framerate is better and there's less tearing too.

anyway, off to bed.

 

[-tkf-]

SPA!

 

[Arwin]

SPA!

QFT! Awesome. I'll get the full DLC pack because it is cheaper than the cars + track, even if I don't actually know what cars are in there. And the 100 colors should give me enough to get that trophy.

Much smaller but also nice:
- A setting to prohibit "Tuning" of cars has been added to the regulations settings in the Lounge.

I like the choose your time of day option for races also.

And the fake cockpit view is also appreciated. Probably much like that of the PSP version - not great, but better than nothing.

EDIT: heh, the patch has already been auto-downloaded for me. +1 for Plus.

 

[patsu]

Any improvement in the visuals like the "staircase" shadows?

Went in to claim my RedBull car. The game looks astounding on my new 3D monitor. In 2D, the shader alias is less obvious on my monitor compared to my HDTV. ^_^

I saw a few threads mentioning more polished visuals. Also you can control the weather effect so that the water spray is more tame.

People have also reported improved physics (More control, better grip under some circumstances, etc.). Probably related to their wheel enhancement.

 

[holsty101]

I've gotta say, unless this is the start of regular DLC (which I hope it is), I'm kinda disappointed.

After a year we get basically 1 track (ok so it's Spa) and a bunch of Skyline variations (Kart stuff ... *yawn*)? That's ... poor IMO.

I dunno, maybe I just expected to much, after all this time I was thinking something like 4-5 tracks and 30+ cars (a mix of premium upgrades & new) TBH, sure I'll prolly still get it but I'm not in excited "DLC's-a-comin" mode like I was yesterday.

At least they've priced it attractively, I had (have) no interest in the paint/other stuff but I'll get the complete pack as that's less than the course+cars packs.

edit

Here's the car list for Arwin

Red Bull X2011 Prototype '11
Dodge Challenger SRT8 Touring Car
Honda CR-Z Touring Car
Mazda Roadster Touring Car
Mazda RX-7 Touring Car
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Touring Car
Nissan GT-R R35 Touring Car
Nissan SKYLINE GT-R R33 Touring Car
Nissan SKYLINE GT-R R32 Touring Car
Nissan SKYLINE GT-R R34 Touring Car
Subaru IMPREZA Touring Car
Toyota PRIUS Touring Car
Gran Turismo RACING KART Jr.
Gran Turismo RACING KART 100
Gran Turismo RACING KART 125