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  9. Posted

    1 hour ago, tbtstt said:

    The '01 Focus Martini and '07 Focus Castrol/Abu Dhabi liveries would be my pick from those above! 

    Is it March 24th yet? I want to throw that Legacy at some Finnish trees...

    why March 24th for release, is there a significance to this? Seems a long time to wait for DLC

  10. Posted

    1 hour ago, PJTierney said:

    The Metro's getting a "Colin" livery (you saw it in the trailer).

     

    There might be more 😉 

    speaking of liveries, are we going to get any classic ones for cars such as the Lancia Delta Integrale (Martini) and other cars?

    Also will there be more content drops or is that it for DR 2.0

     

  16. Posted

    8 hours ago, Penmore said:

    I have upgraded my G27 wheel to a TX Wheel leather edition and the upgrade seems to be a total disaster.  The handling of the car with standard settings on the TX wheel is just impossible, particularly on a rear wheeled drive car.  I dont think its the game. I am just waiting for a new graphics card to arrive so I can test the TX on WRC 8 to see if that helps.  I also have Dirt 2 on my PC so will try that as well. 

    I have the outlay doesnt prove to have been wasted.

    Thats my thoughts on the TX aswell while playing Grid. It's as if all the settings have been turned right down. On the TS XW wheel though the FFB is much better, have no other wheel to compare to to see if other models and manufacturers have issues?

  17. Posted

    6 minutes ago, RodgerDavies said:

    Pretty sure they would have announced if that were the case, so I certainly wouldn't assume that.

     

    I can't say for certain, but the "DiRT Rally 2.0 has been a wild and exciting ride, and the ‘FLAT OUT’ pack is the perfect way to conclude the journey" quote from Ross would certainly imply so to me.

    The flat out pack is the true dlc for this game along with 2019 RX content. The rest is remastered and should have been in game from launch. 

  19. Posted

    I have just upgraded from the TX wheel to the TS XW wheel and the FFB is amazing in grid. I have had to adjust settings to compensate.

    Has there been any updates to the game on xbox one, the same goes for Dirt Rally 2 it is much stronger.

    I am wondering weather the TX wheel has an issue with Grid's device drivers as others have reported week to no FFB on that wheel as well.

  23. Posted

    On 12/21/2019 at 1:47 PM, SaxmanUSMC said:

    My first post here, but I figured I would chime in since I have put a lot of time in on WRC 8. 

    I play on an Xbox One X and had been using a Thrustmaster TX. It took some time to dial in but the FFB was really good once I got the wheel right. If felt better than DR and DR2.0

    The default setups and quick adjustments for the car setups suck. To get the cars to actually handle properly, especially at slow speed, you have to setup the suspension and diff for each location. The physics shine once this is done. There still are some strange physics things going on though.

    There are invisible puddles sometimes, and the car's reaction to puddles and water spots is way over-tuned. It is also not predictable based on your angle of entry, throttle position, or speed. You also get no feedback from running over some larger rocks or brush on the side of the stage. Curbs on tarmac stages are the exception.

    Speaking of tarmac, the physics here are really good. The WRC cars tend to still be a little floaty, but proper suspension and diff tuning help with this.

    Back to the FFB. I just upgraded this week to a CSL Elite 1.1 with the R330 wheel and universal hub and CSL Elite LC pedals.

    The LC brake has made a huge difference, but it feels better in DR and DR2. The FFB in DR and DR2.0 now feel light-years beyond WRC 8 with my new hardware. I still have some tuning to do, but WRC 8 feels like canned feedback and vibrations now, to where DR and DR2 feel more natural; how I would expect the car and wheel to react. Tarmac still does feel better than the DR games, but even this has improved with the new wheel.

    And let's talk about fps on console. It runs fairly smooth for 30fps on my One X. BUT......the low fps starts compounding problems as you get faster. When I had the TX dialed in with the car settings right, I was able to push top 25 in a number of stages, but at this speed the frame stutter and graphics wash out was interfering with the physics and my ability to react. 

     

    TL;DR is that WRC 8 is a good game. It has its issues as does DR and DR2, but it's good. I would recommend if you want to play it seriously, do so on PC. The 30 fps limit on consoles will eventually hold you back. For asphalt rallies, it is much better than DR/DR2. On gravel, I still prefer DR/DR2. 

    My dream come true would be for CM to get the WRC license and make a fully licensed WRC rally game with DR2 gravel physics and proper asphalt physics.

     

    i have found using external ssd makes wrc 8 a lot smoother.

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