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  1. well I still think it's lack of time as I think the big wigs at CM I'm assuming only gave them a year to turn this around.
    Come on this "only gave them a year to turn this around" thing doesnt make sense at all. I mean since when Grid become annual title ?? Who actually expect 3rd Grid title out so fast one year after the 2nd one ?? So why rush to announce it if they actually not ready ??

    Yeah i agree everything in those preview video looks great (except AI i guess) but i am hardcore cockpit player so if the final cockpit still like that then i just dont feel like spend money on it, i dont expect it to be super high detail but at least not like this which is so cheap & low.
    makes sense to me though besides I never said Grid would become an annual title just said that that's what the guys at the top of CM decided to do the point being hat when you hav such a tight schedule you can only do so much. That said we both have made our choices and I'm happy to have made mine to buy and back this game.

  2. I'm guessing it must be down to lack of time because there always deadlines for companies to meet and get things done by I don't use cockpit view generally so it isn't a huge issue to me personally but I can definitely see why some are miffed about it though
    I dont think so, because if they not ready why not just keep the game in the dark and only announce after everything is done since actually no one is expecting this Grid come so fast just one year after Grid 2. No one.
    So the lack of time is not logic. No one actually know this game is coming if you dont announce it going to release at late of June.

    Its more like they actually not quite interested to do it for the same reason as Grid 2 but force to do it for marketing purposes to say: "See cockpit is back" as one extra selling point so the result is we have a lazy & low detail cockpit which actually look like Grid 2 mod version.

    Of course may be the final game cockpit is actually much detail than what we saw so will have to wait & see.

    To me its very simple; If the cockpit really like this in the final game i wont buy, if better then i buy. Definitely wont pre-order right now.
    well I still think it's lack of time as I think the big wigs at CM I'm assuming only gave them a year to turn this around. I think they do care otherwise they wouldn't have put the cockpit back in they know they made mistakes with Grid 2 and they've only been given a short time in order to rectify them I think.i've seen enough to convince me to buy this game as my pre-order is in and everything I've seen ever since I've placed it has backed those feelings up. one thing's for suer I think CM have learnt the lessons necessary from Grid 2 and it looks to me that regardless of the circumstances and short time frame they've created a masterpiece this time

  3. how to post a video here , lol ?
    well there's 2 ways you can do it you can either do it just by linking to the videos page by copy pasting the address into your post or alternatively you can click the show source button in the toolbar and copy paste  the address in that to make it show up just as in my post above. It took me a while to figure out how to do it but I figured it out. Unfotrunately I haven't quite figured out how to straighten out the text around it but it's a start

  4. watch the occasional race on TV not a big follower though got the 2013 game mostly for a little bit of oval racing fun I quite enjoy it but I don't play it that much tbf but I think that's partly down to having lots of other stuff to do right now


  5. Loore said:
    One a bit further back in a more traditional position.
    But it's still only an official camera mod. Cockpit is low-detailed. Why modders can create highly detailed car interior for GTA4, but official developers can't?

    I guess it is either lack of time to fully polish all 80 cockpits or the last gen consoles could not handle high detail cockpit due to low RAM capacity. If there is a next gen release of Autosport, then, low detail cockpits arent acceptable.

    Most GTA4 cars are took from other games, such as Forza which the cars from Forza already have detailed cockpit.
    I'm guessing it must be down to lack of time because there always deadlines for companies to meet and get things done by I don't use cockpit view generally so it isn't a huge issue to me personally but I can definitely see why some are miffed about it though

  6. I WAS committed to buying but I'm the lucky git already playing :)

    RubyRuby said:
    Last year, the more I heard about G2 the less I liked it.  It's just the opposite with GRID A.  Although I'm disappointed with a few developments, the more I learn about it the more I think it's going to be worth a buy.

    Frank
    although I still like Grid 2 in fact just bought a DLC pack as I never touched that when it first came out and thought I'd give it a look in SP mode of course. The moer I'm hearing the moer I'm liking too. Yes Grid 2 has it's frailties but in my opinion was still a fun game just not as much fun as it probably could have been the career mode was just too short. It look like they've learnt their lesson for this time round as it sounds like Autosport will be a BLAST. So credit for CM for dusting themselves down and giving it another go because this is exactly the kind of response the Grid series needed. I just hope the F1 guys take note of this and deliver something equally impressive. Won't hold my breath but it would be nice :)
    I gave grid 2 a fair go (300+ hours) then, I just lost interest in it because of a number of things Handling, Always on mic, career took only 72 races to beat on hardest settings as they all dove a grip line and style.

    GAS is different the AI is gonna push and worry you at times, Been playing on hard as thats where I usually start before switching levels.
    I know it is. I prefer a moer sim style handling anyway myself or at least a semi sim as I'm a pretty precise driver I'm quite slow (which is generally why I play on the lower levels) but I am quite precise in where I put my car in terms of my racing line and as you say the Grid 2 game as I played a couple of races on the DLC couple of nights ago and the cars were very slidey which I find useful for the drift events on the game but not much else as usually I suck in that part of the racing at least in Shift I do. I'm practicing a lot on F1 2012 and Shift 1 at the moment. Was also planning on playing Shift 2 as well once I've completed the first. I normally start on the bottom level which in this case will be very easy and tweak up as necessary later if I find I'm thrashing the AI too much. I'm normally conservative when it comes to playing new games at first and generally start off at the bottom till I get to grips with how a game handles.

  7. I like that they introduced Qualifying and practice. I want to qualify up front so I'm not passing 12 cars in one lap. That was always my issue too. It's quite brilliant allowing us to adjust our setups in practice and then qualifying. Really adds to the immersion.

    I agree I li9ke the idea of having practice and qualifying too starting fr5om the back of the grid get a little annoying sometimes especially as you do need an elbows out approach to get through the field and I hate fighting to aggressively sand havi9ng to drive like Maldonado. :p I know that aggressive will be needed sometimes if I don't set a fast enough time but at least it's a chance to limit that.


  8. Euro 2004 champions out of nowhere, may I remind you. Not sure what they've done since.

    Colombia being seeded really surprised me, because I don't remember them being at a world cup in my memory (they may have been at 2002, I only remember the England v Brazil from that one). Ivory Coast I expect to qualify. 
    Colombia have been in world cups before as I think they were there in italia 90 and USA 94 as I think they made the quarter finals in one year too in the wc could be wrong though

  9. DJ007 said:
    Lots of shiny new videos in this thread are making the game look better and better.  It should budge some fence sitters for sure - the more the merrier.  Nice work all.  ^:)^

    Indeed just so that everybody knows I have created a vid thread up for Autosport if anybody finds or wishes to put their vids in there you're welcome to do so as it'll help keep them in one place for reference





    http://forums.codemasters.com/discussion/692/grid-autosport-videos-and-screen-shots-thread#latest

  10. Loore said:
    Loore said:
    You'll still be able to track against friends.

    I don't want to go into too much info about cheaters but it is something we'll be looking at, and monitoring. We'll be taking it seriously. 
    I don't even see why you need to monitor it... impossible times just shouldn't make it onto the leaderboards in the first place, they should be automatically rejected. Why aren't they?
    Cheaters always find a way, we do one thing, they'll then do another, is a never ending battle. You're right though, times like 00:02:00 shouldn't find their way onto a leaderboard.
    yeah I think the only thing is monitor it and delete them when they pop up not easy but probably the only effective option


  11. Looking at the track list, I am really really pleased that the focus is more on actual race circuits than city. That really pleases me. 

    I can't wait to get my hands on this game, it looks so good!
    that's one thing I'm liking too there wasn't really enough circuit tracks in Grid 2 for my liking. I'm not complaining about street tracks as they do have their place in racing but the way they were used in Grid it felt more like playing Dirt than Grid tbh. Grid should be more track focused like F1 but with the touring/Endurance cars we see in the games. It's certainly looks like that Autosport is quite literally putting this series back on track. :p
    I too enjoy the extra circuits we have coming in Autosport, although I always will have a special place in my heart for open road tracks. I, personally, would have welcomed some of the point-to-points back in this installment, maybe re-working them into lapped circuits.
    Yeah it could have worked as part of the tuner/street disciplines I suppose but I think there's stil plenty of content within the game anyway without it by the looks of it plus I heard somewhere that those events will still be available online they just won't be part of the sp mode

  12. Decided to go for it after watching loads of videos, got it for £17 after a 5% off for liking their horrible facebook page, I unliked it as soon as i got the discount!

    Did they email your Steam key right away? I'm also thinking of ordering from them but I just want to know if they're legit... Also, did you get the "Black Edition" preorder bonus from them?
    No they email you a page that will have the steam key when its released/ready for preloading.

    I'm pretty sure theyre legit after asking around on some other forums, but i guess theres no real way to know, but at that price it was a far better option than anywhere else.

    And as far as i know, its not the Black edition, but tbh i'm not really interested in it,
    I've not ordered the black edition either as I thought it wasn't erally worth it and alsio as an offline player I doubt it would be that much use to me. B ut then I went with the standard disc version

  13. I though t I would set up a thread for screenshots and or vids for Grid Autosport so that they are all in one place so people can look at the game and everything is in one place Feel free to add pictuers and vids of your own you find through youtube and other sources.



    Here's a touring vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfK7Vx3pMtA I know this vid is already up here on another thread but seeing as it's the only good Endurance one I can find right now I thought I'd put It up in here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIVTzkOfDmk Here's a vid of street racing I found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUVfEAVdV64 In some of these vids there is the Hockenheim opener whether you choose to skip that part of the vid or not is up to you. Here is some Open wheel action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAmsWtkH77U Can't seem to find any Tuner discipline right now but if anybody does feel free to add it.

  14. One the Captial One Cup last night with a 2-0 victory over to be league champions, Man City. Also en route for the FA Cup final and Europa League final.



    The triple is on....

    Nice one keep- that up and they'll be building a statue of you outside White Hart Lane well a simulated statue anyway :p



    So....Spurs are possibly going to bought by some rich man.....

    http://speedcap.net/sharing/screen.php?id=files/77/34/7734cc3d0dad3d42c097cfcc0fc322a2.png


    But unfortunately.....

    http://speedcap.net/sharing/screen.php?id=files/ec/b1/ecb11dbd8cb5e570ab1b13d6e22edf6f.png

    The treble is complete....

    http://speedcap.net/sharing/screen.php?id=files/22/34/2234fec7a3b105c92a4019ef1b89b243.png
    YAAY now where did I put that hammer and chisel :p

  15. Just thought I'd say I've found a lot of good vids on youtube about pretty much all the opening events in career mode in all the disciplines if people want to start up a thread and post them up on this Forum it might make it a lot easier for people to find and see what goes on in the various Autosport disciplines. Just an idea I may set up a thread to do this later if nobody beats me to it but don't have time right now

  16. mpopa said:
    mmpaw37 said:

    My requests for F1 2014 are:

    1. Correct car models with accurate steering wheels.

    2. Real sounds.

    3. Formation lap.

    4. Podium (But not essential).

    5. Manual control for pit stops.


    That's it really, and much as the same requests as many others.

    But, on a side note, I've noticed that in every GP this year, most if not all the teams cars while on track haven't really used the 8th gear.

    Take Mercedes at Monaco for instance, at the fastest part of the track through the tunnel, they didn't even use the 7th gear, let alone 8th!...There's one for you Codies!

    A suggestion would be to include a pre-qualifying/race gear ratio selection in the car setup, maximum 7 gears or maximum 8 gear usage.

    Cars must use just one setting for gear box for the whole season, so we will see 8th gear only on really fast tracks like Monza.
    yeah forgot about mentioning that rule :D

  17. Looking at the track list, I am really really pleased that the focus is more on actual race circuits than city. That really pleases me. 

    I can't wait to get my hands on this game, it looks so good!
    that's one thing I'm liking too there wasn't really enough circuit tracks in Grid 2 for my liking. I'm not complaining about street tracks as they do have their place in racing but the way they were used in Grid it felt more like playing Dirt than Grid tbh. Grid should be more track focused like F1 but with the touring/Endurance cars we see in the games. It's certainly looks like that Autosport is quite literally putting this series back on track. :p

  18. mmpaw37 said:
    mmpaw37 said:

    My requests for F1 2014 are:

    1. Correct car models with accurate steering wheels.

    2. Real sounds.

    3. Formation lap.

    4. Podium (But not essential).

    5. Manual control for pit stops.


    That's it really, and much as the same requests as many others.

    But, on a side note, I've noticed that in every GP this year, most if not all the teams cars while on track haven't really used the 8th gear.

    Take Mercedes at Monaco for instance, at the fastest part of the track through the tunnel, they didn't even use the 7th gear, let alone 8th!...There's one for you Codies!

    A suggestion would be to include a pre-qualifying/race gear ratio selection in the car setup, maximum 7 gears or maximum 8 gear usage.

    they have used 8th gear as I think they were used in Bahrain as I remember them going up to 8th the 8th gear though is mostly for the power circuits the tracks where the cars hit top speed on the long straights they'll probably be used in the next race Canada and Monza as well especially given the long straights on both those tracks double up as DRS zones

    Yes I can remember now. However, I was just giving Codemasters a 'heads up' as it were. Although, come to think of it, i'm sure they are on the case. Obviously, the torque from the engines this year is clearly visible.

    One other thing I would like to mention is the possibility of using 'lift and coast' to save fuel. Whether this can be implemented successfully into the game is another thing, although i'm sure we can expect some fuel saving, I hope a little better from last year.

    I'm pretty sure they keep an eye on F1 and the changes that have occurred it's just a case of incorporating it into the game ideally without making a mess of it this time

  19. mmpaw37 said:

    My requests for F1 2014 are:

    1. Correct car models with accurate steering wheels.

    2. Real sounds.

    3. Formation lap.

    4. Podium (But not essential).

    5. Manual control for pit stops.


    That's it really, and much as the same requests as many others.

    But, on a side note, I've noticed that in every GP this year, most if not all the teams cars while on track haven't really used the 8th gear.

    Take Mercedes at Monaco for instance, at the fastest part of the track through the tunnel, they didn't even use the 7th gear, let alone 8th!...There's one for you Codies!

    A suggestion would be to include a pre-qualifying/race gear ratio selection in the car setup, maximum 7 gears or maximum 8 gear usage.

    they have used 8th gear as I think they were used in Bahrain as I remember them going up to 8th the 8th gear though is mostly for the power circuits the tracks where the cars hit top speed on the long straights they'll probably be used in the next race Canada and Monza as well especially given the long straights on both those tracks double up as DRS zones

  20. RubyRuby said:
    I was just looking again at the confirmed/likely track list on RallyDriven's thread and I've just got to say, looking at what we know we've got and disregarding what else we would like to see added, this is a great track list.  Sure, it would be easy to add 20 more, but the existing list of 21 looks really good to me.  I can drop a few tears for missing friends, but this is good stuff.

    Frank
    Indeed I agree although it does have a lot of tracks I like mostly because I love racing them in F1 especially Sepang, Hockenheim and Abu Dhabi just adding those 3 has got me really excited for this game fortunately it does have others too but still it is an awesome track list and with the fact you have slight variations where you only race round say half the full track in some races makes it interesting as well one of the things to come out of Grid 2 that I actually enjoyed was the various different ways you had to take the track really spiced the action up at least for me

  21. @Loore @justbiglee I noticed that EB Games here in Australia is calling the game Grid Motorsport, is the name different throughout the world?
    sometimes some games aer labelled differently I know that to appeal to p[eople in those countries I think 1 or 2 of the original TOCa's were as well I remember reading recently

  22. I've never really played shooting games before (apart from the odd COD game at a mates' house) and I'm pretty rubbish at them. Anyway, I got sent some games for that Easter egg designing competition I won and it included Bodycount. So I fired it up and I'm still rubbish :p The game is really good, the graphics, the audio, but I've got no hope haha
    Perhaps you're not playing the right ones or you need to turn the difficulty down as the COD's can be quite tricky shooters I've found at least the ones I have are quite tricky at timesas I've never beaten them. Battlefield I've found to be a little bit easier but usually prefer to graduate towards games that require more thought than pure gunslinging action
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