PC2 Project Cars 2 Leagues (merged)

[Rob]

I know we are all excited for this release. What I don't know is how many people intend to a) play it on the xbox one and b) would like to join some sort of a formal league here at Race Department.

There are so many possibilities, I've had to calm myself down from getting lost in them. However, my main passion, IndyCar, will probably not be able to be run until the DLC with the ovals comes to the Xbox One.

That said, what sort of series would you like to see? Personally, ones that come to mind are Tudor United Sports Car Series, WEC, British Touring Car, and DTM. One of these could fill the gap for me until IndyCar is possible, but others may have better ideas.

Please indicate below if you are interested and what sort of times you are available and which series' you prefer. We could follow the actual schedule of many a series, due to the timing of the release. Personally, if they get the ovals out before IndyCar starts, I'll probably turn my focus there, but nothing would prevent running another alongside.

The anticipation is killing me!

 

[Michael Watts]

Here is video from a fast lap yesterday. I'm also posting a real Video below

 

[Michael Watts]

Ryan Radcliffe's lap around Oultan Park, very detailed how close the game is to Real Life aside from the bugs.

 

[Michael Watts]

yeah, Pitting right now is still not a good idea, with so many problems last week effecting peoples races. @mcnasty1 This is a Short track compared to Silverstone, which is a superspeedway. Its fast, technical, and dangerously bumpy if you go off track.

 

[Peter Hooper]

Step back for a second Peter. The wheel is currently $299 here on Amazon. That's peanuts compared to what you are quoting. I'm sure there is a way to convert the power.
http://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-...id=1434030008&sr=8-1&keywords=thrustmaster+tx
I could ship it after order. I checked on the USPS International site and they have something called flat rate pricing. $65 to the U.K. That's less than 50 Pounds.
http://ircalc.usps.com/MailServices.aspx?country=10150&m=13&dpb=0&mdt=2015/06/11 08:00&mt=12&dok=XX&dvi=200.00

Either a new one from here or mine would seem to be a pretty good deal.

That was for a maximum weight of 20lbs though and I thought you said it weighed 35?

Even at that price though I think i'm just going to have to hold fire Robert but thanks for trying . $293 (£195) + $65 (£41) + new power supply would mean little difference overall and then there is the whole warranty issue which I am sure would be more problematical with a cross country purchase.

There are still some over here seeling at the original £219 price point but eveywhere at that price is currently out of stock so it's a case of waiting until they are available again I guess.

 

[Michael Watts]

@Peter Hooper, I'm not sure if you picked a car yet, but I have a Team Car #83 BMW Z3 I believe that needs a driver , I can share setups with you and help get you up to speed, since you haven't really been able to test.

 

[Aadam K C]

Name: Aadam GT: Aadam K C Car No.:17

 

[mcnasty1]

Going to give it a go after work this evening if I dont die in this heat and humidity. .sure u know in s.c .

 

[Kevin Kirkbride]

I'm going to tentatively signup for this. My woman has some stuff planned during the day but I'm hoping to get it over with early.

Not sure if it has been asked, can we use the new Bentley? If so, I'll use the Bentley. If not, I'll post my car selection later this evening.

 

[Rob]

Yea, I just mentioned it Peter because I found it weighs less than 35lbs. and the warranty issue is immaterial in the short run. Plus you mentioned spending the money anyway. Less chance my wheel would break than the Spider.

 

[Kevin Kirkbride]

Just a quick note --
With the release of the new Bently Continental GT3, league participants are allowed to switch cars upon the happening of two events:
1. Any added GT3 car, to that car only.
2. To any car, after any patch is released altering the wheel or controller physics of the game.

Thanks.

I posted in the Round 2 thread before seeing this. Other than switching to the Bentley I'm locked into my Round 1 car for this race, correct?

 

[Rob]

You can change cars i) to the Bentley; ii) or any car later if a patch comes out affecting the force feedback on the controller or the wheel in any way. You can also obviously change if there is a game ending bug present in a certain car, but so far, I'm not aware. It's just crap all around.

 

[Michael Watts]

Learned something new today with the TX pedals. I was modding my pedals, upgrading them with a bigger spring on the brake side. I started to flip out when I realized I messed up the Brake Potentiometer. I tried like hell for an hour to get the potentiometer back in the right position with my multimeter, only to realized by Reading the Bloody Manual, that the Pedals calibrate on every power cycle...duh!!! Anyway I now have a stiffer spring on my brake side and both pots are working great!

 

[Michael Watts]

I can see the DLC thing but if FFB changes, it will effect everyone, because it was confirmed only to effect FFB globally, not on the Individual level.
http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/sh...-Release-notes&p=963837&viewfull=1#post963837

 

[Michael Watts]

I'm going to tentatively signup for this. My woman has some stuff planned during the day but I'm hoping to get it over with early.

Not sure if it has been asked, can we use the new Bentley? If so, I'll use the Bentley. If not, I'll post my car selection later this evening.

That would be cool to see out there. I took the Bentley out for shits and giggles today, but I can't get used to the Right Hand Drive Perspective, it would take too much practice for me to get used to that.

 

[Rob]

I can see the DLC thing but if FFB changes, it will effect everyone, because it was confirmed only to effect FFB globally, not on the Individual level.
http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/sh...-Release-notes&p=963837&viewfull=1#post963837

Having played a game that comes much closer to real ffb than pCARS, there is no doubt in my mind that a dramatic change in ffb will not only affect certain wheels differently, but certain cars differently, as you will see from the notes already made from the release of the PC patch. (http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/showthread.php?30820-Patch-1-4-FFB-reports) and (http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/patch-1-4-ffb.107101/).

In addition, this game is crap enough to not saddle everyone who expected (and rightly so) a whole lot more from the ffb and the gameplay with a car that is either massively changed handling wise or bugged. Until they get their sh*t straight, we can't be but so harsh with the rules. Also, the GT cars are very close in the same hands. But limiting the switch, I thought, was a good middle ground.

P.S. - Sounds like we are lucky to have Thrustmaster, though.

 

[Rob]

Patch 1.4 is reported to be released today for the PS4. You can look at this two ways -- Microsoft is overly bureaucratic, or Microsoft is more thorough, catching bad code and not approving it more often. Either way, PC and PS4 are out. Hopefully, Xbox will soon follow.

 

[Ceaser]

Damon Harris/OcR Ceaser/ Aston Martin GT3.

 

[Michael Watts]

Hoping it doesn't totally flip the script on FFB and we don't have to relearn our cars! Ideally I would like to see it released on Monday so we have two weeks to prepare for the next race on the 27th.

 

[Kevin Kirkbride]

You can change cars i) to the Bentley; ii) or any car later if a patch comes out affecting the force feedback on the controller or the wheel in any way. You can also obviously change if there is a game ending bug present in a certain car, but so far, I'm not aware. It's just crap all around.

Sounds good.

I did a few blistering laps with it last night but I had some serious inconsistencies with the rear of the car. That said, I wasn't using TCS/ABS. I may enable those tonight and try again.

I'll let you know in the Round 2 thread tonight or early tomorrow.

 

[Michael Watts]

Soften up your Fast bump dampers and stiffen Rebound