Gran Turismo 4 Challenge

[Jeff Lange]

My official submission for now: 6:40.228

1990 JZA70 Twin Turbo, Medium Race Tires, No Nitrous, With Spoiler

I'm still making stupid small mistakes in a few places. I really need to clean those up. Should have had a 6:38 that time, I know it. Oh well. I've got work in a bit, so I'm not going to post any more times until maybe this evening. Hopefully someone will have gotten close, or beaten me by then.

If so, I'll just have to try harder, lol.

Jeff

(EDIT: The other thing is I think I need to work on my tuning a bit. I just did some and gave it a shot, seemed to work out pretty well, but I've got to be careful not to hit rev limiter on the straight, which is happening at about 306km/h (190mph). I know if I chance a bit I can get it tuned better).

 

[Keros]

Holy sweet bahjeebus Jeff... christ... that's... wtb proof cuz I seriously want to see that shit... that's frickin' nuts. So, Jeff, do you mind if we come over and try that seriously pimp racing wheel

top post updated.

I got 1'34.890 in Elcaptain, just can't seem to cut anymore to catch Figit :dunno:

 

[tlo86]

how do you use nitrious anyway i couldnt figure it out

 

[Jeff Lange]

Holy sweet bahjeebus Jeff... christ... that's... wtb proof cuz I seriously want to see that shit... that's frickin' nuts. So, Jeff, do you mind if we come over and try that seriously pimp racing wheel

top post updated.

I got 1'34.890 in Elcaptain, just can't seem to cut anymore to catch Figit :dunno:

Well see the thing about it is, we practiced only Nurburgring for a few months (and nothing else) to be good enough to do the 24 hour endurance race without sucking the big one, so I'm pretty good at it .

I'll see what I can do on El Capitan and maybe grab a screenshot of my 'Ring times.

Jeff

 

[Jeff Lange]

how do you use nitrious anyway i couldnt figure it out

One of the buttons on the controller uses it. On my G25 it's the button on the right, but I'm not sure what it is on the normal controller.

 

[Figit090]

Holy sweet bahjeebus Jeff... christ... that's... wtb proof cuz I seriously want to see that shit... that's frickin' nuts. So, Jeff, do you mind if we come over and try that seriously pimp racing wheel

top post updated.

I got 1'34.890 in Elcaptain, just can't seem to cut anymore to catch Figit :dunno:

go balls-to-the wall over the zero-gravity hill. dont jump it, but go as fast as possible and crank the downforce. do you use super soft tires? gosh i hope so or i'm in for a run for my money.

how do you use nitrious anyway i couldnt figure it out

R1 is the sucker-boost.

Jeff - holy poop! i didnt even want to consider doing the long-long endurance races. i dont know how many i actually did in a-spec on gt4...i did them in another GT game but i just dont have the time to spend on this stuff.

come on guys, somebody beat me or i'll keep playing San Andreas!!:biglaugh:

I just got test drive eve of destruction today. interesting and pretty fun game. i was hoping for more spectacular crashes though. however i've ALWAYS wanted to be in a race with half the pack going the other way :evil2::evil2::evil2: and this game has that.

GT4 suicide laps just aren't that fun to watch... i really really wished they had used realistic vehicle damage it would bring a whole new level to the world of lifelike simulation racing. OH TURD, BHG!!!

 

[Jeff Lange]

Okay I switched to Super Soft tires and pulled off a 6'31.879. 6'20s are definitely in the making. I'm still making the same mistakes I was before but now I'm taking them faster and it's causing issues.

Something I meant to ask, and I assume everyone is, but is everyone using manual transmission? I am. I'm still using assists though, normally when I do race cars I like assists off, but I don't think the Supra can take it. Who knows. I'll give it a shot maybe later.

As for screen shots, that'll have to wait until tomorrow, my camera's not charged and my brother's isn't at home.

Still need to give El Capitan a shot.

 

[Figit090]

yeah, definitely manual

I tried auto on the drag and that was a total buzzkill. and i won't use auto on the courses because i have to be able to hold boost. i haven't raced auto in a long time and i didn't want to bother trying it because i'm almost certain my laptimes will suffer considerably.

uhhh...what aids?

ABS? oversteer understeer? there are a few aids, as well as the gay steering aid...

How can anyone consider the force feedback assist to be helpful? i find it incredibly more difficult to control because it turns the car for you a little and i end up loosing control

plus...i can't control the supra worth a damn with the driving force wheel so i gave up. i'm much more precise with the thumb stick and my fingers move faster than my feet can on the mediocre pedal-holding design that slips a little bit over the course of a race. and i can't feel it right having to sit in one spot behind the odd wheel. and i can't shift with those paddles. basically it's a PITA to steer and paddle shift at the same time because i dont plan well enough to avoid shifting when its inconvenient.

its a video game...oh well.

 

[Jeff Lange]

I meant traction control/vehicle stability control.

As for the wheel/pedals/paddles.... n00b. It's rediculous how much better I am at GT4 with the wheel than without. At first I wasn't as good, but give it just a little bit of time and it's so much better!

Jeff

 

[Figit090]

i vaguely remember getting good with it. i shall try to give it another try i suppose.

although i had some MADNESS trying to keep the g's from force-steering the car, how high do you turn up the force feedback? i think your turning capabilities allow you to turn the car's front end in much smaller movements than mine... you do have the capability to spin it around a few times like an actual car, no? mine doesnt do that.

 

[Jeff Lange]

Which Driving Force do you have? The Pro or non-Pro? I think GT4 is setup to suit the Pro/G25 with the 900 degree rotation more than other wheels. Not sure if the sensitivity is adjustable in-game.

Well that kind of sucks for you. (But not for me. LOL).

Jeff

(EDIT: Get a G25)

 

[Jeff Lange]

So, Jeff, do you mind if we come over and try that seriously pimp racing wheel

Sure, you're in Airdrie right? Pop by sometime.

 

[Jeff Lange]

Update: 6'25.528

Also, I brought John (Stanzaspeed) over to witness the time. My brother forgot to bring home his camera again, so I can't take a pic until tomorrow.

Jeff

 

[Jeff Lange]

Okay, just did El Capitan, result: 1'37.739.

I'm going to do some more laps and see how much I can shave off that.

Jeff

 

[Jeff Lange]

Hooray! 1'34.554!

I knew it could be done . Now... to better myself, haha.

Jeff

PS: Someone else post in this thread, it's lonely.

 

[Figit090]

HAHAHA


heh...nice time! I havent played at all since my last times. i felt content and went onto my busy schoolwork

But yeah, GT4 has settings for the driving force, which is what i have... but i think any wheel that has 900 degrees of rotation is a kick-ass amount of fine manipulation compared to mine. for me, i can't barely hold the wheel still and with my supra's setup i HAVE to in order to avoid the car going into snapsteer from left to right on and on until it's no longer possible to control. I was getting it though...maybe in the future when i have more time i'll perfect it. until then it's exponentially easier to grab the controller