1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

[PS3] GT5 releases this month!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by vinsensual, Nov 12, 2010.

Tags:
  1. archinkent

    archinkent Member

    Joined:
    Nov 1, 2008
    Messages:
    3,832
    Likes Received:
    41
    ^ practice - free run i supposed.

    ive only tried one seasonal event, the gtr one, since i have the car available. didnt have much problem with that one and my driving is pretty mediocre. i got second on the third try and got 550000 cr and exp. just make sure u lap cleanly and be aggressive at the corners.
     
  2. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Mar 14, 1999
    Messages:
    129,297
    Likes Received:
    39,848
    CCR,

    I am 100% impressed that you built that set up for the game.

    I would love to have one of those, but the wifey would never allow it.

    Very cool....

    To me, that is why we need basements in Texas, so married guys can have a room like that too...

    NICE !

    DD
     
  3. ClutchCityReturns

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2005
    Messages:
    13,428
    Likes Received:
    2,674
    Thanks.

    If I were to do it all over again, I would make some changes (for one, I'd make it more portable so I could take it to a friend's house) but overall I'm extremely pleased with it. The only real negative is that it has absolutely destroyed my sleep cycle.
     
  4. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Mar 14, 1999
    Messages:
    129,297
    Likes Received:
    39,848
    Does that shifter offer resistance? How about the steering wheel? Are they plugged in seperately, ie have their own motors etc?

    I have been thinking of getting GT5, but was not sure I was going to go all in on a wheel assembly.

    DD
     
  5. KingCheetah

    KingCheetah Atomic Playboy
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2002
    Messages:
    59,079
    Likes Received:
    52,748
    Post a pic of the final painted version.
     
  6. ClutchCityReturns

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2005
    Messages:
    13,428
    Likes Received:
    2,674
    The shifter doesn't feel exactly authentic, as it's "looser" than an actual stick shift. But, it's not a wet noodle...you do get a satisfying click sensation when throwing it into each gear. However, gates don't open and close as you hit the clutch, if that's what you mean by resistance. All in all, the shifter is clearly the weak point in the setup, but I would never say that it's bad.

    The wheel offers an incredible level of precision and force feedback. You feel every turn and every subtle changes in road surface. When your back end slides out on a turn, the wheel goes "dead" as you lose traction...just as it would in a real car. Similarly, when you go over a jump and your tires lose contact with the road, the wheel loosens up until you hit the ground. Everything feels just as it should, and depending on how high you have the setting and what kind of racing you're doing, the wheel can actually force itself out of your hands if you're not mindful.

    Pedals are great, too. The resistance feels just right, although brake pedal isn't 100% realistic since it registers distance traveled rather than pressure load like in a real car. Luckily, there is a very simple and cheap ($15?) mod you can buy online called the Nixim mod. I have not done it yet, but probably will in the future. I would also strongly recommend reverse mounting the pedals like I did, which more closely imitates a real-world setup and allows you to be more aggressive than the standard setup.
     
  7. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 1999
    Messages:
    37,281
    Likes Received:
    13,743
    The loading times on this game are beyond painful.
     
  8. Poloshirtbandit

    Joined:
    May 30, 2003
    Messages:
    5,030
    Likes Received:
    1,105
    What type of hard drive do you have in your PS3?
     
  9. Yonkers

    Yonkers Member

    Joined:
    Jun 19, 2002
    Messages:
    8,433
    Likes Received:
    480
    I'm surprised you don't have a man cave in your mansion.
     
  10. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 1999
    Messages:
    37,281
    Likes Received:
    13,743
    The oldest kind. I have an original 60GB unit. The kind you had to stand in line for (which I did) to get. Its a gaming machine, Blu Ray player, etc... but its also a backwards compatible badge of honor. I hope to be buried with it someday.
     
  11. Poloshirtbandit

    Joined:
    May 30, 2003
    Messages:
    5,030
    Likes Received:
    1,105
    Upgrade the hard drive. I have the same model and the load times are decent after adding a 300 GB drive.
     
  12. SwoLy-D

    SwoLy-D Member

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2001
    Messages:
    37,618
    Likes Received:
    1,456
    Didn't know I could do this. How does one with the older models (I have a four-USB one, too) go about upgrading? They sell those? :confused:
     
  13. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 1999
    Messages:
    37,281
    Likes Received:
    13,743
    You just buy the same sized drive. PS3fanboy had an article up about how using a solid state hard drive with GT5 decreased load times tremendously but I'm not sure how easy that is. Not too sure what a solid state HD is. Hell, maybe it some other kind of HD. That's the beauty of Sony, they let you tinker with their stuff, unlike Microsoft or Apple which lock everything down with propriety hardware and cables. I think you can overheat a PS3 if you use the wrong one though, beware.
     
  14. vinsensual

    vinsensual Member

    Joined:
    Nov 2, 2008
    Messages:
    8,460
    Likes Received:
    794
    I think you can find a 30gb SSD for pretty cheap, I know the decent 60gbs can be had for 100$. But all that space gets used up pretty quickly. The install for gt5 is already 7-8gb.
     
  15. ClutchCityReturns

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2005
    Messages:
    13,428
    Likes Received:
    2,674
    Anyone tried the GT Academy yet? I think I'm about to fire it up and see how bad I am in comparison to the rest of the USA.
     
  16. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Mar 14, 1999
    Messages:
    129,297
    Likes Received:
    39,848
    I have a room in my wife's house...and it has rules....lol.


    DD
     
  17. ClutchCityReturns

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2005
    Messages:
    13,428
    Likes Received:
    2,674
    Went at it for a couple of hours and across the 3 races I managed online rankings of roughly 1,050 / 1,330 / 2,080.

    Not sure of the total # of participants, but I thought I did well.
     
  18. Poloshirtbandit

    Joined:
    May 30, 2003
    Messages:
    5,030
    Likes Received:
    1,105
    I believe it's the same type of hard drive as a laptop. If you find the PS3 manual somewhere it actually tells you how to replace the drive. It's pretty simple as the drive just snaps in and out and you'll need to unscrew a piece.

    I can't find it right now, but I'll post a link to the drive that I installed when I find it. There are some limitations to what you can put in, but I don't know the details.
     
  19. pgsxdjp

    pgsxdjp Member

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2002
    Messages:
    362
    Likes Received:
    6
    FINALLY getting into the game after the holidays (bought on opening day). License test B-6 is driving me crazy. From reading the thread, this is only the tip of the iceberg...
     
  20. SwoLy-D

    SwoLy-D Member

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2001
    Messages:
    37,618
    Likes Received:
    1,456
    :eek: That's what SHE said! :p
     

Share This Page