Forza Motorsport 2 - achievements and discussion [Archive]

Davey_Pitch

02-05-2007, 09:27

The achievement list is here, albeit unconfirmed and without gamerscore values.....

Flawless Lap - Awarded to the Driver(s) who finish a lap with no time penalty against an opponent
Flawless Race - Awarded to the driver(s) who finish a race with no time penalty against an opponent

Career
Level 1 - Reach Level 1 in Career mode
Level 10 - Reach Level 10 in Career mode
Level 20 - Reach Level 20 in Career mode
Level 30 - Reach Level 30 in Career mode
Level 40 - Reach Level 40 in Career mode
Level 50 - Reach Level 50 in Career mode
Car Level 5 - Achieve a car level of 5 in Career mode

Arcade
All Time Trials Set - Beat the target time in every Time Trail race
All Bronze Arcade - Achieve a Bronze medal in every Arcade Race
All Silver Arcade - Achieve a Silver medal in every Arcade Race
All Gold Arcade - Achieve a Gold medal in every Arcade Race

Difficulty/Assists
Natural - Awarded to the single driver who wins with all assists turned off
Hardcore - Awarded to the single driver who wins with full difficulty including no assists
Underdog - Awarded to the driver who wins a race with a car in the lowest PI of the field

Win type
Blowout - Awarded to the driver who wins the race, beating the rest of the field by a full race section
Crushing Victory - Awarded to any driver who finishes the race with a lapped opponent
Hard Charger - Awarded to the driver who starts in 8th place and comes in 1st place

Career completion
All Gold (Proving Grounds) - Achieve a Gold medal in every Career event of the Proving Grounds Race Type
All Gold (Manufacturer Club) - Achieve a Gold medal in every Career event of the Manufacturer Race Type
All Gold (Amateur Cup) - Achieve a Gold medal in every Career event of the Amateur Race Type
All Gold (Rivalry Face-offs) - Achieve a Gold medal in every Career event of the Rivalry Race Type
All Gold (Semi-Pro Events) - Achieve a Gold medal in every Career event of the Semi-Pro Race Type
All Gold (Factory-Spec) - Achieve a Gold medal in every Career event of the Pro Spec Race Type
All Gold (Regional Championship) - Achieve a Gold medal in every Career event of the Regional Championship
All Gold (Professional Series) - Achieve a Gold medal in every Career event of the Pro Series Race Type
All Gold (Endurance) - Achieve a Gold medal in every Career event of the Endurance Race Type
All Gold All Race Types - Achieve a Gold medal in every Career Race Type

Collectors
All Cars from France - Collect all of the cars from France in your Career garage
All Cars from Germany - Collect all of the cars from Germany in your Career garage
All Cars from Italy - Collect all of the cars from Italy in your Career garage
All Cars from Japan - Collect all of the cars from Japan in your Career garage
All Cars from Korea - Collect all of the cars from Korea in your Career garage
All Cars from Spain - Collect all of the cars from Spain in your Career garage
All Cars from Sweden - Collect all of the cars from Sweden in your Career garage
All Cars from the United Kingdom - Collect all of the cars from the United Kingdom in your Career garage
All Cars from the United States - Collect all of the cars from the United States in your Career garage

Career Earnings
1,000,000 Online Credits - Earn 1,000,000 "Online Credits" from Tournaments and Career races

Auction House
Car Broker - Buy or sell 10 cars online in the Auction House

Secret
Secret
Secret

Assuming the list is true, I'm loving it a whole lot. There's no stupid emphasis on online play, meaning that as long as you develop the skill, all the achievements are realistically gettable, though from having the first game I know just how hard it would be to own every car from each region. I reckon to get the Car Broker achievement you'll either need to sell cars really cheaply, or do some excellent designs/car setups to make your car much more likely to be bought.

Who else is getting it anyway? I've done a lot of reading about this game, and have lots of ideas about what I want to do in it as well. 8th June can't come quickly enough :D

Robert

02-05-2007, 11:10

Personally I can't wait for this :)

I have the CE version on pre-order at play.com. I'd love a demo about now though :D

Davey_Pitch

02-05-2007, 11:16

Me too, the demo has been rumoured for this week, so I hope that news is right.

I'll get the CE pre-ordered at Gameplay when I'm sure I'll have the funds, I want it a day early like usual :D

I want my fully tuned-up and pimped-out Skyline now damnit! :D

leowyatt

02-05-2007, 11:18

I'll certainly be giving this demo a crack when it arrives. I've never really been into racing games but did enjoy GT on the PS2. I'm really looking forward to the DIRT game that is coming out, I really like Rally games :)

Davey_Pitch

02-05-2007, 11:29

If you liked GT you'll love Forza, I think it does everything GT does, but it does it better :)

Matblack

02-05-2007, 11:42

Whats the CE version and what extras does it have?

MB

Davey_Pitch

02-05-2007, 12:01

The Collectors Edition includes some cars that you won't be able to get in the normal version. As far as I know they're not super-will-win-you-every-race cars, but they're only in the CE version, you won't be able to buy them in the auction house online. I think it also includes a big book with lots of game info (or possibly car info, the info on the CE is quite limited). For an extra £5 it might not be worth it, but I like getting the Collector's Edition stuff for games I like :)

Edit: Unconfirmed cars in the CE are 2006 Saleen S281 E(USA), Ferrari Challenge Stradle(Italy), and a Suburu Impreza S204(Japan).

petemc

02-05-2007, 12:46

I'm a sucker for CE stuff too. "A game in a tin? Sold!" I'll also be getting it. I didn't really play too much of Forza 1 but I would love to get into Forza 2. Its got everything I want.

Haly

02-05-2007, 12:47

*strokes Dead Rising CE just to wind up Davey* :p

I'm going to try the demo of Forza 2, I want to like it. I just didn't like the original :/

Davey_Pitch

02-05-2007, 13:45

*strokes Dead Rising CE just to wind up Davey* :p

*strokes Dead Rising achievement list just to wind up Jen*

:p

Daz

02-05-2007, 13:52

Owned!

Davey_Pitch

02-05-2007, 13:52

/bows

;D

Haly

02-05-2007, 14:12

Meh :p
I've just not got round to it, that's my excuse :p

Nobody mention that bloody clown or else :p

Davey_Pitch

02-05-2007, 14:18

What clown? Adam the Clown? Juggling his mini chainsaws? That's not the clown you mean is it?

:p

Haly

02-05-2007, 14:19

:(
*sulks*

Davey_Pitch

02-05-2007, 14:21

Next time you come up I'll show you how to beat him if you haven't done it already :)

Haly

02-05-2007, 14:28

I've got a bad feeling I know how, but that I just plain suck :(
Hopefully practice will do it, maybe in a few weeks when I've got some time.

Matblack

02-05-2007, 18:23

Just shoot his balloons as he blows them or just after he releases them, if I can do it you can too ;)

MB

Haly

02-05-2007, 18:25

Matblack

02-05-2007, 18:27

I know :( And I can't :'(
It's my hidden shame, I should be able to do it damnit! I've been playing games for the vast majority of my life.
He will die one day, I shall have my victory, and I will deny all knowledge that I ever struggled :p

there's plenty of guns with the guards at the end of the floor you are on, take your time and don't panic, you can easily run away from him its all down to timing :)

MB

Haly

02-05-2007, 18:36

Yeah I think that's what I do wrong, panic and try to do it too fast :embarassed:
One day, one day :D

Pickers

02-05-2007, 20:48

I _may_ have to think about getting this. I liked forza on the original. I'm not a ig racing fan, but for some reason I got on with it well!

Davey_Pitch

02-05-2007, 22:50

I've just watching a video from a french site where a guy bought a Porsche GT3, spent ages upgrading the thing (the vid was in french obviously, but I could make out intake, exhaust, turbo, springs, tyres, and weight reduction, among others), spent just as long with the visuals (colours, decals, vinyl), then take it around a track to test it. The car shifted something fantastic, until the last corner when he took it too wide, slammed into the tyre wall, and removed both his front and rear bumpers in one fell swoop. The game looks smegging fantastic :D

Edit: On second viewing his left wing mirror comes off as well. All debris stays on the track too :)

leowyatt

03-05-2007, 09:00

Anyone notice the competition on the latest xbox email?

Davey_Pitch

03-05-2007, 09:21

Nope, I don't actually get the email. What was it for?

leowyatt

03-05-2007, 10:39

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/forza2/newslettercompetition/

any good artists fancy entering one for me ;D

Davey_Pitch

03-05-2007, 10:57

Interesting. I'm not much of a designer but I'd certainly be willing to give it a go, especially considering the prize.

Davey_Pitch

03-05-2007, 12:33

Confirmed list with gamerscore points.....

All Time Trials Set 40
Beat the target time in every Time Trial race.

All Bronze Arcade 15
Achieve a bronze medal in every Arcade Race.

All Silver Arcade 25
Achieve a silver medal in every Arcade Race.

All Gold Arcade 35
Achieve a gold medal in every Arcade Race.

Flawless Lap 5
Awarded to the driver(s) who finish a lap with no time penalty against an opponent.

Flawless Race 5
Awarded to the driver(s) who finish the race with no time penalty against an opponent.

Natural 5
Awarded to the single driver who wins the race with all Assists turned off.

Hardcore 5
Awarded to the single driver who wins the race with full Difficulty, including no Assists.

Underdog 5
Awarded to the driver who wins the race with a car in the lowest PI of the field.

Blowout 5
Awarded to the driver who wins the race, beating the rest of the field by a full race section.

Crushing Victory 5
Awarded to any driver who finishes the race with a lapped opponent.

Hard Charger 5
Awarded to the driver who starts in 8th place and comes in 1st place.

Level 1 5
Reach Level 1 in Career mode.

All Gold (Proving Grounds) 15
Achieve a gold medal in every Career event of the Proving Grounds Race Type.

Level 10 15
Reach Level 10 in Career mode.

All Gold (Manufacturer Club) 20
Achieve a gold medal in every Career event of the Manufacturer Race Type.

Level 20 20
Reach Level 20 in Career mode.

All Gold (Amateur Cup) 25
Achieve a gold medal in every Career event of the Amateur Race Type.

All Gold (Rivalry Face-offs) 30
Achieve a gold medal in every Career event of the Rivalry Race Type.

Level 30 30
Reach Level 30 in Career mode.

All Gold (Semi-Pro Events) 35
Achieve a gold medal in every Career event of the Semi-Pro Race Type.

All Gold (Factory-Spec) 40
Achieve a gold medal in every Career event of the Pro Spec Race Type.

Level 40 40
Reach Level 40 in Career mode.

All Gold (Regional Championship) 50
Achieve a gold medal in every Career event of the Regional Championship.

All Gold (Professional Series) 60
Achieve a gold medal in every Career event of the Pro Series Race Type.

All Gold (Endurance) 70
Achieve a gold medal in every Career event of the Endurance Race Type.

Level 50 50
Reach Level 50 in Career mode.

All Gold All Race Types 75
Achieve a gold medal in every Career Race Type.

Car Level 5 5
Achieve a car level of 5 in Career mode.

All Cars from France 1
Collect all of the cars from France in your Career garage.

All Cars from Germany 15
Collect all of the cars from Germany in your Career garage.

All Cars from Italy 10
Collect all of the cars from Italy in your Career garage.

All Cars from Japan 30
Collect all of the cars from Japan in your Career garage.

All Cars from Korea 1
Collect all of the cars from Korea in your Career garage.

All Cars from Spain 1
Collect all of the cars from Spain in your Career garage.

All Cars from Sweden 2
Collect all of the cars from Sweden in your Career garage.

All Cars from the United Kingdom 5
Collect all of the cars from the United Kingdom in your Career garage.

All Cars from the United States 25
Collect all of the cars from the United States in your Career garage.

1,000,000 Online Credits 30
Earn 1,000,000 "Online Credits" from Tournaments and Career races.

Car Broker 20
Buy or sell 10 cars online in the Auction House.

Secret Achievements

Secret Achievement 30
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

Secret Achievement 30
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

Secret Achievement 30
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

Secret Achievement 30
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

I really like how the achievements are laid out. The easy achievements only score you a few points, while the really hard ones give you a lot more. That's exactly how it should be and gives you extra incentive to play more and become good at the game.

petemc

09-05-2007, 18:47

Demo news coming "today" apparently. So probably tomorrow.

Davey_Pitch

09-05-2007, 18:53

Che (one of the guys working for Turn 10) has confirmed that people with racing wheels should get ready for tonight. As they're over in the US, I can only assume that the demo will go up at some point overnight (or very early morning) and we'll be able to get it tomorrow. I'll be coming home at lunch to kick off the download if it's not ready before I go to work :)

Haly

09-05-2007, 19:17

Reckon I'll give the demo a go to see what I think :)

Daz

09-05-2007, 20:04

Davey_Pitch

09-05-2007, 20:14

You had doubts? :p

petemc

09-05-2007, 20:36

I have a meeting at 12 tomorrow. What are the odds I'll be rushing to make it? ;)

Davey_Pitch

09-05-2007, 21:17

If it's downloaded by the time I come home for lunch, I *know* I'll be a little late back to work :D

Davey_Pitch

10-05-2007, 10:09

Apparantly the demo is out now, so I'll probably be nipping home for lunch to kick it off, and hopefully it'll be ready when I get in tonight. Lynne is out for a bit with Kitten so I'll have a chance to play it without being disturbed :D

petemc

10-05-2007, 10:26

It is indeed out :D 691mb. Meeting to go to in 40 mins :(

leowyatt

10-05-2007, 10:28

Robert

10-05-2007, 10:30

Downloading :)

Davey_Pitch

10-05-2007, 10:44

If anyone is interested, this is the list of cars in the demo....

The demo will include cars as follows:

1997 BMW Motorsport M3 E36.
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06.
2003 Dodge Viper SRT10.
2003 Dodge SRT4.
2004 Ferrari F430.
2005 Ford Ford GT.
2005 Ford Mustang GT.
2002 Honda Integra Type-R.
2005 Lamborghini Gallardo.
2006 Lexus IS350.
2004 Mazda RX-8 Mazdaspeed.
2005 Mercedes SLR.
2003 Nissan Fairlady Z.
2007 Porsche 911 Turbo (997).
2005 Subaru Legacy B4 2.0 GT.
2005 TVR Sagaris.

And the following track is going to be Mugello Short.

Haly

10-05-2007, 13:25

Nice selection of cars :) Definitely be downloading that shortly.

Joe 90

10-05-2007, 13:59

i'm so glad this game is coming out after my exams...i'd certainly fail if this an mass effect came out in may!

Davey_Pitch

10-05-2007, 14:03

There's a lot more cars there. I went home for lunch with the intention of kicking it off, hoping that it might be done by the time I got home a little over 3 hours later. I wasn't expecting it to download all 670MB inside 25 mins, giving me enough time to have a quick race. Started off in a Porsche 911 Turbo, 4th on the grid, and despite a slow start managed to finish 3rd, with only a Sagaris and Viper SRT10 ahead of me. With another lap or two I'd have won it as my 3rd lap was the fastest by anyone and I was catching them up nicely.

Graphically it looks very nice. Contrary to what some of the tools on OcUK have been saying (the thread over there is full of bickering, I'd have banned several if I was still Don there), even without AA in the demo the cars look great, a very obvious improvement over Forza 1. The Porsche handles beautifully, though there was some understeer as you'd expect with an AWD car. I'm going to give the Ford GT a try tonight as that much power through the back wheels should be fun to try to control :D

Desmo

10-05-2007, 14:06

This is one game I'd HAVE to have....I love a good racer :D

When is this out?

Davey_Pitch

10-05-2007, 14:07

8th June :)

Joe 90

10-05-2007, 14:12

so near, yet so far....3 exams and a b.day away :eek:

Robert

10-05-2007, 14:18

1 exam away for me...which is next wednesday.

Haly

10-05-2007, 14:22

1 exam away for me...which is next wednesday.

Same day as mine :D Good luck :)

Robert

10-05-2007, 14:42

It *shouldn't* be too bad...but knowing me it'll be rock hard. Hopefully that will be my last uni exam ever and I'll graduate - but this seems too good to be true :huh:

Good luck with your exams Haly & Show.

Haly

10-05-2007, 14:43

Good luck Show too :D Sorry got distracted by Robert having an exam the same day as me :embarassed:
Mine will be hard but it leaves only one obstacle between me and an Msc so it'll be nice to be over with. :D

Robert

10-05-2007, 14:54

Haha! Gonna do about 3-4 hours per day (except saturday) up until wednesday. It's also my final obstacle, one which I hope won't pose too much of a problem.

sods law it will tho...damnit.

petemc

10-05-2007, 17:29

Had a quick blast through some cars. Its good. Doesn't feel iffy like Test Drive did. I got used to TDU but FM2 seems like pick up n play fun. I love the breaking point thing too. Its dynamic so if I want to push things just a bit more than the game says I should I can and then it'll go bright red telling me to slow down. The damage model is nice too. The AI is still a bit odd. I parked in the middle of the road and they didn't stop. They just drove straight into me at 200mph. That seemed a bit odd.

Davey_Pitch

10-05-2007, 18:46

The damage model is indeed nice, but it's just cosmetic in the demo, I wanted to wreck my car and see how it would drive heavily damaged. I'll just have to do that when I get the game.

And I reckon the AI is on it's easiest setting, even driving the slowest class C car (the Ford Mustang) I was able to easily win the race. I hope that on harder settings the AI is much better at reacting to it's surroundings.

Daz

10-05-2007, 18:50

Something else for you driving fans: http://www.unclegamer.com/news/discuss/pgr_4_dynamic_weather_cars_and_career_mode/

:)

petemc

29-05-2007, 20:45

Hmm I just played the demo of Forza 2 and then Dirt. I enjoyed Dirt far more than Forza 2. Which is a shame. I do prefer the thrill of a rally track to that of a circuit so I may get that instead, even with the annoying "Dude!" announcer. Colin McRae Dirt, now with 100% less Scottishness.

Davey_Pitch

29-05-2007, 23:19

I didn't enjoy the Dirt demo anywhere near as much. It looks great, but just something about it didn't seem right, like the handling wasn't quite spot on maybe. I'm sure I'll end up getting it at some point, but it's Forza 2 by a mile at the minute :)

Desmo

30-05-2007, 11:54

Davey_Pitch

30-05-2007, 12:38

Now I've been playing both of these demos and I had high hopes for DiRT. But it just doesn't sit right with me :/
Graphically, it's superb although I think they've overdone the HDR look a little. The framerate also gets on my nerves a touch. I can just see it jumping every now and again. But the car handling is the real no no for me. It just seems like they've stuck a needle down through the roof and into the floor which the car pivots around. Just seems odd.

Agreed completely. I've thrown the car around corners at 100MPH+ thanks to a little bit of handbraking. Now I've never driving a rally car before, but that doesn't feel right to me.

Now, Forza2 is where I'll be spending my money. It just seems to drive right. The graphics are still great (I can ignore the slight lack of AA) and the idea of the whole game is more for me.

I thought the graphics were excellent, AA or not, and it definitely drives right as well. The lower powered cars are easy to handle, the R class cars are slightly twitchy at very high speeds. Like you said, it just feels right :)

Desmo

30-05-2007, 12:47

It's a shame as I was looking forward to some dirt action (fnar!!).
I don't see the AA as an issue in F2, I only mentioned it as it seems to be a point of complaint for some people. I think the graphics and overall look are superb.

petemc

30-05-2007, 13:13

The IGN review was basically "OMG teh jaggies!!!!!111" which was odd because I never noticed that on my CRT. Gamespot gave it 9.3 I think and TeamXbox gave it about the same. They're only real issues were that the track seemed a bit bland and that the engines never really pop off the speaker. I think thats what I felt too. After playing Dirt and having the loud Evo engine screaming around the track thats one of the things I felt Forza didn't have. I'm gunna replay the demo in a bit and try to find the magic. The reviews say its awesome basically.

Haly

30-05-2007, 16:39

Some people do seem to get a tad obsessional about jaggies, personally if it's a fun game, I don't care in the slightest.
Have to download Dirt later on, looks worth a go :)

petemc

07-06-2007, 18:30

Anyone getting this tomorrow? The pokemon person in me wants it for car colllecting and decorating. However I was playing the demo and the sound kept annoying me. The car sounds are great, when you put it on the rear view camera. But you can't drive that way :D I want to love it so much because it has an AE86 and other fun cars. Game don't do 10 day returns anymore do they?

Davey_Pitch

07-06-2007, 19:04

Nah, can't be arsed getting it tomorrow. I mean, why buy it tomorrow when I already have it now? :D

/toddles off to play Forza 2 :D

petemc

07-06-2007, 19:05

Oh what?! Even though I'm not 100% sure I'm buying it, thats not fair! :p

Haly

07-06-2007, 19:10

;D
I love the idea behind it, but the racing in the demo just irritated me :embarassed:

Davey_Pitch

07-06-2007, 20:58

My first picture from Forza. It was the final turn on my 3rd race, and came from 2nd with a beautiful inside slide in my Supra 2.0 GT. It was a more powerful car ahead of me (Nissan Silva I think) so had to rely on cornering to win. Well happy with the photo mode, though I'm sure Pete could do better here :D

http://img18.imagevenue.com/loc1094/th_46227_forza_122_1094lo.jpg (http://img18.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=46227_forza_122_1094lo.jpg)

petemc

07-06-2007, 21:02

No HDR feature ;) I've seen some stunning designs from this game. They seem impossibly made though.

http://xs116.xs.to/xs116/07232/mp1.jpg

Del Lardo

08-06-2007, 15:33

Just popped down to Tescos and got a copy for £35. That's my Friday afternoon sorted. pats 'working' from home

petemc

08-06-2007, 16:21

I went to Game, £40 for the normal ed. Went to Gamestation. £40. Went to trade in Splinter DA. £6 for that. £6?! No ta. Figured I might as well try and finish it than claim £6 back. I think what sold it to me was a quick go on the demo pod, in New York. Wow thats quite stunning. They also gave me one of the pre-order car codes for the Nissan 350Z. So I figure that was worth the trip.

Del Lardo

08-06-2007, 16:24

I wasn't planning on buying it until I got back from Le Mans but I needed some lunch and after an altercation with a woman in the carpark who seemed intent on driving into my car I though I deserved a reward for not punching her side window in.

Haly

08-06-2007, 16:24

£6 for Splinter Cell DA?! Would have thought it'd be more, King Kong was £6 trade in and that sells for a lot less than Splinter Cell.

Daz

08-06-2007, 16:42

Should have said Pete :/

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deal/33839/forza-2-half-price-when-bought-with/

petemc

08-06-2007, 16:45

£6 for Splinter Cell DA?! Would have thought it'd be more, King Kong was £6 trade in and that sells for a lot less than Splinter Cell.

Thats what I thought. If they'd given me £20 for it, then yeah sold. But £6? Thats a joke.

Should have said Pete :/

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deal/33839/forza-2-half-price-when-bought-with/

Oh :D They didn't say anything in store, and there were no signs. I'm hoping its web only.

Daz

08-06-2007, 16:48

By the looks of it, it is. Easier to stomach I guess :D

Though:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deal/33805/forza-2-29-99-instore-at-currys/

:/

Haly

08-06-2007, 16:48

Ebay it :) Bet you get at least twice that if not more.

Davey_Pitch

08-06-2007, 18:31

petemc

08-06-2007, 18:35

Hmm tempting. At that price I may as well just play it.

http://www.vanilladays.com/images/cyk1small.jpg

http://www.vanilladays.com/images/cyk2small.jpg

I love the customization.

Del Lardo

08-06-2007, 19:51

Good to see that you went for a mkII GTi as well :)

petemc

08-06-2007, 19:53

Its the best car there really. Sure you could get a TT but I preferred to get the mk2 and boost it with the left over cash. I just beat the Volkswagen challenge and they gave me an r32. Kinda pointless since my mk2 is faster ;)

Del Lardo

08-06-2007, 22:31

I'm spending the evening running through the semi pro challenges with an Elise 135R tuning it up as I go :)

Starting to get rather pissed off with the amount of time it's taking to send the times through though :angry:

petemc

08-06-2007, 22:41

Aye its been getting slower all night. I'm sure, well I hope, it'll smooth out.

Del Lardo

09-06-2007, 03:59

Well that was 12 hours well spent

11.5k CR away from Level 20
235K CR in the bank
26 cars

my eyes hurt :shocked:

Davey_Pitch

09-06-2007, 04:36

I've been having fun with a 1970 Porsche 914 tonight, upgrading and using it to win the 150HP and 200HP challenges. It's a little tail happy but a bit of tuning and brake adjustments have toned that down slightly. Cracking game, I'm really enjoying upgrading the cars to win the races, but not spending too much money to do it :)

Del Lardo

10-06-2007, 23:58

Cracked level 20 and wondering where to go now. Think I made it a bit too easy for myself on the semi-pro challenges as the Elise is so much lighter than everything else it's virtually impossible to lose.

I did enjoy the 914 race series as I was actually forced to race.

petemc

11-06-2007, 00:07

Just reached lvl20 too. I did the first endurance race which made me very sleepy. I am enjoying the races that force me to have a car at the same level as everyone else. Like you I powered up a Lotus. I have an Exige that does 201mph. Its insanely quick.

Matblack

13-06-2007, 11:10

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2525/minnie2ao0.jpg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9388/minnietj6.jpg

BA, BA BA BA BA - I'm Loving it :)

MB

Creature

13-06-2007, 13:19

Endurance races are fun, did the Laguna one in just over 50 minutes, lapping the field twice....hands hurt though.

leowyatt

13-06-2007, 14:07

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2525/minnie2ao0.jpg

Brakes are a bit warm aren't they??? :shocked:

Davey_Pitch

13-06-2007, 18:30

BA, BA BA BA BA - I'm Loving it :)

MB

I'd have bet my life savings that you'd get a MINI :D

Desmo

14-06-2007, 21:59

Forza 2 ordered at Currys...£30 :D

Picking it up tomorrow night when we're in Chelmsford.

Daz

14-06-2007, 22:07

You got your wheel dude? :)

Desmo

14-06-2007, 22:19

Not yet mate. Cliffy is busy this weekend so can't grab it yet. And then it's RFL next weekend so might struggle then as well. Might pop up one night in the week if I can as they're only about an hour away.

Davey_Pitch

15-06-2007, 00:52

Decided it was high time I got creative. It's still a work in progress, but I'm really pleased with what I've done so far with just basic shapes :)

http://img40.imagevenue.com/loc744/th_65083_homer_122_744lo.jpg (http://img40.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=65083_homer_122_744lo.jpg)

Desmo

15-06-2007, 14:14

Currys phoned earlier, my copy of Forza 2 is ready and waiting for me to pick up :D

Desmo

16-06-2007, 13:21

Here's my first few little dabble's....all of my cars will follow a theme. It's what makes them mine :grin:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/dd0c6dcf-1f7a-4597-bb0f-42d60b3208a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/9701d9bf-c120-4c6e-b52c-2648abb3ffd.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/621eaa77-e6bc-44ab-bcb7-162c4f00fe1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/d61e0e26-9e9c-4b03-8566-9aa1f8052d3.jpg

Desmo

16-06-2007, 18:51

I've been busy again :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/193579a8-99d8-45d0-b194-f07a5629f96.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/3712e282-421f-4ac6-bd99-52e45d67d03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/add1bbd6-36a9-4454-9b49-12cf7b5130d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/8991e23f-6f30-4d4f-ab2d-b6f1ffba475.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/3913aedc-cdd4-4471-b8ee-75947e03923.jpg

Creature

16-06-2007, 22:56

Hmmm, 240mph Ferrari with all aids off is a bitch to control. Good fun though, can't corner at more than 60mph though otherwise "Hello wall" *smash*.

Desmo

17-06-2007, 11:35

You tried changing the car setup? My clio, at 500+bhp, wouldn't corner well at all until I softened the front and rear roll bars. It's much better now :D

Creature

17-06-2007, 13:31

500bhp? Try 842bhp, U999 rated...races are a bit easy though. Changed the ARBs and seems a lot easier so cheers :)

Desmo

17-06-2007, 17:55

500 in a little clio is a bit of a mare ;D

Daz

17-06-2007, 21:58

Now this (http://thexboxdomain.net/2007/05/29/this-is-how-you-play-racing-titles-on-the-360/) is a Forza setup :shocked:

Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KNz8r_BiVw), which is quite interesting, particularly when they get to the steering wheel development.

Matblack

18-06-2007, 08:54

Feek

18-06-2007, 09:54

I just ordered this from Currys and I've not even got the 360 connected up to the telly yet, nor have I bought a hard drive!!

Desmo

18-06-2007, 10:19

Excellent :D

If you can't afford to get a hard drive yet, at least try and pick up a memory card otherwise Forza wont be as much fun as you'll be starting afresh every time you load it up.

Davey_Pitch

18-06-2007, 10:21

I tried to max out a Caddy yesterday to win the American rivals race between Caddy and Corvette. Whatever you do do not put the alternative engine in and add 350bhp, what they don't tell you is that it also adds about a metric ton of weight to the front end and makes it TOTALLY impossible to handle. I put downforce the weight of a small planet and the Forza front dam on max downforce and the thing would NOT CORNER, totally nightmare. In the end I used a maxed out version of the original engine with a lot of downforce on front and back and managed to win but you really have to baby it through the corners, you have been warned!

MB
I've got a Corvette that I won that I'll use for those races, though I need to tweak it a little bit to make sure I have an extra edge over everyone.

And I must admit I came so close to hitting something while playing this last night. I've got a 1974 911 with a GT2 engine in which is a beast of a car, but slightly tail happy at times. I was using it in the Porcshe vs Ferrari race, and during the race clipped a wall twice, the first time taking off the rear bumper, the second time taking off the front bumper and slightly damaging the engine and suspension. Come the last lap I was in 4th place and 4 seconds behind the lead car, but a near perfect lap brought me to within touching distance of the lead car. I powered on the outside of him on the final bend, was overtaking him nicely, and slightly touched the wall. At 120MPH that sent me spinning and put me back into 4th place. I was pretty much still spinning when I went over the finish line, that's how close I was. To say I was unhappy would be an understatement :/

Daz

18-06-2007, 10:21

You can get the 64MB ones for a tenner off ebay I think, though I'm not sure how big the Forza saves actually are so it might be dead money.

Nice sig Des, one of yours?

Desmo

18-06-2007, 10:28

Yes mate, just finished it :)

Have made it so I can easily swap out the car to which ever one I fancy at the time.

Daz

18-06-2007, 10:29

Very slick :thumbup:

Desmo

18-06-2007, 10:29

I love playing around with the paint jobs on these cars...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/f13e6bde-d21c-446a-99ff-11f4f0c2b40.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/9f4f60d5-772f-467a-8843-3de2dfa79bd.jpg

I did a Mini for MB at the weekend too, hehe.

Haly

18-06-2007, 11:13

Very nice sig there :D

Davey_Pitch

18-06-2007, 11:56

I love playing around with the paint jobs on these cars...

I think I'm going to go more towards custom graphics rather than paintjobs. I'm not hugely artistic so thinking of good paintjobs it hard for me, but if I have a picture in front of me I can often make a good replica of it. My long term aim is to have this picture on my car....

http://files.myopera.com/Wsqblackheart/blog/NinjaGaiden%20(18).jpg

It'll probably take me several weeks to get anywhere near good enough to try it, but I do love a challenge :D

Feek

18-06-2007, 22:43

I did the first six races in a Golf GTi, after some restarts I won five out of the six and got some award or other for winning a race in the crappiest car!

I'm still in the very first proving ground, in novice mode.

Daz

18-06-2007, 22:47

Hard Charger:
Awarded to the driver who starts in 8th place and comes in 1st place.
#
Underdog:
Awarded to the driver who wins the race with a car in the lowest PI of the field.
:)

FakeSnake

20-06-2007, 10:22

Is this still the game of the day?

I am investing in a wheel and forza after lunch.

do you people play online against each other?

can i play?

Feek

20-06-2007, 10:27

I'll play with you, but I'm rubbish and if I get anywhere near you I'll probably use your car to *ahem* help mine around corners!

Desmo

20-06-2007, 10:42

I might be around for a bit tonight if anybody fancies a bash.

FS, I don't have you as a friend yet, what's your tag?

FakeSnake

20-06-2007, 10:55

I might be around for a bit tonight if anybody fancies a bash.

FS, I don't have you as a friend yet, what's your tag?

its Fak3Snake (its in the tags sticky :))

Desmo

20-06-2007, 11:08

Cool...just added you :)

Hopefully a few of us could fit a couple of races in tonight :D

Davey_Pitch

20-06-2007, 12:17

I might be able to get on tonight for some racing action :)

Matblack

20-06-2007, 12:49

If you don't like big american cars which won't handle then I found answer, theres a little Pontiac sports car the Solstice which with a bit of wing and lightening handles well enough to see off the opposition.

Also I found that the 914/6 factory spec race is quite easy to win and it gives you the Applied Materials Porka which is a monster and handles nicely, that will win you the Porka/ Fezza race easily for the XBOX Porka GT3 RSR which is a beast :D

MB

Feek

20-06-2007, 12:55

I'm quite liking the little Lancia Delta turbo. It got me a clear winning race with no penalties ;)

Matblack

20-06-2007, 14:07

I'm quite liking the little Lancia Delta turbo. It got me a clear winning race with no penalties ;)

There are a few cars which you come across which really suit your driving style and others you have to really work to master. The little 914/6 is a bit snappy and tends to have a loose rear (oo err) but for some people I expect it will be ideal. I really like the Applied Materials GT3 it just has enough oversteer to slide the corners and power out, I lapped some serious opposition in it :)

MB

FakeSnake

20-06-2007, 18:00

ok, how the hell are you lot getting all these cars???

I could only buy about 6.. so i got the Audi TT Quattro (yes I am now a gay hairdresser)

NokkonWud

20-06-2007, 18:55

If anyone is interested, I wrote a review up on my blog.
I'd paste it here, but it's around 4,700 words and it would just look ridiculous :).

http://www.nokkonwud.com/?page_id=41
Enjoy.

Davey_Pitch

20-06-2007, 20:47

ok, how the hell are you lot getting all these cars???

I could only buy about 6.. so i got the Audi TT Quattro (yes I am now a gay hairdresser)
I've only bought one car, the rest I've won through getting golds in all of the various events. You shouldn't really need to buy any, you can win enough to get you through almost any race.

Del Lardo

20-06-2007, 22:48

If anyone is interested, I wrote a review up on my blog.
I'd paste it here, but it's around 4,700 words and it would just look ridiculous :).

http://www.nokkonwud.com/?page_id=41
Enjoy.

Very good review though I have spotted a small error

The lack of tracks is the single biggest flaw in the game, and it is a massive oversight, just to re-iterate, how you can make a game with over 300 tracks and think that a low amount of tracks will go down well is beyond me

Guess that should be cars. Pretty much agree with your review, I've spend the last couple of days "working" from home so have been playing it a lot and after ~20 hours of game time I am sick and tired of the tracks to the point that I am thinking of selling it on while I can still get a good price :(

Feek

20-06-2007, 23:12

I just got stuck in a rut - It took me 45 minutes to win one race in the nasty dirty stinking V6 Clio because I kept losing it on the last corner.

Now I've come to a halt on the proving grounds. I assumed that I'd win enough cars to go through and be able to do all sections of it but apart from the final stage which needs level 10 (I'm on 9) there are two others I can't do because I've not got the right car. I thought I'd won all the races I've done so far in the proving ground.

Davey_Pitch

20-06-2007, 23:16

Feek, I'm up to level 28 and I've still not done all the Proving Ground stuff yet as I've not got a car heavy enough to do the last challenge. I just went through the various sections doing the races I wanted (often because I wanted the bonus car) and going from there.

NokkonWud

20-06-2007, 23:31

The lack of tracks is the single biggest flaw in the game, and it is a massive oversight, just to re-iterate, how you can make a game with over 300 tracks and think that a low amount of tracks will go down well is beyond me

Oh, thanks a lot. I'll go change that now. Nice to see someone must have read it too. It was half the size of my dissertation(!), which is also on there if you fancy a read regarding my thoughts on creation of next-generation graphics and what it entails (along with an environment I made to accomodate those factors).

NokkonWud

20-06-2007, 23:33

Davey_Pitch

20-06-2007, 23:34

I'll have a read through the review tomorrow. I'm currently working on a review for it on the site I now work with, but we generally keep the reviews to 1500-2000 words, so I'll have to be concise with it :)

Davey_Pitch

20-06-2007, 23:36

Davey, I'll send you the Aston Martin Vantage now. Might aswell grab the achievement points :P.

There is a 10k Acura car too for those cheaply inclined. Of course, I only found out about that after splashing 120k on the Aston.

That's very kind, but there's no need, I've got nearly a mill in credits, it's just getting around to it when I'm done with the higher level stuff :)

Speaking of that, I did one of the endurance races yesterday, the class B race, and forgot to tune my Skyline before I started it, so I was actually the 4th more powerful car in the race. Thankfully after about 10 laps of near perfect driving I'd opened up a 10 second lead which was never clawed back. I would have hated crashing near the end of that and having to do it again :/

NokkonWud

20-06-2007, 23:38

There you go, the Aston Martin has been sent.

NokkonWud

20-06-2007, 23:40

That's very kind, but there's no need, I've got nearly a mill in credits, it's just getting around to it when I'm done with the higher level stuff :)
Whoops, had already sent it :(

Speaking of that, I did one of the endurance races yesterday, the class B race, and forgot to tune my Skyline before I started it, so I was actually the 4th more powerful car in the race. Thankfully after about 10 laps of near perfect driving I'd opened up a 10 second lead which was never clawed back. I would have hated crashing near the end of that and having to do it again :/
I did! I was racing, had a 16 second lead and as I was going around a corner on the 28th lap one of the lapped cars nudged me into a 360 well off the track. Thankfully I won the face, but only with a just under 4 second lead which was gained in the final lap! I was absolutely fuming up until I won.

Feek

21-06-2007, 06:28

Heh heh, I'd be fuming after 28 laps although I think I did a lot more than that trying to win the race with that bloody Clio. I was 5.5 seconds in the lead half way round the final lap and lost it on the final corner.

That last sentence can be repeated about ten times, the only difference being the time ahead each time!

Ho hum, off to work.

Desmo

21-06-2007, 09:26

There is a 10k Acura car too for those cheaply inclined. Of course, I only found out about that after splashing 120k on the Aston.
Ah cool. Think I'll give that a whirl :)

Had a few little races with Fakey last night. Set up a room with 8 cars, all reserved for friends only and any left were taken up by AI cars. Split us down into teams and had a few good races. You can really customize the whole multiplayer setup, it's great :D

Feek

21-06-2007, 09:32

I must have been too late, I looked around 23:00 but nobody was online.

Desmo

21-06-2007, 09:40

Aye, we were playing quite early at around 7'ish.

Davey_Pitch

21-06-2007, 09:43

I didn't get on till after midnight, was sorting stuff out on the pc till then. The multiplayer bits sounds good though, keeping out randoms and using AI instead is a great feature.

FakeSnake

21-06-2007, 09:54

I am really loving this game.
it was great fun. I really do SUCK at the driving thing, just getting used to the wheel (its MY EXCUSE!!!!!) on my lap, instead of mounted.

I only have one minor niggle.
During the race, you can use the Live communication to chat etc.
every now and then at the end of the race, that connection gets lost.
it is only a minor niggle, but hey.

I am off for a few days, but if you see me playing, send me a message, we can set up a game.

Matblack

21-06-2007, 11:23

Hit level 30 this morning :)

Did the first Pro race which is Group D, I actually found it quite easy with a MX-5, they handle brilliantly and with a racing gearbox and spoiler pretty much out corner any other group D.

I think the racing gearbox is probably the killer app for most cars, it lets you get every bit of power out of an engine rather than have a load of useless top end :)

MB

Davey_Pitch

21-06-2007, 11:51

I've got a slightly souped up FTO for group D, it's powerful enough to get me 1-2 seconds ahead per lap on people, and being front engined and front wheel drive, I never have to worry about oversteering it into a wall :D

Del Lardo

21-06-2007, 11:59

For Class D I found the Focus ST with a couple of breathing mods to get it to 399 pretty much perfect. Did the Class D endurance race and lapped the entire field :D

Matblack

21-06-2007, 12:05

On GT3 I felt there was a definate advantage to the FF configuration and the 4x4s were just too dominant, with Forza I found that the two cars I like the most so far are the MX5 and the 911 GT3 RSR two cars I would have hated in GT3. I also have found that Forza makes you drive properly, with GT games I just bullied the cars around the corners and didn't worry about traction loss, with Forza you can tell you are losing power if your rear wheels are squeeling around the corner, it makes you brake in a straight line and go to the apex properly :)

MB

NokkonWud

21-06-2007, 12:50

I'm currently getting the AI Drivers to do my Endurance Series races. There is an American driver who seems to win every race but only take 55% of fee's, so I make a large cut anyway.

I did one of the endurace races myself... that was enough.

He's currently on lap 13 of 45 and is 11.5 seconds ahead, so seems to be going well. This is in the Type-R Wings West Civic.

Desmo

21-06-2007, 12:51

I'll be looking to do the same for some of the endurance races when I get there :)

NokkonWud

21-06-2007, 12:53

It takes a while, but if you have a spare hour you're laughing.
I did one last night whilst watching a movie, one whilst sleeping and now one whilst posting here :).

Feek

21-06-2007, 13:13

I tried that last night after much frustration on the one race but the driver I picked was crap and finished 4th.

Matblack

21-06-2007, 13:59

I tried that last night after much frustration on the one race but the driver I picked was crap and finished 4th.

You'll still need a car which is half decent to win the races with a bot, even the top driver had a hard time in the manufactuer Focus race to win from forth place.

MB

Davey_Pitch

21-06-2007, 14:07

When I get the AI driver to do the endurance races for me I'll make sure my car is tweaked to perfection to give him a very big edge over the opposition :)

Feek

21-06-2007, 14:29

Well if anyone has any unwanted cars in their garage that they don't want, I'm just a gift away :)

Matblack

21-06-2007, 14:32

I have loads, including a stupidly powerfull Ferrari with a crap paint job and a silly spoiler, I think it cost me about £250k to buy and kit out with everything, its a U999 and pretty much undriveable

MB

Davey_Pitch

21-06-2007, 14:35

Well if anyone has any unwanted cars in their garage that they don't want, I'm just a gift away :)
I was actually going to suggest that. No doubt we've picked different starting regions so we'll all have unlocked different cars. I'm in Japan, so if anyone needs a Jap car that they haven't got, let me know and I'll see if I've got it and can spare it :)

Matblack

21-06-2007, 14:42

For the 'every car from a manufacturer/ region' achievement, do you have to have them all at once or just owned them at some point?

MB

Davey_Pitch

21-06-2007, 14:56

For the 'every car from a manufacturer/ region' achievement, do you have to have them all at once or just owned them at some point?

MB
All at once I believe.

Desmo

21-06-2007, 15:18

Whilst the gift of cars would be good, I think I want to do this on my own as much as I can. If I receive a gift then I'll give it a hoon, but not in competition.

Davey_Pitch

21-06-2007, 15:54

Whilst the gift of cars would be good, I think I want to do this on my own as much as I can. If I receive a gift then I'll give it a hoon, but not in competition.
I'm pretty much the same, but if someone fancies a car I can get for them then I don't mind sending it over :)

Creature

21-06-2007, 16:13

You girls getting the AI to do the endurance races, i've done half of them myself (out of 6).

Daz

21-06-2007, 16:14

By girls, you mean people with lives, right? :D

Creature

21-06-2007, 16:22

Not at all, They only take about an hour, late night racing ftw.

Of course, I do probably lack that thing called life anyway.

NokkonWud

21-06-2007, 16:44

I'd rather get the AI to do it and post on here :p.

Feek

24-06-2007, 23:43

Level 18 now I think, coming along nicely. I bought a Lotus and spent about 50k fitting it all out - It's a bit rapid now even with lots of downforce to help on the cornering.

The ratty old Porsche I was given and am using in the Porsche specific race is awful though, it wallows all over the place and getting it through that sharp right corner onto the infield section of Silverstone is a nightmare.

Davey_Pitch

25-06-2007, 08:50

The ratty old Porsche I was given and am using in the Porsche specific race is awful though, it wallows all over the place and getting it through that sharp right corner onto the infield section of Silverstone is a nightmare.

The 1974 911? I dropped a GT2 engine in it and bought all the handing mods and spanking new tyres. It was a little tail happy but beyond that it was very easy to win the races as it was just so much faster than anything else.

Feek

25-06-2007, 09:18

Davey_Pitch

25-06-2007, 09:52

I'm not too high on credits after having bought and fitted the Lotus so I'm trying to do as much as I can now with cars at stock or with just a few cheap mods. It's quite rewarding to win races from a fair way back in the field even on 'novice' level!
The best mods you can do (IMHO) are the weight reduction and the handling mods. The weight reduction will give you a good acceleration increase without kicking up your HP (important for some events) while the braking and handling mods will allow you to brake later and therefore be faster around the track. They're the ones I generally do if I don't want to spend too much on a car.

Beware though that the full weight reduction will generally increase your car class (often by 2 classes), so if the event if class specific you'd be better improving elsewhere first.

Matblack

25-06-2007, 10:35

If you want some good cars then do the factory spec races, they aren't too hard and all the cars are exactly the same spec :)

Do the first couple they release some top motors, also try and win the ab Flug RX7 that thing flies with low HP and handles well so will get you the HP based semi pro races easily, just mod it up to just below the next level each time and go racing. :)

MB

Creature

25-06-2007, 18:31

Working on a South Park car. Still have to add detail to the right hand side, and more to the top. Here's the basics of it (minus a lot of stuff) on my F430.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/773/southpark1nv5.jpg
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/371/southpark2ra4.jpg

Gonna make 5 of them, all a bit different. When it's done, you can request a personalised one, see if you can beat some of the people on the other side to one. They will all be free as well, icluding any extra stuff you want added, the others will be charged, just because I love you lot more :p

Feek

26-06-2007, 22:57

I'm missing the knowledge of how to take photographs and then once taken, get them out of the 360.

Still having lots of fun with this, my Lancia is getting more and more tricked up and has just won the 400HP series, beating a lot of cars which really are a bit more special than a ratty old hatchback. LMF saw the car I was driving and couldn't believe it and called it an "old banger". My reply "yeah, but it's a quick old banger" :)

There's something very satisfying in winning races in it.

Davey_Pitch

27-06-2007, 00:21

I'm missing the knowledge of how to take photographs and then once taken, get them out of the 360.

When you take a photo it should ask you if you wish to upload it to the Forza website. Say yes, then go to http://forzamotorsport.net/default.htm and log in to the site with your Xbox profile, and you'll have access to your last 5 photos :)

Desmo

27-06-2007, 10:53

I love this photo upload feature :)
However I'd love to have access to the full high-res pics :/

Feek

27-06-2007, 22:17

Here's my Golf GTi on the final lap of the first endurance race I've done. About 55 minutes, the car is unmodified and I started from the back of the grid. I lapped everyone but those in second and third, yay!

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5421/56c0025000db4da3b3e0e54cn0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

NokkonWud

28-06-2007, 00:30

Still one of the best looking cars I have ever seen.

Desmo

28-06-2007, 09:44

Hired a driver to do the endurance races for me so netted a few quid last night and this morning. Just stick him in a car and let him go for an hour.

I'm not going to be doing this all the time though. I don't want to have a massive stack of money that I can just chuck around. I want to work my way through the game and gradually buy cars and upgrade them.

Feek

28-06-2007, 09:56

I've only bought two cars, the Lotus and the heavyweight thing that was mentioned earlier in this thread so I could do the last of the Prooving ground races to get the Achievement. Due to doing the upgrade thing I've found my wallet sitting between 50k and 100k most of the time although it's higher than that now having done an Endurance last night.

Guess it's spend time! I want a Dodge Charger.

Matblack

28-06-2007, 10:11

Feek

I would stongly consider doing the factory spec races, they free up some good cars and the cars you need to buy to enter are cheap because you can't mod them. I did the MX5 race on moderate AI without too many problems and the reward car is pretty handy :)

I can't remember which race gives you the abflug RX7 but thats a great tool and I've won most of the semi pro races by upgrading it progressively.

One of the issue with games like this is the progression and having enough money to buy cars and move on, I wonder how many races you will be able to enter/ win with the charger in comparision to say a light quick jap car.

MB

Feek

28-06-2007, 11:01

I am, MB, I'm slowly working my way through the races and seeing what they unlock and what that unlocking opens up for further racing. I think I've unlocked about 30% now so am coming along quite nicely.

The feeling of want for a Charger is just for a car to play around with, it's not for any specific race. It's just a shame it's not a '69 ;)

Davey_Pitch

28-06-2007, 11:19

Moneywise I'm at level 28 or so and have well over 1 million credits, simply as I've only bought one car and then done enough upgrades to my current cars to give me whatever edge I need for a race, so I've never spent that much money. Having that much money will help when I decide to start collecting cars from each region, buying the ones I can't win.

Feek

28-06-2007, 11:37

Do me a favour Davey, go into the online live bit and add me as a friend... :)

Desmo

28-06-2007, 11:45

Anybody know anything about these? http://www.mysupido.com/

Got one on order from Amazon, thought it was worth a punt for £20.

Davey_Pitch

28-06-2007, 12:14

Do me a favour Davey, go into the online live bit and add me as a friend... :)
Will do when I get in, with the 360 dead I've not really thought about it :)

Desmo

28-06-2007, 22:08

Oh wow....had a good long blast with the wheel earlier and it's awesome IMO :D

I must admit that when I first tried it I was a bit "oh, this is gonna be hard" and wasn't sure how much use I'd get. But now I've spent a bit of time getting it set up properly in the options, I'm really getting a feel for it.

Stuck myself in an RS4 so traction wasn't a major issue. Did a few races and really started to get a feel for what the car was doing. I could feel the edge of grip from the force feedback and then it all went light in the skid. It's really good.

I then moved onto some rear wheel drive cars and after some more learning, I'm getting the knack of those too.

I'm now using the bonnet view which I've never done in a racer before and, along with the wheel, has made it so much more fun.

I'm really chuffed with it :D

FakeSnake

28-06-2007, 22:21

Creature

28-06-2007, 22:42

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9206/pac1ap6.jpg
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/7153/pac2gr6.jpg

Try and guess the number of layers used so far. Also, who wants it when done?

Feek

28-06-2007, 23:11

Creature

28-06-2007, 23:22

Sorted, still need to do the logo, and the cherries and more stuff. May take some time, still got to finish a South Park car for someone over there.

Haly

29-06-2007, 00:01

Nice car design :D

Creature

29-06-2007, 00:21

Ta, took me nearly an hour...almost 1000 layers in total so far...

FakeSnake

29-06-2007, 08:32

We need a BD Livery car!

Desmo

29-06-2007, 09:28

Ta, took me nearly an hour...almost 1000 layers in total so far...
You've got more patience than I have. I really can't be bothered to do a proper pic, although I do prefer a more "race" look to the car anyway.

Here's my recent purchase...a GT3 on the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/ad190a9a-773b-477b-bcfe-81b97cabce3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/AV%20PC%20Consoles/Forza2/4a45ae9b-8f8e-4b7c-856b-af1af8ef252.jpg

Feek

30-06-2007, 00:43

The feeling of want for a Charger is just for a car to play around with, it's not for any specific race. It's just a shame it's not a '69 ;)

There are two Chargers. A modern one and.....

A '69 ;D :D :D :D

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9857/9634e1acbf674d75a509ee8gt1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

leowyatt

03-07-2007, 11:01

Was just reading this (http://www.360-gamer.com/news.asp?id=1173) and wondered if any of you lot had seen anything like this?

Feek

03-07-2007, 11:44

Well I bought the General Lee from the auction with a confederate flag on the roof which some people consider racist.

leowyatt

03-07-2007, 11:45

Hired a driver to do the endurance races for me so netted a few quid last night and this morning. Just stick him in a car and let him go for an hour.

Did you hire a real person or was that ingame?

Matblack

03-07-2007, 11:48

Did you hire a real person or was that ingame?

In game I suspect, the option is on the screen just before the start of the race and you can choose between one who is really good and can win in an inferior car and ones which aren't as good but will win in a well speced motor.

MB

NokkonWud

03-07-2007, 19:35

Was just reading this (http://www.360-gamer.com/news.asp?id=1173) and wondered if any of you lot had seen anything like this?

That's always gonna be a risk a developer takes wherever they add an editor into it. It's no more racist than making an all white/black football team and naming it so in Fifa/Pro Evo, just in a case where it comes to selling it on an auction it stands out.

there is nothing Microsoft can do about it and unfortunately it's something we will have to deal with, personally it doesn't bother me, there will always be racism from both whites and blacks which is a shame, but I've come to deal with it.

Feek

07-07-2007, 15:43

Lapping the complete field, plus double lapping someone should be an achievement!

Desmo

09-07-2007, 09:23

Read this over at AVF and thought it was quite funny...

I was on lap 19 of 25 in an endurance race, mile in front, and my car stopped accelarating.

I thought maybe the pad was running out of battery, so I plugged the charger cable in. However the pad was still letting me pause, and move up & down the menus, etc.

I hadn't pitted at all, so do you think I maybe ran out of petrol?

I would have thought the game would have told me if I had - but it didn't, it just sat there, doing nothing, the car wouldn't move?

;D

Feek

09-07-2007, 09:38

Sounds like fuel to me!

Desmo

09-07-2007, 10:13

It was. And everybody was taking the piss ;D

Feek

11-07-2007, 07:56

Just hit level 30 last night as I completed the Silverstone endurance race and at (I think) around 150k points to level 31, I can see it being quite a slog to unlock the level 35 races and OMG HOW LONG? to make the level 40 achievement.

FakeSnake

12-07-2007, 11:08

Desmo

12-07-2007, 11:16

Well I might as well update where I got to before it died :D

Up to level 28 I think it is. Currently racing in the Corvette championship or whatever it's called. It's the last one I can finish in that category as the others are currently locked.

I've also been doing lots of time trials in arcade mode and also the exhibition races and only have the last 3 to go.

Desmo

16-07-2007, 10:01

Did some more time trials and exhibition races yesterday. Think there's only 3 time trials left to do now.

I've got a silver in the Mugello exhibition race which I know I can win a gold in. But it's damn hard work trying to get anywhere at the ring :eek: Just need some more practice at it really. I can get the lead and hold it. But one little mistake sees you back in 8th place and then it's REALLY hard to get back to a decent place again. If I can just get 2 clean laps in I'll be fine.

Desmo

16-07-2007, 20:23

Been time trialing for the last 2 hours. Got myself all sorted and completed all but the Ring. I've just spent the last hour trying to crack it. Target time is 7.09 and the best I got was 7.13.

I've got aching fingers now....but will go back and give it another shot tomorrow :D

Feek

16-07-2007, 21:10

Didn't you get a wheel?

Desmo

16-07-2007, 21:15

Yeah, but I don't always use it :)

Thought I was only going to have a quick spin so grabbed a pad.

Desmo

18-07-2007, 09:22

Managed to crack the Ring last night ... FNAR!!!

Finished with a 7.07. I could still do better but I'll leave it at that....all arcade time trials finished :D

Feek

18-07-2007, 10:09

I bet you were shouting at it as you were approaching the line! *go faster!*

Desmo

18-07-2007, 10:15

I wasn't far off :D

I didn't think I was going to make it as I was trying to add up my time and the penalty time as I was going ;D

Desmo

18-07-2007, 21:14

Done it :D

Finished off the two remaining arcade exhibition races so I'm 100% finished with arcade mode :)

Feek

19-07-2007, 22:11

Now I'm stuffed. Just went to race the final level of the Corvette manufacturer races and I had the xbox hang up, which it's done before if there's a speck of dust on the disk. Took the disk out and it's got a ring of scratches just under an inch from the outside edge.

Cleaned it, tried to race again and after a few minutes loading the race I got a dashboard message telling me that it can't read from the disk. No **** Sherlock :(

Not really sure what to do now, I don't have my receipt for the game (it was bought cash from Currys) so I can't take it back for replacement but if the box is scratching disks then it's a bit worrying. I've never heard of that before.

Daz

19-07-2007, 22:16

It was a common fault with the launch units actually. RMA job for both most likely, though I'm not sure what you'll get out of MS Forza wise.

Feek

19-07-2007, 22:50

Oh that's frustrating. I'll call MS tomorrow.

In the meantime, I've moved all games away from the console. I'm not having any more get damaged :(

Daz

19-07-2007, 22:51

Arcade games only for now then :(

Davey_Pitch

19-07-2007, 23:21

Be prepared to be on hold for a while when you ring them. I finally got around to ringing them tonight about returning my 360, was on hold for just under an hour before I got through to someone. Speak slowly as well, they're American so they may have trouble with your accent (or it could just be my scouse). They're very polite and friendly though, and will repeat everything back 3 times to make sure they have it right, so I can't fault them for that.

Feek

20-07-2007, 11:35

Took about half an hour of holding then I spoke to an English guy, at one point I asked where they are and he said "mainland Europe, and that's all we're allowed to say".

All sorted, they've mailed me a label for arranging collection and repair. He also said that I need to take a photograph of the game disk and email that through to the game replacement system to get a replacement FoC.

I'm pleased it's developed a fault early, but I'm annoyed because I'll be without it for a month.

Daz

23-07-2007, 20:52

Heads up Forza people, title update coming, probably this week:

In the update will be numeros fixes:

# Deny gifting and reselling of cars with locked paintjobs. Why? Because this will help alleviate the problem where an artist’s precious limited edition car gets duplicated and sold on the Auction House. The only way you can sell or gift a car with a locked livery is by being the original owner/artist of the car.
# A temporary ban on the Lotus Elan use on scoreboards and in multiplayer. Why? There is an error with the Lotus Elan’s performance index calculation that puts the car at a lower class despite its capabilities, resulting in the Elan mass dominating the scoreboards in D and C class. This temporary ban will not allow you to upload lap times to the scoreboards when you use the car in career mode, and prohibits you from using the car at all in online races. When we roll out our permanent PI fix for the Elan in a future patch, we’re going to lift the ban. Sorry for the draconian measure — we really didn’t like imposing this sort of restriction on the community but this is necessary.
# Allow cars to be fully rotated while being viewed in the Auction House. Why? Because so many of you asked for the camera to be unlocked in Auction House so you can look at the paintjob on the roof of the car we thought we should do good by the community.
# A number of scoreboard problems have been fixed. These range from the glitch where if the AI did not relinquish control of your car after the rolling start, you would inadvertently post a corrupt superhuman lap time in the micro-seconds, to several “extreme” physics bugs folks have been exploiting to get crazy fast lap times (lag crash boosting and the shifting glitch).
# Removed host’s ability to boot players during a race. Why? Because this feature, although handy at times, was getting abused by hosts who kicked folks who were in the lead of a race where the stakes were high (i.e., credits were on the table). Don’t worry, you can still kick people to your heart’s content in the lobby.
# Miscellaneous fixes aplenty. Like what? Various discovered Auction House bugs that could potentially cause players to lose credits or cars. At least one triple-screen bug fix for sync’ing issues, as well as an undiscovered quickmatch bug that always connected you to the same game upon attempt.