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Project Cars
#1
Posted 08 May 2015 - 12:49 PM
#2
Posted 08 May 2015 - 01:05 PM
Played it a bit yesterday and was quite pleased. Using a Steering wheel is a must in my opinion as is getting the tyres warm
Im pleased it has Snetterton so i can get some practice laps in and learn the track before the national in september
Edited by Samwise, 08 May 2015 - 01:06 PM.
#3
Posted 08 May 2015 - 01:38 PM
Any of you guys play AC, would be good to hear your views on Pcars feel of the cars etc
#4
Posted 08 May 2015 - 03:47 PM
i can tell you now that Pcars feels nothing like AC, the steering is just some centre spring effect and doesnt actually have any feel to it.. if you drive down a straight road you can plant your throttle and take your hands off the wheel and the car will remain stationary.. try doing that on AC. trying to feel what the car is doing is quite hard and not natural at all, sure after some hours you will tune into it and it will feel better but you wont be able to just jump from car to car and be able to just go and be right up there straight away like you (well maybe not you mark ) can in AC.
if Pcars had laser scanned tracks i wouldnt mind playing it now and again because the detail you get isnt just down to corners going left and right but up, down, bumps, dips, cambers bla bla.. you just dont get that from non laser scanning.. (take the back straight at magione for example)
dont get me wrong tho, the visuals and the features far out weigh what AC has to offer.. far far far out weigh..
i think i will be sticking to AC tho. i wont be hyped into an inferior game
#5
Posted 08 May 2015 - 04:58 PM
There's definitely bumps and camber at brands in Project Cars? Atleast thats what I experienced yesterday but that was the only track I played yesterday but Its not 100% accurate as the rumble strip on the left as surtees doesn't have the same dip in it as it does in real life
I've enjoyed Project Cars so far, definitely needs a steering wheel though as I tried it with a controller and there was very little control to be had between going round a corner smoothly and spinning out madly and I had it on pre-order as a gift so I wasn't about to change which game I wanted
#6
Posted 09 May 2015 - 09:29 AM
So I bought it last night, get it here for ~£26 instead of paying full price..
I play Assetto Corsa and thought I would go for something different with superior graphics, I am a bit underwhelmed if I'm honest. The cars dont feel natural at all with a steering wheel, let me tell you I do enjoy none serious racing sims I loved the Forza Series and also still play Grid Autosport and Dirt3.
I only played a few hours so will try it again, failing to see where all the hype came from. I will try driving in the rain as that sounds interesting for sure
#7
Posted 09 May 2015 - 09:57 AM
#8
Posted 09 May 2015 - 12:20 PM
Got a Fanatec steering wheel, then got a PS4 (oops). So got quite excited when I found out they were adding support...
What do you think would provide better 'training' for a Novice VX driver. [color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]Assetto Corsa [/color]or Project Cars ?
#9
Posted 09 May 2015 - 12:39 PM
So just drove around Donnington national in the Caterham in weather set as Storm. Now that is FUN, the steering feel is a lot better too maybe some tracks and cars just suck..
In terms of VX drivers best game, Assetto Corsa as thier are a load of Elise/Exiges in the game and they handle just like a VX.. Though Weather as noted in pCars is it selling point for me..
#10
Posted 09 May 2015 - 10:49 PM
Absolutely love it so far!! I started from the bottom in career mode and have worked my way up from karts. Just did an event in a RUF RGT-8 around Brands Hatch, took me about 5 attempts to do a quail lap but I thoroughly enjoyed it! I like how every car handles so differently, when I first took the RUF for a spin I thought it was junk but by the end of the race I loved it!
I've never played AC so couldn't compare them but I think the handling is brilliant, love how the cars react to bumps, camber and curbs so realistically! Graphics are stunning too which is always a big selling point for me.
My only gripe, the soundtrack sucks haha!
Worth the wait IMO!
#11
Posted 10 May 2015 - 12:36 AM
#12
Posted 10 May 2015 - 08:26 AM
#13
Posted 10 May 2015 - 08:47 AM
#14
Posted 10 May 2015 - 09:23 AM
i love how Pcars keep saying they got real world drivers to help with their handling.. kunos' headquarters is in the centre of the vallelunga race circuit which is visited by 100's of race drivers and many of them have given input to AC devs throughout the years.. also many of the devs are track drivers themselves..
the problem tho with having real drivers do the handling is that they dont always know what it should feel like with the lack of geforces etc.. they know what a car should or shouldnt do or what happens to them when driving the cars (understeer/oversteer etc etc). the probably why many cars feel different. some are nice to drive, and some are sh*t and i think that is down to the drivers not being able to put across their feeling as good as other ones.
plus, the underpinnings of the simulation is far inferior than AC, RF2 (and even GT5/6) AC uses one physics algorithm and enters all the cars data into it.. then the cars drive how they drive, a small amount of little tweaks are sometimes made (more for feel than anything else) but Pcars (and iracing) have individual car physics which is another reason why cars handle crap and some good.
on the surface Pcars is very attractive, rain, night, lights, pits, good graphics (even tho i dont think AC's are far behind) sounds are good etc but the actual driving part of it.. the physics, the bit that matters the most is sub par (imo) but thats from a sim enthusiast, i like things as realistic as possible, as hard as possible as i get more enjoyment from being good at it.. and not to mention the tracks are not laser scanned in Pcars so thats a massive downer for anyone really looking to transfer their findings across to real life.
#15
Posted 10 May 2015 - 12:40 PM
#16
Posted 10 May 2015 - 02:49 PM
I only use Mac's so AC is out of the question unfortunately!
#17
Posted 10 May 2015 - 03:19 PM
We get it Chris, you are an AC God and there is no better. However, horses for courses, I can't run AC in an Xbox, I have kids and so therefore want a system I can quickly turn on and play. This until AC comes to a console, I'll take your word for it.
errr... ok ....
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Posted 10 May 2015 - 04:09 PM
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#19
Posted 10 May 2015 - 05:26 PM
#20
Posted 10 May 2015 - 11:43 PM
Edited by mbes2, 11 May 2015 - 12:08 AM.
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