Gran Turismo 5 - Nov. 2/1010

[GHOST 2.2]

just wasted a shit load of money making my prelude 300+ hp. too bad it isnt a premium car. mother assholes!!!

[JDM_CB7_TX]

Here are a few of my shitty cars in the game.... LOLZ!




More pics will be up the moment I get more into the game... The O'l lady is in the Hospital having surgery so am kinda tied at the moment...

[crazymikey]

sweet pics. Moar!

[ExplodingCake]

Here are a few of my shitty cars in the game.... LOLZ!










More pics will be up the moment I get more into the game... The O'l lady is in the Hospital having surgery so am kinda tied at the moment...

Use autofocus.

[ExplodingCake]

[Racer_XXX]

I'm not too sure about B-Spec. My driver sucks:



I don't think my insurance is gonna cover that

[ExplodingCake]

Yay for flexible bumpers!

[peteypete]

[JTEK24]

We need to set up a GT5 game night if someone hasn't organized one already.

[skilzz]

no shit. i can find any races suitable for my eg6

[JDM_CB7_TX]

We made a GT5 Game night thread.... Find it in Off Topic and chime in... So far I think Sat around 10pm Eastern, 9pm Central, 7pm West Coast.

Will hopefully have moar pics up tonight.. Back home from the hospital.

[H22WAGON93]

We made a GT5 Game night thread.... Find it in Off Topic and chime in... So far I think Sat around 10pm Eastern, 9pm Central, 7pm West Coast.

Will hopefully have moar pics up tonight.. Back home from the hospital.

We should do a Sunday night 10pm est game

[JDM_CB7_TX]

I can only game friday or sat as those are the days I am off.... I work graveyards so I am sol. BUt you all can game it up whatever day you all choose to.

[JDM_CB7_TX]

First Accord Pics!

[ExplodingCake]

I've been lurking and apparently someone claiming to be from Polphony Digital who works with audio samples and FX answered some user questions. Unfortunately for you I can't provide a source (many of you would know why). This guy could be completely trolling but his responses seem valid. I just thought I'd post some of his responses for anyone who'd like to see them. Sorry about the organization though.



He says that they (PD) are working on this for DLC (as quoted):

-Standards upgraded to premiums (higher poly models, dash view, changeable rims etc).
-Brake tuning will be added
-New tracks are being worked on
-New races/championships will be released that are BHP limited, not manufacturer limited.
-There will be an as yet unnanounced update to online play (I can't say more than this).
-B Spec and replays will get fast forward buttons.
-Some more stuff I can't say yet



He says this about the lack of features in terms of music control:

"It's a common complaint, and it's being worked on. Priority for audio just now is to give the user their own BGM on menus as well as in race, to equalize the volume of in-race user BGM and to give a more seemless transition of audio when you change screens.
Some new engine sounds are being worked on too."



He says this about upgrading standard cars to premium ones:

"In short, yes [standard vehicles will eventually be premium]. We have the dashboards for most of them but not finished. They're working on them, and they'll be released bit by bit (the first pack will include the Veyron since a lot of people have complained about that)."

"All standard car sounds were imported from GT4 (with a bit of tweaking on some).
When they become premium cars the engine sounds will be updated too.
As for the engine sounds on premium cars, they were recorded specifically for GT5. If they don't sound good, get a new setup because in the test labs here they sound fantastic"



He says this about a new online feature:

"We are in the process of setting up dedicated race series though (this is the next stage in online development) to allow users to run their own series, just like those in A-Spec. Some of these will have rewards for the best racers."



More on upgrades:

"The premium upgrades will be free, as will *most* tracks. They will be done in packages, not all at once."



On new tracks and the return of old ones:

"You'll have to wait and see.
There will be some old favourites brought back from earlier in the series, but I can't say which yet - it's a surprise!
We didn't want to just offer upscaled tracks so we're redesigning them from scratch. They look fantastic so far!"



Other issues:

"Exiting the menus is awkward right now, I agree. It's planned to make the "O" button take you right out of a menu and not have to press "X" to confirm every time, but it's not a high priority at the moment. There's always the "My home" button for when you're in A-Spec/B-Spec.
-Load times can't be fixed, it's due to the amount of data that has to be loaded from the disk, and we can't speed that up. If it's REALLY slow, disconnect from PSN. Equally if you have a slow internet connection menus will lag, since we've programmed online integration in both since and multiplayer.
-There's plans to release several new "Home Screens" and allow the user to choose the layout that suits them best. Not a priority though, we want to sort out the gameplay first.
-Jazz music, might not be everyones tastes but it was chosen at team meetings. As I said earlier, soon you'll be able to replace the background BGM with user BGM so it won't be an issue."



"-Delievered cars are being worked on as a priority. Chances are the fuction will stay but the cutscene will be skippable.
-As for loving your own music, it'll be equalized in volume across all tracks soon, and you'll be able to change tracks in game, so it should get even better!
The conformation pop-ups are there because of Sony. Apparently people get all pissy if we don't warn them they're about to do something, so we don't really have a choice on all of them, but some will go. We did try though.
Everything will be released sequentially, bit by bit in different patches for those on slower internet connections (each patch will be no bigger than 150Mb)."



"NASCAR sounds were taken from the cars themselves. If they sound bad get a better speaker setup. As far as we're aware there's no EQ issues with engine noises but we're looking out for them in case they do crop up.

Can't change the rims on standards because they're completely different models to the premiums. High poly wheels on a low poly car would look crap. When they're upgraded to premium you'll be able to change wheels.

Phototravel isn't available for standard cars because the low poly count means they look bad if I'm honest. Jagged door frames, poor shadows, low quality textures.... we don't really want people taking pictures of those and spreading them round the net when we're working on making all cars premium, would give a false impression.
Photo travel will be available to all cars when upgraded to premium."



"3D was a Sony requirement, to show off their new Bravia TVs (there will be bundle deals with TV/PS3/GT5 soon). Because of that we had to up it to 60FPS and Sony want the 1080p, again to show off the new Bravia TVs.

Go Karts were planned from the start for a bit of fun, I quite like them personally. They may have more use later on, just wait.

8 months after prolouge we would have had a finished game (at a much higher quality than the current release) but Sony gave their demands so we had to agree, hence almost 3 years of working our asses of to try and get what they wanted."



On AI:

"We had to import the AI system from GT4 with a few tweaks. We have a whole new system almost ready to go but Sony's requirements for 1080p/60FPS means we couldn't get it done on time. It'll be available in patch in due course."



DLC:

"DLC won't be announced until it's up and online. This way if it's delayed a bit we don't get people moaning again. We want it perfect, especially after the criticism the game has got."



On the inclusion of custom paint/vinyls:

"[Not included] Because it's not an arcade game. If you want vinyls buy a car with them pre-applied. Driver numbers on the car has been suggested though. Might happen."



Why the used car dealership doesn't have every model (user asked about Lupos):

"It'll be easier when everything is premium and you have the option of buying each car used or new (Lupo will be listed under the VW dealer).
The used car dealership will be getting a makeover with new "Sort By" options (Manufacturer/Price/Age/BHP etc). It'll still update just as often though, so it'll be no easier to get a second hand Lupo, but you'll be able to buy a new one (at a premium of course).



Why so many Nissans?:
-Kaz likes the Skyline. He's not going to budge on that. Ever. His choice.



PD watches community boards for information - which ones?:

"We can't say because they'll get flooded with comments of people wanting to contact us.
Lets just say if it's well known, we check it.
I can say we check the GT5 forum on the PS3 boards, but not and 3rd party ones (if it's a big community, we watch it)."



Future:

"Wait 12 months, and it'll be a much much better game. We're in this for the long run, and from everything we have lined up (and planned for the future) we know we'll make this the must have game on any console"

We'll see.