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Post by Lommaren on Oct 31, 2017 4:05:23 GMT -5
Did you also struggle like hell with the AI on the flat 1.5 milers? It certainly helped that you could do some moderate riding on the wall on most tracks  |
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Post by Donar on Oct 31, 2017 15:21:49 GMT -5
The games of my childhood and youth:
Civilization III
SimCity 4
Battle for Middlearth 2
Age of Empires 1 and 2
GTA 3
GTA Liberty City Stories
GTA San Andreas
FIFA 07
Pokemon Blue Edition
Gothic 2
Nowadays I don't play videogames anymore, just sometimes GTA when I'm really bored.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2017 16:32:58 GMT -5
I've just realised that Halo 3, one of my favourite ever games, is now ten years old! Dayyyym.
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Post by Lommaren on Oct 31, 2017 19:38:32 GMT -5
Won the Austrian Grand Prix in my championship season on Grand Prix 4 and how... I did some serious fuel-saving first 1/4 of the race, as in dropping my pace five seconds/lap which placed two-stop runners at the back of the pack after their stops, including Schumacher and Häkkinen. Then I pulled the throttle hard and ram away in spite of inferior grip to the others on that extremely tricky track in that game. Then all kinds of shit kicked off and driver after driver among the AI hit serious trouble, Montoya spun five times, Schumacher three times, Häkkinen, Coulthard and Barrichello crashed out and finally Ralf Schumacher had to give up his chase of me as his brakes failed. After my only stop of the race on lap 43 out of 71 I held a 30-second lead over Michael Schumacher and while he closed in heavily on me because of that grip I was lacking, he spun twice during the same lap, the latter time emerging just in front of me. I used my higher top speed to duck in front of him and he couldn't unlap himself for the rest of the race, which restricted him to sixth and a solitary point as I won on the AI's best track by a whooping 32 seconds from... Jean Alesi in a Jordan (!) Among the craziest races I've ever driven, and I never thought I'd lap Michael Schumacher in the dry in Austria With all other tracks on the calendar being very winnable, Austria is the one where I really have to work for it, which makes it the one track where a win really tastest sweet! |
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Post by Mörön on Oct 31, 2017 21:49:55 GMT -5
Won the Austrian Grand Prix in my championship season on Grand Prix 4 and how... I did some serious fuel-saving first 1/4 of the race, as in dropping my pace five seconds/lap which placed two-stop runners at the back of the pack after their stops, including Schumacher and Häkkinen. Then I pulled the throttle hard and ram away in spite of inferior grip to the others on that extremely tricky track in that game. Then all kinds of shit kicked off and driver after driver among the AI hit serious trouble, Montoya spun five times, Schumacher three times, Häkkinen, Coulthard and Barrichello crashed out and finally Ralf Schumacher had to give up his chase of me as his brakes failed. After my only stop of the race on lap 43 out of 71 I held a 30-second lead over Michael Schumacher and while he closed in heavily on me because of that grip I was lacking, he spun twice during the same lap, the latter time emerging just in front of me. I used my higher top speed to duck in front of him and he couldn't unlap himself for the rest of the race, which restricted him to sixth and a solitary point as I won on the AI's best track by a whooping 32 seconds from... Jean Alesi in a Jordan (!) Among the craziest races I've ever driven, and I never thought I'd lap Michael Schumacher in the dry in Austria With all other tracks on the calendar being very winnable, Austria is the one where I really have to work for it, which makes it the one track where a win really tastest sweet! Which team are you driving for? In general, I was always good at the A1 Ring, Nürburgring, Monaco, Hungaroring, Albert Park, Spa, and Interlagos...but totally sucked at Imola, Montreal, Hockenheim, and Barcelona. |
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Post by Lommaren on Nov 1, 2017 3:09:38 GMT -5
Which team are you driving for? In general, I was always good at the A1 Ring, Nürburgring, Monaco, Hungaroring, Albert Park, Spa, and Interlagos...but totally sucked at Imola, Montreal, Hockenheim, and Barcelona. I drive the #8 Benetton vacated by Jenson Button - partially because sky blue is my favourite colour, but secondly because driving for Ferrari would eliminate Barrichello as an opponent. A1 Ring seems weird because the AI has crazy grip in S3 and even with max downforce I haven't been able to get around it so I have to racecraft my way around it. Due to it being heavily a traction track, I tend to be dominating or at least not struggling in the wet in Austria though. Imola on the other hand is a track where I'm on the verge of lapping the P2 guy over a full race distance. The key to being fast there is total commitment in S2. First of all you need to stay flat in the downhill part through the first kink then brake right at the end of it. Secondly you need to attack the Variante Alta and not defend against it  The AI tends to defend against that corner while I go full tilt and attack the kerbs and get a glorious exit. Montréal is also easy. The key there is to brake late and be confident it's going to stop. Also it's unique in that default setting, Monaco setting and Monza setting all can work. Very flexible so I like it in that regard even though the layout is pretty bland. Hockenheim is trouble in the wet, but in the dry I fly there as well. The key to Hockenheim is to brake well for the three chicanes, to go beyond the comfort zone and really attack them. Due to the low downforce on the other hand the Stadium section is a nightmare in the wet because the AI has crazy amounts of grip levels. Barcelona is all about downforce, so custom set-up and 20 for both front and rear DF and you're fine to have a half a second advantage if you're smooth enough in the dry. Being confident to apply the throttle early in the T1/T2 transition is very much the key. Also using the outside of T2 to go around other drivers is a great overtaking opportunity. Given others use less downforce than yourself one has to be wary about overtaking on the main straight, in particular if they run less fuel than yourself. Then you focus on taking height into T1 and cruise around them on the throttle in T2 Easily. The wet sucks in Barcelona though, especially on a drying track. That's where my biggest issue with the game was and whether I wonder if you recognize it too: The A1 is able to use slicks and at a pace far too early  That means they can go seven seconds per lap quicker than yourself when the track is still slippery as hell because there are shades of a dry line on there... |
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Post by Lommaren on Nov 1, 2017 13:10:13 GMT -5
Rumour has it this is the most sold game ever in Göle For the three computers the entire town share that is. |
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Post by Mörön on Nov 1, 2017 22:07:42 GMT -5
Which team are you driving for? In general, I was always good at the A1 Ring, Nürburgring, Monaco, Hungaroring, Albert Park, Spa, and Interlagos...but totally sucked at Imola, Montreal, Hockenheim, and Barcelona. I drive the #8 Benetton vacated by Jenson Button - partially because sky blue is my favourite colour, but secondly because driving for Ferrari would eliminate Barrichello as an opponent. A1 Ring seems weird because the AI has crazy grip in S3 and even with max downforce I haven't been able to get around it so I have to racecraft my way around it. Due to it being heavily a traction track, I tend to be dominating or at least not struggling in the wet in Austria though. Imola on the other hand is a track where I'm on the verge of lapping the P2 guy over a full race distance. The key to being fast there is total commitment in S2. First of all you need to stay flat in the downhill part through the first kink then brake right at the end of it. Secondly you need to attack the Variante Alta and not defend against it The AI tends to defend against that corner while I go full tilt and attack the kerbs and get a glorious exit. Montréal is also easy. The key there is to brake late and be confident it's going to stop. Also it's unique in that default setting, Monaco setting and Monza setting all can work. Very flexible so I like it in that regard even though the layout is pretty bland. Hockenheim is trouble in the wet, but in the dry I fly there as well. The key to Hockenheim is to brake well for the three chicanes, to go beyond the comfort zone and really attack them. Due to the low downforce on the other hand the Stadium section is a nightmare in the wet because the AI has crazy amounts of grip levels. Barcelona is all about downforce, so custom set-up and 20 for both front and rear DF and you're fine to have a half a second advantage if you're smooth enough in the dry. Being confident to apply the throttle early in the T1/T2 transition is very much the key. Also using the outside of T2 to go around other drivers is a great overtaking opportunity. Given others use less downforce than yourself one has to be wary about overtaking on the main straight, in particular if they run less fuel than yourself. Then you focus on taking height into T1 and cruise around them on the throttle in T2 Easily. The wet sucks in Barcelona though, especially on a drying track. That's where my biggest issue with the game was and whether I wonder if you recognize it too: The A1 is able to use slicks and at a pace far too early That means they can go seven seconds per lap quicker than yourself when the track is still slippery as hell because there are shades of a dry line on there... The only reason I suck at Imola is because of the Variante Alta chicane. Other than that I love the track. It's an extremely painful chicane for me and totally ruins the flow of the track even more than the Senna and Villeneuve chicanes. |
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Post by ral31 on Nov 5, 2017 17:45:58 GMT -5
I started a game on Civilization VI, but not sure I'll continue with it because an AI built Stonehenge before I did. I had one turn before it would be complete...
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Post by Lommaren on Nov 5, 2017 18:55:52 GMT -5
The only reason I suck at Imola is because of the Variante Alta chicane. Other than that I love the track. It's an extremely painful chicane for me and totally ruins the flow of the track even more than the Senna and Villeneuve chicanes. What you need to do in Variante Alta is to really have confidence in that the car is going to follow your directions. Then take maximum height, in effect go far to the left of the track, really attack the chicane as if you're make or break and steer sharply to avoid getting on the astroturf on the exit. That way Variante Alta will turn into your strongest asset on the entire lap. It's a great shame that I haven't figured out how to record my GP4 exploits or I could send you a low 1'21 hotlap showing you how to do it  The thing though with GP4 is that I'm at a ludicrous world-class level now. I lapped everyone at the hardest level at Silverstone today This was in spite of me having a severe spin at the end of the race in Copse while gunning for fastest lap in the low 1'20, almost collecting Schumacher and Coulthard, whom I just had lapped. Now that would've been a world-epic DNF that P2 and P3 would've been pinballed by a spinning P1 a lap in front |
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Post by jgtheone on Jan 7, 2018 9:20:44 GMT -5
I want to like MW remastered but there's like a billion campers and I love to run around. Shit sucks.  Recently 100% Crash 1 though, now working through Crash 2. |
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Post by Ariete on Jan 7, 2018 13:22:54 GMT -5
Never forget:
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Post by ilmc90 on Jan 7, 2018 16:51:01 GMT -5
Did you also struggle like hell with the AI on the flat 1.5 milers? It certainly helped that you could do some moderate riding on the wall on most tracks Yes! Watkins Glens and Martinsville come to mind. I'm sure there were others but I can't remember off the top of my head since it's been about a decade. |
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Post by Lommaren on Jan 7, 2018 17:39:53 GMT -5
Yes! Watkins Glens and Martinsville come to mind. I'm sure there were others but I can't remember off the top of my head since it's been about a decade. Best riding of the wall without a shadow of a doubt was Bristol because of that high banking that made it easy to kinda "hit" the wall mid-corner and bounce out. Then you could also punt the others off and turn cautions off and then have a complete state of anarchy around you and pull away five laps every 50 laps completed Gorgeous. Richmond was another nice ride the wall track, as was Dover! |
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Post by ilmc90 on Jan 7, 2018 17:43:48 GMT -5
Yes! Watkins Glens and Martinsville come to mind. I'm sure there were others but I can't remember off the top of my head since it's been about a decade. Best riding of the wall without a shadow of a doubt was Bristol because of that high banking that made it easy to kinda "hit" the wall mid-corner and bounce out. Then you could also punt the others off and turn cautions off and then have a complete state of anarchy around you and pull away five laps every 50 laps completed Gorgeous. Richmond was another nice ride the wall track, as was Dover! I enjoyed turning off the cautions and causing mayhem at Talladega. |
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Post by Lommaren on Jan 7, 2018 18:13:18 GMT -5
I enjoyed turning off the cautions and causing mayhem at Talladega. Talladega Love I also enjoyed hitting cars sponsored by soft drinks and fast food makers especially |
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Post by ilmc90 on Jan 7, 2018 18:16:21 GMT -5
I enjoyed turning off the cautions and causing mayhem at Talladega. Talladega Love I also enjoyed hitting cars sponsored by soft drinks and fast food makers especially Bill Elliot and his McDonald's car? Actually that might have been before Nascar Thunder 03. |
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Post by Lommaren on Jan 7, 2018 18:32:16 GMT -5
Bill Elliot and his McDonald's car? Actually that might have been before Nascar Thunder 03. Yeah, whoever it was driving that one Wasn't there a Coca-Cola car too? Deserved a beating. Oh and of course I always tagged Dale Jr. + Mark Martin and that damn Viagra car for the lulz of it |
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Post by ilmc90 on Jan 7, 2018 18:35:54 GMT -5
Bill Elliot and his McDonald's car? Actually that might have been before Nascar Thunder 03. Yeah, whoever it was driving that one Wasn't there a Coca-Cola car too? Deserved a beating. Oh and of course I always tagged Dale Jr. + Mark Martin and that damn Viagra car for the lulz of it Can't remember a Coca Cola car though I'm sure there was one. I think Ken Shraeder drove an M&M's car. Bobby Hamilton's Kodak #4 could never seem to catch a break. Nor could Jimmy Spencer's Target #41. |
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Post by Lommaren on Jan 7, 2018 18:37:52 GMT -5
Can't remember a Coca Cola car though I'm sure there was one. I think Ken Shraeder drove an M&M's car. Bobby Hamilton's Kodak #4 could never seem to catch a break. Nor could Jimmy Spencer's Target #41. Did you ever turn the damage off and started racing the wrong way then? That's always epic to do in racing games, get 'em all! |
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The AI tends to defend against that corner while I go full tilt and attack the kerbs and get a glorious exit.
That means they can go seven seconds per lap quicker than yourself when the track is still slippery as hell because there are shades of a dry line on there... 
