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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Robbo-92 » Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:45 pm

Victor Mildew wrote:I highly reccomend it. It's early access and pretty barebones, but it's a dedicated SIM of karting and pretty damn realistic. You'll spend your first laps swapping ends the second you touch the brake, or snapping violently when you steer, but once you learn the technique it's like you're dancing on air. I love it.


Looking at it a little it’s coming to consoles in the future after the PC version is finished, so will definitely pick it up then! (PC gaming just isn’t for me)

Got my setup back out today (it’s really the best thing about the Playseat Challenge, can go from nothing to very good setup in a few minutes, just need to be in the right frame of mind to do so) and played some F1 2020, still despise Monaco on the current F1 games. Started my Alpha Tauri career on setting 80, might need to up it by 5 for Bahrain as I finished 4th after quality 6th, beat Albon too as I’m gunning for that second Red Bull seat :datass:

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Robbo-92 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:43 pm

Anyone used anything like these for when they’re on their wheel?

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/sparco- ... s-2014125/

I find that my feet slip a lot in socks but not really a fan of using pedals with my bare feet so thought something like these might be good to at least try? I’ve seen that a lot of people with high end set ups use actual karting boots but the G923’s pedals aren’t that harsh/powerful that you need a pair of boots! These look like they have a grip on the underside of them so you won’t be slipping off after a while like I currently find. They’re expensive socks though :lol:

Edit, thinking about it any pair of anti slip socks should do.

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Victor Mildew » Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:32 pm

:lol: No

I just go barefoot, I get much more feel that way and no slipping.

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Robbo-92 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:14 pm

It is bonkers, £22 for a pair of socks :lol: Might just have to give barefoot another go and see if I get on better with these pedals, really wasn’t a fan with the DFGT ones.

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Victor Mildew » Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:04 pm

I can see why you'd buy boots, if you have some pedals thst have the same sort of resistance as a real car, or you're playing for 10 hours a day in a competitive environment.

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Robbo-92 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:46 pm

Suppose it’s like anything, if you’ve spent over a grand on a set up then spending another £70+ on a pair of decent boots would make sense. I’ve not spent over a grand (although given the chance I’d love to have at least have a go on one of the amazing looking set ups you see online) on mine :lol:

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by GrinWithoutaKat » Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:17 pm

I see loads of people wear the gloves too, although I think that's wore to protect their wheels from wear and tear.

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Robbo-92 » Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:07 pm

I do wear a cheap pair of cycling gloves, my palms get a bit sweaty at times :dread: :lol:

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Monkey Man » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:54 pm

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Hot Wheels Unleashed has leaked from the MS Store, coming in September from Milestone -

Description

Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheels™ universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races.

COLLECTOR OR ARTIST? BOTH The most iconic and sought after Hot Wheels™ vehicles are waiting for you. Get ready to make them race at full speed! Stand out in the crowd by setting off your personality with the exclusive livery editor.

ALWAYS RUNNING Prove your skills by competing in awesome races and get ready for pure fun! Drift, charge the booster and launch yourself into spectacular loops. But be careful! If you're too slow gravity will do its job.

The bigger the challenge, the greater the glory. Race side by side with your friends in split screen mode for 2 players or face up to 12 opponents in online challenges.

CREATE THE SHAPE OF YOUR TRACK Waiting to host your races are enormous interactive environments with their own distinguishing features, where every object can become an integral part of the track.

Unleash your creativity with the most exciting track editor ever! Build your track by taking advantage of what surrounds you, and create amazing layouts inside and outside the race course. Bend and stretch the iconic "orange piece", add loops, special boosters, obstacles and special elements to make an incredible amusement park for your races. Share your craziest creations online and try those of other players.

RACE IN YOUR WORLD Furnish your own personal room with a huge number of elements that you will collect during your adventure and host the most amazing races inside it.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/HOT-W ... erviewtab#

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by DarkRula » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:05 pm

Ooh, now that does sound interesting. Let's see when it gets announced.

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by GrinWithoutaKat » Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:31 am

Bought Kart Kraft as it was 50% off over the weekend, although not sure I'll get around to it for a while. Already Project Cars 2 and it's DLC waiting for when I get done with the Forza Motorsport games. Might even look into getting a VR headset as I imagine I'll be at least another couple of months going through Forza.

I had a big list of big story based games I wanted to try and get through this year, so I'm 'ready' for the next generation, but all I want to do right now is play racing games.

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by jawa2 » Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:41 am

Monkey Man wrote:...Hot Wheels Unleashed has leaked from the MS Store, coming in September... Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheels™ universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races... Furnish your own personal room with a huge number of elements that you will collect during your adventure and host the most amazing races inside it.

This sounds great! I always enjoy arcade racers and the ability to create your own tracks and room setup sounds ace. I hope that it's coming to other formats (PS4/Switch) as well as Xbox!

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by Trelliz » Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:29 am

jawa2 wrote:
Monkey Man wrote:...Hot Wheels Unleashed has leaked from the MS Store, coming in September... Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheels™ universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races... Furnish your own personal room with a huge number of elements that you will collect during your adventure and host the most amazing races inside it.

This sounds great! I always enjoy arcade racers and the ability to create your own tracks and room setup sounds ace. I hope that it's coming to other formats (PS4/Switch) as well as Xbox!


This sounds like Trackmania but with a well-known brand attached, which could be a good thing.

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Monkey Man » Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:47 pm



Get ready to collect the world’s raddest cars, drift, boost, jump (and crash) on endless crazy tracks, unleash your creativity and challenge your friends and family on the couch. HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ is the fast-paced arcade racing game that will bring the traditional fun of Hot Wheels™ chaotic gameplay on all main gaming platforms and will be available on September 30, 2021, on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Find the very best of the Hot Wheels™ universe with tones of cars with their own personality and style, different traits and levels of rarity, and customize the livery to look unique on track. Challenge your friends in Multiplayer racesboth online and offline, thanks to the Split Screen mode. Race on tracks set in everyday-life locations, and discover the incredible environments with countless interactive items.
Have fun with the revolutionary Track Editor, and create your unique tracks in any game environment, mixing special track pieces and items specific to each location, for endless racing fun.

But that’s not all. Keep on following us: more surprises are coming! Pre-Order now your copy and get ready to live an unprecedented level of challenge that will put you to the test. HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™. Pure Racing Fun!

https://hotwheelsunleashed.com/news/hot ... nouncement

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Victor Mildew » Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:53 pm

Getting strong trackmania vibes from that. It could be excellent.

GrinWithoutaKat wrote:Bought Kart Kraft as it was 50% off over the weekend, although not sure I'll get around to it for a while. Already Project Cars 2 and it's DLC waiting for when I get done with the Forza Motorsport games. Might even look into getting a VR headset as I imagine I'll be at least another couple of months going through Forza.

I had a big list of big story based games I wanted to try and get through this year, so I'm 'ready' for the next generation, but all I want to do right now is play racing games.


Have you tried kartkraft yet? Nothing wrong with playing racing games a lot, I go through waves of playing obsessively, and then not touching a racing game for weeks.

I've just upgraded my main desk, and it's height adjustable with the lowest setting being absolutely perfect height for the Playseat challenge. Perfect. The curve that I push the wheel right up to matches the wheel base to the point it could have been made for it :toot: I can pull my pc monitor right up to the wheel then, it's just spot on. I'm going to give it a proper test this weekend, and I can see me playing a lot more monitor based pc games now it'll be comfortable (I only play pc vr based and use the t.v. for other things). I'd love to get another 2 monitors to have a triple setup, but to match my existing gsync one would just cost too much.

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Trelliz » Fri Feb 26, 2021 5:33 am

Victor Mildew wrote:Getting strong trackmania vibes from that. It could be excellent.


I hope they keep the angle of small cars driving around real world places

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Lotus » Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:57 am

I'm really enjoying DiRT 4 at the moment. Does make me wonder about the future of the DiRT games though. I can't wait for future games in the series to be turned into DLC and microtransaction extravaganzas, and then Codemasters themselves to be closed down in a year or two's time. :toot:

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by Trelliz » Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:56 pm

Lotus wrote:I'm really enjoying DiRT 4 at the moment. Does make me wonder about the future of the DiRT games though. I can't wait for future games in the series to be turned into DLC and microtransaction extravaganzas, and then Codemasters themselves to be closed down in a year or two's time. :toot:


Dirt rally 2 was exactly that, F1 2020 had all kinds of passes, currencies etc.

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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by Lotus » Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:30 pm

Trelliz wrote:
Lotus wrote:I'm really enjoying DiRT 4 at the moment. Does make me wonder about the future of the DiRT games though. I can't wait for future games in the series to be turned into DLC and microtransaction extravaganzas, and then Codemasters themselves to be closed down in a year or two's time. :toot:


Dirt rally 2 was exactly that, F1 2020 had all kinds of passes, currencies etc.

Great :dread:

As someone who likes racing games, but isn't massively into sim racing, or e-sports, I found this quite interesting:


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PostRe: GR Racing Game Thread - BTCC Game coming 2021
by KK » Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:55 am

Anyone heard if this upcoming Monster Truck Championship on PS5 is supposed to be any good? It's out next week.

Must be about 20 years+ since I played Monster Trucks on the PS1.

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