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[vicaphit]

I just got this game yesterday. I must say: It is an awesome game! This is the first time I have ever had a racing game on PC, and it seems to work well even with a keyboard instead of a gamepad. It runs great on max settings, and I even have AA turned way up (Max AA runs well for the most part, but there were a few sections in some races that were slowing down)

I just have one question for anyone who may have this game. In the replays it almost seems that the button that rewinds the replay is stuck, so it automatically rewinds the replay, and I have to hold the fast forward button to make it go forward. Also, when I am viewing cars, the camera just spins around the car really fast and cannot be stopped. Is this the game or is it my computer?

[DMB2000uk]

Was playing that at my mates house, we had some fun trying to get the most G's in one fatal crash

Dan

[vicaphit]

Thanks to one smart poster on [H] I have solved my problem. I have my Guitar Hero guitar plugged in all the time, and it is picking up the motion sensor and making the cars spin in the view mode and making the game automatically rewind my replays.

Did you guys know you can use the Guitar Hero guitar to play Crysis? it is impossible to play like that, but it works! I think strumming shoots, and the tilt of the guitar aims up and down.

[DMB2000uk]

Wow, that sounds cool.

I might have to try that when i get crysis (and some decent hardware to play it on )

Dan

[vicaphit]

It is cool that it works, but not cool in a sense that it is playable. Try it out though, it is kinda funny.

[rudis]

I have always wanted to try racing pedals when playing first person shooters... Maybe running forward and back could be a suitable function?

[vicaphit]

I bet that would work. I recently saw a foot powerd mouse system, maybe that would work too... It would take forever to get used to though!

[unfaithfulsfan]

I was looking at GRID, too. I'm wondering if my new CPU will run it at stock settings tho. I think (the damn print on specs on the box was so damn small I went blind trying to read it) the minimum specs called for a P3 or maybe it was a P4 @3 GHz. My first choice was NFS Pro Street but now I'm having doubts whether my rig will run that one even after I get the new graphics card since it requires at definite 2.8 GHz. I'm still earning the whole Dual Core thing and what, if any, effects it has vs a single core with higher frequency. Hmm, guess I ought to put my new specs back in my sig.

Thanks,
Jack

[vicaphit]

It is optimized perfectly, so if you are talking about the CPU in your signature you will be able to run the game just fine. You may not get to turn the AA all the way up, but that's ok.

For games you don't have to have exactly the right amount of CPU clocks that the game states. Back in the day I used to play StarCraft on a machine with a 75mhz pentium 1, and it required a 90mhz processor. Game still ran flawlessly.

[unfaithfulsfan]

thanks Andy, I was eyeballing the game at the Mart of Wal a couple days ago From what I've seen, it looks pretty sweet
Jack

[DMB2000uk]

I've ordered this and with any luck it should be here tomorrow, I've really gotten into the game through playing at my friends house.

We use a 360 pad, and it works pretty well. I don't have a 360, so can't use the pad, and I wanted something more in terms of controls (we keep saying how much more fun GRID would be with a wheel), so I've ordered a Logitech Driving Force Pro wheel to play it with (and so did my mate). 900 degrees of rotation and some kicking force feedback are going to really add something to the game

When the wheel gets here we are going to have a mammoth racing LAN sesh, I've shotgunned his HD TV as my rig's monitor, so it's going to be epic ^_^

Dan

[vicaphit]

I am glad you guys like it, it really is a fun game!

[Alathald]

so I've ordered a Logitech Driving Force Pro wheel to play it with (and so did my mate). 900 degrees of rotation and some kicking force feedback are going to really add something to the game

And not even a thank you for the recommendation on the wheel...alas ...

J/k, really hope you guys enjoy the wheel(s), I may have to pick up a copy of this game, GT4 is getting a bit boring...

[vicaphit]

I am still debating a 360 controller. A keyboard is fine for me with Grid, and I have no other games to play with a controller, unless GTA IV comes out for PC. Although... has anyone played battlefield 2 with a 360 controller? I like to fly, and just can't get into the jets. BF2 would justify a 360 controller purchase if it works well.

[Alathald]

Personally, I'm thinking of grabbing a PS3 controller for a gaming pad, for one it's wireless and for two, it also works with Linux

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[DMB2000uk]

so I've ordered a Logitech Driving Force Pro wheel to play it with (and so did my mate). 900 degrees of rotation and some kicking force feedback are going to really add something to the game

And not even a thank you for the recommendation on the wheel...alas ...

J/k, really hope you guys enjoy the wheel(s), I may have to pick up a copy of this game, GT4 is getting a bit boring...

Thanks for the reccomendation Kyle, If the wheel's suck, I'm blaming you!

I am still debating a 360 controller. A keyboard is fine for me with Grid, and I have no other games to play with a controller, unless GTA IV comes out for PC. Although... has anyone played battlefield 2 with a 360 controller? I like to fly, and just can't get into the jets. BF2 would justify a 360 controller purchase if it works well.

GRID works so much better with a controller over the keyboard, for one it lets you have an analouge range of gas and brake not to mention improved steering control.

Not sure if it's been fixed, but there are posts around the net complaining of no mouse look with BF2 (on the 360 pad), so unless someone/activision has made a fix, you will be pretty crippled. Keeping it set up and next to you for flight controls though would work

Dan

[vicaphit]

Keeping it set up and next to you for flight controls though would work

That is what I was planning. I need a variable control for throttle that my keyboard can't provide. I usually either overshoot my target or throttle down too far and stall.

I am glad I got this game even though I have no internet to play on. It is even fun with bots.