MosheNormal
03-28-2010, 11:24
Good News race fans!!! I know Im a little late, but I just got to testing the latest build for Need for Speed Shift. The patch 1.03 came out a week or so ago. After building my knew virtual driving and flight chair I've been testing the latest patch and dlc. Over-all driving physics for all cars is greatly improved in some areas like:
car weight is now heavier fealing and harder to scoop and flip apponents
grip now feels grippy on upgraded tires and not so much on lower grade tires
frame rates are great and slow down on some tracks with full grid are gone
the dlc cars are pretty epic
over-all handling feels mutch more predictable( I'm able now to get away with some acrobatic driving)
even more has been done to suspensions to get a more proper feel and not so bouncy unless you tune it to be bouncy.
AI has finaly started to take driving lessons. Not as mutch ziggy zaggy to block you every time.They seem to react more realistacly although at times they wont hesitate to throw you into a wall or off a curve.
I just did some testing on damage. Damage now seems to have more effect on cars drivability for both player and AI. Before I could hit every driver and wall and still run a straight line at 190 mph. You could flip and destroy an AI car and they would still win or place. Not anymore. I just spent an hour playin like a demo derby to test and the damage model and physics now feels better, still not toooo realistic but better.
So there are so many things improved that I,ve descided to run a clean re-install of it and give the career mode another go. Before a lot of the career was nearly unplayable do to tweeks that needed to be done. during my testing I tried a few of these and they were now great to race. So, for at least for the next few days or so that's where I'l be.
Just thought I'd post this news for those who have and enjoy NFS. I'm treating it like a re-release since I was so excited, then let down by its release quality.
There is still a bunch of realy miner things they can improve on( some real GT rule to start), but I love this company and have raced there other products for pc ( GTR2, GTR evolution). Until Codemasters gives us F1 2010 in Sep., this is the consoles top racer.
Come out to the track for a spin with me. I'll set up some private races with mix AI and players. Did I mention that my new driving seat has a beer holder!!!?!
car weight is now heavier fealing and harder to scoop and flip apponents
grip now feels grippy on upgraded tires and not so much on lower grade tires
frame rates are great and slow down on some tracks with full grid are gone
the dlc cars are pretty epic
over-all handling feels mutch more predictable( I'm able now to get away with some acrobatic driving)
even more has been done to suspensions to get a more proper feel and not so bouncy unless you tune it to be bouncy.
AI has finaly started to take driving lessons. Not as mutch ziggy zaggy to block you every time.They seem to react more realistacly although at times they wont hesitate to throw you into a wall or off a curve.
I just did some testing on damage. Damage now seems to have more effect on cars drivability for both player and AI. Before I could hit every driver and wall and still run a straight line at 190 mph. You could flip and destroy an AI car and they would still win or place. Not anymore. I just spent an hour playin like a demo derby to test and the damage model and physics now feels better, still not toooo realistic but better.
So there are so many things improved that I,ve descided to run a clean re-install of it and give the career mode another go. Before a lot of the career was nearly unplayable do to tweeks that needed to be done. during my testing I tried a few of these and they were now great to race. So, for at least for the next few days or so that's where I'l be.
Just thought I'd post this news for those who have and enjoy NFS. I'm treating it like a re-release since I was so excited, then let down by its release quality.
There is still a bunch of realy miner things they can improve on( some real GT rule to start), but I love this company and have raced there other products for pc ( GTR2, GTR evolution). Until Codemasters gives us F1 2010 in Sep., this is the consoles top racer.
Come out to the track for a spin with me. I'll set up some private races with mix AI and players. Did I mention that my new driving seat has a beer holder!!!?!