After far too long of a wait, the be all end all (For me) of racing simulators has finally arrived....And it's altered my life already.

I built this "Apparatus" for this specific game. $30 Mazda seat pulled from local wrecking yard, some square tubing , a Logitech G27 Wheel, Pedals, and Shifter, welding, and I have a fully adjustable cockpit.

I plan on spending some serious hours in this rig, playing this game...I may get fired from work, for taking to much time off , the GS project will take a back burner for a while, yes I am a geek.

Here are some pics....

Wicked set up  ...the wife won't let me build one  ...I was going to go all out with plywood and surround sound...32" monitor  ...yeah, the wife vetoed the idea...did they add damage to GT5?  I have Prologue, but no damage...so now I am playing GRID  ...a little more arcade, but the damage makes it seem more realistic  ...

Later.

I do believe there is damage, but not on all the cars, I think just the premium cars?, not sure though haven't got enough seat time yet.

Grid is a very good game as well, played the dog crap out of that, as well as Dirt 1 and 2....

Luckily, I am the Master of my Domain, no wife to VETO the idea....Though the GF does think its a bit ridiculous, LOL!!!

Yeah, they just don't get it...it sure beats the cost of actual racing...you would think at 40 I would have out grown the gaming thing...nope...it's kinda like riding my bike, it's something that is totally for enjoyment and for me...my wife doesn't understand wanting a bike either...yet she will spend hours reading a book in a room by herself...same thing, it's your time to escape...I was going to get a muscle car instead, but she didn't want me getting the car...'cause then I would want to build a garage in the backyard (no room in "her" garage for my car, the bike fits though), so the bike was the smarter choice...

Later.

Sweet. I suddenly feel less bad about wanting to get a ps3 just for this game... I haven't convinced myself to drop the cash yet though...

Quote from: PachmanP on November 24, 2010, 09:10:49 PM
Sweet. I suddenly feel less bad about wanting to get a ps3 just for this game... I haven't convinced myself to drop the cash yet though...

Do it.....If you'll only be playing this game, perhps purchase a used one off of E-Bay or Craigslist.

You need something to keep you entertained in the winter...

Just be careful...hours can pass before you know it...I don't have a clock in my TV room, and I have come out of there at 4am on many occasions...

Later.

Last night was a 330am night, Ugh!!!!

I try not to play until Friday or Saturday night...life style will suffer if I get fired...

Later.

Wow just wow! I've been playing the krap out of COD Black Ops. I hope I get GT5 for Christmas. Picked up Epic Mickey today for the Wii it is a boat load of fun. It is not comptetitive and I can chill out and go at my own pace.

I had my defibrillator checked the other day and the tech looked at me and asked me what I was doing at 1:30 Sunday afternoon. It took me a few minutes to remember he said well whatever it was that you were doing your heart came within 4 beats of it firing. so, I sat down and pondered and realized I was playing COD and was getting pissed at the game. I think if I ever get my heart rate high enough that my device fires I might just need to give that game up!

Mary

Yeah, every night since last wednesday has been a 4am night for me. I'm about 35% through, not sure how because I've done a lot. Almost all the special events, expert in A-spec and pro in B-spec. My favorite new track is the revision of SSR5, where it's pretty much a 5 mile stretch of highway and then exit, u-turn, and do it again. The damage is okay, you'll get smashed in fenders and bent hoods but you can still roll the car and it look like you had a fender bender.

What I dislike most is that you can't fast-forward the B-spec races, and you actually have to keep track of them so the driver doesn't start slacking. In gt4 I used to set it on an 8 hour endurance before I left for school, and come home to $2mil. It's a lot harder to get massive amounts of money in this one.

I just found an error(glitch?). If you see a C1 Corvette Convertible in the used car lot, click on it and read the description. It' amazing how a mistake that obvious could make it in.

Now that sir is the way it is done!!!!  I am a fanatic racing game PHREAK!!!!  I bought the collector's edition of GT5 and I didn't even own a PS3.  My buddy at work let me borrow his for as long as I need.

I like the game, but there are too many glitches and bad aliasing problems.  I am still a GT guy at heart, but Forza is my game of choice.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-forza-motorsport/101303

Simply Amazing!

Quote from: O.C.D. on December 02, 2010, 12:50:54 PM
Forza is my game of choice.

Guess what I'm playing.

I stopped playing Gran Turismo when the new one came out for the PS3...I used to play it on the PS2

I've been playing GRID...I like the damage engine that CodeMasters has created...sounds like GT5 has the better physics, but dropped it when they came up with the damage model...that has always bugged me about that game, and I have been playing GranTourismo since it came out for PS1...I'll probably get it anyway, even though the Prologue sucked...some damage is better than none to get the physics and the tuning that GT always has...with most other games you have to sell your car and get a more powerful one...if only they would figure out how to let you do engine swaps...

Anyway...Later.

Forza has engine swaps so once again Gran Turismo 

I may need to try the Forza...does EA make NHL 09 or 10 for the xBox?  I may need a second console...

Later.

yep, NHL 09 and NHL 10 are both on xbox

Quote from: O.C.D. on December 02, 2010, 12:50:54 PM
I like the game, but there are too many glitches and bad aliasing problems.

Yeah I have found multiple glitches, especially a persistent problem with leveling up in B-Spec. I guess most of my issues are with B-Spec in general, they definitely could have done better with it. My driver is a total dumbass, even at level 15 I find him slamming on the brakes in the middle of straightaways, and sometimes RIGHT BEFORE the finish line, causing a loss of the race on multiple occasions.