TORC Talk

I've been priveliged to be given a sneak peak media copy of the GT Academy GT5 Time Trial game. It is really stripped down as it only has 2 cars (the normal 370z and a tuned version) and 1 track (the Indianapolis Speedway GP circuit) and was a quick 219MB download. It has the familiar GT5P functionality, look and feel.



R1/R1 tyres a lovely and grippy. But for a quick trip back to reality, the N3/N3 tyre combo requires finesse the peddles and a deft touch on the wheel.

As you can see, the game version I have will expire, so I best make the most of it.





While there are two individual time trials for the normal and tuned, the total time is also taken into account.

There are a few glitchy moments with the version I have with a noticeable hiccup every time I cross the line. I hope that this will be ironed out before release day of the fully fledged competition game.

And that's a little bit of a disappointment to me... as I am a competition licence holder I am not eligible to enter this, so will watch from the sidelines and see how the Antipideon drivers fair.

Fantastic! You're so lucky! Anyway, it's good that's it's a nice new track for us all.

by the way, thanks for joining the TT-R Forum Joe.

EDIT: Wow, after posting a link to this at GTPlanet, TORC has got the most active that it has ever got... 50 people!

Also Joe, what are the physics like?

You are lucky Stu, a glitchy preview is better than the rest of us have.
I do like to screen shots

Well didn't TORC get some advertising tonight! New Most ever users online record of 71 I think.... 41 up on the old record. Notice the conversation at GTPlanet too since I posted a link here!

Thanks again Joe Racer, a few people are wondering about the physics... Any different to Prologue?

Ah, yeah... nice of the GTPlanet guys to ask if they could steal my wonky screen shots. Hold on, if they did ask it wouldn't be stealing.

Damn I didnt expect to be browsing a major PS3 site and be referred to this sleepy little forum for a scoop. Nice. But its not fair that you get to start early :P Doubly not fair that I cant play this till the 23rd when I get back to aus :(

GT5 demo out on the JP store, downloading now. :)

Does anyone know when the OZ store will have it?

DLing it now and will give it a run tomorrow

219mb

Yes, the hiccups are still there and for a while I was wondering if it could be my PS3's problem.

Not that I have any expectations to get anywhere close to the best times, much less with my faithfull dualshock 3, but these is what I have in the portuguese ranking:
Normal - 1:51.239 (28th)
Tuned - 1:38.735 (32nd)
Overall - 3:29.974 (26th)

The portuguese leader has 1:48.324 + 1:36.355 = 3:24.679, I think I've seen his name (Meagainstyou) in the last TORC, but I could be wrong.
For what i've seen, his time is 3rd overall behind 2 australians.
I can't find a ranking with all countries mixed, I was just curious to see where I stand...if in the top 1000!

What does everyone think of the handling - I ran a few laps with my dualshock and found it quite twitchy, certainly very different from prologue. My initial impression is that the handling is weighted for driving with wheels.

Have no expectations of troubling the top of the leaderboard, but hopefully I can claim a few scalps from this board

I ran some laps in the early hours of the morning (when I should have been asleep!!) with the DS and managed a 4??th in Tuned and 169th in normal... but while I was looking at the leader board I was pushed to 171th quickly being pushed down the ladder.

I need to get the wheel hooked up, coz I didn't like the way if handled through the DS, maybe its just the car??

This car at least, the handling is very sensitive and when accelerating things can get all messy, especially with the normal version. The tuned car always has the TCS to help, something that I had no option but to use it.
I wonder why the hiccups in this demo. And it's not only at the starting line at all.
Wouldn't it be great if the final version also had it? Yes I know, not funny!

I was a bit shocked when my 1st lap gave position >6000 . With a bit of work I am down to 1:37.913 in the tuned car which was 86th a few minutes ago.

The glitches are pretty annoying, not like PD to release something with flaws like that.

I ran some laps on Thu night after the download finished with the dual shock and thought it was twitchy too, but then last night dusted off my rig & did some more laps. It was less twitchy with the wheel, but much harder to correct a tail slide.

Maybe I need more laps.

It was very nice to see some big numbers visiting for a change, thanks mad

Since there are so many times posted in the official leader board, I thought it might be a good idea to keep tabs here on all our times & times of our fellow racers we know.

Post your times fellas & I'll keep it updated!

Oh dear, I'm such an easy target! Thanks Pete!!!
My 15m of fame.

No worries Pedro

Normal: 1'48.448
Tuned: 1'36.074
Combined: 3'24.522

Normal - 1'49.291
Tuned - 1'37.344
Overall - 3'26.635

I'm still in the top 20.. sitting a nervous 16th.

Great times there mad

And wayne, your time is impressive too.

Leaderboard updated

Flogged it for quite a few hours this arvo..... hold on its dark outside!!! Have I been here THAT LONG

Tuned: 1:38.563 .. Then was 136th, that will have slipped a bit
Normal; 1:50.689 .. That got me 70th
Total: 3:29.252 .. Overall 82nd

Hey

Ran quite a bit of laps over the short existance of the GT5 Demo, and here are the results

Normal: 1'47.911
Tuned: 1'35.860

Total: 3'23.771

Have to lift Mate

I downloaded the demo and tried it with the controller, very sensitive on the steering. Tried it with the wheel today and thought it was much easier. Will be giving this another go tonight or Sunday and will post my times.

OK Where's the shortcut

Some really impressive times there fellas. holl, very quick, are we in the same car?

Normal Time - 1'52.171
Tuned Time - 1'39.037
Combined Time - 3'31.208

Wow I'm sh!te lol Im inside the top 800 people at the moment tho.

There is no shortcut Waynz??

Looks like I need to jump in my rig some more, seem to be getting pushed further & further down...

Leader board updated

Hey holl01, are you and GTP_DHolland one in the same person?

Yeah, holl01 is GTP_DHolland. :)

Improved on both laps yesterday, to

Tuned 1'35.613
Normal 1'47.711

Dan, you can stop now.

Dont know if its just me but i'm not really enjoying the new download. Does not 'feel' right to me. I usually love doing hotlaps and chasing ghosts but cant seem to get into the latest offering. Bugger.

Looks like i'll be waiting for GT5 proper

holl01, wasn't your previous time quick enough???

I know what you mean Ryp, the feeling it different. But for the last few months, I have been driving on a PSP, so I was expecting it to be different.

Not going to get a chance to do more laps till after xmas, but looking at them times, I don't think I'll be getting anywhere near the top anyway.

Leader board updated

I've done some improvements to get back into the top 20.

Normal = 1'48.749
Tuned = 1'36.876
Overall = 3'25.625 (18th at this time)

:-)

Good on all you guys doing top times. Will be good to see what happens when its all over and the real competitive stuff comes alive.

Still can't come to grips with the download, but i see many of you are doing just fine. Bastards

The track they picked is kinda boring. If they had the Nurburgring i might have spent more time with it

Will try to find some time over xmas to improve my time, but something tells me I will need more than time...

Leader board updated

I'm not satisfied with mediocrity , A Japense driver named Takeuchi01 was challenging my times earlier, he is at 2'23.165 while I'm currently at 2'23.107 with these laps

Tuned 1'35.453
Normals 1'47.654

BTW mate, what does the "D" stand foe in your PSN?

I believe that is his first name, "Daniel" or Dan as most call holl01. :)

Thanks Mad.

holl01, what do you do for a living? I was dealing with a "Daniel Holland" the other day via email for work...

Yep, the D is my initialed first name, I am a university student currently, or going to be anyway, next year I will commence 2nd year of a Science degree. Currently I work as a furniture removalist for a company in Tullamarine, and occasionally I'll do some shift work at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, helping setup/dismantle exhibitions, how about you? Highly unlikely it's you, but i did apply for a Laboratory Technician position recently via email recently..

Well it was defiantly not you, the guy I was dealing with was working on signage for a supermarket chain, which is where I work.

You know Pete, the Coles U have in Warragul beats the shit outa alot of Coles we have here in the Metro of WA....good work Mate