More Standard Love - Carbon Hoods!

[TimberW]

Since we ranted and got our wheels, let's band together and ask for PD for carbon hoods for the standards!

 

[Tornado]

Wheels on Standards was simply PD taking data they already had and applying it to cars that they didn't use it with, except in cases where they apparently couldn't (which is probably why cars that you could do it to in GT4 can't have it done in GT5).

Carbon hoods, at least the unpainted ones, would require texture work.

 

[diegorborges]

Yeah. I would be happy already just with the option to install painted ones with the reduction on weight.

Hood locks would be bonus. Carbon hoods? It would be amazing.

But, I'm already dreaming with the option to remove the wings. Hope PD read the thread about it as its a really simple thing.

 

[TRGTspecialist]

Very unlikely to happen unfortunately, as the bonnet/hood on standards isn't separate from the rest of the model (although I'm sure all of you GT experts know that already =P)

Although I too would love to see the option to remove wings (on both standards and premiums). Seems simple enough to do - but with PD nothing ever seems simple, does it...........

 

[eddieg]

Since we ranted and got our wheels, let's band together and ask for PD for carbon hoods for the standards!

This is a good idea
I was thinking the same because I wanted to see my actual car with a carbon hood in the game the other day not knowin I wasn't able to since it was a standard car

 

[eran0004]

Oh no, what have they done! It's like feeding a dog from the dinner table - once you do that the dog will never stop begging for more...

I'd love carbon hoods though... and some bacon.

 

[j0nny0093]

yeah, it's a great thing, but i think that it's more easy and important to extend the spoiler to much standards car ( for example , fiat panda in gt4 can have spoiler , not in gt5 )

 

[Smuttysy]

Not sure about how they would go about adding them as carbon, but some of the standards already have black hoods, which could be perceived as carbons. They wouldn't have to necessarily change any texturing, just a colour change or even a "skinning" process to the required area.
The ones already with black (either carbon or carbon-look) hoods are Amuse S2000 R1, Honda NSX-R Concept '01 (Including the stock wing), Mugen S2000, Skyline GTR Vspec 2 N1 (R34)'00, Spoon Civic and Integra Type R and the Toyota Sprinter Trueno (S. Shigeno)

Personally, I'd love to see a carbon fibre paint chip, which uses the paintable layer of the car's texturemap as a skin, rather than a floodfill. (I know, but we can all dream,,,)

 

[diegorborges]

Not sure about how they would go about adding them as carbon, but some of the standards already have black hoods, which could be perceived as carbons. They wouldn't have to necessarily change any texturing, just a colour change or even a "skinning" process to the required area.
The ones already with black (either carbon or carbon-look) hoods are Amuse S2000 R1, Honda NSX-R Concept '01 (Including the stock wing), Mugen S2000, Skyline GTR Vspec 2 N1 (R34)'00, Spoon Civic and Integra Type R and the Toyota Sprinter Trueno (S. Shigeno)

Personally, I'd love to see a carbon fibre paint chip, which uses the paintable layer of the car's texturemap as a skin, rather than a floodfill. (I know, but we can all dream,,,)

I have the same dream as you. Carbon fiber paint chip. And even more, some other materials would be fun, like old, burnished, rusted paint, etc.

 

[TankAss95]

No thanks.
All my cars with carbon fibre hoods are painted. Bare carbon hoods are just ugly.

 

[bigbear]

The only thing I would want for standards is a modeled hood for cockpit view. But at this point any improvements would probably require a lot of time and resources. In the long run we may be better served if Polyphony drop standards for good. As much as I enjoy these faithful companions, their time will come. We shall see.

 

[diegorborges]

The only thing I would want for standards is a modeled hood for cockpit view. But at this point any improvements would probably require a lot of time and resources. In the long run we may be better served if Polyphony drop standards for good. As much as I enjoy these faithful companions, their time will come. We shall see.

Not until GT6 friend... and that will take at least 1-2 years.

Until that, I hope they keep improving them together with doing more premium content.

 

[Rob-F1-Fan]

What's the point? Let PD work on GT6 and GTVita

 

[diegorborges]

What's the point? Let PD work on GT6 and GTVita

The point is that we still need some fixes on the current game. I enjoy and love GT5, but the merrier, the better.

Again, we all know GT6 will take a while.

 

[OHM_fusion]

There isn't much point for PD to keep messing with standards. Hoods of standard cars are not modeled separately so it would require them to remodel or at least retexture most of them. I say just let them model as much premium cars as they can for GT6.

 

[Smuttysy]

To be fair, there's also not much point them messing around with GT6 either. It's not going to be made with the PS3 in mind, as they've already had a moan about it's alleged lack of video processing power, which seemed silly considering it was the what they were meant to be programming it to run on in the first place.
And there's no PS4 data that I've seen that's set in stone either, so setting the programming limits is impossible, as they could end up programming at a higher or lower level than the final console is capable of delivering.
Prioritisation seems to be PD's stumbling block of late. Don't get me wrong, I'm completely open to being completely surprised, and they deliver a mighty impressive GT6 for PS3 next year, complete with 1000's of highly detailed cars and 100's of tracks and much more emphasis put into making a career mode a priority of the game rather than the laziness of online, but to be completely honest I can't see it happening.

Like diegorborges said, they shouldn't be moving onto other projects before this fully-paid for one is sorted out. I very much doubt McDonalds would get very far by selling a burger with buns that fell apart or tasted funny, simply by saying "never mind, this will have to do for now. Sometime at a later date, we don't know when though, the buns will hover so you never get ketchup on your fingers!"

 

[1241Penguin]

Wouldn't you rather PD spend their time on converting Standards into Premiums (with the ability to change carbon hoods) instead of wasting their time trying to make Standards more attractive?

 

[Nikked]

But, I'm already dreaming with the option to remove the wings. Hope PD read the thread about it as its a really simple thing.

Hell yes.


needs to be done!

 

[Abraxas]

Wouldn't you rather PD spend their time on converting Standards into Premiums (with the ability to change carbon hoods) instead of wasting their time trying to make Standards more attractive?

This! I love standards, but making carbon hoods for them is waaay harder than adding ability to change wheels. Some would have to get only new textures, but some cars like Fiat Coupe don't even have texture for hood, so it would require whole new texture mapping.

In other words if they want to show some more love to standards they should add some polygons especially around wheel arches, and make hi-res textures for standards. And if they do this I hope they will outsource this work so their pedanthic modellers can focus on amazing new premiums.

 

[CorvetteConquer]

Time is of the essence. Keep employees working on the future of GT, the premium cars. If standards did get carbon hoods, I think people would expect more and more. Why not additional aero kits? Why not this or that? In reality, they'll be taking attention away from the premium. They'll only ever be standard, despite visual costumes and lighting tweaks. Show us some more premium love! Boost the modern car total as well as convert standard classics to premium levels.

 

[killer tiller]

This is a good idea
I was thinking the same because I wanted to see my actual car with a carbon hood

Google search, you'll have better chances getting it lol

 

[diegorborges]

This! I love standards, but making carbon hoods for them is waaay harder than adding ability to change wheels. Some would have to get only new textures, but some cars like Fiat Coupe don't even have texture for hood, so it would require whole new texture mapping.

In other words if they want to show some more love to standards they should add some polygons especially around wheel arches, and make hi-res textures for standards. And if they do this I hope they will outsource this work so their pedanthic modellers can focus on amazing new premiums.

This. Adding more polygons around wheelarches and hi-res textures. That would rock.

 

[HKS racer]

Carbon hoods, at least the unpainted ones, would require texture work.[/color][/b][/font]

Which is a matter of 3 minutes, no more. Somtimes I wonder what could have been GT series on pc, or what it could be if they allow us to use photoshop templates and load .dds files into GT5 with an USB key.. legions of custom skins, race cars and tuning replicas from all over the world...

 

[diegorborges]

Which is a matter of 3 minutes, no more. Somtimes I wonder what could have been GT series on pc, or what it could be if they allow us to use photoshop templates and load .dds files into GT5 with an USB key.. legions of custom skins, race cars and tuning replicas from all over the world...

GT on PC would make me sell my PS3 for peanuts. Tomorrow.

 

[Chqr]

Wouldn't you rather PD spend their time on converting Standards into Premiums (with the ability to change carbon hoods) instead of wasting their time trying to make Standards more attractive?

At least somebody has got some sense in here.

 

[Stephen220378]

Wouldn't you rather PD spend their time on converting Standards into Premiums (with the ability to change carbon hoods) instead of wasting their time trying to make Standards more attractive?

This x1000

The last thing on PD's agenda should be trying to make standards look better, they should be making premiums from them.

 

[HKS racer]

This x1000

The last thing on PD's agenda should be trying to make standards look better, they should be making premiums from them.

Ok but are you aware about the so called "6 months and lot of luv" development? To create 100 "carbon" hoods they need about 4 hours. It's just a texture. Yes, I can live without but in a couple of cars would be nice.

 

[Stephen220378]

Ok but are you aware about the so called "6 months and lot of luv" development? To create 100 "carbon" hoods they need about 4 hours. It's just a texture. Yes, I can live without but in a couple of cars would be nice.

I just think that PD should be moving away entirely from standard cars

 

[diegorborges]

Ok but are you aware about the so called "6 months and lot of luv" development? To create 100 "carbon" hoods they need about 4 hours. It's just a texture. Yes, I can live without but in a couple of cars would be nice.

Thats it. It's really not much of work to do these. Just some textures and thats all.

 

[diegorborges]

I just think that PD should be moving away entirely from standard cars

I think all of us wanted 1000 premiums, but we don't have them. We have 800 standards to use, and I bet those who use them would like even more love.

Just watch the photomode sections, how much people are using standards more now, just because of the swappable wheels.

These cars are in our game, lets use them all. That's what I think.