Yeah, I think we all agree that premium models made by community is insane idea, but... Don't you think we could help PD in other aspects of game? Premiums are too detailed for normal working/studying people to make. They take too much time, too much inside knowledge (I mean game mechanics), and require lots of information from manufacturers.
I was thinking about that for a long time and I think GT community could participate in GT developement. Of course PD will never let us do it. Japanesse companies are too strict for such ideas. But we can dream, so I gathered some ideas where some talented GTP users could help.
Standard cars.
Many GTP users can't imagine GT game without some great standards. We could save them (cars not users
). Main thing that standards need are better textures. Now PS3 have resourses to deal with high resolution textures and bump mapping, so we could upscale them, make some bump mapping end have way better standards. There are some cars like E55 AMG that with better textures would look premium-ish. There are some racecars with horrible pixelated textures. We could fix that.
Less likely we could upscale 3d models of standards. Not to premium quality but for wxample quality of Accord Euro-R + door handles. But it could generate problems like with premium cars modelling, so that might be too far.
Standard cars interiors. I'm not talking about making interiors from scratch, but porting interiors for those tons of skylines, miatas and such from existing premium models interiors. But like in previous point it might be difficult for some reasons.
Tracks.
This is way more tricky than textures for standards. We don't know how much in terrms of game engine and how old tracks and new ones differ. But we could help with upscaling textures of old, beloved GT4 tracks.
Course maker themes.
We could prepare texture packs and some basic models for new course maker themes. For example polish fields (it's example, don't bash me
). We take Toscana, make it more green, change trees, some flags and alter models like that small city on horizon, gas station and small houses to suit new theme. Oh, and more bumpy and full of holes asphalt. PD makes whole theme more flat, and we have new theme.
It's good to dream somethimes
