Relaxed, General FH3 Chat

[Kitten]

Gonna copypaste my post from the Forza forums just to temper peoples' expectations...

This applies to PC only, or at least the performance stuff.

"Patch is a pretty massive downgrade, and I'm not even sure what it's even for at this point besides adding the DLC.

The performance is *worse*. My framerate and stuttering in Surfer's Paradise are worse than they were before. Other areas are okay, but they were before. No positive improvements.

Also, the only vehicle asset bugs I've noticed previously (the patch claims "vehicle assets fixes") are either completely unchanged or actually worse. The inline 6 engines are still all shared from the BMW M4 (besides the new M2) so the RB26s and 2JZs sound identical. The Alfa Romeo 75 had a bug where the driver's hands constantly shook as if he was driving on a dirt road - now they shake twice as fast.

Photo mode is still blurry and looks nowhere near as good as Xbox One unless you're downsampling from 4K (and let's face it, most people probably don't have the horsepower for that with this game).


Absolutely nothing I've noticed previously has been fixed. Not happy with this patch but I suppose I'll still enjoy the DLC, capped at 30fps that is."

Lovely. 10/10 Patch.

 

[Maxrevv]

Downloading the update as we speak! Had to restart my PC then saw the update. Soon, Crown Vic, SOON.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

I did a 2 lap race in a stock Lancia Delta HF since I didn't know anything about the event.

37 bloody minutes

I didn't mention that when I raced with my buddies, they had the advantage of knowing the circuit. Their laps were mid-9's. My first one, in the HE GT-R, was 12 minutes.

 

[MXH]

@MXH did you restart while updating? Mine has gone so slow but now started again and don't want to mess this up I only have it on digital, tempted to just leave it running at 1mbs

No, not while updating. The update itself refused to show up at all so I restarted my console.

 

[Kitten]

Found this on Reddit.

performance and stuttering worse after the patch.

i7 4790k/GTX 1080/32GB RAM here.

EDIT: Getting about 40fps in Surfers Paradise, and just below 50fps in Yarra Valley. GPU usage at about 50%.

 

[Harakudoshi]

Right. I'm having some sort of problem where the update isn't qeueing up. And when I'm in game, I can't go to the marketplace to download the DLC. I'm definitely online because I can join free roam. But my game is acting as if there is no update or DLC available. I'm going to be rather miffed if I can't download it, seeing as how I payed for the season pass.

 

[Cowboy]

Decided to recruit a fourth member to my crew earlier today. As of now, the members of my crew are: @nick98, @SlipZtrEm, @ToyGTone, and a college friend of mine. I'd like to find another GTP member to replace the fourth member, but I'm too sidetracked by my RS2 Avant

 

[Patrick]

Does the Crown Vic actually have a siren like the article said? Or did I mis-read it?

 

[TheAdmiester]

Does the Crown Vic actually have a siren like the article said? Or did I mis-read it?

Yeah, it has an animated lightbar you can install. I dunno if it makes siren noises but the Jag MK2 doesn't.

 

[DJTHEKING]

The Crown Vic is only 1500$ in the autoshow

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

I didn't mention that when I raced with my buddies, they had the advantage of knowing the circuit. Their laps were mid-9's. My first one, in the HE GT-R, was 12 minutes.

I did my laps around 10 mins and 40 seconds in a 4wd one:1.

 

[Maxrevv]

I did my laps around 10 mins and 40 seconds in a 4wd one:1.

My first attempt on the Goliath was with a mostly-stock F355 and after 2 or 3 crashes, finished at the 11th minute and such seconds. 4 wheelspins and 30k credits I think. Skills were nicely banked though. 10 of 'em skill points.

 

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

I'm pretty sure the blow off valve sound on the Huayra BC was sampled from an asthma inhaler.

 

[Chebble]

Check out this article.

Thank you

One thing I have noticed - they've improved the sound on the Aventador SV. I'm quite happy with that.

 

[DJTHEKING]

Might try to do a Montreal or a Laval police paint for the Crown Vic

 

[Dan Hill]

I feel in love with the Vulcan at Goodwood last year and having just taken it for a quick blast I love it even more. Had some great skill chains going.

 

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

Adding the search lamps to the Crown Vic actually adds the handles to the cockpit view too. Neat touch!

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I so far have tried the Pagani and Crown Vic. I like both in their own way, the Crown Victoria is fun to just screw around with whether just sliding around or stalking other racers. hehe

The Huayra BC is really quick while being quite manageable, it feels like it would be a great car for higher class racing. Though I've only used it so far to have a couple of easy street race wins, also; I think I saw my first unicorn.

 

[GrindyBeak]

Just saw it too, it's also now in the Horizon Promo section.

Edit: Someone even messaged me, thinking I had it

 

[VXR]

I thought I sped past it just now. These S-bodies are so basic I don't even look twice.

 

[JvM]

Btw, did they add new HE cars?

 

[DDastardly00]

Decided to recruit a fourth member to my crew earlier today. As of now, the members of my crew are: @nick98, @SlipZtrEm, @ToyGTone, and a college friend of mine. I'd like to find another GTP member to replace the fourth member, but I'm too sidetracked by my RS2 Avant

I drove that car extensively in FH2, it was one of my main cruising cars, both on and off road. I know what you mean by sidetracked.
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Last night I did some off-road buggy races in the outback, man those are fun, they really add a whole new element to the game.

 

[ImaRobot]

I so far have tried the Pagani and Crown Vic. I like both in their own way, the Crown Victoria is fun to just screw around with whether just sliding around or stalking other racers. hehe

The Huayra BC is really quick while being quite manageable, it feels like it would be a great car for higher class racing. Though I've only used it so far to have a couple of easy street race wins, also; I think I saw my first unicorn.

Probably snuck it in for the event next week. If you go to the achievement section of the game hub you can actually see what prizes you get, and on what date the contests will be.

 

[Stockasarock]

I love the goliath race. No idea how many laps I've done now. Lets just say I've got all the horizon edition cars that are available atm. Did a 20 lap race yesterday in my HE Jag, went from 12.5m to 19m after all the wheel spins were done, went from level 282 to 371. I usually do 2 laps at a time drifting in the HE BRZ. Great way to get skill points and xp.

 

[GrindyBeak]

So I just found out that you can change cars on the spot for 10k credits if you go on the cars -> my cars. I used to keep going to the autoshow just to change back cars. Is there other things I don't know?

 

[ShawnPhillips]

About half way done downloading the update. I wish the update released earlier. My download speeds are typically much faster in the mornings. Currently averaging 0.5Mbps.

 

[DJTHEKING]

And it's done

 

[TokoTurismo]

And it's done

Looks awesome DJ! Be downloading and liking it the next time I go on. Great job!! 👍

 

[-Fred-]

Should have gone for 19-2 for the car number.

 

[Northstar]

Apparently the Vic is only 1,500 after the free one. I'm not expecting to see many in the Auction House.