saving in long races

[paulali1]

Is there any info on if and when we will be able to save mid or part race of the 4 hour 24 hour races? etc

 

[FRED SIMÕES]

I think you can only pause it.

 

[Hig-GT]

No there isn't anything so far.

However, it is something that desperately needs adding!

 

[tachi1247]

I could not agree more. I think it is completely ridiculous that you cannot save the game while in an endurance race. Do the people at PD not know that 1 driver doesn't drive the car for the entire 24 hours straight? Why do they think I should? I understand the point of an endurance race, but at least give me the option to save every 4 hours or 100 laps or some interval that makes sense.

Leaving the console on in "pause" mode is not only a waste of energy, but is also bad for the console. For those of us with jobs, it will take me 6 days of racing 4 hours a night to complete a 24hr race. There is no way I'm leaving my console running for 6 straight days while it's running a game. Plus like others have mentioned, a momentary power loss or brown out will cause you to lose everything and have to start over.

 

[chouch]

I'm 34 A-Spec, I did up to the 9h of Tsukuba, and still, no way to save your game.

Bspec is not an issue, just let the Bobs drive in slave mode.

 

[paulali1]

Thankyou for all the replies,i simply dont have the time to do all these races,so a save feature is a must

 

[LeMansIndy500]

I also agree with the save feature being a must. I remember playing Le Mans 24 Hours for PS2 and it took me a week to do the 24 Hour race at 3-4 1/2 hours racing a night before switching my console off for the night. That in itself should surely still count as endurance!

I'm hoping that PD will read all these threads just like they did with the backup save feature and implement it in a future patch.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

A save feature has always been a must. But the people that praise how much of a sim game this is would probably complain if they could save their game during the middle of an endurance race. "Its not realistic to save in real life, so why let us during the game" Thats the response you are going to hear. Which I disagree with. A save feature would be nice indeed and those that didnt want to use it, wouldnt have to. But you know how that goes.

 

[birksy82]

There's no way i will be touching the 24hr endurance race until i can save it at some point. Agreed what a stupid idea.

 

[Soxpomox]

Also, consider the fact most users can't play for more than 4 hours without the game freezing, so I don't even see the endurance races as a possibility unless I can save every couple of laps, just in case it freezes on me.

 

[GTP_Vice]

We need saves and divide the race with the B-spec drivers.

 

[Rajareits]

Damn it guys.. What's the point of an endurance if you don't do any endurance.. You're missing the point friends.

 

[Mortuus]

You still have to finish it so what difference if i wanna save it or not ?

 

[Soxpomox]

Damn it guys.. What's the point of an endurance if you don't do any endurance.. You're missing the point friends.

Have you not read the legitimate reasons for why people want the option to save? Jeez.

 

[Soxpomox]

You still have to finish it so what difference if i wanna save it or not ?

You too, learn to read.

 

[AMH_]

group up some friends, make it an event.
I might give that a go,
although, being the only un-married guy in my group, im sure it wont fily well.

 

[iaustin7]

Yeah, I just got a new PS3 but I would not want to leave it on for a week if I have to.

 

[iinsom00]

Damn it guys.. What's the point of an endurance if you don't do any endurance.. You're missing the point friends.

Cause ive seen heaps of race drivers doing 24hour races themselves...

 

[Patrocles]

Thankyou for all the replies,i simply dont have the time to do all these races,so a save feature is a must

+1

I am getting more and more perplexed and irritated about all these 'standard' (read >5 years) features left out of GT5


breathe...breathe...OK! i'm good!

 

[JJ72]

Damn it guys.. What's the point of an endurance if you don't do any endurance.. You're missing the point friends.

Real 24 hr endurance drivers do at max 4 hour stints, go to sleep, then drive some more, they only do about 8 hour total. What PD is asking us to do is triple that amount.

The spirit of endurance racing is a test of machine more than the people, but given there's no mechanical failure and wear except tires in GT5, who is missing the point?

 

[Nlmkiii]

Real 24 hr endurance drivers do at max 4 hour stints, go to sleep, then drive some more, they only do about 8 hour total. What PD is asking us to do is triple that amount.

The spirit of endurance racing is a test of machine more than the people, but given there's no mechanical failure and wear except tires in GT5, who is missing the point?

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+1, for sure.👍

 

[vett'e]

Real 24 hr endurance drivers do at max 4 hour stints, go to sleep, then drive some more, they only do about 8 hour total. What PD is asking us to do is triple that amount.

The spirit of endurance racing is a test of machine more than the people, but given there's no mechanical failure and wear except tires in GT5, who is missing the point?

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[Spacegoat]

I still can't understand why this feature hasn't been added yet.

 

[Big Stig]

Real 24 hr endurance drivers do at max 4 hour stints, go to sleep, then drive some more, they only do about 8 hour total. What PD is asking us to do is triple that amount.

The spirit of endurance racing is a test of machine more than the people, but given there's no mechanical failure and wear except tires in GT5, who is missing the point?

+1

And it's not just the 24-, 12-, or even 9-hour enduros. In some series like the Rolex Series they force driver changes, and those events last a bit under three hours. So a save or B-spec co-driver option isn't just a good idea, it's also more "real" than the "option" we have currently.

I love the game, I really do--but I wish PD had spent a bit more of the past five years leaving things the way they were.

 

[LeMansIndy500]

A save feature has always been a must. But the people that praise how much of a sim game this is would probably complain if they could save their game during the middle of an endurance race. "Its not realistic to save in real life, so why let us during the game" Thats the response you are going to hear. Which I disagree with. A save feature would be nice indeed and those that didnt want to use it, wouldnt have to. But you know how that goes.

I can see the point of people disagreeing with mid race saving but they don't have to use it if it is only an option. Like in the PS2 game Le Mans 24 Hours you can choose to save but not if you don't want to. Therefore they can still run the race non-stop and we should hopefully not here any complaints about it.

 

[markydjay]

Personally I actually love it that they omitted this. What with car duplicating and birthday glitching and everything it seems all the reward coming from hard work is being taken out of GT5. So I think 24hr enduros are a fantastic idea to actually have something really epic to do and be proud of doing right. I've got two mates together to do the Le Mans realistically each taking four hour stints on the same PS3. Epic yes, but going to be a lot of fun and bloody rewarding to get it all done properly. Then we'll have a kip to celebrate

 

[markydjay]

I can see the point of people disagreeing with mid race saving but they don't have to use it if it is only an option. Like in the PS2 game Le Mans 24 Hours you can choose to save but not if you don't want to. Therefore they can still run the race non-stop and we should hopefully not here any complaints about it.

I take your point but my point is that enduros are about the only think left of GT5 that 3 weeks ago was a challenge and still is, hasn't been made laughably easy by some short cut. Doing 30mins a day and saving would be totally against the spirit of an endurance race.

 

[chaos_kitty_kat]

So I think 24hr enduros are a fantastic idea to actually have something really epic to do and be proud of doing right. I've got two mates together to do the Le Mans realistically each taking four hour stints on the same PS3. Epic yes, but going to be a lot of fun and bloody rewarding to get it all done properly. Then we'll have a kip to celebrate

Although I agree with your point, the simple reply here would be what about those of us who have lives (and/or jobs) outside of the game, and have no other friends that they trust to help them drive the car. My boyfriend and I plan to team drive the 24 hour races, but we both agree that we probably couldn't do it in one sitting, even in stints. They do need to put the saving option in a future patch, for the mercy of our poor PS3's if not for anything else.

 

[markydjay]

I'd argue being stupid and crazy and doing a 24 hour race with a couple of mates on a day off or weekend is probably less damaging to your life than spending 3 or 4 hours every single night for a week. Work hard, play hard. Not work a bit play a bit.