Forza 3 Discussion...

[xxBIG EVILxx]

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Does anyone know if the code that comes with the game will work on 2 Xboxs?

My brother and I each have our own Xbox, however we only bought one copy of the game. If I enter the code with my GT on my box, sign in on his box aand re-download will it work for him?

[nikpin]

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Question on all the Downloadable content craziness. If I didn't purchase the game on release day but bought in tomorrow do I still get a code for the 10 Motorsports Legends Car Pack and 2 Tracks or was that just a release day thing? Also what are all the Audi R8 coupons on Ebay for? Just the single car? I'm so confused by all of this LOL. Any help is appreciated.

[Hooe]

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What is the easiest way that you can tell if you have the extra cars above?

In the manufacturer select (before selecting a car) the dealerships that have extra cars via the VIP packs will have an extra icon located near their logo.

[Hooe]

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So I took a rather pronounced (perhaps drastic) step and turned off every driving assist except automatic transmission (ABS, TCS, STM), and immediately I can tell a difference in how the cars drive without them. This is not unexpected, but what I was surprised with was how quickly I learned how to manage driving the car without these assists.

Could be the cars I was using were easy to drive, but I drove the Vauxhall VX220, the Lotus Elise, and the 2008 Dodge Viper all for extended periods of time and really picked up how each moved quickly. The VX220 and Elise drove fairly similarly, while it was obvious the Viper had a huge motor and was very, very easy to lose control of if I wasn't paying attention.

That I actually managed to not only keep the car in one piece, but win races without the assists is a big step for me, as I've never played a sim racer without the assists on. I've still yet to run maybe more than five "clean" laps, but the game is a lot more challenging and wins are more satisfying than with all the assists on. I feel like I'm driving a lot better too; though I'm obviously not an expert, having less help driving the car has forced me to manage the car more carefully and be more attentive and less haphazard in my driving.

Next up, to learn how to drive stick, put the damage on simulation, and to finally stick the AI on hard.

[The GIGGAS]

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Kri, I'm using the designs you gifted to me, and they are awesome. Thanks so much!

I'll take a pic, and upload it and show off my Fit, lol.

[allBthere]

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So I took a rather pronounced (perhaps drastic) step and turned off every driving assist except automatic transmission (ABS, TCS, STM), and immediately I can tell a difference in how the cars drive without them. This is not unexpected, but what I was surprised with was how quickly I learned how to manage driving the car without these assists.

Could be the cars I was using were easy to drive, but I drove the Vauxhall VX220, the Lotus Elise, and the 2008 Dodge Viper all for extended periods of time and really picked up how each moved quickly. The VX220 and Elise drove fairly similarly, while it was obvious the Viper had a huge motor and was very, very easy to lose control of if I wasn't paying attention.

That I actually managed to not only keep the car in one piece, but win races without the assists is a big step for me, as I've never played a sim racer without the assists on. I've still yet to run maybe more than five "clean" laps, but the game is a lot more challenging and wins are more satisfying than with all the assists on. I feel like I'm driving a lot better too; though I'm obviously not an expert, having less help driving the car has forced me to manage the car more carefully and be more attentive and less haphazard in my driving.

Next up, to learn how to drive stick, put the damage on simulation, and to finally stick the AI on hard.

I'm the same way only I keep Traction control on and use manual transmission. The cars still handle quite differently, but I really enjoy shifting my own gears especially popping to 2 down from 4 for a corner and powering out going into 3rd. I also like to see if I can get to 6th gear in cars that have it.

I also for the first time used the store front stuff to get designs...I looked at the tuning setups, and while some would be useful, I actually preferred my own for my fav cars. I have perfect setups for the Alfa 8c (A class) and the boxterS(c-class). It's cool how drastically different your cars can be, like I have a couple of tuning jobs gone wrong to the point where I don't like the cars anymore and kind of want to get rid of them and hope someone just looks at the class rating and pays for them.

[Hooe]

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New car using art from the cover of Lostprophets 2006 album "Liberation Transmission":

[Hooe]

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Kri, I'm using the designs you gifted to me, and they are awesome. Thanks so much!

I'll take a pic, and upload it and show off my Fit, lol.

No problem, glad you like em.

I also for the first time used the store front stuff to get designs...I looked at the tuning setups, and while some would be useful, I actually preferred my own for my fav cars. I have perfect setups for the Alfa 8c (A class) and the boxterS(c-class). It's cool how drastically different your cars can be, like I have a couple of tuning jobs gone wrong to the point where I don't like the cars anymore and kind of want to get rid of them and hope someone just looks at the class rating and pays for them.

I actually haven't looked into tuning really at all yet, beyond the Auto Upgrade feature (which isn't really tuning...). Any advice in this department?

[Pappy Knuckles]

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My Coltsmobile.



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Kroniq, that's pretty hot.

[ODogg]

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dude, i'm no colts fan but holy crap I LOVE that car!! it's freakin killler man..

[Pappy Knuckles]

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Thanks man. Still have to fix the back a bit but I'm digging that car. I'm loving the vinyl shop. It saves me from spending hours trying to make something like a horseshoe. Now I just spend hours trying to paint the car...

[allBthere]

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No problem, glad you like em.



I actually haven't looked into tuning really at all yet, beyond the Auto Upgrade feature (which isn't really tuning...). Any advice in this department?

it depends what you want is the short explanation. For example I have a suped up challenger who's sole purpose is to go as fast as possible in a straight line. It's pretty good the way they have it set up. usually for me all the cars need better handling. So I'll consentrate on boosting that first as well as accelleration depending on the car and you can see what each potential upgrade will do to each rating before buying it. Unless we're talking about R1,2,3 classes I never ever do anything to decrease the speed of the car.

So it depends what you want and what you're starting with. Easy upgrads are the tire compound and weight reduction. Air intake is a good one to boost performance too. The other thing to keep in mind is what class you want the car to be in. My BoxterS is perfectly tuned imo it handles great, but it's C-class...I think taking it to the top of B-class would ruin how well it rides - it's like it's meant to be top of the line c-class if you know what I mean.

It's pretty easy to get money in the game which is good because heavy upgrade jobs cost a lot. My advice would be to take a car you are kind of indifferent towards and experament with it taking it up to the top of its class, use it, take it up to the next class etc. Another thing is to press X when you do auto upgrade to see what the game does in your upgrades...it usually does smart things for most racing - like you won't see it create a drag racing car or anything like that.

I'm using the term 'tuning' lightly because I actually dont do any fine tuning at all yet where you can do minute things to shave 1/100's of seconds off your time. that's something different entirely.

[allBthere]

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My Coltsmobile.



*edit*

Kroniq, that's pretty hot.

that's great man! how long does something like that take to build?

[tj1182]

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My Coltsmobile.



*edit*

Kroniq, that's pretty hot.

WOW, that's friggin awesome.

I was trying to make a Yankees car (not for me) but I found out I have no creativity whatsoever.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Who wants to make me an Our Lady Peace car?