NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

[Steve_OS]

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Richard Towler, the iRacing NASCAR World Champion, takes the #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Impala for a couple of laps around the new Sprint Cup Series track Kentucky in the up and coming video game NASCAR The Game 2011.

[Flamehead]

Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

Very nice. Waiting till late March is getting increasingly difficult.

[brandon27]

Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

Wow, looks great!

Anybody know if the weather will actually progress and the sun will set, which will obviously make graphical changes to the sky and lighting, but also will the track conditions change as well as the sun goes down?

[Aggies7]

Anyone know if that was rain building up on the windshield

[bill2451]

I love the buildup of grime on the windshield

[bluengold34_OS]

Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

Wow, looks great!

Anybody know if the weather will actually progress and the sun will set, which will obviously make graphical changes to the sky and lighting, but also will the track conditions change as well as the sun goes down?

Yes, The weather, time of day, and track changes will all take place over the course of a race. So if your racing Daytona 500, the car will handle differently during the day, and will change as night draws upon the event.

[Rules]

Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

Ahh I was hoping that this game was going to be a simulation. That is the most unrealistic video I have seen yet!



Jr. would have hit the wall two of those four laps

[Dazraz]

Looking good. Really looking forward to this. Hopefully a demo will be released soon.

[JMD]

Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

It looks like this will be the first Nascar game in which I will run my Career races all at 100%. I did 50% in Nascar 09 because I really didn't think the game was all that great, but this game looks amazing.

[Potatoes002]

Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

Yes, The weather, time of day, and track changes will all take place over the course of a race. So if your racing Daytona 500, the car will handle differently during the day, and will change as night draws upon the event.

They reported over on the boards on the official site that the day and night transitions aren't in the game, even though they were announced earlier on. I'm not sure why though, I don't know if a reason was ever given.

[radney]

I know........I was looking forward to driving into the setting sun to total darkness.

[Papi34]

Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

Looks lovely and smooth and love the lighting. Progressive lighting is a very underrated feature in my opinion. Makes a huge difference for me.

[Flamehead]

Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

To muddle the waters even further, I thought I read over on their site that day/night transitions will be in, but changing track temperatures will not be in (as the sun goes down, for example). Could be mistaken though.

[Potatoes002]

Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

To muddle the waters even further, I thought I read over on their site that day/night transitions will be in, but changing track temperatures will not be in (as the sun goes down, for example). Could be mistaken though.

According to the developer's Twitter it isn't (also see thread).

http://forums.eutechnyx.com/threads/5149-No-day-to-night-transitions

I also read that weather will not effect the handling of the cars, either.

[bluengold34_OS]

Re: NASCAR The Game 2011 Video: Richard Towler Runs Kentucky

They reported over on the boards on the official site that the day and night transitions aren't in the game, even though they were announced earlier on. I'm not sure why though, I don't know if a reason was ever given.

Then I apologize......

I was only going off of what I was told directly from the developer. Too be fair though, I was told this info back in late October, early November! I will confirm this for sure when I head down to the Daytona 500 for a game preview and the race.