***The Official Forza Motorsport 3 Thread***

mmj_uk said:
Well there's no law against criticism, the evidence is plain to see.

I'm no Forza fanboy but I'll still be getting it, it just astonishes me that cars can go through one another I don't remember the last racing game to have such a glaring problem.
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It's quite prevalent in all these type of games if you look closely enough, this time around, the game is under a microscope at the moment and glitches are being found, and it's the new thing to expose them.. Dirt2 and NFS Shift have issues, hell, even the GT5 demo had cars disappearing into each other, it's clearly something not enough attention is paid to from a visual perspective.. T10 has asked all glitches to be recorded by the early 'green disk' reviewers, so hopefully even the rare glitches will be patched quickly.

From the reviews so far, it clearly isn't prevalent, glitches have been mentioned, but only in a 'very rarely' kind of way, however, if you stage things, ou can re-create them if you wish.. it depends what you want to do..

If you read the article that goes with the pictures, it doesn't sound like anything major to worry about?
 
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Well me hearties...

The Ban-hammer has been wielded... Seems people playing early that shouldnt be are getting their XBL Accounts permanently suspended!...

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And on a brighter note..
Forza Motorsport 3 Pre-Order Car Giveaway!

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The first of three cars that can be yours is this ODST Beemer courtesy of NeoGaf's Ayo Jube. Hot!
Have you pre-ordered your copy of Forza Motorsport 3? If so…you’re awesome and we appreciate your support! If not then you have some work to do if you want to participate in our latest Forza 3 free car giveaway. We’re doings things a little differently this time around to reward everyone who's picked up a pre-order for Forza 3. How so you ask? Here’s the low down.
To celebrate the launch of Forza 3 and to thank our dedicated fans we’ve decided to host yet another free car giveaway, only this time we’re sending out a pack of slick designs courtesy of our community MVP’s. Basically we want you to e-mail us proof that you have indeed placed a pre-order on Forza Motorsport 3. Below is a step by step on how to do it.
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Second is this Crackdown 2 inspired Camaro created by community MVP m0dus.
Official Contest Rules and Submission Instructions


  • You must be an Xbox LIVE gold member to participate.
  • Download the Forza Motorsport 3 demo and finish one race (vs. the AI) with the gamertag you want to register by 12:00am PST on Monday October 26th 2009.
  • Pre-order Forza Motorsport 3 before Monday October 26th 2009 and be sure to have a receipt which shows the date of your pre-order.
  • Write your gamertag legibly in print letters onto the receipt and take a clear photo of said receipt with all printed information visible.
  • Email the photo to [email protected] with the subject header “Forza Motorsport 3 Pre-order Car Giveaway”. Include the photo as an attachment to the email, and also include your gamertag in the body of the email. Your e-mail must be received no later than 12:00am PST on Monday October 26th 2009.
  • Do not change your gamertag before you have received your in-game cars from within the game.
  • Purchase Forza Motorsport 3.
  • You will receive the gift cars on or around 11/4/09 once you have booted up Forza Motorsport 3 while logged into Xbox LIVE. Press the Left trigger to access your inbox and download the cars!
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Finally you will be gifted this sleek FM3 style Audi R8 V10 Courtesy of Turn 10's Fred Howell!
There you have it! Get out your digital cameras and e-mail a high quality picture of your pre-order receipt to [email protected] by following the steps noted above. From everyone here at Turn 10, thank you for your support of Forza Motorsport 3!
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Online pre-orders, just print the order out, write your gamertag on it, scan it in/take a pic of it, and e-mail it in!...

It makes no mention of if you accidentally cancel the order just after you've printed the order out though ;)
 
taintedlove69 said:
just got my copy now thanks to Mr Parcelforce, tried the above settings but didn't work, really think the cockpit view is pants seems it needs to be zoomed out just a bit to view rear mirror etc.
Has anyone else tried the settings or have other suggestions?
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To test it, set the degrees between screens to 90 (widest view), and you have to restart the game (go to dashboard, then re-launch) for the settings to take effect..
 
cheets64 said:
I cant believe it, the post man came before 11 and he brought me this



No not the bread, F3 LE, cant believe ************ delivered it for £39.99 and got it to me on the 21st. Impressed with their service.

Happy as larry I am
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Warburtons doesn't count as proof, Hovis or it didn't happen ;)


Just waiting for mine from the same place.. missus is instructed to phone me as soon as it arrives... but post is usually late in the day for us..
 
Really enjoying this game!!!

The small cars are just so much fun, and I thought I'd delve into the Vinyl Editor (Number plates) for the first time ever, hopefully this game will keep me fully occupied for a long time..

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PinkFloyd said:
I thought they said a while back that wouldn't be possible to patch in :eek:

Good stuff though, that's going to probably be a big download though! Lot of animations to do.
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It is a tiny update, took 2 seconds (literally) to download.. Most the animation functionality must have already been in the game..

Shame my MS wheel is receiving some 'mods' (Clutch switch down on the pedals) as soon as I get it back together, I'll be giving the game some proper time!
 
Oh, people are saying the GT-R's main LCD display is animated..

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Might have to check this out tonight.. just need to get some MS Points...
 
finite said:
What would make me happy is some sort of resolution on the sound issues, but this pack will put an end to at least some of the inane posts over at forzamotorsport.net with it's inclusion of the 2010 Nissan GTR SpecV.
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They are working on another title update (a.k.a Patch) that they are trying to complete before Christmas..

I don't have any sound issues myself, but hope they do fix it, because it does seem to be driving people up the wall!..
 
Damn... was going to wait a little while, but all the good feedback on the car pack was too much!..

Just got 2100 points online and now enjoying the GT-R!
 
quicksilver said:
with Forza 3 and steering wheels, are there any tweaks that can be changed ingame to make it easier to drive using a wheel/pedals?

I find it's very responsive - but then I've always been a padder - and I seem to have a very heavy left braking foot.

Any advice?
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With regards to braking, people often put half a tennis ball, or even a thick pair of socks under the pedal to give it some extra resistance!

You can adjust the 'range' of the pedal travel in the Controller options (My Profile->Controller->Advanced) , but none will reduce the sensitivity..

You can reduce the braking force (tuning option) on some cars, which can help a lot, but after a while you just get used to the braking, it is weird at first, but I don't find it much of an issue these days..
 
Zensuji said:
Agree....an option would be nice.
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Yep, it totally ruins some races, especially in higher car classes where launching requires careful rev/throttle balancing, you have what seems 1/2 a second to set your self, which leads to too many fluffed launches...

There are plenty of little things T10 should improve via patches/updates, lets hope they do.. If PD release a totally polished game this year, I am sure a lot of disgruntled people will flood over to it, as it's always the small things that sometimes niggle the most..
 
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I only ventured in public lobbies when the added they RWD ones the other day.

I raced in about 5 different Class C RWD lobbies, and all the racing was excellent, sure the odd minor bump every now and again, but to be honest, everyone near the front was being very vigilant..

Top results all around...

Mind you, if you want a really top quality experience, and want uber-clean/fair racing, you really want to do what has always been necessary, and join in on all the more dedicated forum events accross the web...
 
If anyone is interested, go and get your votes in now on the todays 3 sets of DLC choices from Jalopnik

Group 4
Group 5
Group 6

Some superb choices in there, Pug 205 Gti and 205T16..

Even a Vectra GSi!
 
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The Final Vote is up on Jalopnik..

You have to choose 5.

The cars are
1971 AMC Javelin AMX (Commenter Golden Ticket)
1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 (Commenter Golden Ticket)
1986 Dodge Shelby Omni GLH-S (Commenter Golden Ticket)
1983 Volvo 242 Group A Homologated (Commenter Golden Ticket)
1988 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R (Commenter Golden Ticket)
1955 Porsche 550A Spyder
1960 Aston Martin DB4 Zagato
1969 Pontiac GTO Judge
1970 Datsun 240Z
1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
1971 De Tomaso Pantera
1973 BMW 2002 Turbo
1974 Ford Escort RS1600
1977 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
1977 Saab 99 Turbo
1980 Lotus Esprit 2.2
1981 Volkswagen Scirocco S
1982 DeLorean DMC-12
1982 Lancia 037 Stradale
1984 BMW M635CSi
1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1986 Honda CRX Si
1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500
1988 Pontiac Fiero GT
1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo II
1990 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185
1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1992 GMC Syclone
1992 Nissan 240SX SE
1993 GMC Typhoon
1994 Porsche 928 GTS
1996 Subaru Impreza WRX Type R STi
1998 Aston Martin V8 Vantage V600
1999 BMW M5
2002 BMW Z3 M Coupe
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Get voting HERE!!!!!
 
I fear the RS1600 is going to be overlooked.. old skool rear wheel drive, and very good to look at (IMO)..

But it does look like the RS500 and Merc 190 are popular, and they are two I'd really love to be in the pack
 
Nice shout.. thought I'd pop one in too..
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Some awesome photo's in the thread, so not holding out any hope, but you've got to be in it to win it!
 
And the Jalopnik Winners are in..

1983 Volvo 242 Group A Homologated
1982 DeLorean DMC-12
1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1982 Lancia 037 Stradale
1973 BMW 2002 Turbo
1971 De Tomaso Pantera
1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500
1977 Saab 99 Turbo
1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo II

1984 BMW M635CSi
1971 AMC Javelin AMX
1992 GMC Syclone
1988 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R
1986 Dodge Shelby Omni GLHS
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Nice the two Cossies made it through and the Merc 190, and possibly the 99 Turbo,

But clearly all this golden ticket nonsense was just pushing 5 cars through they wanted!! Apparantly all 15 should hopefully make it in to the pack! (1 more to be announced shortly in addition to the above 14)


Also, it's been tweeted that some news of Feb DLC will be made in todays pitpass, I assume this isn't Jalopnik stuff, since that's for the summer..
 
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