• Gran Turismo 5 Gets A Huge Update 1.06

    // Gradly // blog, Games, PS3 No Responses

    Major Changes and New Features

    • Remote Racing – [Remote Races] have been added to the bottom left of the [GT Mode] – [Community] screen.  Here you can start a fully automated B-Spec race using yours and your friends’ “My Drivers”, and gain rewards and experience from it. For details please see section 8-4 [Remote Races] in the [Manual] accessible from the main menu, and also the new “Remote Race” page on gran-tursimo.com, under the GT5 product information section.
    • Remote Racing from a Web Browser – In [Remote Races], you can visit the official “gran-turismo.com” website using a web browser, and remotely control your PS3® at home. You can start races, monitor its progress and check results from the website. This is a new playing style allowing you to play Gran Turismo anywhere.  Sign in from the [GT5 My Home] button on the upper right corner of the website to get started.
    • Using the Course Maker in Online Races – You can now use one of the “My Courses” created in [Course Maker] for your online races (in Open Lobby, My Lounge), or select themes and generate courses on the spot. (Please note you’ll only be able to use My Courses created after this update).THESIXTHAXIS
    • Introduction of Performance Points in Online Races – We’ve now introduced Performance Points (PP), a numerical index of a car’s performance for online races. You can set PP restrictions in the online race regulations (in Open Lobby, My Lounge) to limit participating cars. For details, see 6 -15 [Performance Points] in the [Manual] accessible from the main menu.
    • Increased Rewards and Experience Online – The amount of rewards and experience gained from online racing (in Open Lobby, My Lounge) have been increased.
    • More Event Settings in Online Races – [Auto Race Start Cycle] and [Tire Wear/Fuel Consumption] have been added to the event settings for online races (in Open Lobby, My Lounge).
    • More Penalties for Special Events – Penalties for improper driving such as driving off course and hitting walls have been increased for the [Special Events] under [GT Mode] – [GT Life].
    • Event Rewards and Experience Adjusted – The rewards and experience gained in [License] and [Special Events] in [GT Mode] – [GT Life] have been adjusted. Experience for A-Spec and B-Spec events have been increased, while rewards have been reduced back down to levels seen before the 1.05 update.
    • Car Loan in Events – In A-Spec, B-Spec and [Special Events] in [GT Mode] – [GT Life], you can now borrow cars that your Friends have set to share with friends. For details see 6-16 [Borrowing and Lending Cars] in the [Manual] accessible from the main menu.
    • More Car Settings – Gear ratio adjustment, power limiters, and weight adjustment have been added to the settings. For details see [18. Settings Guide] in the [Manual] accessible from the main menu.
    • Multi-Monitor Feature – From [Options] – [Hardware] – [Multi-Monitor], you can now access the multi-monitor display settings using multiple PS3â„¢ systems. You can now enjoy Gran Turismo 5 in a wide display environment combining multiple PS3â„¢ systems and TV’s/monitors. For details please see the support section on gran-turismo.com.

    Changes and Additions to Gameplay

    • It is now possible to replay and save [2P Battle] races.THESIXTHAXIS
    • [Controller Steering Sensitivity] has been added to [Driving Options].THESIXTHAXIS
    • [Corner Bank Angle] has been added to the section settings in [Course Maker].THESIXTHAXIS
    • In A-Spec events including endurance races, a confirmation prompt has been added before restarting a race from the beginning.THESIXTHAXIS
    • In replays, B Spec and while watching races, you can now change viewing targets directly from the screen without having to use a separate window list.
    • Personal BGM can now be used when voice chat is disabled in a [Lounge].
    • Cars in your garage that are not registered as ‘Favorites’ can now be used in a [Lounge].
    • When tire restriction is enabled in a Lounge regulation, only cars with tires that qualify will be displayed in the garage.
    • Driver and car display selections during races will be saved.
    • Karts now have [Quick Menu] settings.
    • You can now select multiple items in some important menu screens, such as when registering your favorite cars in your [Garage].

    AI Adjustment

    • Race choreography and opponent car AI controls for licence tests and A Spec events have been adjusted.
    • Opponent car AI controls during B Spec races have been improved.THESIXTHAXIS
    • The evasive maneuver of opponent cars when a players car blocks the track has been improved.

    Correction of Issues

    • Corrected an issue where it was possible to gain points unfairly in drift trials.
    • Corrected an issue where it was not possible to view the 4th sector in the live monitor.
    • Corrected an issue where the sound effects would not change when replacing the exhaust system or turbo kit.
    • Corrected an issue where the save data becomes unable to load when exceeding a certain file size.

    Other Changes

    • A searchable item called [Race Type] has been added for room creation in the [Open Lobby].
    • The lap times for the [X Challenge] in [Special Events] have been adjusted.
    • Game save speed has been optimized.
    • The HDD access warning message that was displayed at game startup has been disabled for faster startup.
    • Car demo backdrops during an [Auto Demo] is now displayed randomly in 4 types (Morning/Day/Night/White) as is in the　[Dealership].
    • The “S-AWC” integrated four wheel drive system of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X has been adjusted.
    • The [Force Feedback Strength] of the Thrustmaster T500RS can now be adjusted across a wider range.

    Simply load the game when you’re signed into the PSN to get this update.

    [via: thesixthaxis]

  • How to take Stunning Interior & Engine Shots in Gran Turismo 5

    // Gradly // blog, Consoles, Games, PS3 3 Responses

    Gran Turismo 5

    – This ONLY works in PHOTO TRAVEL w/ a Premium Car.

    – Specifically in only two locations:

    1. Step#1 – In Luzern Chapel Bridge you MUST place your car in location # 2 & #4, #2 is adjacent to the Chapel by the water.
    2. Step#2 – Position your car with the desired interior side you wish to shoot from, keep in mind you do not have alot of free movement with the camera in this location.
    3. Step#3 – Walk as close to the car as you can, either if it’s the rear window, driver side window, passenger side window. etc.
    4. Step#4 – Set your F value all the way up so there is no blur effect
    5. Step#5 – Simply level your camera to the height of the window, and ZOOM IN.

    That is all! I have yet to hear anyone do it, you simply glitch through the glass. And this only works in this location, alot of my weird angles are because you can glitch through the whole car itself. So a lot of times you get good angles.

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    [via: gtplanet]

  • Gran Turismo 5: Win Jaguar XJ13 & Home Racing suit for FREE!

    // Gradly // blog, Consoles, Download, Facebook, PS3 1 Response

    – Go to Facebook App page take it on the track
    – Play “Shot in the Dark“.

    Choose Just play and finish the complete game and wait to the end

    – Choose 5 peoples of your friends to do Grudge, or anytime after playing the game once you can click Create Grudge

    Select any set of peoples and write what you want in the comment and click next

    – Now the page is stuck in load state, wait for 5 minutes before you refresh the page

    – Repeat Grudge for different People wait 5 minutes until you succeed.

    – Finally go to your profile page and on the right side is your code

    + Source: GTPlanet

  • Yamauchi on GT5’s Mechanical Damage, Updates, & More

    // Gradly // blog, Games, News 1 Response

    Gran Turismo 5

    Kazunori Yamauchi has been fielding questions from fans on Twitter over the past few hours. The tweets are in Japanese, but with a little help from Google and medhi_san, we can get a pretty good idea of what he’s talking about. Here’s the highlights:

    • Flexible camera angles and “dynamic and wide-area lighting needs” are to blame for the sometimes blocky shadows. Yamauchi admits they are a problem and wants to improve them.
    • Yamauchi appears to consider the possibility of removing the in-game HUD (heads-up-display features) at some point in the future.
    • To unlock the Red Bull X1, you’ll need to complete the “Sebastian Vettel Challenge”, which appears at Level 30.
    • Online “lounge” functionality and other features will be added “one by one”.
    • Polyphony Digital continues to work on fully supporting the Logitech G25 and G27, though Yamauchi admits he would like a “new steering device soon”…
    • Mechanical damage options will be implemented in a new update for GT5 coming “early December”.
    • As you may know, many players noticed that GT5’s face-tracking functionality only worked in Arcade mode. According to Yamauchi, it’s not available in GT mode due to memory issues with the PS3.
    • In-game rewards (such as the monetary prize in GT5 Prologue) for your performance in online events is something Polyphony Digital is considering, and may be implemented in a future update.
    • Gran Turismo 5’s official, 2-disc sound-track will be released soon.
    • Yamauchi wanted to implement a “free roam” gameplay mode in GT5, where players could drive around, respecting speed limits and obeying traffic laws, and even exit the car to walk around and explore the environment on foot.
    • The YouTube replay upload feature had to be pulled from the final version of the game because it took a very long time to render and it consumed too much memory. Yamauchi is still considering it, however.

    As always, it is refreshing and exciting to see Yamauchi’s interactions with fans via Twitter. Let’s hope the medium continues to be a valuable open line into Polyphony Digital as GT5 to evolves!

    Photomode image by Gradly.

    + Source: GTPlanet