Did a 30lap endurance race at HazyView (that figure of 8 track). As you can imagine it was a demolition derby with 90% of cars falling by the wayside and ending up in bits by the side of the track.
Wheels were off, bumpers too.
I managed to finish the race and ran the replay.
All the cars that lost wheels in the race were missing wheels at the start of the replay. So I was on 3 wheels but it was driving as though there were 4, including tyre smoke flowing around a tyre that wasn’t there.
Also cars were on the side of the track before the replay got under way too.

There were broken wheels all over the track buried halfway through it.
So looks like NFSS doesn’t clean up the track before the replay start as its not expecting bits to be on the track.

The guys behind Slightly Mad Studios would like to ask Electronic Arts, wheather they are permitted to release the Modding Tools or not.

One can hope that EA can be convinced of the project, and I ask everyone of you to sign this petition in order to achieve getting the correct modding tools and templates for nice cars.

http://sommergemuese.klee.in/need-for-speed-shift-modding-tools-petition/

Now this V2.0… it involves unpacking the game. Is this going to mean my NFS Shift folder will increase loads in size and leave tonnes of files floating around ?
Also how different is V2.0 over V1.0 ?

UncleChuckle: I finally got to try this today. While I will give it an A+ for graphics, where is the realism that was promised? The game is pitiful. On FULL difficulty, everything cranked up, the car tries to drift in every corner and feels like it’s got a magnet in the center of the car pulling it onto the track.

I suggest investigating the car setup options, like you would for any other simulated car that was giving you grief.

UncleChuckle: And the damage is a joke. Realism? So it’s realistic to crash head on into a barrier at 150mph and drive away with no negative effects is it? Yes, damage was on full. I repeatedly smashed the car to pieces and while visually the car was destroyed, the only evidence in the handling was a slight pull to the left. I crashed seven times as fast as I could and while the effect on the visuals was great, this game is an empty shell.

A crash into a wall is usually about the time I’m reaching for the reset button, it’s race over at that point even if the car still works. If you’re having trouble avoiding the walls, there’s a handy driving line option. But seriously, damage is only a factor if you’re not driving cleanly. I don’t mind them fudging it a bit if it progresses the game. eg. letting you muscle on rather than restart.

UncleChuckle: Absolutely pathetic. I gave Ian Bell the benefit of the doubt but this is reprehensible with what was claimed vs what was actually delivered.I wouldn’t play this game even if I was given a copy and a blowjob.

They make it hard to concentrate on your driving anyway.

UncleChuckle: EA DO spend more on marketing than production. They said it themselves a few weeks ago. If you can be bothered to do your research, you’ll find I mentioned it on here and linked to the piece in question with the quote.
The game is everything I suspected it would be sadly.

It’s amazing how many people’s prejudices have been confirmed with this game.

You didn’t mention which version, and what controller type your review version was on, either. Most of the major niggles I had early on have been resolved through mods, setup chamges and patches, and now it’s all smile time.

I’m just pleased there’s a new option other than buying yet another ‘Greatest Hits’ game from Simbin. And to get anything this close to a sim, and it is pretty close, from Need For Speed is kinda gobsmacking.

Sommergemüse: New VErsion 2.0 Out!Download: http://sommergemuese.klee.in/2009/10/need-for-speed-shift-real-cars-mod/

Your timing is impeccable, sir. May the gods of racing bless you unto the fourth generation. The difference in the AI is like night and day. They’re still a little goofy now and then, but well within tolerance.

I would have replied 6 hours ago, but I’ve been tearing up the track.

UncleChuckle: , The game is everything I suspected it would be sadly.

yeah. just leave the game alone. have fun doing something else and take care.

btw thanks to all the modders out there. shift now drives really nice, it’s lot of fun. great game, keep the “goodies” coming, community! :-)

Howie47:Most people get so used to their favorite Sims, that when some thing more real comes along. They think it is all wrong.

You mean you were trying to say shift is good by posting those videos? The first one makes shift look terrible and the second one is obviously someone who isn’t trying to drive quickly… at all. Actually I have no idea what he was doing, it wasn’t racing, and it wasn’t really drifting either.

The quick development of this “Real Mod” is the only reason the game still exists on my computer.

Download: http://sommergemuese.klee.in/2009/10/need-for-speed-shift-real-cars-mod/

And the damage is a joke. Realism? So it’s realistic to crash head on into a barrier at 150mph and drive away with no negative effects is it? Yes, damage was on full. I repeatedly smashed the car to pieces and while visually the car was destroyed, the only evidence in the handling was a slight pull to the left. I crashed seven times as fast as I could and while the effect on the visuals was great, this game is an empty shell.

Absolutely pathetic. I gave Ian Bell the benefit of the doubt but this is reprehensible with what was claimed vs what was actually delivered.

I wouldn’t play this game even if I was given a copy and a blowjob.

EA DO spend more on marketing than production. They said it themselves a few weeks ago. If you can be bothered to do your research, you’ll find I mentioned it on here and linked to the piece in question with the quote.

The game is everything I suspected it would be sadly.

are you nvidia users?
for nvidia you can change the “Maximum frames renderd ahead”
try it to set it on 0 default = 3, is a old trick to get the wheel more responsive

for ATI users is the option to change it in the ATI tray tools it seems

http://community.codemasters.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342249

orubasarot:
Condolences on being a sensible, rational contrarian populism apologist.

If you are trying to sound intelligent, then you are failing. Badly.

Your initial post that I quoted is idiotic in the extreme, and no potential spin you try to apply to me addressing said fact will disguise it.

Crazy Bored: After trying nearly everything I can find, as well as a new “real” mod which has improved the game even more, I still have very bad lagg with my G25. If everything is going normal and the track is clear and I don’t break loose it’s pretty good, but any quick movements at all and I lose control. I don’t mean spin out or anything, but I have never caught a drift smoothly. I can’t even make a sudden swerve around a wreck without the in game wheel lagging behind my real one and making me wobble all over the place trying to recover from the initial sudden movement.If I could just fix this one thing, the game would be quite a lot of fun, with these new mods coming in. It looks awesome now with a mod to get rid of that bloom or whatever it’s called, a mod to remove the cockpit blurring, and a couple other mods removing useless things around the track. The motion blur in replays annoys me but I’m sure that can be changed easily.

Indeed. I had the same problem where there is a lag of 0.3~0.2 of a second before my input is registered in the game. Being used to SimBin games and also LFS that feels to have no lag, it does effect my driving style as I have to quickly make changes to the car even before I want it to happen, meaning I’ve been missing apex and stuff. It might be due to the low FPS that I am also experiancing, but it’s still maddening.

Now, I tried three different tiers of cars on both London & Tokyo with dramatic improvements – even saw the change in the AI behavior (had a guy ram me from behind twice in a three-lap ‘quick race’).

Nice job!

F1Racer:As for this supposed steering lag, why are only some experiencing it and not others ?Surely it must be down to the controller setup.I don’t get lag at all.My cars turn right when I tell ‘em.

After trying nearly everything I can find, as well as a new “real” mod which has improved the game even more, I still have very bad lagg with my G25. If everything is going normal and the track is clear and I don’t break loose it’s pretty good, but any quick movements at all and I lose control. I don’t mean spin out or anything, but I have never caught a drift smoothly. I can’t even make a sudden swerve around a wreck without the in game wheel lagging behind my real one and making me wobble all over the place trying to recover from the initial sudden movement.

If I could just fix this one thing, the game would be quite a lot of fun, with these new mods coming in. It looks awesome now with a mod to get rid of that bloom or whatever it’s called, a mod to remove the cockpit blurring, and a couple other mods removing useless things around the track. The motion blur in replays annoys me but I’m sure that can be changed easily.

F1Racer:
I will be interested to try this but I don’t think I want or need smoother track surfaces.I like them as they are.I’m not even sure why that got changed.
As for this supposed steering lag, why are only some experiencing it and not others ?Surely it must be down to the controller setup.I don’t get lag at all.My cars turn right when I tell ‘em.

Yeah i honestly dont get why some poeple do its fine here to