GT4 Released TODAY

[HyperTek]

You go to your garage, gives you the option to load data from GT3, it basically just give you some credit for playing gt3, it unlocks a few license test that you already did, and up to 100,000 credit. Im doing the international B license stuff right now..

[Tricky1980]

ok, it might be just me but ive doen like allt he races i can... and im out of money to buy a specific car to do a race.. i was just wondering if you guys are all repeating races to make morem oney? or if im doing somethign wrong.. i made it through a lot of the beginning winning a certain car and then using that for the next mission but i need a FAST american car... and i need a 60's and 70's japanese car.. and i never won any of those... any suggestions on which race to repeat for the most money easiest win idea?
Jay

[Flipzide]

really? the ipod didnt work for me. i had it in hd mode and it didnt detect it at all.. i used my Nomad MUVO Mp3 player which also had a memory stick to upload my pics to the comp. I never figured such a weird feature in a game would be interesting to use haha

[mr_240sx]

would i be able to connect my mp3 player to it? or a mini disc player?

[Agent_S13]

I figured since there's a large audience of players, someone can answer the following for me:

1) The auto-save problem... wouldn't it be easy to just remove the memory card before buying a car and messing around with it so the auto-save doesn't kick in? That way you can screw around w/ a car just to see if you want it or not? In relation, would there be a problem w/ the auto-save looking for a memory card to save it to and freeze the game until you put one in?

2) The credit/license transfer. I know that you get 100,000 credits and the A/B licenses, but no "Reward Cars" for completing them if you had done them w/out the save. Just wondering if you can just re-run the last race of each license test (Graduation Test, I think... don't have the game yet) and see if completing that race again w/ the Bronze time gives you the "Bronze Reward" for those licenses?

It would be an even bigger bonus since you would now have 110,000 credits and 2 cars in the garage to start with (which you could sell for more credits if you didn't want them)

Now to await my copy for delivery...

-Aaron
'91 240sx coupe

[mr_240sx]

well im gonna try my digital camera (minolta) to see if it works! Im keeping my fingers crossed!

[TurDz]

Okay, I know you get cars for each level of medal for each license group. Bronze gets you a car, Silver does, and Gold obviously.

When loading GT3 stuff, what exactly does it give you in terms of licenses? Do you still have the option to pass the GT4 ones and win the prize cars? If not...I'd rather redo all the licences on GT4 again.

[S14DB]

This sucks. I have GT4 but someone is still working on Kingdom Hearts so, I don't have the PS2 right now.

[chuy]

I dont think it was worth the money the graphics look cleaner and the cars feel cleaner handling and stuff. I"m still loveing the third.

[kandyflip445]

What is the icon labeled? I still don't have my licences from gt3.

Edit: Nevermind. It's under "status" you hit start in that menu.

[kazuo]

Raaawr!

Somewhat OT: Anyone knows any vendors in the USA that sell custom seat/wheel/pedal set ups for use with Gran Turismo?

Yes, I know I can make my own, blahblahblah but I don't have the time, tools or place to do it, so I'll just buy one.

Tried googling but the terms are too vague.

Thanks

[HyperTek]

yah there is a fold out one they sell at best buy that you sit on the ground or something, dunno if its any good...

well uploading from gt3 got me a and b license, and 100,000 credit... not much but its a start. OH yah, if you buy a used car, be sure to get a oil change.. =D I guess the chassis also takes wear too, since you have the option to go to the dealership and get it reconditioned..

They got Tuners in there, like HKS, Amuse, Blitz, Spoon etc, pretty cool. I put a Mine's ECU and a Nismo 2 way lsd in my silvia haha

[ZK]

Originally Posted by HyperTek

well uploading from gt3 got me a and b license, and 100,000 credit... not much but its a start. OH yah, if you buy a used car, be sure to get a oil change.. =D I guess the chassis also takes wear too, since you have the option to go to the dealership and get it reconditioned..

I read somewhere that you should look for low mileage used cars because they actually have different HP depending on the condition of the car... And there are some "10k specials" which are low mileage special edition cars that only appear sometimes in the used car selections like the Toyota Sprinter Trueno APEX Shuichi Shigeno Version '00.

[Ritz S14]

I played from scratch last night.. pretty damn fun getting the Ls. I do have like 1000000000$ on GT3 with every car pimped out.. But I got that hooked up from my friend. So I figure I might as well develop some "real" driving skills..instead of relying on speed/power to win the races.

I have a ati HDTVcard .. and GT4's quality isn't that great, just above level suck..but game play is fun..so that makes up for it.

I hooked up to my brother's TV, the graphics are very crisp(Flat screen panasonic)

My work's computer has a Ominivision HDTV card, and the graphics are crisp as well..

[HyperTek]

wow i didnt know that.. thanks!!

anyone else hate that autosave feature? i thought I turned it off in the options but it still always flashes the lil memory icon. I usually like buying a car to check if i like it or just reloading the game with my money if I didnt like it.

Oh yah, you can go into the options and have the game skip the intro video and load straight into simulation mode..

Anyone else get jittery screen sometimes??

[Var]

Ya..that sucks cause i didn't know there was autosave and i was playing at my friend's house. So i bought a turbo for his S15 to see the difference, then it saved without me knowing.

[Ritz S14]

Yeah it does autosave.. but when I was doing the licensing BS.. I finished 4 of em..but it only saved two of them. WTF mate.

$20 MIR when you purchase GT4+ logitech wheel http://image1.cc-inc.com/rapcoupons/2837ecost.pdf

[AutoRnD]

hey art..
i sell the gran turismo cockpit..
it is to be used with a recaro seat..
and it costs 400 dollars.
its the official one or some bs.

[AutoRnD]

also.. for gt4.. i finished all licenses from scratch the first night i got it.. and then i went on to the missions.. the missions are damned ass hard.. I LOVE IT
for those who are bitching about graphics..
GO aND PLAY GT3 and see the difference

[mr_240sx]

are the tracks better in gt4?

[Zen S14]

The tracks are way better in GT4 in my opinion. The cars are better too. I feel the physics of driving actually is pretty good. Bumps in the road makes a major handling difference if you hit it at high speed. Weight transfer while entering a corner is important too. Too much sharp steering movements and you'll lose control just like with a real car.

I find that if you got 110,000 credit to start, a good car to get you far is the HPracing R32. 500+ horsepower AWD brand new for 30+K credits. You can do quite a few of the races without any skill and still win.

[Brian]

yes the tracks are more detailed, and updated.
for instance, Laguna Seca is updated. the walls around the corkscrew were moved back.
You'd have to know about it, to understand.

[kingsol]

so why are there different tuning companies, but all the same parts...? i beat all beginner, japan, professional, 1st set of driving missions... i've been playing non-stop! i love the used car garage, but i wish I could sort through the list from newest to oldest. i hate having no money when a super rare car pops up... b-spec is also pretty hard. anyone get online yet... i'm not getting any connection.

[Ritz S14]

Um.. it's not available online.. so I thought???????

[drewtoes]

yea the online version isnt going to be available. i heard that they skipped out on the online version so that the game wouldnt be delayed any further, but i heard that there will be an online expansion thatll be release in the near future (i hope) the whole LAN thing is so that you can use your network adaptors to hook up to 6 ps2s at once and play each other on your own tv (kinda like system link on xbox) except i think you have to configure the network adaptor first. BTW the game is awesome, i cant stop playing it myself!

[s13driver]

btw for cheats and hints for this game can be found @ www.gamefaqs.com esp. the car/prize list

[kingsol]

yeah, i was wondering what the lan thing was... so is there any word on offering online later?

[mooboy]

Just got the Nike car. Crazy looking. Ran 12s though.

[kazuo]

Josh,

I will check out the GT setup when I'm at yer shop on friday.

The LAN thing is you can link up multiple consoles/TVs and play GT without gay split screens.

or do the 3-screen setup from GT3 that few people knew about.

[Got Sileighty?]

3-screen setup?? elaborate please....

autosave sucks. but if you put it on "restricted" it autosaves whenever u change cars, i dunno why they didnt just give you the option to manually save your own game

and that jittery thing that happens, i think its the ps2 being overwhelmed.