SDMB Forza 4 Car Club created

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I created a car club for SDMB Forza 4 players;

Club name;
SDMB Stigs
It’s an Invite Only club

My Gamertag is MacTechG4

You can drive any of the cars in my shared garage in races or even just driving around in Hot Lap mode (i think)

Shared cars;
Heavily modded '83 Volvo 242 Evolution (608 HP, 533 TQ) “Black Brick”
Heavily modified Ferarri F40 (1,094 HP, 774 TQ) “Evil F40” (basically a maxed out F40 with the V12 from the Enzo)
Work-in-progress DeLorean DMC-12 “Outatime”
Work-in-progress Mazda MX-5 Superlight
Lightly modded Bugatti Veyron 16.4 (race lightening, race tires, biggest wheel size), and it STILL handles like a house made of lead…

Other cars in the garage as of tonight, any can be shared;
'11 Ford Ka
'09 Ford Fiesta S
'73 BMW 2002
'10 Abarth Fiat 500
'88 Mitsubishi Starion
'60 Chevy Corvette
'73 Ford Falcon GT
'11 Citroen DS3
'69 Pontiac GTO Judge
'70 Ford Mustang Boss 429
'89 Toyota MR2 SC
'82 Lancia 037 Stradale
'71 Plymouth 'Cuda 426
'95 Toyota MR2 GT
'10 Peugot RCZ
'90 Mercedes 190E Evo II
'09 Ford Focus RS
'10 Chevy Camaro SS
'06 Dodge Ram SRT10 (Supercharged)
'10 Audi R8 Quattro
'87 Ferrari F40 (lightly modded, just racing tires and the biggest wheel size for max. grip)

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Sounds cool. I wish I could play that game but I just suck way too bad.

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Cubsfan, don’t worry about skill level, if you have Forza 4 and want to join the club, feel free to join

This club is more a casual club than anything, if you just want to take one of the shared garage cars for a leisurely spin in Free Play Hot Lap (just you against the clock, unlimited laps), go right ahead

On the other side, if you want to challenge other club members to a race, that’s good too

Oh, and I added my lightly-modded Ferrari F40 (stickier/bigger tires) to the shared garage too, so you can compare a nearly stock F40 to a modded Monster of a car

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Okay, my entire garage is now shared in the SDMB Stigs club;
'10 Abarth Fiat 500
'10 Audi R8 Quattro
'73 BMW 2002
'60 Chevy Corvette
'10 Chevy Camaro SS
'11 Citroen DS3
'06 Dodge Ram SRT10
'87 Ferrari F40 (lightly modded)
'87 Ferrari F40 (maxed out)
'11 Ford Ka
'09 Ford Fiesta S*
'09 Ford Focus RS*
'73 Ford Falcon GT*
'70 Ford Mustang Boss 429*
’11 Kia Cee’D**
'82 Lancia 037 Stradale
’71 Lotus Elan Sprint
'88 Mitsubishi Starion
’08 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X GSR
'90 Mercedes 190E Evo II
'69 Pontiac GTO Judge
'71 Plymouth 'Cuda 426
'10 Peugeot RCZ
’11 Radical SR8
’02 Suzuki Liana**
'89 Toyota MR2 SC
'95 Toyota MR2 GT
’84 VW Rabbit GTI***

Bolded cars are new

Oh, and I just discovered a new feature of the game that will significantly change my racing strategy…
Just like Forza 3, you gain both Driver Experience levels (skill ratings) and Car Reputation points, in F4, these points are referred to as “Affinity Bonuses”, as you spend more and more time with a particular manufacturer (Ferrari, for example) they give you a small amount of bonus credits after a race, BUT they ALSO give you a parts discount, which, if you spend enough time with a particular manufacturer, can be up to 100% discount, yes, that’s right, spend enough time courting your favorite car manufacturer, and winning races, and you can end up getting FREE upgrade parts…
*boy, for a guy who “hates Ford”, I seem to have a lot of their vehicles, don’t I? :wink:
** Any true Top Gear fan MUST have the Reasonably Priced Car(s) in their garage, right? :wink:
***College girlfriend’s car was a non-GTI Rabbit, lots of fond memories of her and that car, 90 HP of four cylinder fury never was so much fun, I miss you, D…

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Ok. I just got this game (beefchips). I suck horribly at these things. What setting do I need to change to keep myself from smashing into walls when I take tight turns? I absolutely hate using crutches on video games but I smash into walls like crazy on these things.

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Wow. I can’t believe how realistic these car models look. I wish they had my car though. 09 Malibu LTZ.

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Got the game recently myself and didn’t realize there’s a SDMB club. Live handle is the same as here.

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Honestly, Cubsfan, the best thing to do is practice…

First recommendation?
IGNORE the Career mode until you get the basics of car control down, go to Free Play, and choose “Hot Lap”

In Hot Lap, you have an unlimited amount of laps, and access to all the standard cars and tracks in the game, you can practice in this mode to your hearts content, heck, I spend more time in Hot Lap than anything, trying to beat my best time, it’s good practice

select a low powered car, lets say a “Gutless Wonder” and a favorite track, and just practice, start slow, learn the way the car behaves, learn the track inside and out, once you have a familiar car and track, you’ll see your performance improve

Keep this in mind, Forza is a driving simulator, not a “racing game”, if you simply mat the throttle and plow through corners, you won’t do well, you have to learn to “feather” the gas and brake, think of your right trigger finger as your right foot on the gas pedal, and your left foot on the brake pedal, your left thumb on the left thumbstick would represent your hands on the wheel

it’s best to start off on a flat racetrack, like the Top Gear Test Track, or a banked oval like the High Speed Ring, just to get the basics of car control down

F4 has rather accurate physics, especially with the “Nannies” turned off, but a novice driver can get good use of the nannies until they get the basics of the game down

as far as taking corners at speed, the mantra is “Slow In Fast Out”…

As you enter the corner, apply some braking force, this shifts the weight of the car forward, over the steering wheels, giving them more grip, as you reach the apex of the turn, you can start to accelerate out of it, shifting weight back towards the rear wheels (good for rear wheel drive vehicles, less so for front wheel drive)
Good starter cars to learn handling? (FWD- front drive, RWD- rear drive, AWD- all wheel drive, MRD- Mid-engine rear drive)

Citroen C1/Peugeot 107/Toyota Aygo (FWD)
Honda Fit (FWD)
Ford KA (FWD)
Ford Pinto (RWD) hey, don’t laugh, aside from it’s “explosive” reputation, it actually handles pretty well
Ford Fiesta (FWD)
Ford Focus (FWD)
Mazda MX-5 Miata (RWD)
Mazda 2 (FWD)
Lotus Elan Sprint (RWD)
Volvo 242 Turbo Evolution (RWD) It’s boxy, but it’s good… :wink:

Tracks I’d recommend for good beginner practice?
Top Gear Test Track
High Speed Ring
Maple Valley Raceway
Ladera Test Track
Iberian International Circuit

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Friend invites sent, i think that’s how the invite only F4 club thing works

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Cubsfan I hope you are figuring out the driving. One thing that makes a huge difference is choosing the view that makes you most comfortable.

I prefer the view with the hood of the car (and no dash). It lets me know if the car is doing what I want it to or not (ie is the hood pointed where I want it?) and gives me a larger view of the track with no clutter from the dash.

I absolutely cannot drive well at all from the exterior tail-chase view. Some people love this view but for me it means nothing but chaos.

Experiment with every view available and see which one works best for you. It can make a bigger difference than you think.

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I’ve always been torn when it comes to views. The cockpit view is certainly the coolest view but obscures too much of the road for my tastes. I find the third person view to be the easiest because it gives the largest view of the path ahead, but the third person view significantly reduces the sense of speed and makes the cars feel like RC cars instead of real ones.

I played a while last night and finished the opening series with a Chevy Spark. I basically just chose “Medium” for difficulty, which leaves alot of the assists on and thought I was doing well with that. I didn’t realize it was brake assisting me though until I saw my tail lights come on in a turn when I wasn’t hitting the brakes. I don’t like that so I’ll have to turn it off today and see how I’m REALLY doing.

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I just sent you a friend request. Jstojsih722 is my tag.

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I’m just reviewing my garage for the SDMB Stigs car club, and here’s how I’d rate them;

Best cars for a beginner;
Suzuki Liana GLX (Top Gear’s old Reasonably Priced Car)
Kia cee’d (Top Gear’s current RPC)
Lotus Elan Sprint (good intro to rear wheel drive, but can be a tad tail-happy if you goose it in the corners)
Abarth Fiat 500
BMW 2002 Turbo

Basically, go by the car “Class”, F class to D class are good beginner cars, C to B are intermediate and A to R3/2/1 are expert

However, if you feel you must try out my Crazy Pinto (and you really must, it’s a hillarious car :slight_smile: ), feel free to do so, but be careful, this Pinto loves to buck it’s rider off at the slightest provocation

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So far, all friend requests have been approved

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I’d love to join, but first I have to figure out why the damn game is not working. Oh, it runs, I’ve heard Jeremy Clarkson’s monologue 5 times now, but for some reason the accelerator button does not work when I load the game with my XBox live profile. I deleted the mandatory update 3 times thinking that was the problem, but it wasn’t. Also, it works with a non-XBox Live capable profile.

I’m at a loss. When I figure out what the problem is I’m in. If I ever do.

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I’m Shekule on Xbox - I’ll send you a friend request!

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Really liking this game alot. I know it’s puss but the medium setting tricks me into thinking I’m really driving and keeps me competitive so I’m okay with it. My son loves mustangs and is driving around LeMAns ina souped up mustang right now on easy.

How can we race each other?

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There’s a 2-player split-screen mode in Free Play.

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Sorry. I meant race someone from SDMB. I know MacTech is now my friend but can I race other people in the SDMB club without directly friending them?

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Ah. First, you need to spring for a Gold membership.