Gran Turismo 6 v1.21 Update brings Course Maker

Make Tracks of Course

When the course editor for Gran Turismo 6 (GT6) was talked about many moons ago as a feature that was coming to the game, the expectation by many was that it would be late, and it was, and is but lo and behold the time-prolonging experts of Polyphony Digital have actually gone and done it.

Unlike in GT5 the Course Maker, known as the Track Path Editor is now an app, available on tablets for Android and iOS (Android 4.1+/ iOS 7.0+) that enables you to create your own courses where they can then be driven around in GT6 on PlayStation 3. You can choose from one of four basic location settings, the track’s shape, width and even the banking of corners along with trackside objects such as curbs, billboards, trees and buildings. There's a nice little touch when using the "Eifel Flat" location, in that images can be used as a base to help you in tracing the layout of any real life circuits or locations you may wish to recreate, or at least attempt to copy anyway.

And what of that whole copy your own GPS data in that we heard about? It's there, no really it is - Raw GPX/KML data can be imported from compatible GPS devices.

Lucas Ordoñez gets to grips with the Track Path Editor

How to use the GT6 Track Path Editor

The general steps to create a track and race on it in Gran Turismo 6.

1. Install the Track Path Editor on your tablet device. ( Apple App Store / Google play )
2. Create track data using the Track Path Editor.
3. Transfer the track you've created into Gran Turismo 6.
4. Load the track data using the Track Path Importer.
5. Test drive every section of the track using the Track Path Importer.
6. Save the track as a user-created track.
7. Use the track in Arcade Mode or in the Community area.

The official Gran Turismo website has more info about the GT6 Track Path Editor in its manual.

If you're wondering what this all looks like then our good friends at MotoGames have helpfully done a video showing exactly that.

GT6 Track Path Editor - Images

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The update also included the following:

• Penalties have been disabled in “Free Run” mode.
• With the addition of the “GT6 Track Path Editor”, the maximum length of best lap replays that can be loaded in the Data Logger has been set to 20 minutes.
• The engine sounds of certain cars have been improved. (wait really? no wait are you serious?!)
• GT Academy 2015 has been removed from the [sPECIAL EVENTS] section in accordance to the end of the Online Qualifier period.

Thanks: GTPlanet / Gran Turismo