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Noticed this was thrown up on the official Ubisoft forums and decided to take it and plaster it here for all our fine upstanding visitors to see too. Yes I'm so generous that way. :cheeky: The Crew: Q&A September 2013 [qanda]Q: Will there be a custom track editor? A: The game will not feature this option at launch, but our dev team would love to see it added in the future. Q: Will the open world of The Crew extend to almost all towns and cities in the USA, or only major cities and capitals? A: Even though the map doesn’t include every city, we made sure to create a recognizable representation of the United States, with major cities, small towns, and all the different landscapes you can find in between. Q: How do you earn different cars? A: You can unlock all the cars in the game by earning Crew Credits, which you get by completing missions and challenges. Make sure to win a lot of credits, as we have a lot of cars for you to drive! Q: Will we be able to unlock the same car twice and tune each one differently? A: Absolutely. If you love a car and want to be able to use it for different types of missions, you can do that. Q: Can we street race/drag race people for pink slips or money? A: This feature will not be available at the launch, but may be added later. Q: Will the wipers, indicator and clutch be functional? A: Players will not be able to activate wipers and indicators manually, however if you play with a wheel the clutch will be available. Q: Can we turn off the lights manually? A: Lights will automatically switch on/off with day/night cycles. However you will be able to manually flash other players and AI among the traffic. Q: Can we change individual parts on your car such as bumpers, side skirts, hoods, tail lights, etc…? A: Totally! There will be a wide range of options for car customization. Some of the things you’ll be able to tweak include: Unique stickers, colors, liveries, rims, front/rear bumpers, skirts, rear wings, motor hoods, front/rear fenders, front/rear lights, and side mirrors. Q: Will we be able to drive the police cars like in Driver San Francisco? A: No, you will not be driving any police cars in The Crew. After all, we’re not sure law enforcement would approve of speeding across the country. Q: How many car models are going to be available? A: We will be revealing more cars and models in the coming weeks, so make sure to regularly check our cars section of the official website:http://www.thecrewgame.com/cars Q: Will there be a car speaker system put in vehicles like subwoofers, amplifiers etc...? A: You won’t be tweaking the sound system itself, but the game will offer a selection of in-game radio stations depending on where you’re driving, and you will also be able to listen to you own playlists. Q: Is there an option to swap a car’s engine? A: Yes, you will be able to swap the engine of every car depending on the type of performance you’re looking for. Q: Will there be an option for manual transmission? A: When playing with a wheel, yes! Q: Regarding racing wheels, will it be possible to have 900° rotation? A: For the PC version, yes. We should be able to give you more details about the console versions later. Q: How realistic are the car sounds? A: All the sounds have been captured from real cars. Q: How long is the day/night cycle? A: Right now the cycle is two hours long, with 1h30 of day light and 30 minutes of night. This was set to allow the players to enjoy different atmospheres and moods and keep the experience of the game at its best. Q: As we all know, the game focuses on online play. How will the online features work? A: When you’re online, that means your experience and the game are in constant evolution. You’re never alone and players as always passing by you, either free roaming like you, or in the middle of a challenge. When you’re offline, your friends and other players are setting new records to the missions and challenges you just accomplished the day before. It also means that at the end of the initial campaign missions, the game is far from being over and a new experience starts! Q: What will be the limit of players online? A: There is no limit on the number of players on the map. However, and in order to avoid permanent traffic jams and to improve the experience, every player will only see seven other players around him at any time in addition to the AI cars. Q: Will it feature the same server jumps as Test Drive Unlimited? A: There will be no jumps, as an unlimited number of players can drive on the map at the same time. Q: Are there going to be in other buildings/houses than the garage? A: Yes, the game will have several car tuners and warehouses to buy new cars and customize them. Q: How many hours, approximately, will be required to complete the missions? A: Talking about the initial campaign, about 30 hours if you’re quick and don’t go roaming anywhere. Q: Will The Crew be available on Steam? A: Yes, it will. Q: Can you tell us more about the factions? A: We will be sharing with you more information about the factions and the core experience of The Crew in the coming weeks, so keep an eye on our channels on Facebook, Twitter and the website. Q: How about the avatar, are we going to be able to customize it? A: Right now, that’s not planned, but keep in mind that your main avatar will be your car! Q: Regarding PC resolution, are we going to get a 60 FPS for this version of the game? A: Yes, there will be a 60FPS resolution for PC. Q: Is there going to be a Collector’s edition of The Crew? A: A limited edition, with a specific car and customization parts, will be available for The Crew. Q: Will there be an Alpha/Beta and how/when can we join? A: More information on this will be shared later. Q: Is there a demo planned? A: Again, we’ll have more to share with you all later. Q: Will the game be released at the same time for all platforms? A: Yes, the game will debut on all announced platform simultaneously.[/qanda] via Ubisoft forums

This is some truly fascinating work you are not putting out Zoqqer mate, top stuff. With the frequency you are creating and modelling I'm guessing you are enjoying yourself.

An amazon UK delivery only took 1 day? What is this witchcraft!?! :evil:

Poor car, feel sorry for it a bit. :( I laughed at that part at 1:00 where it's falling down hitting many beams as it reminded me of Homer falling down the Canyon. :lol:

It's not open-world mate and remember this is still in development so things can change as is typical with evolution games. The dynamic lighting looks well impressive though and if the dials are accurately reflected with the needles and digital numbers showing it's going to be a hell of a looker for a 'launch title'!

Another new DRIVECLUB gameplay video has been released and if it wasn't enough seeing the dynamic lighting videos released for gamescom which showed us various times of day such as midday, afternoon and dusk, then get prepared for this new night time one as it is stunningly dark. :cool: Remember you get a FREE slightly scaled down in tracks and cars version of this game with a PSPlus subscription on your PS4.

Not sure if this is old or what but Xbox twitter posted it and I figured it was worth posting anyway. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (no it's not an add-on to FC3) is available at HALF PRICE for Gold members. So it's £4.99/$7.49/€7.19 instead of it's usual price. http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Far-Cry-3-Blood-Dragon/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584113bf

Haha, it's nothing to do with the pic mate, I mean even if there was a Lambo, Ferrari, Bugatti in the Teslas place I still would have noticed the Mitsu as I really liked those cars and the technology behind them. Not to mention it was one of my cars of choice in GT2. :D

If the link is Redline Racing then I have added it to the original post. Also when you hit 10 posts* you will become a 'Verified Member' and have full access and permissions of the forum. *the forum updates members once an hour so your verification is not instant

Is that a LWB edition? Something like diplomats used to use. Looks so good either way.

There's a bit of a difference in that then mate. :)

I noticed the Mitsubishi 300O GT/GTO before the Tesla tbh. :cool:

I feel like I am one of the few that is so chilled and laid back about this game that the wait is nothing to me, and that I have trouble understanding the extreme hype surrounding this game. Guess I'm just not some mad for it GTA fanatic or something. :D

CRT's are better at reproducing colours than LCD/Plasma I thought so pics using it should be damn sweet. Glad to hear things are getting back to normal for you in the near future mate. Keep us posted! :D

These could easily be used as adverts in a magazine they are so good, fantastic editing Milli. Don't be surprised if people ask how to do this. :p

Love the load you can see being put on the car in the first shot.

That is cool! :cool:

You've done it again Norby, car looks amazing mate. :)

Hey there jujunosuke, I am extremely impressed with what you are showing here and the videos really caught me by surprise with how the game looks even at this early stage. I thank you for posting this and wish you and your team the very best of luck with this game.

In offline you can do it but it's really difficult unless you lap round a roundabout for near 10mins as the Police AI are incredibly dumb with those. When online, try and do it in a built-up popular area as for some reason the server seems to work best when lots of people are around compared to you chasing a single car around or the like. TDU2 is buggy so don't be surprised if what you expect to happen... doesn't.

Thought I would give a small but important update on this. Atari Inc. bought themselves another 30 days last month to devise a plan that works for all, if this is no good then proposals from everyone else will be looked at too. And it looks like the creditors (those wanting PAID) have joined up to get as much as they can. So the clock is ticking... "New York (August 22, 2013) - Atari Inc. on Wednesday received bankruptcy judge’s approval to extend its control over its Chapter 11 case for 30 days until Sept. 20 to file an exit plan without the threat of rival plans being submitted."

Looking good Rev, great to see you around again bud!

Make sure you backup first too! Just in-case you run into any strange biscuits again. ;)

They have a server status page where you can reasonably assume that what it shows is true. Server Status | Test Drive Unlimited 2 Official Website

Would this be more suited to needing a mod to result in what you're wanting? As I think moving this to the Mod Support forum would get more attention from those who may be able to help. :)