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Announcing content and support plans for the first year after launching TC2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycwq2gIinrw Ubisoft details The Crew 2's post-launch support plans

Season 3 spoilers/filming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=F017tcZT5mY;list=PLt63zZND6lYy_3RG1vw__Np-OQceXJRcy

Map comparison East coast/Miami land area seems different. Top of the west coast doesn't go as high. If if you look top center the default snowy area is much smaller in TC2. However as mentioned earlier the amount of snowier area might change dynamically - most of the map could be snowy last this year... Old video from 2017 fades between both:

Nope my wheel hasn't been setup or used in over a year. Just used the xbone controller.

Haha I don't think I've spent a single crew credit in TC1 on vehicles. Maybe there were some extra perks that could only be unlocked with them.

One thing that I like is how road cars aren't completed neutered when driving off road or on gravel roads like they were in the first game. There are still various specs of vehicles, but at least for cruising it feels more natural. In the beta at least, you can't fast-travel to any point on the map like you could in the past, which is a little annoying. A lot of the map is immediately accessible by jumping to events and then driving from there. Or you can fly to save a bit of time, but that's limited to around 250kph / 150mph in most of the (stock) planes I tried. It's a game I would spend a bit more time with but I'm finding it hard to justify their asking price - it seems like they might be charging us now for future developments/enhancements (most of which we would expect to be paid expansion packs anyway, probably not even covered by the Season Pass). The in-game vehicle prices still annoy me as well. The currency is severely inflated for lower-cost vehicles. i.e. supercars in the game may cost around 600,000 - 900,000 units, which is reasonable. But then most of the cheapest cars available are around 80,000 to 300,000. Even fast motorbikes (normally priced similar to basic hatchbacks) around around 300,000 - 400,000 units.

Differences in quality Dynamic snow at 5:28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=HrxHHay7oio;t=329

I'm sure he will get to it... s**n. :)

I'll let you know, I've redeemed the points for a checkout coupon but will wait until after I try the latest demo, erm beta, just in case I find a reason to hold off. One thing I haven't worked out yet is if there are police chases in this game at all. Some say it doesn't fit the 'legal racing' theme of this game.

I know The Crew 2 has a lot of different types of vehicles, but it still seems really expensive compared to the first title, especially when adding the Season Pass. Usually only Gran Turismo and Forza demanded such a high price for collector editions. However, if you've completed a few Ubisoft games you may have a stack of 'Club Units' points which typically give you extra vehicles or paint jobs as rewards. However I've just noticed that you can trade 100 of these points for a 20% discount at the Ubi Store, which will pretty cover the cost of upgrading your version from Standard to Deluxe, or Deluxe to Gold! And it looks like you earn back 135 Club Units when purchasing through the Ubi store which can go back towards some bonus inside the game. If you don't have enough Club Units you may be able to fire up some of your other Ubisoft games to quickly earn some more. Will this discount convince you to preorder or the game (or preorder a better version if you were always going to get it)? Don't forget that the Beta in running now for the next 4 days if you want to trial it. There is no NDA for sharing images or video this time so there will be plenty more YouTube videos covering gameplay.

The next beta invites are going out. If you're on PC there are new nVidia drivers claiming to optimise this closed beta of The Crew 2.

Some articles are praising MS for their free update to Forza Horizon 1 on the Xbox One X (backwards compatible) to make it 4K and considerably prettier. Has anyone tried this? Did your progress and DLC migrate from your old X360 console ok?

Interesting remark about 2 individuals on this project: Bigben Interactive Secures Rights to Test Drive Unlimited; New Game in the Works Diego Sartori (formerly of Simbin) is also works at Bigben, he was the Producer on GTR 2, the Game Director on RACE- The Official WTCC Game and the creative director on Race 07 before he left to join Bigben Interactive to work on WRC 5 and now WRC 6. Below is a blurb on Diego's past work. I don't think Bigben Interactive picking up the rights to the Test Drive series was random at all, this was very calculated and most likely pushed by Alain himself. Fear not skeptical ones, this game appears to be in very good hands.

Do you ever cruise in the morning? Maybe one day I can crew up with you (GMT +10)

At least until someone creates a Gran Turismo 7 Forza Motorsport 9 thread :lol:

I'm happy to give it a go but would only be able to fire it up a few times per week tops.

Interesting take there, you've got me curious. I only tried it with a pad and was fairly happy with it. That said I haven't broken out the wheel for anything in ages, just don't play that seriously any more. Up north heading out of Seattle it seemed that the nice twisty snowy roads have been replaced with ones with light turns and not much elevation (until you get a lot closer to Mt. Rushmore). But then the other day I saw a video with snow in LA, so maybe it's dynamic now? I hope they do add an option for the other map style (non-white) but I guess they feel the need to make things different for the sake of them being different. (You can still zoom into the map to view cars driving around). I like how all kinds of vehicles have been added, not just cars, motorbikes, boats, planes but also things like a hovercraft and helicopter, there's probably an ATV (quad bike) as well. I wonder if anyone has suggested being able to quick-change to a motorbike? Anyway I've been playing a bit of TC1 recently to unlock all those 18 extra cars in the sequel (knowing how expensive cars were in-game in the former title). Figured I'd visit all of the remaining landmarks and wreck parts while I was at it.

#racingstripes #wedding

So, erm, there are a bunch of videos up now, and it looks like houses are a thing [MEDIA=imgur]73yFNly[/MEDIA] Feel free to share & discuss other learnings. As a chillax gamepad muck around title I think it should be fun with friends. I wouldn't be rushing to break out the wheel for it though, especially with planes and boats.

Open beta at the end of this month for all who registered. Then a month later for the launch if no further delays.

I believe the servers often have issues which would mean there's nothing you can do. Would you and your friend enjoy playing The Crew or Forza Horizon 3 together?

So, uh... what's her name? :lol:

Hi Eudemon Thanks for the introductory post and for being so transparent. I had no idea we had been sold again (but yes #2 had been quiet). Concerns: * Activity has been low here for a few years. For a while some of us just checked in to share things via the chatbox. That said if you try searching for another forum which is intended for all kinds of driving + racing games then not much comes up, as most sites are either game specific or only for simulation titles. So there is potential. * Some vehicle mods may have been hosted offsite due to potential legal problems if the mod was converted (ripped) from a different driving game. This was more common in the early days but there are more scratch-made mods these days. * Diablo can mean 'Devil', and now 'Eudemon' it turns out also has a similar definition. Should we be worried? :)

What The Karters When May 29 Where On Steam (PC) Why Because they loved CTR (Crash Team Racing) and want to make a spiritual successor. Website Home - The Karters Trailer

The Incredibles 2 is in cinemas in about a month's time from now