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[headline]The Second Installment Of AC Chronicles Takes You To India[/headline] Developed by a collaborative effort between Climax Studios and Ubisoft Montreal, Chronicles brings the life of an assassin to the 2.5 dimensional world featuring stunning visuals and exciting gameplay. India is now available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC worldwide. What do you guys think? It's giving me massive Prince of Persia vibes :hmmm:

I thought I would compile a general FAQ of the most asked and common questions about the game. If you feel there is a question missing then please post it below, after ridiculing you we will ponder it for a while on whether to add it. :duck: [headline]The Crew: Unofficial FAQ[/headline] Favourites: Q: What platforms will The Crew be available on? A: The Crew will be available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. Q: What about the PS3? A: The PS3 architecture is too different to make the investment worthwhile, unfortunately. The X360 edition is made by Asobo studios (makers of FUEL). Initial feedback from players is that despite the limitations, it's a good port. Q: When is The Crew's release date? A: December 2, 2014!! Q: Will there be a monthly cost/subscription? A: No. You can even cruise online on consoles without requiring PS+/LIVE Gold. You do however need them for PvP lobbies and forming crews (multiplayer missions). And of course no subscription costs for PC players. Q: Can The Crew be played offline? A: No. Even on PC, your savegame data is saved online on the server instead of on a local HDD. If the server goes offline, you will be returned to the main menu and unable to sign in. Q: So what happens if there is connection issues or my internet explodes? A: It looks like if you can't connect, you can't play. :hmmm: Q: Is The Crew going to be available via Steam? A: Yes! And it included the Limited Edition bonuses. You can also buy the Season Pass (Gold Edition). UK users report that they cannot find The Crew in their Steam store, however they can ask a friend outside to buy the game for them as a gift. Q: Will The Crew have manual transmission? A: Originally it was for wheel users only, then enough of us cried so they are adding it for keyboard/pad/controller players too! :cool: Q: What are the physics like? :new: A: They're closer to the arcade side of the spectrum, but it's no Need for Speed gig, either. It feels a lot like TDU1 (normal mode). You need to brake for corners, and in hardcore mode, be modest with the amount of power/nitrous you use when exiting corners. You may need to endure the first few hours of gameplay until you install better car parts to further improve handling and make drifting possible. Q: So hardcore mode in The Crew is not like hardcore mode in TDU1? :new: A: Mostly correct. Your car isn't a featherweight with moon gravity, and you don't have to brake a mile before the next corner. It's also not quite as easy to break traction in mid-range cars. On the other hand, players with the fastest cars tuned to the max are reporting wheel spin in 7th gear, so you should be able to find the sweet spot by choosing the right level of upgrade parts. Q: Will there be a Closed Beta/Open Beta/Beta/Demo for The Crew? A: No... because the game is already Charlie (released)! The first Closed Beta for the PC ran from July 21st - 26th, with a second one between August 25th - 29th. Console betas were available in the final week of the following three months. No post-launch demo is available. Cars: Q: What number of cars will be in The Crew? A: So far we've counted 48 individual cars, plus their various specs - for the latest details, keep an eye on our Unofficial Car List. Q: There appear to be certain specs missing from some of the cars, compared to what I see the AI driving and from game trailers - where are they? :new: A: Don't panic, they'll become available in future updates and won't require micro-transactions. See here for the announcement. Q: Is there a cockpit view? A: Yes. The various tuning setups (Raid, Performance, Dirt etc) also have their own variations. Q: Will there be Japanese cars in The Crew? A: The Nissan 370Z and R34 Skyline make an appearance, see the car list thread for more details. Q: Is there a limit to how many cars we can have? A: You will be able to own every car in the game, there is no 10 car limit or anything like that. Q: What sort of damage with The Crew have? A: I'll leave the answer to this quote; "The Crew will include a full damage system that you can track in HQ. It will diminish each time the player hits something, and the amount of damage received depending on how big the crash is. The bar will then replenish by itself until a certain point, that point being reached faster and faster as time goes by. After some time, the car will have to be repaired. Handling will be affected by damage but only when it becomes pretty significant. When you take damage, the car will get scratched or dented, the bumper can fall down or hang off, and if your vehicle is in really bad shape, some scraping sounds or squeaky noises will be heard as you drive around or brake." Q: Can we TEST DRIVE cars before buying them? A: I see what you did there.... and yes you can test drive the Full Stock versions of cars. :twisted: Q: Can we have more than one of the same car? :new: A: Yes and no. If the car has 5 specs available, then you can end up with each of them as 5 completely individual cars. You can't buy the same car and spec combination twice though. Bikes: Q: Will The Crew have bikes? A: Only cars for now.... Gameplay: Q: Can I remove all of the HUD from my screen? A: Yes, except for the names of other online freeride players in your session (developers are aware of this request). You can hide skill challenges from appearing, but last time we tested in a beta, you could still accidentally trigger them when cruising. Q: Can I smashy smashy bash bash things? A: Yes, although this will slow you down and damage your car. There are, however, in game Award Points for scaring thousands of pedestrians and damaging loads of property. Smashing items is also a handy way to keep Stunt combo's going. Q: Will The Crew have a photomode? A: Photomode has been confirmed by Ubi_Natchai. Q: Is 'active aero' active in The Crew? (popup wings, vents, picnic tables etc) A: Have to take them at their word on this, but it appears if a car in the game has it in real-life then it will have it in the game too. Q: Are there Police in The Crew? :new: A: Have you not seen ANY of the trailers for this game? Yes, there are. They make appearances in certain story and faction missions, and you can trigger online freeride police chases by crashing into a police car, or by crashing into a lot of traffic cars and/or property when near a police car. Q: Can I chase other players as a police car? :new: A: No. You can, however, help (or hinder) the police if they chase someone else in your freeride session. You can also start your own police chase and 'transfer' it to someone you are cruising with if their Wanted level exceeds yours at any point (if they crash into a lot of things in view of the police, or if you escape). Click to watch an example. Q: Traffic... ? A: Yes there will be. Traffic volume changes depending on location (city/rural) and time of day (peak hour). Q: Everything is so expensive! How am I supposed to purchase these supercars without resorting to buying more Crew Credits with microtransactions? :new: A: Fear not. You can click on Faction Missions on the map, and then choose Send Friends (assuming you have some). This doesn't contact your friends, but rather sends a virtual version of them on a simulated race. Do it right, and you can earn 160,000 Bucks every 3 hours. Q: The game always selects my best car within a certain spec when I start a race. How can I choose to race with a different (worse) car? :new: A: You are forced to use a car of the same spec as defined by the mission, but YOU CAN choose which car of that spec you complete the mission with. Just switch to the car you want to use before you launch the mission. Customisation/Tuning Q: What can I do to my car in The Crew? A: You will be able to customise the rims, bonnet/hood, front/rear bumpers, side-skirts, wings, fenders, lights, mirrors, engine etc Q: The interiors too? A: Yep, either from a default selection or via your own choices. Q: Will there be a livery editor/stickers! in The Crew? A: Yes, there are stickers to purchase in game with Bucks or CC. You cannot modify or layer multiple stickers on the one car, however. Additional stickers will be added as DLC. You can repaint the car colour independently of the stickers. Q: How do I change the paint of my full stock car? :new: A: Using any of the derivative tuned specs of that car, visit a tuner and purchase one of the Official paint colours. You can now visit your HQ in the full stock car, go to visual tuning and select the purchased colour. Audio Q: Is there a Radio/DJ in The Crew? Can I play my own music? A: There are different playlists built in similar to TDU1. There is no DJ/announcer. Using your own music is planned later. Hardware: Q: What are the PC system requirements for The Crew? :new: A: See here for minimum, recommended, and optimal PC specifications. Q: Will there be Track IR support in The Crew? A: Apparently it is in "their plans". Q: Will The Crew support a clutch? A: Yes, if you have a proper steering wheel setup. Clutch sensitivity, deadzone, and linearity can be adjusted in-game. Grinding noises play with bad shifts. Q: Will The Crew have 900 degree support? :new: A: PC will yes, consoles will be revealed later. However many are finding better gameplay with 540-680 degrees of rotation specified. Q: Can we get some little gold stars or something to show what was updated? :new: A: :new: ------------------------------------- A number of these answers have been gleamed from the official Q&A's that Ubisoft have on their official forums so be sure to check them out too!

In a conference call after today's financial report for the first-half of FY15 Ubisoft revealed that they expect The Crew to sell 2 million units. What do think of this? Considering not long ago they said they expected 2.5m even before the Xbox 360 version was officially announced and have now reduced this figure by 20%, do you think they see some writing on the wall or have the pre-orders been much lower than anticipated? It's amazing how so many racing games fail because players cannot stand their handling, the fundamental aspect of any racing game is how it drives and the control it gives the player, mess that up and you deserve to crash and burn frankly. Hopefully this will not be the case with The Crew but hey we've seen it happen before and no doubt it will happen again. Sauce: GI.biz

Hahaha now this is quality!

Julian Gerighty has confirmed to VideoGamer.com that the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game will run at native 1080p/30fps and that the PC "won't differ too much" as they are aiming for "parity" across the versions. Clearly with the power difference between all platforms each should be able to show it's strength but if they are looking to hold back the others to please the lowest common denominator (Xbox One) then that just seems a really dangerous slope to travel down. What do you think about this? Source: The Crew runs at native 1080p/30fps on both PS4 Xbox One - The Crew for PS4 News HOWEVER... According to destructoid the PS4 may have anti-aliasing compared to the Xbox One.

[headline]The Crew at PAXEast 2014[/headline] PAXEast is kicking off and The Crew is there, so no doubt there will be plenty of impressions and maybe some off-screen videos so if you find any please post them here and we will add them to a rolling list here in the first post. Thanks!! Impressions & Reports PAX East - The Crew Hands-On Impressions - Twinfinite PAX East: In The Crew, America is Your Playground - IGN Videos Exploring America in The Crew - IGN Conversation - IGN Conversations - IGN Video Youtube Vids MMORPG - 16 mins of off-screen [spoiler=IGN Vids]IGN - Detroit Streetrace IGN - Offroad Takedown IGN (same as Exploring America in The Crew - IGN Conversation)

Another fine preview this time from a Canadian news outlet, reading this one it's easy to garner the laid-back nature the reporter felt on their outing with the game and also the way they mention the Aventador being "too much car" for them certainly raises hope for a non-on-rails handling setup that many are hoping for. :D 'The Crew' fuses RPG with driving sim: 'Your character is your car'

Eurogamer has always had a soft-spot for TDU and gets the notion of it being an epic driving game rather than a typical racer and it appears again that in this preview from them that they get the same impression from The Crew. That shouldn't be surprising seeing as the game is from a large swathe of the former 'TDUteam' but it makes for a fine read when it comes from this sort of perspective and nicely comments on the areas where this matters as well as the traits that have been borrowed and the items they have truly worked to improve on. From this Preview too it seems to put across that the whole microtransaction issue may not be as big a problem as we may be thinking from other reports, as he talks at a point about how he along with "his guide" strings a number of Skills which helps to unlock parts and how they themselves are plentiful. Well worth a read and a watch! Source: The Crew levels up the CarPG Eurogamer.net

Ubisoft have posted this very short teaser video on Instagram, looks like they may be hinting at some event where certain people got to go and see the studio and play the game perhaps? Just a guess off the top of my head. :susp: Instagram

Today Ubisoft announced that The Crew will be delayed further than the "early 2014" that was originally mentioned, the game is now set to release in the new fiscal '2014-2015' year which starts April 1st, 2014. via http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/10/15/watch-dogs-the-crew-delayed-until-at-least-april-2014 Musings around town seem to speak of July - September.

Read more here: Watch_Dogs' Pre-Delay Budget Was $68 Million - Wii U News @ Nintendo Life :eek: Ubisoft are going all out for this, eh? To compare, all in, Tomb Raider (2013) cost just over $100k. Looks like it'll make the list of most expensive games ($50k+): Most expensive video games - Video Game Sales Wiki - Video Game Sales, Charts, NPD, Graphs, Video Game Figures, and more!

[headline]The Crew: Ubisoft 'aiming for locked 30FPS' with PS4 & Xbox One [/headline] Ivory Tower and Ubisoft Reflections are "aiming for 30 frames per second locked" with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of next year's open-world racer The Crew, creative director Julian Gerighty has told VideoGamer.com, stating that a higher frame rate would be unrealistic given the size of the world. "We've never been at 60 frames per second," Gerighty told us during a gameplay presentation this morning. "We've always been aiming for 30 frames per second locked. Today, unfortunately certain PCs have been overheating, so we're having frame rate drops. It's a hardware issue, not a software issue. "60 frames per second is, of course, what we would all like to obtain," he continued, "but it's such a big world, and with all the online features running, it's just not realistic to obtain that. 30 [frames] locked is really, really good and exactly what we've been focussed on." Despite being co-developed by Driver: San Francisco studio Ubisoft Reflections, development on The Crew is being led by French studio Ivory Tower, comprised of ex-Eden Games developers, which has created a proprietary engine for the next-gen racer. "In fact, no," Gerighty replied, when asked whether The Crew was running on a modified version of Driver: San Francisco's engine. "It has the DNA of both Test Drive Unlimited, which was the world of Hawaii [and] seamless online, because it was conceived by Ivory Tower in France who are ex-Eden Games [developers]. But... this is a multi-studio project, so when Ubisoft asked Ivory Tower who [they wanted to] work with within Ubisoft, there is no better team - maybe in the world - for an action driving game, than working with Ubisoft Reflections. So Ubisoft Reflections are working hand-in-hand with Ivory Tower. "The tech behind it is proprietary to Ivory Tower. This is something that is completely brilliant in terms of tools that allows us to build a very varied, very spectacular, beautiful world very easily... So it's really more, in terms of technical side of things, Ivory Tower." Via Ubisoft 'aiming for locked 30FPS' with PS4 Xbox One The Crew - The Crew for Xbox One News

[imggallery][headline]The Crew: Videos from gamescom[/headline] [/imggallery] Gamersyde: Behind Closed Doors presentation free ride - ermm ...just watch it. F-150 SVT Raptor racing on the streets - nice place to drive and crash around - not the best quality but shows a lot of the game including some pitfalls :p - good stretch of road shown in this - nice race shown in this - lots of info and gameplay tidbits A new 'The Crew' video has come online for gamescom and it's a Walkthrough which shows off new areas, a couple of unknown cars and also some different types of races from highway to cross country. [imggallery][headline]The Crew - gamescom Screenshots[/headline] [/imggallery]

Officially announced! For those wanting to know for certain about cockpit view: KiruB ‏@_KiruB_ 1h @tduckteam Indeed, there is a cockpit view :) [media=twitter]344516553397661696[/media] Some more gameplay here: E3: The Crew gameplay - Gamersyde

The Official E3 WATCH_DOGS trailer.