The DiRT 3 Clubhouse!

Funtoss · May 25, 2011

i still need to buy this!! its out!

omg, time to put my logitech momo to test :L
i still love dirt 2, wonder how good this is gonna be.... TIME TO BUY IT!

Widjaja · May 25, 2011

Funtoss said:
i still need to buy this!! its out!

omg, time to put my logitech momo to test :L
i still love dirt 2, wonder how good this is gonna be.... TIME TO BUY IT!

I have placed a layby since EB does have the game right now BUT.
They can not release it until tomorrow.

Only two copies will be ordered where I live.

The other stores know the chance of someone buying the PC version will be next to none.
As most people here own XBOX360s, often with burnt knives on the oven element, curtains closed during the day time and a scanner set to the police frequency.

fullinfusion · May 26, 2011

Easy Rhino said:
damn this q9650! yah! yah! *snaps whip*

lol, I almost lost my drink to the screen again...

Damn flooding around here, I was hoping to grab the game disk from Eb Games but no such luck any where. Oh well may as well give Steam my cash. It's my 1st Steam purchase, anything I should know?

cadaveca · May 26, 2011

fullinfusion said:
lol, I almost lost my drink to the screen again...

Damn flooding around here, I was hoping to grab the game disk from Eb Games but no such luck any where. Oh well may as well give Steam my cash. It's my 1st Steam purchase, anything I should know?

Nah. Been using STEAM for near 7 years now, maybe a bit longer, can't say I've ever really had any complaints about it...so much so that I buy most of my games via STEAM now.

You'll save a bit too, with our dollar..prices are in USD.

fullinfusion · May 26, 2011

cadaveca said:
Nah. Been using STEAM for near 7 years now, maybe a bit longer, can't say I've ever really had any complaints about it...so much so that I buy most of my games via STEAM now.

You'll save a bit too, with our dollar..prices are in USD.

Cool! Glad to know.. Ahh 45% left to go... Hey Dave what do you set your download location @ Chicago... Toronto...?

cadaveca · May 26, 2011

fullinfusion said:
Cool! Glad to know.. Ahh 45% left to go... Hey Dave what do you set your download location @ Chicago... Toronto...?

I use Vancouver or Seattle.

But I'm on the telus network. Friend who lives really close, on Shaw, gets better speeds from Toronto.

b82rez · May 26, 2011

This game is amazing. I'm about five hours in - Up to season 2. Have wasted a bunch of time trying to master Gymkhana, its so hard with a wheel but soooo much fun! Can't wait to finish the season mode so I can rip it up online! :cool:

Widjaja · May 26, 2011

HA!
Just bought the game!
Damn cap in my monitor died when I came back from work but I replaced it and it's all go!
Good times today ^_^!

Hybrid_theory · May 27, 2011

b82rez said:
This game is amazing. I'm about five hours in - Up to season 2. Have wasted a bunch of time trying to master Gymkhana, its so hard with a wheel but soooo much fun! Can't wait to finish the season mode so I can rip it up online!

gymkhana is great times. I tried it in singleplayer mode, just started the season.

Anyone having a flicker in the menus and with certain textures. Im going to try updating to catalyst 11.5 shortly, though it doesnt mention a fix in release notes.

erocker · May 27, 2011

Hybrid_theory said:
gymkhana is great times. I tried it in singleplayer mode, just started the season.

Anyone having a flicker in the menus and with certain textures. Im going to try updating to catalyst 11.5 shortly, though it doesnt mention a fix in release notes.

11.5b hotfix released yesterday. Give those a try.

t_ski · May 27, 2011

So, has anybody been reporting any issues with Dirt 3 like there were with Dirt 2? Mostly speaking about random crashes, audio problems, etc. I loved Dirt 2, but the game would never run as long as I wanted to play it.

Hybrid_theory · May 27, 2011

erocker said:
11.5b hotfix released yesterday. Give those a try.

Nah no luck. Disabling crossfire works though.

cadaveca · May 27, 2011

Hybrid_theory said:
Nah no luck. Disabling crossfire works though.

Works fine here, 2x HD6950.

I installed 10.5, then the "a" hotfix directly over top, then the "b" hotfix right on top of that, no removals between. Using the profile listed on the AMD game website.

Prior to the "B" hotfix, second card was kinda useless. Now i get higher FPS, still not sure if it really amounts to smoother graphics, though.

Hybrid_theory · May 27, 2011

cadaveca said:
Works fine here, 2x HD6950.

I installed 10.5, then the "a" hotfix directly over top, then the "b" hotfix right on top of that, no removals between. Using the profile listed on the AMD game website.

Prior to the "B" hotfix, second card was kinda useless. Now i get higher FPS, still not sure if it really amounts to smoother graphics, though.

since hotfix b was 100mb, figured it was a full driver. so did the usual wipe then install.

cadaveca · May 27, 2011

Hybrid_theory said:
since hotfix b was 100mb, figured it was a full driver. so did the usual wipe then install.

SInce it's a HOTFIX, i installed it "HOT", and it seems to have provided a fix.

heky · May 27, 2011

Cool game, like it more than dirt2. They finally added snowtracks and more cars. Lancia Delta HF Integrale FTW. Hehe

Black Panther · May 27, 2011

I bought it off ebay... for €34... since Steam decided not to offer it here :ohwell:

Hopefully I'll be getting it next week. (I'll spend the weekend playing Portal 2)

I wonder if I can register it with Steam just the same?

I'm so jealous seeing a lot of my Steam friends playing it! :laugh:

1Kurgan1 · May 27, 2011

You can register some games with Steam, like Fallout New Vegas, but I don't think Dirt 3 is one of them.

n-ster · May 27, 2011

I suck at drifting, any tips? can't get platinum in INTERMEDIATE

(I play Advanced or wtv for non-Drift races)

cadaveca · May 27, 2011

n-ster said:
I suck at drifting, any tips? can't get passed gold in INTERMEDIATE! (I play Advanced or wtv for non-Drift races)

Dirfting is about momentum, angle, and wheelspin.

Once you get the gymkhana unlocked, there is a series of "tests", one of which is drifting. You are given many "gates" to go through, but they don't tell you, it's a "figure eight" you should use...

So, gas off the line, holding gas, turn hard into the corner, with enough speed, the drift will happen naturally, but you must never let go of the gas. Tap the ebrake if you are going too wide, and you'll need to "guide" the car using the front wheels while the back wheels spin.

I dunno if this is really helpful or not...Shift2's drifting was hella hard, so Dirt3's seems very...um...faked? Easy?

teh platinum took some work for me..you have barely enough time, and you must get full points(fill the three triangles) for each drift, if possible.

n-ster · May 27, 2011

cadaveca said:
Dirfting is about momentum, angle, and wheelspin.

Once you get the gymkhana unlocked, there is a series of "tests", one of which is drifting. You are given many "gates" to go through, but they don't tell you, it's a "figure eight" you should use...

So, gas off the line, holding gas, turn hard into the corner, with enough speed, the drift will happen naturally, but you must never let go of the gas. Tap the ebrake if you are going too wide, and you'll need to "guide" the car using the front wheels while the back wheels spin.

I dunno if this is really helpful or not...Shift2's drifting was hella hard, so Dirt3's seems very...um...faked? Easy?

Thanks, yea Shift 2 was hard, but more rewarding

I just don't get Dirt 3's Drifting really

thanks for the tips, will see if I can get my platinum finally

EDIT: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK my Dirt 3 game crashed after an Alt-Tab

Alt-Tab was working fine the 7 times I did it before

erocker · May 27, 2011

cadaveca said:
I dunno if this is really helpful or not...Shift2's drifting was hella hard, so Dirt3's seems very...um...faked? Easy?

Dirt 3's drifting (hardest setting) seems much more realistic to me as someone who's raced stuff on dirt before. Then again I'm comparing this to the original Shift. Then again I wasn't in a car with 600HP either. :ohwell:

TheMailMan78 · May 27, 2011

I so want this game. Being broke sucks lol

cadaveca · May 27, 2011

erocker said:
Dirt 3's drifting (hardest setting) seems much more realistic to me as someone who's raced stuff on dirt before. Then again I'm comparing this to the original Shift. Then again I wasn't in a car with 600HP either.

Drifting on pavement with high-powered cars and specialized tires is much different than drifting on dirt or snow, with tires to match(yes, I've done them too). I do not feel that this is really translated effectively, due to the ease...I mean, sure, I'm using a wheel and all, but I'm not that good of a driver, for this to be more realistic, and so easy.

Or am I? :laugh:

Oh, and erocker, I did used to think I was good at racing games, until playing with you. You are my nemesis in racing games, if not my superior, as I have a damn hard time beating you in any game.

So your opinion doesn't count here. :laugh:

erocker · May 27, 2011

Well, this was my car of choice back in the day:

I wish it was in the game.

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