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FIA European Truck Racing Championship
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M D Gourley
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It does look ok, but I always can not help but think Reiza Studios did this first!
...hopefully AMS2 will have the Trucks also
...hopefully AMS2 will have the Trucks also
you can see copa trucks in their trailerIt does look ok, but I always can not help but think Reiza Studios did this first!
Paul Jeffrey
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I've been sent a copy of the game, so stay tuned to our YouTube channel in the near future for some content and thoughts on the game.
Early warning - I'm a big truck racing fan.. hope like crazy that this is good.
Early warning - I'm a big truck racing fan.. hope like crazy that this is good.
Paul Jeffrey
Premium
Its from the venting of the water coolers for the brakes I believe. Ideally you want to dispense the coolers under heavy braking load.
Or forget about it like I do, then have massively hot brakes and your engineer shouting at you to cool them
I have 2 reasons to be pessimistic (which are: graphics do not look modern and FIA licences sims are usually silly expensive games). I have infinitive number of reasons to be optimistic. We don't know how this title is gonna drive like. It might be good.
It does look ok, but I always can not help but think Reiza Studios did this first!
Codemasters were ahead of Reiza here, waaaay back in the OG Race Driver days.
Well, fingers crossed I guess. It would bring something new(ish) to the sim racing table, but I can’t really be bothered with arcade titles - unless it’s Wreckfest - which is what I suspect this will be. Good luck to them though.
Reiza only work with the "troo" Formula Truck... no time for this Euro-Gourmet thing.
hmm, this trailer made it look worse for me, some strange truck choices there, also graphics in quite a few shots looks worse then before
Good to have along side my ETS2 and ATS, BUTTT!!! No VR no buy. Get it Devs. Come into the 21st century.
Well, this is something truly different and in my opinion well worth picking up. With the usual slow summer for game releases, the FIA Truck Racing game intrigued me. The game launched today and after a quick single lap tutorial that covers the basics of truck control, I was quickly into a race.
First impressions, the good stuff:
+++ Size and weight. Immediately and in real contrast to the usual car racing games the size and weight of these trucks is transmitted superbly, they feel big, slow to react and momentum is key. This is much better than the Mercedes Truck in Forza 7 which feels like an on stilts version of the Forza cars. These trucks handle differently to anything I've tried before.
+++ Water-cooled brakes, managing the brake temperatures with water cooling is a real challenge. If the brakes get too hot the trucks spin easily. Having only a limited amount of water for the race adds to the strategy. I've never seen this before in a game and it is enjoyable.
+++ Narrow power band, these trucks give a new meaning to narrow power band, only 2 gears 7H and 8H really seem to matter after the rolling start and keeping the turbo spinning is essential. I've also noticed the turbo gets damaged.
+++ Handling. The driving in the game is intuitive from the outset. I had to make minimal changes (slightly increase the FFB and ad a little more centre weight with the damper) to the wheel settings. Massive understeer is relayed well if turning in too quickly. Feeling the trucks push wide onto the rumble strips seems right to me. When the turbo spins up the torque overtakes rear grip and the truck starts to oversteer, it's well communicated and intuitive to counter. getting the brakes red hot, usually forgetting to use the water spray, has been the cause of the only strange handling effects I've seen so far.
+++ The game worked from the first load up with no issues. It looks good in 4k to me and holds a steady 50+ FPS with everything maxed out (FPS counter is top right in the video). Race replays also play well at 60fps. There is also an in-game option to display performance during the game.
+++ The AI drivers are decent, on the Hard setting, they race well and leave enough room for the player. The AI trucks make mistakes, recover, get caught out of the powerband and equally fight back hard if they get the chance.
+++ Rules and penalties are well implemented and working. Track limits, penalty bollards, speeding penalties all work as described - which is again great for a game on launch day. Equally impressive is the way the game allows door to door truck racing without caution but hitting another truck at speed results in a contact penalty - it isn't perfect but it's better than many games have.
+ The atmosphere of truck racing with the pace truck etc seems to have been pretty well captured.
+ It has leaderboards and records laptimes (a real shame serious sims like ACC don't have this imo essential feature).
The less good stuff:
- - No track feel. The tracks look good but other than kerbs there is no real track surface feel to speak of.
- Sound is average throughout.
- Tuning options look pretty basic but then I don't know how much tuning is allowed in the real series.
- Contact between trucks feels a bit lightweight and the sounds are quite muted.
- All the rules and penalties can be switched off, good for accessibility of the game but not so much for realism. It looks like that is also true for leaderboard lap times so that might not be such a great choice.
- It looks like a fairly thin game without much content at full price. I picked it up for a good pre-order price and I'd say it's more a £30 game than a full-price £40-50 (consoles!) game.
So far so good:
I'm far more impressed than I expected to be. There is enough that is unique and different to make this game worth playing. The fact everything seems to be working at launch is a bonus.
Add to that I've finally discovered what happened to Nancy from Chase HQ and I'm pleased with what I've seen so far.
First impressions, the good stuff:
+++ Size and weight. Immediately and in real contrast to the usual car racing games the size and weight of these trucks is transmitted superbly, they feel big, slow to react and momentum is key. This is much better than the Mercedes Truck in Forza 7 which feels like an on stilts version of the Forza cars. These trucks handle differently to anything I've tried before.
+++ Water-cooled brakes, managing the brake temperatures with water cooling is a real challenge. If the brakes get too hot the trucks spin easily. Having only a limited amount of water for the race adds to the strategy. I've never seen this before in a game and it is enjoyable.
+++ Narrow power band, these trucks give a new meaning to narrow power band, only 2 gears 7H and 8H really seem to matter after the rolling start and keeping the turbo spinning is essential. I've also noticed the turbo gets damaged.
+++ Handling. The driving in the game is intuitive from the outset. I had to make minimal changes (slightly increase the FFB and ad a little more centre weight with the damper) to the wheel settings. Massive understeer is relayed well if turning in too quickly. Feeling the trucks push wide onto the rumble strips seems right to me. When the turbo spins up the torque overtakes rear grip and the truck starts to oversteer, it's well communicated and intuitive to counter. getting the brakes red hot, usually forgetting to use the water spray, has been the cause of the only strange handling effects I've seen so far.
+++ The game worked from the first load up with no issues. It looks good in 4k to me and holds a steady 50+ FPS with everything maxed out (FPS counter is top right in the video). Race replays also play well at 60fps. There is also an in-game option to display performance during the game.
+++ The AI drivers are decent, on the Hard setting, they race well and leave enough room for the player. The AI trucks make mistakes, recover, get caught out of the powerband and equally fight back hard if they get the chance.
+++ Rules and penalties are well implemented and working. Track limits, penalty bollards, speeding penalties all work as described - which is again great for a game on launch day. Equally impressive is the way the game allows door to door truck racing without caution but hitting another truck at speed results in a contact penalty - it isn't perfect but it's better than many games have.
+ The atmosphere of truck racing with the pace truck etc seems to have been pretty well captured.
+ It has leaderboards and records laptimes (a real shame serious sims like ACC don't have this imo essential feature).
The less good stuff:
- - No track feel. The tracks look good but other than kerbs there is no real track surface feel to speak of.
- Sound is average throughout.
- Tuning options look pretty basic but then I don't know how much tuning is allowed in the real series.
- Contact between trucks feels a bit lightweight and the sounds are quite muted.
- All the rules and penalties can be switched off, good for accessibility of the game but not so much for realism. It looks like that is also true for leaderboard lap times so that might not be such a great choice.
- It looks like a fairly thin game without much content at full price. I picked it up for a good pre-order price and I'd say it's more a £30 game than a full-price £40-50 (consoles!) game.
So far so good:
I'm far more impressed than I expected to be. There is enough that is unique and different to make this game worth playing. The fact everything seems to be working at launch is a bonus.
Add to that I've finally discovered what happened to Nancy from Chase HQ and I'm pleased with what I've seen so far.
I agree with MarkR.
I miss the camera setting like...FoV, seat setting.
I couldn't switch off the auto-pilot in pit.
But it is a good fungame, it is closer to arcade, not a simulator. "Hop in sim" If You have half an hour...jump in and drive an elephant!
I miss the camera setting like...FoV, seat setting.
I couldn't switch off the auto-pilot in pit.
But it is a good fungame, it is closer to arcade, not a simulator. "Hop in sim"
If You have half an hour...jump in and drive an elephant!
Paul Jeffrey
Premium
Initially available on PC and for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles, with Nintendo Switch set to follow this August, the new game is now available to purchase for around £34.99.
Complete with 45 individually liveried trucks and 14 tracks from which to choose from, this is the official videogame of the mightily impressive FIA European Truck Racing Championship, the first time in the modern era that the series has been represented in the virtual world.
About the Game:
The European Truck Racing Championship is one of the most spectacular and challenging motor racing competitions.
The driving difficulty and many unique race features have been faithfully reproduced with the KT Engine (WRC).
In ETRC, like on real-life race tracks, you need to control the temperature of your brakes so they don't overheat. You must also consider the weight of the truck when cornering, monitor tyre wear and find the best tactics for overtaking.
The official FIA ETRC game is a completely new option for all fans of racing sims.
- 45 trucks with their official livery, including top manufacturers like Volvo, Man, Freightliner and Western Star
- 20 teams and the championship's best drivers
- 14 circuits including official ETRC ones, as well as Laguna Seca, Circuit of The Americas and Fuji Speedway
- 5 single-player modes and 3 multiplayer modes
The FIA ETRC game is available now for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
Check out the FIA ETRC sub forum here at RaceDepartment for all the latest news and discussion about the game.
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