MGP18 MotoGP 18 Released

Paul Jeffrey · Jun 7, 2018

Milestone have released their latest official videogame of the premier class MotoGP series - introducing MotoGP 18.

Released to PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 earlier today, MotoGP 18 is the official racing game of the 2018 MotoGP bike racing series, and represents a significant upgrading of the MotoGP game franchise by Milestone Srl, the long running Italian development studio.

Using Unreal 4 graphics for the first time in the history of the franchise, MotoGP 18 presents a very distinct visual improvement over previous versions of the title, an improvement that promises to be just the tip of the iceberg with regards to improvements for this exciting new game.

According to Milestone, MotoGP 18 has been practically built from the ground up for this latest release, significantly enhancing the visuals and physics to better represent the world of top level motorcycle racing.

Featuring the premier class MotoGP series, including star riders such as Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa right the way through to the Red Bull Rookies Cup, including supporting classes Moto3 and Moto2, MotoGP 18 looks set to produce a comprehensive representation of the professional bike racing ladder.

Available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, MotoGP 18 is available now, with Nintendo Switch release to follow later in the year.

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What are your impressions of the new game? Do you like MotoGP 18? Let us know in the comments section below!

Giovaneveterano · Jun 8, 2018

el_mattpro said:
I literally buy this game just looking at gameplays before release, but i don't install it, i'm waiting until "Physics mod" appear here... i hate Vanilla Physics in every MotoGP

The physics mod will not come: it's unmoddable at 99%.

McBurza · Jun 8, 2018

GP20 said:
Disapointed by graphics. They look dark and not impressing at all.

By the way you can't play with your wheel, which means that i will probably not use it. lol

Yeah, just trying to solve...
Kind of dissapointing

el_mattpro · Jun 8, 2018

Giovaneveterano said:
The physics mod will not come: it's unmoddable at 99%.

are you 100% sure? i can get my money back today if that's a real fact.. i saw "racedepartment" create a MotoGp 18 mod section, that's why i come here to say that

McBurza · Jun 8, 2018

Giovaneveterano said:
The physics mod will not come: it's unmoddable at 99%.

Was the first thing I searched for, but had no idea what to look at since its completely different.
What is that 1% known of being modable?

kevin ohara · Jun 8, 2018

Steve007 said:
Does anyone know if it has proper triple screen resolution like 5760x1080 as I have MXGP 3 which is with the Unreal 4 engine and it doesn't have it ?

It does have 5760x1080 option plus goes up to 6059x1080 which I set mine to to get things to line up better than at 5760.

Pepper606 · Jun 8, 2018

McBurza said:
Yeah, just trying to solve...
Kind of dissapointing

I have my wheel working.
I used x360ce.

Giovaneveterano · Jun 8, 2018

el_mattpro said:
are you 100% sure? i can get my money back today if that's a real fact.. i saw "racedepartment" create a MotoGp 18 mod section, that's why i come here to say that

It's moddable mostly the 3D and texture side of the game. Physics and AI is not.
But I have to say the vanilla physics is actually very good.

Damage Inc · Jun 8, 2018

Hows the braking? I'm quite a fan in the main of Milestones games but the braking is FAR too easy even in full on sim mode. I'm hoping it's less of "mash the front brake as hard as you can" kind of thing now.

Jonix · Jun 8, 2018

Giovaneveterano said:
It's moddable mostly the 3D and texture side of the game. Physics and AI is not.
But I have to say the vanilla physics is actually very good.

If some stuff is in the .uasset files they can be loaded into UE and edited maybe?

Thombike · Jun 8, 2018

I still use MotoGP15 and don't feel I need something New. Ths serie is like Fifa..every year new version only because couple other team squads...

Sim725 · Jun 8, 2018

Jonix said:
If some stuff is in the .uasset files they can be loaded into UE and edited maybe?

I don't think they can, I've never been able to put uassets into a UE4 editor. Maybe I'm wrong.

Dyego JhOu · Jun 8, 2018

Jonix said:
If some stuff is in the .uasset files they can be loaded into UE and edited maybe?

It is my hope... Did you find anything related to physics configurations in those files? By what I've found in the web, those assets controls the aspects of the physics but concerning to shapes limits, vertices and so on... nothing related to top speed, lean angles, tyre grip and so on...

Mostly of what I've found helps you in the project, not in the compiled to modify...

Jonix · Jun 8, 2018

Dyego JhOu said:
It is my hope... Did you find anything related to physics configurations in those files? By what I've found in the web, those assets controls the aspects of the physics but concerning to shapes limits, vertices and so on... nothing related to top speed, lean angles, tyre grip and so on...

Mostly of what I've found helps you in the project, not in the compiled to modify...

There're Physics (torque, engine, tires) and AI folders inside the game containing .uasset files. We can open them in Unreal Engine editor and see what's there

Helmut Skrdla · Jun 8, 2018

Had a chance to test it at a friend's place because he already bought it. Well, what a mixed bag...

There's definite potential, but the blurry GFX need fixing. Initially I thought they are upscaling 1280x720 to 1920x1080. It's very dark. I don't like the fact that I can't use my custom rider on any machine from the start, which was possible in the 2016 VR46 game.

That's all not the biggest problem. The biggest problem for me is the huge limitation on controller config options. Normally left stick for me is throttle and brake, right stick is steering. Impossible here. They don't allow the control scheme that I've been using in every of their games since MotoGP08 ten years ago.

Going to see if it's updated and what kind of changelog it gets. I did get the impression that the underlying physics are solid, the new helmet cam is very cool, the visuals are pretty improved. There's a lot to like. But I don't want to relearn my controls.

Trebor901 · Jun 8, 2018

I think the controller config problems are due to the game engine personally ive heard some good things about unreal engine 4 but it is very limited on what can be done once a game has been produced using it.

Denny370 · Jun 8, 2018

can anyone tell me if they have removed the shared screen with another player?
the split screen function ..

Pascal Herbig · Jun 8, 2018

The Physics feel very solid. On my PC graphics are very crisp with resolution set to 150%. Did only time trials so far but the bikes are absolutely fun to ride and I could not care less about accuracy of lap times as long as the game is fun to play. This is certainly Milestones best effort so far and likely the best ever official MotoGP game.

Trebor901 · Jun 8, 2018

Pascal Herbig said:
The Physics feel very solid. On my PC graphics are very crisp with resolution set to 150%. Did only time trials so far but the bikes are absolutely fun to ride and I could not care less about accuracy of lap times as long as the game is fun to play. This is certainly Milestones best effort so far and likely the best ever official MotoGP game.

this is the solution to the blurry graphics, you need to choose 150% or 200% upscale in the video settings, gets rid of the blur completely in races and in menus, also increases fps

el_mattpro · Jun 9, 2018

Ok i just install the game and play 3 races, i'll not reclaim my money back, i didn't know that this game was made in UNREAL ENGINE 4, i was afraid as f"ck off this Engine because of Assetto Corsa Competizione and my PhenomII x4 955 BE+GTX 750Ti but.... damn!! it looks amaizing comparing to other MotoGPs and i havent Bottleneck in this one... 50% CPU usage 99%GPU usage 63 solid fps, thanks god this engine is better than i think.
My Opinion:
Physics 7.5 / 10 (10 will be Realistic Physics Mod from olders Motogp)
Graphics 10/10 (In comparison to other MotoGP)
Sound 7/10 (i think it will be better)
Camera 9/10 (better than older MotoGp default cameras)

Performance in comparison to other MotoGp's Engines... GREAT.

EDIT: Want to add that the "BLUR" image is made by TAA anti Aliasing, i think everyone know that in 2018 but TAA is a lot more "Blurring" (bad english) than FXAA or SMAA, that's the trick... More blur AntiAliasing with less GPU usage = Better Quality-Performance in overall

Helmut Skrdla · Jun 9, 2018

Trebor901 said:
this is the solution to the blurry graphics, you need to choose 150% or 200% upscale in the video settings, gets rid of the blur completely in races and in menus, also increases fps

200% res gives me 30 FPS, 100% gives me 60FPS...