Buying the Pc version is usually a lot cheaper than the console version, and you can tweak it. I play with 3xHD screens using eyefinity, and I bought this game when it came out, but did not really play it much. I picked it back up a few weeks ago and got into it, and its running fine. Or so I thought.
I added that true light patch, and the change is remarkable. I tried in on Monaco first, and it was like going from late afternoon to midday. Nice, so I updated all the tracks with the least saturated set of files. Happy days.
I then realised I had no puddles after seeing some YouTube vids. I found the "fix" from codies and tried it, it seems to work, but something I read kept nagging at me. So I loaded fraps and checked, I was getting about 35fps. Not really a problem, I was doing okay driving, it was smooth, but I read about the pre patch shaders, and replacing them fixing the fps issues and puddles..
So I added those and what a difference that made! This has to be the most important update anyone can do to this game. After replacing the DX9 and DX11 files, I jumped up to 60-70fps. And the car seemed to be so much easier to drive, to brake properly, and it was again "night and day" the difference in feel. I felt like I gained an extra layer of control.
I have a PS and Xbox, but prefer my pc as it is far more powerful, the games are cheaper, and you can fiddle with them to get what you want
So thank you to all those that enable us to fiddle with our games, by figuring out some clever stuff and giving us some answers.
I added that true light patch, and the change is remarkable. I tried in on Monaco first, and it was like going from late afternoon to midday. Nice, so I updated all the tracks with the least saturated set of files. Happy days.
I then realised I had no puddles after seeing some YouTube vids. I found the "fix" from codies and tried it, it seems to work, but something I read kept nagging at me. So I loaded fraps and checked, I was getting about 35fps. Not really a problem, I was doing okay driving, it was smooth, but I read about the pre patch shaders, and replacing them fixing the fps issues and puddles..
So I added those and what a difference that made! This has to be the most important update anyone can do to this game. After replacing the DX9 and DX11 files, I jumped up to 60-70fps. And the car seemed to be so much easier to drive, to brake properly, and it was again "night and day" the difference in feel. I felt like I gained an extra layer of control.
I have a PS and Xbox, but prefer my pc as it is far more powerful, the games are cheaper, and you can fiddle with them to get what you want
So thank you to all those that enable us to fiddle with our games, by figuring out some clever stuff and giving us some answers.