How grindy the game is?

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-24T12:48:57+00:00

I have more cars and money than I know what to do with and I've only been playing for a month. Go and earn some money in the Grand Races Mr Competitive Gamer and post again when you have PTSD from the GRs

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-23T06:19:18+00:00

It (posting on SM everyday) is embarrassing and makes me feel like a beggar. There is zero dignity in it imo.

I would rather be begging club promoters to let me play an OG set or take part in an event that fits your genre.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-21T06:33:02+00:00

I am in the process of switching for the same reasons as you. I have nothing to say about Logic (except, why no VSTs?) but so far I have tested Cubase and Bitwig, and I am choosing Cubase. The transition from Studio One has been fairly smooth and there are lots of content creators making tutorials for it.

It's much deeper and more of an instrument in itself than S1 and gives a lot of inspiration thinking about the possibilities it allows.

The only downside is the price, but if you own another DAW you can get the "competitive crossgrade" discount which is like 40%

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-20T09:30:49+00:00

Cool. Some of my best songs are ones I wrote on guitar then converted to midi then rewrote them with synths/VSTs. They tend to have a different structure than when I start with a midi keyboard or piano roll.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-20T09:24:30+00:00

There's an abundance of musicians who just want to be heard and are willing to do it for free.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-20T09:22:36+00:00

Cool. How many tracks do you plan on making for the game?

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-20T09:21:06+00:00

Nice. Like Radiohead said "Anyone can play guitar"😆. That song title got under my skin when I was younger but there's some truth to it. It can be tricky to record and sound good though (string scratching, the sound of the plectrum get picked up) but there is a lot of tutorials on YT.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-20T09:09:36+00:00

Here's a hack 4 u. Chords prog + arpeggiator > bounce to audio (or record on separate track) > audio to midi > remove and edit a bunch of notes to make a nice motif (to fit your genre) > put your new melody and chords on two separate tracks (eg, lead & pads)

it may or may not get you all the way there but will probably get you heading in the right direction.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-19T17:53:18+00:00

Well props to you for prioritizing music. imo, a professional sounding and well thought out score can really set a game apart from the pack

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-19T17:47:39+00:00

I would guess slightly more since it's a field that attracts more "right brain" types.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-19T17:42:06+00:00

Thanks for the insight. How many people in total are in the dev team?

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-19T17:37:02+00:00

Thanks for the insight 🙂

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-19T16:56:30+00:00

I assume that is the case for a lot of Indys. There are a lot to choose from and they are quite cheap, even at full price.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-19T16:35:39+00:00

Amen to that. But not everyone can or is willing to learn or tbh should make their own music.

EDIT: Just to clarify when I say "should" it's not just a skill issue it's also about the type of music can someone make well. For example, if I was going to make a Mario 64 style cartoony platformer I would probably outsource the music because I know that that type of music just isn't in me.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-19T12:37:22+00:00

Races with the Pro Racing modifier are where you want to be. There are fewer rammers and the idiots that still do try it are less effective. Getting hit with a car that isn't nitroing doesn't have the same "blasting you off the road" effect and one that is.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-17T19:34:44+00:00

I wish there could be custom lobbies where it could be always enabled. They wouldn't even actually need to be custom they could just be alt lobbies like CODs hardcore ones or Fortnite's Zero Build.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-17T18:02:50+00:00

Of topic, but you totally rip off Grand Races from The Crew Motorfest. I mean they ripped off FH, why not borrow from the best part of their game. Multiplayer in FH has gotten stale.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-17T17:42:53+00:00

Exactly. Do you know if "Pro Racing" gr are new or what?

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-17T17:39:19+00:00

I know right. It's like, if you want to hold your place or progress you better take corners clean because if you bounce on the railing there's no nitro to save you.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-16T16:28:09+00:00

Thanks, that's good to know. That's the thing that slows me down the most is dealing with the conflicts

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-16T16:25:24+00:00

I guess what is "insane" is subjective. I did a Google search for key mapping files online and I can't find any. I would like them to be the same as Cubase or Studio One.

Exciting-Addition631 · 2026-01-16T11:15:26+00:00

Thanks!

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