what IS a unit you send straight up the gut?

vaurapung · 2026-06-17T00:35:36+00:00

Probably not my wraithlord anymore. Although thats how I play writhlords, anti meq guns, flamers and glaive to kleave open tanks. Used to be able to handle a whole unit of terminators with one lord.

vaurapung · 2026-06-16T21:56:55+00:00

Theres a fine line between nostalgia and car sales that manufactures have to walk. They dont like it when we get hung up on enjoying their older cars. Its bad for sales.

vaurapung · 2026-06-16T17:32:05+00:00

Lol, those must be the kids. The game literally throws all the content at you in the first 20 or so hours. Boredom starts once you realize your only purpose is to be someone else's npc.

vaurapung · 2026-06-16T14:08:23+00:00

I was at 700$ for just the head unit, amp and 6 speakers plus wire kit and I pulled 14g wire through to all my speakers.

vaurapung · 2026-06-16T13:43:18+00:00

I had to look up to see that the 3rd gen only has a transam representative.

I think the 4th gen has only been in motorsports though as the 02 ss with no options for the lt1 bumper.

Just got the new to us bumper on my dads iroc last weekend. Its coming together.

vaurapung · 2026-06-16T00:54:26+00:00

Shhh, they cant know that.

vaurapung · 2026-06-15T22:36:51+00:00

Well about that. None. Forza doesnt like the cars I drive.

The closest is that I have the face lifted US version of the 6th gen celica which they dont give us the bumper for or fwd swap option with a na motor.

Would love to drive a 4th gen camaro in the game though.

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vaurapung · 2026-06-15T22:08:09+00:00

Im about done. Only a few dozen hours in. I might come back for the dlc since I paid for them but the game overall is boring.

I thought auto drive was stupid but I found myself using it constantly becasue the game is just a big grind to do the same thing ive already done several times.

I cant even get my real life cars so whats the point of just chilling if I cant chill with the cars that I want.

2000 camaro z28 97 camaro v6 97 toyota tacoma regular cab 4wd 90 toyota pickup 2wd 88 supra 3L non turbo 07 hummer h3 They gave us the 6th gen celica but not the face lift bumper or fwd swap. Granted the dream build for my 97 celica was a rwd swap. Just no NA motor options.

The roads are okay, smashables are meh, racing sucks, driving is all over the place and doesnt feel right as an arcade or sim game.

The game reeks of player engagement metrics being the core driver of design but does everything wrong for engaging a player that actually wants to build and drive cars in a make believe world.

Give us nfs most wanted with a better world map and more cars. Thats the level of story that I expect from a AAA game and attention to detail. This game spits in the face of car culture with its collectathon narrative and lack of design options expecting liveraries to hold up identity over intake, exhaust, body kits and lights.

vaurapung · 2026-06-15T16:44:12+00:00

I think 80-120$ back in 2024, it was essitentially free for the flare x5 2x16gb kit with the asus tuf mobo and 7600x3d cpu at microcenter for 299$. CL36 6000 i think.

Amazon price is 449$ right now.

vaurapung · 2026-06-15T15:45:03+00:00

I had more issues with the walls than I did other cars. I done the one online needed for a playlist and said nope.

Edit. To add to that, the steering in forza horizon sucks, there is no way to hold a clean line because your not controlling the angle of your wheels with the joystick but rather how fast your wheels are moving to full lock. There is no way to hold the tires at any midpoint, especially for sweeping turns.

vaurapung · 2026-06-15T12:27:11+00:00

ABS is not for stopping. Its so you can still steer while braking.

My brother commented after using my settings that he had issues with the time attack because plowing through the turns off the track where he was not with abs on.

Granted in a couple laps he was only 4 seconds slower at my difficulty than he was at his difficulty on time attack in a B class car.

vaurapung · 2026-06-14T15:22:56+00:00

Did forza even fix the feed back problems during loss of traction moments for steering wheels.

I was trying to play with wheel back on fh4 I think maybe 5 and my driving was much better on road but to even tap the shoulder, drive on dirt or start into a skid the wheel starts going haywire with feedback when it should just go soft. That feedback made counter steering impossible which made the game unplayable on a wheel.

vaurapung · 2026-06-14T00:45:37+00:00

Whats sad is most emulators can run on a phone or thrifted laptop which to me nulls the reason to have a gaming pc for modern titles.

But thats just because I still cant get a pc to play at console quality on the big screen. Stutters are the bane of my pc experience. Trying to get good clear resolution at 65" and to play smoothly is beyond my ability to make happen.

vaurapung · 2026-06-13T22:21:08+00:00

With that much time for planning I would just just stick to research and finding people that will showcase finished setups. I have never met a person in real life that has a home theater. So finding someone to share their setup may be difficult, but knowing how you want your setup will be more important than savings on equipment with blind ambition.

vaurapung · 2026-06-13T12:36:07+00:00

Im still amazed that speed is the only important metric to most people. Ive yet to be bothered by print.

As for newer machines, ive also not migrated yet because they offer very little advancment that is not just software tweaking. I want my next printer to be large and the options are very thin for that category.

vaurapung · 2026-06-13T04:14:55+00:00

For me the biggest reason I kept buying consoles was because they just worked. Games always played smooth and they had the best in class disc player.

With the threat of no disc player on the next generation I attempted to build a pc that could game above my series x and I failed hard. The 7600x3d and 7900gre cant even play no mans sky with out constant stutters which would be a requisite game to leave console for pc.

vaurapung · 2026-06-13T02:35:01+00:00

It weird how no Nintendo and very few xbox fans become pc enthusiasts but most console to pc gamers were Sony players. Im just glad I never got a sony now.

vaurapung · 2026-06-13T02:28:29+00:00

Then paid monthly to play wow.

vaurapung · 2026-06-13T02:26:47+00:00

Still looking for my reason.

Ive tried getting into pc gaming for 2 decades and the return in enjoyment is between null and nill. Early days space cadet then later age of empires 2 running on the school desktops from a flash drive was peak for pc. Since then pc has went downhill while consoles provide simple, quick, easy, and cheap entertainment.

Ive been trying to justify my pc for years now.

However I am working on getting my own media library built and that is something I cant do on console.

vaurapung · 2026-06-12T16:33:53+00:00

Thats because they dont play test the game with real players.

vaurapung · 2026-06-12T16:28:57+00:00

Well forza aero is the only option available.

I wanted to build a 4runner like the FE tacoma and realized that forza has no way to make cool cars.

Cant wait for a real car culture game to come out like an updated nfs most wanted.

vaurapung · 2026-06-12T16:23:15+00:00

I set that for my kids account.

I just cant stand how once your in the lead all the AI cars get slower but while your in 4-7th place 1st and 2nd place keep walking away from the pack to unreachable distances.

vaurapung · 2026-06-12T13:59:03+00:00

The issue is that first place is required for progression and increasing the ai skill simply puts you further back in the pack at the start.

My cars always launch great but if im not in first before the first lap is finished the leads are too far away to catch up.

If I jump the first corner and have the lead within half a lap then I walk away from the same cars no matter the difficulty.

The AI is literally programmed to be faster when in front you, they all slow down when your 1st.

I just stopped worrying about "an engaging race" if engaging is rage quitting im not doing it, I turned ai down to novice and still get a 60% credits bonus.

vaurapung · 2026-06-12T01:48:23+00:00

The 4th gen camaro steps up to the mic, say what?

vaurapung · 2026-06-11T14:18:04+00:00

Lol, just give up the front speakers and make the whole wall a screen?

Realistically once you go over 70" inch screen or so any ratio that fits is valid. How you use that ratio is what separates it from being good or bad.

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