More Project CARS on Gamersyde

Driftwood
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 | 1:20 PM
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As we wanted to show you how Project CARS ran when in the middle of a race, we tried to capture some footage with 8 opponents on two different tracks. We also tried to activate MSAA and you can see it clearly affects performance in both videos. Considering the maximum number of AI drivers you can add (more than 20 if we're not mistaken) and how potentially demanding weather effects can be, we truly doubt many PC players will be able to play the game fully maxed out at release, even with powerful rigs. Now hopefully the months that are still left before the final release will allow Slightly Mad Studios to optimize their title more, and also to fix the handling of some of the cars, which can be pretty frustrating at the moment. On the bright side though, we felt that AI was much smarter in the game than in other racing titles, which is definitely good news for those wanting to stick to a single player experience.

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Daylight race

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Night race

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Driftwood

Commented on 2014-11-26 15:28:18

Nowhere near might be an exaggeration, but don't expect the cars to be as detailed as this, the antialiasing to be as sharp, etc. It might change as the game gets more optimized but, for example, on my PC (GTX 970), the beginning of the French Riviera track can't run at a steady 60 fps although I'm alone on the track, with no rain and only SMAA activated. They've added so many details that it's even hard for my rig to cope properly. All I'm saying is that for now, I can't run the game at 1080p/60fps fully maxed out with the maximum AI drivers and weather effects, so I wonder how far they'll come until March.

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Commented on 2014-11-26 16:05:22

I can't predict the future, but considering what people think of games like ACU or even Destiny, I don't think they should expect something mind-blowing visually speaking.

omniscient

Commented on 2014-11-27 08:22:20

It always saddens me when the windshield looks non existent it's a graphical linchpin that adds so much.

Xoar

Commented on 2014-11-28 21:00:40

Move over Forza your reign as the Console Racer King is soon over.

der_ton

Commented on 2014-11-30 18:25:44

Compared to the brilliant daylight graphics, the nighttime graphics looks really cheap. Almost like a different engine! Lighting inconsistencies everywhere...