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Time Attack / Multiplayer / Online
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Within Time Attack you can set a time locally to compete against friends on your PC, but
if you are connected to the Internet, you will be able to compare your times with others
from around the world. You can also download a ghost from the top times on any stage
in the game, and race against it to see if you can beat it. If you manage to get a best time,
your ghost will automatically be uploaded to the leaderboards for other players to download.
Selecting an Environment
Toggle through and select a track to race on.
Choosing a Car
After you have selected your desired track, choose a car class and select a car with your
preferred setup, then begin Time Attack.
Multiplayer
Within Multiplayer mode you are able to play the game in Online and local Head-to-Head
split-screen play.
Choosing a Game Mode
Online
- Compete with players from around the world in races. You can create a session
of your own, or join one already in progress.
Head-to-Head
- Play a local game against friends using a split-screen setup.
When entering Online mode, you are presented with four options; Quick Match, Custom
Match, Create Match, and Ranking Leaderboard.
Quick Match
- Choose this option and you will be taken to a list of available games that
are currently in session.
Custom Match
- Here the game will still look for online games available, but you can
change various search options such as car class, and the amount of players in the match.
It will only bring up games that match your search criteria.
Create Match
- This is where you go if you want to set up a game yourself. You can
specify the car class, maximum number of players, number of laps, catch up and if you
want AI turned on.
Once you have selected Create Match, you will be prompted to create a Championship of
tracks to race online. If you would rather choose tracks as you go along, simply select
‘
No
’
, and you will be taken to the lobby screen where you can add tracks after each race.
Time Attack
The Online Lobby
When entering the lobby as the host, you will be presented with the following options. Note: if
you enter a previously created lobby as a client,
‘
Track Select
’
will not be available, and
‘
Start
Game
’
will be replaced with
‘
Ready
’
.
Chat
- Here you can chat to other players in the room using the keyboard
Car Select
- Choose your car
Track Select (Host only) -
Choose a single or group of tracks to play
Track List (Client only) -
View the list of tracks chosen by the host
Settings (Host only)
- Adjust game settings
Start Game (Host only)
- Start the online game when all the Clients have selected Ready
Ready (Client only)
- Select this to signify to the host and other players that you are ready to race
Leave Game
- Select this to leave the online game session
When hosting an online match, you are able to remove, or permanently ban a player from
your session. As the host, you have two options:
Kick
If you select this option, the player you have selected will be removed from the current
session. However, at any time they will be able to return to your hosted session. Highlight
and select the player in the lobby, then choose Kick.
Kick and Ban
If you wish to permanently remove the player from your session, select Kick and Ban. This
will remove them from the game session immediately, and add them to your Banned User
List. This means they will not be able to join any of your games during the current online
session. The next time you play the game after it has been turned off, the Banned User List is
cleared so any previously banned players will be able to join your games again. Highlight and
select the player in the lobby, then choose Kick and Ban.
Change game options such as audio, autosave and controller configuration.
Audio
You are able to adjust the volume of the sound effects, music, and co-driver pacenotes
separately.
Controller
Select between using a Keyboard, USB game controller or a supported steering wheel. Here
you can also change the controller configuration.
Display
You are able to choose between Mph and Km/h for the speed, whether you want the
HUD (Heads-Up Display) and Rear-view Mirror turned on or off and adjust the game
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Gamma settings.
Online
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