Forza Motorsport 3 Title Update - 3/9/2010
Hey everyone, I’m happy to report that the latest Forza Motorsport 3 patch (codenamed TU4) has just cleared Xbox 360 certification and will be going live sometime in the nether hours this morning (3/9) – anywhere between 2AM to 4AM PST. The obvious question you guys are anxious to have answered is what the patch addresses and adds to FM3. Before we continue, we’ll be monitoring the comments section for trolling and unconstructive comments, including the repeated request for public multiplayer lobbies. We are currently not working on bringing back public lobbies. Thanks!
Below is a list of features improved/added and affected with the TU4 patch:
New multiplayer matchmaking game modes! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing a bunch of new hoppers to multiplayer, including:
Week 1 (3/9) – Rolling out at 5:00PM PST
In the new Team Playground Category:
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Cat and Mouse
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Team Tag (Keep the It)
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Team Multi-Class Racing
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Team Last Car Standing
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Team Stock Car (yes, the oval kind)
In the Playground category:
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Tag (Virus) on Benchmark High Speed Ring
In the Circuit Racing category:
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A Class (Including DLC tracks)
Week 2 (3/16) – Rolling out at 5:00PM PST
In the new Team Circuit Racing category:
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Team R1 Class
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Team R2 Class
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Team R3 Class
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Team S Class
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Team A Class
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Team B Class
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Team C Class
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Team D Class
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Team E Class
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Team F Class
In the Drift category:
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Team Drift (Any Class)
Week 3 (3/23) – Rolling out at 5:00PM PST
In the new Multi-Class Circuit Racing category:
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R1 and A Class
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R2 and B Class
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R3 and C Class
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S and D Class
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A and E Class
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B and F Class
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R1 and F Class
Also added with the patch:
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Team balancing on team multiplayer modes in hoppers, including the addition of AI to smaller teams.
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Stickier drag strips in drag mode, including the inclusion of peak tire temperatures at the beginning of race.
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Ability for Turn 10’s community team to control XP reward payout on a hopper basis via server settings. Yes, now you may be able to get a lot more XP points for playing a certain style of multiplayer game.
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Engine rev control added to the 3-2-1 pre-race moment for players using manual-with-clutch transmission in Drag mode only.
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Ability for Turn 10’s community team to turn off TruSkill display in lobbies to avoid being kicked for your TruSkill rank. This is a per hopper setting.
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Fixed a couple bugs, including the 6th gear shift and the transmission swap gear ratio exploits. A partial Leaderboard wipe will come week of 3/15 – those of you caught using this exploit starting from 2/26 will be permanently banned from all features of Forza Motorsport 3 online.
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We’ve also fixed a handful of minor issues including occasional shadow popping in multiple car heats, a controller layout (#11) that had gas and brakes reversed on the triggers, etc.
Someone wanted to know whether there will be changes to the current hoppers that are live in order to make room for the new hoppers coming online. Very good question, and the answer is yes. This will be a 2 part process. First of all, we will make some immediate changes to hoppers by downsizing.
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Circuit RWD will be consolidated into just A Class RWD and will be moved into Playground. The category just does not have the numbers to sustain itself as a 5 hopper system.
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A Class Expert moves from Playground to Circuit category.
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On a weekly basis, we will be looking at all hopper numbers. Those that do not maintain a decent number of players during peak primetime gaming hours will get killed.
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We will narrow down our set of hoppers until we have a core number of hoppers that are sustainable and the community are interested in (by voting with their game time).
Thanks for your patience and support!
The Jalopnik Car Pack
Available March 9th on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
The covers have been pulled back on the March car pack and the first “Jalopnik Car Pack” is ready to be driven off the lot. 10 cars from around the world are showcased here featuring a good bit of variety. The “Jalopnik Car Pack” features one of the most unique looking Mazda vehicles to touch the road, a Civic sure to make you do a double take and a vehicle better driven shaken not stirred. Beautifully modeled these 10 cars will have you turning virtual heads out on the track. The Jalopnik car pack is available March 9th on Xbox Live for 400 Microsoft points!
We hooked up with the staff Jalopnik and put our minds together to bring you a car pack that would feature power, beauty, variety and most importantly, be a blast to drive around in. These cars, while not old have really interesting backgrounds. Let’s take a look at what makes these cars worthy of the car pack.
2008 Mazda Furai
Named for the ‘sound of the wind,’ Mazda’s futuristic concept car combines swooping good looks with a green streak. The car was visualized running ethanol E100 produced by British Petroleum.
Furai is based on an American Le Mans Series (ALMS) racing car. In fact, its Courage C65 chassis is the same platform Mazda campaigned in the ALMS series in 2006. A fierce 450-horsepower three-rotor rotary engine lays down the law with a stratospheric redline and that unmistakable rotary induced scream which may not ‘sound like the wind’ but it will be music to the ears of Forza 3 drivers.
2010 Honda Civic Type R Mugen
The ultimate Civic, the tasty 2010 Honda Civic Type R Mugen is a JDM fans wet dream come true. Starting with a Civic Type R three-door hatchback built in Honda's British factory, Mugen unleashes the beast by adding high-compression pistons, more aggressive cams, high-flow intake and exhaust, and a Mugen ECU that makes it all sing in harmony at its 8,500-rpm redline. This boosts the 198-horse, 2.0-liter VTEC powerplant to 237.
The Honda also sports Mugen body tuning mods, an LSD, wheels and brakes. Forza is the best place to experience the 2010 Honda Civic Type R Mugen because production is limited to 20 copies for the UK market only and they go for $64,000 US; that’s right $64k for a Civic.
2009 #40 Robertson Racing Ford GT
Kevin Doran in Lebanon, Ohio built Robertson Racing’s #40 Ford GT racer to American Le Mans Series GT2 specs. The transition to race car has encompassed widening the track, reworking the suspension geometry and adding more adjustability as well as significant aerodynamic enhancements featuring contoured fender flares and downforce-generating front and rear spoilers. Power comes from a naturally aspirated Yates-built 5.0-liter V8 spec’d to the GT2 rulebook. The hearty V8 is backed by an Emco DP transaxle so the Blue Oval bruiser is ready to rumble on Forza 3.
2010 Aston Martin Rapide
Running in parallel to the Porsche Panamera, the Rapide is Aston Martin’s take on four-door ferocity. What is essentially a stretch DB9, the Rapide delivers the goods to the tune of 470 horsepower and 4.8-0-60s. The 5.9-liter V12 is mated to a ZF six-speed Touchtronic automatic transmission. While the real dealer starts delivery in the spring, thanks to Turn 10’s DLC you can drive it now.
2011 BMW Z4
The all-new 2011 BMW Z4 roadster is hotness on wheels. The fun-in-the-sun Bavarian is powered by BMW’s N54 direct-injection, twin-turbocharged straight six. The plant has been massaged for use in the two-seater pumping out 335 horsepower at 5,900 rpm and 332 lb-ft of torque from 1,500-4,500 rpm. The result is 0-60’s in the 4.7-second range with the potential for much more thanks to Forza 3’s deep tuning garage.
2010 Audi TT RS
The RS version takes the TT to the next level. The key players are the scintillating combination of its 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine and the accompanying Quattro all-wheel-drive system. With 1.2 Bar (17.4 psi) of boost coursing through its veins the TT RS flexes 340 horsepower. The Inglostadt boys earned their pay for the week adding a stiffened sport suspension, better brakes and a six-speed manual to the car’s 4.6-second 0-60 prowess.
2010 #33 RSR Jaguar XKR
The Jaguar/RSR XKR is a full-tilt GT2-class American Le Mans Series racer based on the road going XKR. Noted road racer Paul Gentilozzi has transformed the car and plans to go to battle in 2010. A stout 550 horsepower V8 gives this cat the tenacity it will need to duel it out with 911s, ‘Vettes, Vipers and Aston Martins.
The #33 will be easy top spot with its lively green and black livery and massive rear spoiler. The car’s 2010 debut is slated for the season opening 12 Hours of Sebring on March 20th. Thanks to this time DLC you can grab the car, go to Sebring and compare your lap times to the real thing.
2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic
Porsche has added exclusivity to the 911, a design whose silhouette has not changed since in hit the road in 1964, by introducing a limited edition. The 250 copies of the Sport Classic pay homage to the Carrera RS 2.7 with body treatments and 19-inch Fuchs-inspired wheels. The Euro-only Sport Classic is powered by a 406 horse 3.liter flat six connected to a six speed manual gearbox. She’s an expensive date at $230,000, which makes her a prime addition to Forza 3.
2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage
Live that James Bond 007 dream to the fullest behind the wheel of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. Aston Martin says the V12 Vantage will feature a 6.0-liter V12 engine producing 510 horsepower and 420 lbs-ft of torque with a top speed of 190 mph and 0-62 mph time of 4.2 seconds. It’s hard to argue with those numbers.
1992 Bugatti EB110SS
The Volkswagen group was not the first entity to try to resurrect the Bugatti name. Penned by Marcello Gandini and assembled by coachbuilder Aerospatiale France the EB110 SS had the numbers of an iconic supercar; 12 cylinder, four turbos, five valves per cylinder and 650 horsepower, 3.3-second 0-60 and 217 mph top speed; impressive numbers in 1992. The AWD supercar featured aluminum body over carbon fiber tub construction and came with a $380,000 price tag, which was really steep in 1992. The car’s production run ended in 1995 with 31 units, one bought by none other than Michael Schumacher.
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