DRIV3R FAQ's (FR3QU3NTLY ASK3D QU3STIONS)

[matt__jon]

Albrozdud3s Modified FAQ THR3AD - August 18, 2004

Since many Driv3r vets have left, or will be leaving, I decided to re-do the Driv3r FAQ. This is matt__jon's original version; I have gone back and answered all questions with known info.

I guess I'll thank matt__jon for making this originally, and saving me the hassle of making one entirely new! So, thanks matt__jon!

I. General Questions
II. Vehicles
III. On Foot
IV. City-Related
V. Missions

I. General Questions

Q: What is the button layout?
PS2-
In car:
X-Accelerate
0-Burnout
/\-Handbrake
[]-Brake
L1-Get out of car/ Bail out
R1-Horn/ Fire weapon(when applicable)
L2-Look left
R2-Look right
L2+R2-Look Behind
D-Pad-Steering
Left Analog stick-Steering
Right Analog stick-Accelerate/Brake/Reverse
Select-Change Camera view
Start-Pause Game

On foot:
X-Jump
0-Reload
/\-Holster/draw weapon
[]-Change weapon
L1-Get in car/ perform action
R1-Select weapon/Fire weapon
L2- crouch/roll(when running)
R2-None
D-Pad-move
Left Analog stick-move character
Right Analog Stick-Look/Aim
Select-Change Camera View
Start-Pause Game

Q: What will pedestrians do?
A: Pedestrians will walk around, grunt, scream and run away when you draw a weapon. Sometimes, peds in cars will get out and shoot at you if you fire a weapon near them.

Q: Will dead bodies disappear?
A: Yes, because of memory issues dead bodies will disappear (like on any game) to keep the game running smoothly.

Q: Why isn't there blood?
A: Reflections was doing everything possible to make this a T rated game so there was no blood, and even though it is now rated M, there is still no blood.

Q: Are there any drawbridges in this game?
A: Yes, in Miami and Istanbul. It is possible to make them go up or down as you please by entering the control booth and pressing some buttons.

Q: Is there strong language in this game?
A: No. "Hell", "Damn", and "Ass" and that's about it.

Q: Do buildings have one entrance?
A: Some buildings have multiple entrances. Sometimes, windows can be shattered with gunfire and buildings can be entered that way.

Q: Why isn't DRIV3R coming out on Gamecube?
A: Because Gamecubes suck!!!!!

Q: Will this game be hard like Stuntman?
A: Some missions are more difficult than others. The difficulty level CAN NOT be changed, as once believed. Overall, how tough this game is depends on the player.

Q: Can you change the weather or time of day?
A: Yes, both can be changed. Different times of day are dawn, day, dusk, and night. Different weather will include rainy, sunny, and cloudy.

Q: Who are some of the characters?
A:
Tanner (Voiced by Michael Madsen) is who you play as. "An undercover cop, also know as 'the driver'. An obsessive risk-taker with brutal methods, accustomed to highly dangerous undercover work."

Tobias Jones (voiced by Ving Rhames), you get to play as him on one mission. "Tanner's partner, a detective with the Miami Police Department. Cool, calm, and confident. Though more restrained than Tanner, Jones is no less dedicated."

Fabienne-Your rival in Nice, France. "She heads an organized crime outfit, and one of her main money-making schemes is dealing with small cars."

Calita (voiced by Michelle Rodriguez) "Is the head of South Beach, a Miami-based car theft outfit. She is cold, efficient, and ambitious." Tanner goes undercover for her.

Lomaz- the "Gun freak with pimp chic". "Lomaz works for South Beach. He's Calita's right-hand goon, and does double duty as the gang's hardware specialist."

Jericho (voiced by Mickey Rourke) "A former lieutenant to the recently deceased crime lord Soloman Caine, Jericho is unpredictable and unflappable. His ruthlessness is matched only by Tanned, the man who is trying to stop him. His motto: 'Crime doesn't just pay, it pays well.'".

Soloman Caine- "Head of a major crime syndicate with operations from Chicago to Las Vegas. He employs Jericho as his bodyguard."

Baccus (voiced by Iggy Pop) -"Also known as South Beach Baccus. Known driver for Calita's car theft gang."

Q: Will there be support of a steering wheel (and gamepads on PC)?
A: Not yet known.

Q: What are the requirements for PC?
A: N/A.

Q: What is the release date?
A: Already out on PS2 and XBox, PC coming Fall 2004.

Q: Is there any multiplayer feature?
A: No. The reason being that there is too much information to scan off the disk two different areas and have the game run fast enough.

Q: What is the ESRB rating?
A: This game is rated "M" for Mature, so only people ages 17 and up can legally buy the game with an ID.

Q: Is there blood?
A: No.

Q: Is there a map on the screen?
A: Yes.

Q: Why is this game rated "M"?
A: Because of "immoral" violence, killing of people other than terrorists and criminals (but you can kill them too).

Q: Can you switch characters?
A: On one mission you play as Jones, Tanners partner.

Q: Are there any differences between the different version of DRIV3R (PS2, Xbox, PC)?
A: XBox and PC versions will obvioulsy be a notch higher than PS2 in graphics. XBox version has on-line feature to share replays, and also allows for a customizable soundtrack. Not much is known about the PC version at this time.

Q: Are there any licensed songs?
A: Yes, there are 12 licensed songs, by lesser known groups and artists. The in game music will be like the past Driver games with no singing, and it really sucks.

Q: Is Film Director back?
A: Yes, and improved a bit, but commonly glitches and messes up your replays.

Q: What is the thrill camera?
A: It is a camera where you press two of the shoulder buttons and the camera view switches to outside the car, and the game changes to slow motion; the harder you press the buttons, the more it slows down. This can only be done in-car.

Q: Can Tanner buy property?
A: No. But he does have his own house in Miami. Boats can be found near the dock in the back.

Q: Is there any money you can use in this game?
A: No.

Q: Can Tanner change clothes?
A: No.

Q: What can cops do?
A: In pursuit, cops can do a pit manuever (spin your car out) and they can set up road blocks. If you get out of your car, the cops will too, and they will chase you and shoot at you.

Q: Are there cheat codes?
A: Yes.

Q: What are the cheat codes?
A: Immunity=cops won't chase you, but will still be on the map
Infinite Ammo=Self-explanatory, you never run out of bullets
Invincibility=Tanner can never get hurt
All weapons=All weapons are available to Tanner
All vehicles=All vehicles are available to select from the TAR screen
All missions=All missions are available to play

Q: What are the buttons to push for the cheat codes?
A: PS2:
Immunity= 0, 0, L1, L2, R1, R2, []
Infinite Ammo= R1, R2, R1, R2, [], 0, []
Invincibility= [], [], L1, R1, L2, R2, R2
All weapons= R1, L2, [], 0, R1, R2, L2
All vehicles= L1, L1, [], 0, L1, R1, 0
All missions= L1, R1, L1, L2, [], [], 0

Xbox: (L=Left Trigger, R=Right Trigger)
Invincibility: X, Y, L, R, L, R, R
All Vehicles: X, X, Y, Y, L, R, L
All Missions: X, X, Y, Y, R, R, L
All Weapons: L, L, X, Y, Y, R, R
Unlimited Ammo: R, R, L, L, X, Y, Y
Immunity: X, Y, X, Y, R, L, R

Q: Where/how do I enter the cheat codes?
A: At the startup menu, enter the code. If it is entered correctly, you should here a tone. Then go to options>cheats and you can toggle the cheat on/off. Make sure to save your profile afterwards!

Q: Can I send replays to friends?
A: For XBox owners, they can use the "XBox Live" feature to show replays. For PS2 owners, you could just record your replays and transfer them to your computer, then send your replays to friends via email.

Q: Why are my replays messed up?
A: Many theories about this have come up. Many say that enabling a cheat and then turning it off will mess up your replay. Some say that using any code will mess up replays. Another theory is that the length of the replay messes it up. But in general, replays can get messed up anyway.

II. Vehicle Questions

Q: Can you hit pedestrians?
A: Yes. Hitting them at slower speeds won't kill them, though.

Q: Can two people be in the same car?
A: On missions or in drving games, there can be two people in your car(usually Tanner/Jones). In Take a Ride, no.

Q: Can Tanner exit moving vehicles?
A: Yes. Just make sure you have enough health, because it hurts him.

Q: Can you exit a flipped car or a car in water?
A: Yes.

Q: Can you get out of the car while the police are chasing you?
A: Yes, and they will chase you onfoot until you get in another car.

Q: Can cars be flipped over by a button?
A: No.

Q: Can you exit a totaled vehicle?
A: Yes.

Q: Do the cars need gas?
A: No.

Q: Do the blinkers work?
A: They do for traffic cars, but there is NO way to manually turn on/off blinkers. Sometimes, they will come on for your car, though.

Q: Do the motorcycles take on damage?
A: Yes.

Q: Can I repair my car at a shop?
A: No.

Q: Can cars be loaded onto semi trucks?
A: Yes, if you can find a way to get a car onto a flatbed. In some missions, trailers can be opened and the cars can be loaded on that way.

Q: How many vehicles are there?
A: There are over 70 vehicles, three per city are hidden. Each vehicle will appear in one city only (i.e. American cars in Miami and no other city, etc.). Any car you run across during Undercover mode will be available as selectable vehicles in take a ride.

Q: What kinds of vehicles are there?
A: Cars, Trucks, Boats, Sportscars, Buses, Motorcycles, 18 Wheelers, etc. NO HELICOPTERS, PLANES, JET SKIS, OR CRANES!

Q: Can you do drive-by shootings?
A: In TAR, no. In some missions, and the Quick Chase Driving Game, you can shoot forwards from your car.

Q: Can you upgrade vehicles?
A: No.

Q: What are some of the driving games?
A: Survival - Take on crazy cops who are in cars and on foot, shooting at you!
Quick Chase - Chase a criminal through the city streets.
Quick Getaway - Run from the cops and loose the tail.
Checkpoint - Get all the checkpoints as fast as you can.
Trailblazer - Following a trail of cones.
Gate Race- Driving through "gates" of cones.

Q: Are any of the vehicles licensed?
A: Only boats, because they don't take as much damage as cars. You will not see a real Mustang or Corvette in this game, just cars that look like them.

Q: Is there a speedometer?
A: No, except for one undercover mission.

Q: What are some of the special vehicles?
A: A go kart, a fork lift, spcecial sports cars, etc.

Q: Will the police have helicopters or ride bikes?
A: No, but in a mission, there are police boats.

Q: Are there any vehicles with extra features?
A: Yes, semi trucks can be driven without the trailer, if you see a trailer back up into it, and it will connect. Also while driving, press a button again to release the trailer. There is a forklift that can lift cars up too.

Q: What is the vehicle damage like?
A: Up to 20 sections of the car can be damaged. Parts of the car fall off and stay on the ground and can be reacted with. Overall, the damage physics in Driv3r are the mest of any game in its genre.

III. On Foot Questions

Q: Can you shoot people inside their vehicles?
A: Yes. They will slump over the steering wheel

Q: Can Tanner jump?
A: Yes.

Q: Is their unlimited ammo for any weapons?
A: Strangely enough, yes. Your Police-issue pistol has unlimited ammo. This helps make up for no hand to hand combat.

Q: Is there hand to hand combat?
A: No.

Q: Will there be load times when entering buildings or different parts of the city?
A: No.

Q: What are the weapons?
A: There are 8 weapons:
-Tanner's police-issure pistol
-M9 Pistol
-M9 Silenced Pistol
-Spas 12 pump shotgun
-Uzi 9mm Submachinegun
-MAC-10 Machine pistol
-MP5 SD3 SMG *note-this gun is really messed up. Reflections screwed up the look of it and although the little picture on the screen showing what weapon your using shows a silenced variant, the weapon is actually not silenced.*
-AR-15 assault rifle
-Grenade Launcher

Q: Can Tanner swim?
A: Yes.

Q: Can you put bullet holes in cars?
A: Yes, and you can drive around with them and they won't disappear. You can also break each window seperatly and pop each tire.

Q: How far will I be able to walk away from my vehicle before it disappears?
A: Varies, sometimes you can go a farther distance than other times.

Q: What can you do inside buildings?
A: You can destroy the interiors of buildings, kill Timmys, and find weapons/ health if the building is a hideout..

Q: Can you enter buildings in take a ride before or after beating the game?
A: Some buildings are "unlocked" as you encounter them in UC.

Q: What is a "hideout"?
A: Hideouts are special buildings(3 per city) that can be enetered to find health and ammo, and to lose the cops.

Q: What is a "Timmy"?
A: A Timmy Vermicelli is a secret character making fun of GTA:VC's character, "Tommy Vercetti". Ten of him are located throughout each city in hidden locations. Finding and killing all of them will unlock an "armory" where a special mini-game is started.

Q: How will health be recovered?
A: By gathering "health packs" from hideouts.

IV. City-Related

Q: Are there real landmarks in the cities?
A: Yes, Reflections did a very good job of this, IMO. All landmarks are detailed realistically.

Q: What kind of landmarks are there?
A: Stadiums, statues, buildings, ruins, mosques, temples, etc. Each city has its own specific landmarks.

Q: How many hideouts are there per city?
A: 3

Q: How many Timmys are there in each city?
A: 10

Q: What does killing all the Timmys unlock?
A: Killing all the Timmys will unlock the city's "armory".

Q: What is an "armory"?
A: In each city there is an armory. Entering the armory will unlock a special minigame, and inside the armory, health and ammo can be found.

Q: What are the minigames unlocked from the armories?
A: Miami armory unlocks: "18-wheeler Anarchy Mode"-Timmys driving 18-wheelers will take the place of cops
Nice armory unlocks: "Fugitive Mode"-All pedestrians have guns and will shoot at you
Istanbul armory unlocks: "Infinite Mass Mode"-Vehicles driven by Tanner have infinite mass; which means that they take on no damage and hitting other cars will not slow you down

Q: Will there be different areas within the cities in Take a Ride to start from?
A: Yes, about 3 per city.

Q: How big are the cities?
A: Each city is over 30 square miles. A newer magazine article claims the total area of all the 3 cities are 158 square miles.

Q: What cities are there?
A: The three cities are Miami, Florida; Nice, France; and Istanbul, Turkey.

Q: How many enterable buildings are there?
A: I'd say about 6-8 per city, with many enterable locations such as parking garages as well. Reflections seperately modeled 35,768 buildings.

Q: How many roads are there in the game?
A: There are 156.14 miles of roads in the game that are marked on the map, with additional back alleys you'll have to find for yourself.

Q: What are the differences between the cities?
A: Miami is flat and has wider roads. Nice has narrower roads than Miami and also has mountains you can drive into. Istanbul is hilly and has even narrower roads than Nice.

Q: Is there Geo-mod (destruction of everything in the game is possible)?
A: No, but there are a lot of things that can be broken or knocked out of the way (most fences, boxes, trash cans, etc.).

V. Missions

Q: How will gangsters react to your vehicles?
A: Gangsters will react differently depending on what car you're driving. If the gangsters know a semi is coming to their hideout, and you steal the semi heading there, they will not know the difference between you and the real driver.

Q: Will there be any side missions?
A: No, none like in GTA.

Q: Whats the story like in this game?
A: You are a cop, Tanner, who must go undercover in a global car theft ring to bring it down. A mysterious buyer has ordered 40 stolen high performance vehicles. You must stop the cars from being sold to Russian gangsters.

Q: Are there gangs?
A: Yes, you go undercover inside the South Beach car jacking gang. In Take-a-ride, there are no gangs on the streets.

Q: Can you kill your bosses?
A: Sometimes you will have a "partner" with you on a mission; if he/she dies, you fail. Some missions require you to kill a "boss".

Q: Can you replay missions?
A: Yes, after you beat them.

Well, that's it, guys! I'd like to thank xtsubarublazin for helping me with this guide, and of course, matt__jon for his commitment to Driv3r! Also, I need to give credit to the Prima Driv3r Strategy Guide for the character info.

If any XBoxer can PM me the XBox control lay-out and XBox cheat codes, I'll add it to the FAQ, and will give you credit for it. And if anyone has any other questions they think should be added, post them here! Thanks!

VI. Fansites
Q: What are some DRIV3R websites?
A: There are many:
Driv3r Gaming (http://geocities.com/driv3rgaming/index.html)NEW
Official DRIV3R Site (http://www.driv3r.com)
Driver Extreme (http://driver.theextremenetwork.com)
Driver-3.de (German) (http://www.driver-3.de)
The Safehouse (http://www.thesafehouse.uni.cc/index.php)
Driv3r Spot (http://www.driv3rspot.com)
The Unofficial Driver 3 Website (http://members.cox.net/leekirkham1/Driver3/D3_index.html)
DRIV3R.tk (http://www.driv3r.tk)
DRIV3R Fannatic (http://www.driv3rfannatic.tk)
DRIV3R World (http://www.driv3rworld.tk)
DRIV3R World (German) (http://www.driv3rplanet.tk)
DRIV3R Action (German) (http://www.driver-action.com)
DRIV3R.net (German) (http://www.driver3.net)

And for a list of the better articles:
Game Rankings (http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/itemsearch.asp)


Thanks To Everyone Who Helped Me On This FAQ
Big Thanks to Albrozdud3 for redoing the whole thread cause I was too lazy!

~ A Matt__Jon Production ~

[PSgamer262]

bump... BUMP... BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP! - ...and you'll need alot more to keep this thread at the top. I doubt a mod will even see it, let alone do anything about the "problem". Very, very good FAQ. :up:

[PSgamer262]

dammit. I spoke too soon, even for a pesimistic prediction - *waits 3 seconds for Canadian Dude to stfu* ok... BUMP!!

[ps2freak001]

BUMP :D

[Canadian dude]

*****stars or 2 thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Canadian dude]

What the hell does STFU and BUMP mean.















You really are American aren't you.

[Inigo]

Shut The Fu(< Up, Canadian dude, 'cause here come the things that go "BUMP" in the night.

[Burner3]

A: There are over 70 vehicles, some will be hidden. Each vehicles will appear in one city only.

Any car you run across during Undercover mode will be available as selectable vehicles in take a ride, which you can use any vehicle in any city, just once you wreck it, its gone if it isnt regularly in that city.

Q: Are there any vehicles with extra features?
A: Yes, semi trucks can be driven without the trailer, if you see a trailer back up into it, press a button, and it will connect. Also while driving, press the button again to release the trailer.

Actually, the trailer automaticly hitches to the cab when you back up, you just have to push the button to release it.

Q: What cities are there?
A: The THREE cities are Miami, Florida (Thats in the United States)

Where are most of you from anyway? That should be a given...

Q: How big are the cities?
A: Each city is approximately (which means about) 30 square miles.

Why not just say about to begin with?

It'd sadden me if there really are people who speak english and dont know what approximately means..

Q: How many enterable buildings are there?
A: It is not known yet exactly how many buildings you can enter, but Reflections (the group of people making the game) have seperately modeled (drawed, I even wrote that in incorrect grammer for you all) 35,768 buildings.

Is it me or does this person think everyone else here is a dummy? He already explained what approximately means and where Florida is.

Q: How far will I be able to walk away from my vehicle before it disappears?
A: 3 miles.

How do ya know this? Hopefully it's true, it annoyed me to no end in GTA when I'd get out of a car, walk 5 feet, then turn back to face the car I just got out of to find it has vanished!

Q: Whats the story like in this game?
A: You are a cop, Tanner, who must go undercover in a global car theft ring to bring it down. A mysterious buyer has ordered 40 stolen high performance vehicles. You must stop the cars from being lost forever. Sorry, I'm not good at story telling.

You dun have to be to tell that story... That's pretty much all there is to it.


BTW, for the people missing out on the big party downstairs (*cough* canadians *cough*)

STFU = Shut the f*** up

BUMP = A useless reply posted with the sole purpose of just bringing the topic to the top of the board.

[Visor_Boy]

BUMP. :p

[Russian_mobster]

This is a good thread and it should be a sticky.

Trust me Burner3 there are kids on this forum and they will get confused if he didnt explain everything.

But luckily im not one of them. :D

[WheelieBoy]

Originally posted by matt__jon
Q: Can you do drive-by shootings?
A: Not sure yet.

http://driver.theextremenetwork.com/gallery/gallery19/Image009.jpg

http://driver.theextremenetwork.com/gallery/gallery19/Image011.jpg



;) :D

[Amaru]

In those screens it's Jones who's doing the shooting, and you, the player, Tanner, is driving.
It's not sure yet if YOU, as player, can do drive-by's but it's confirmed that your partner, Tobias Jones, can do it....

[matt__jon]

The reason I was talking like that was because I was annoyed with people asking the same questions over and over again. I might change it in the future.

Burner3, my friend, who hopefully I can trust, says that in his April (I think) issue of PSW (not here in America unfortunately so I can't check) said that you can walk 3 miles before your car disappears. I also hope its true, it seems like it would slow down the game though, but maybe it only counts for your cars, not traffic pile ups. He doesn't say anything outrageous about the game, so I'm pretty sure I can believe him. He did tell me about the 20 damage areas long before they put it on their website.

I also edited my first post, I couldn't think of many more questions though, so please ask, I'll go look in other threads...
Oh yeah, I won't tell you all when I edit the first post anymore (unless this needs to be bumped).

[Anonymous]

Well I don't know about all of you guys but this FAQ answered
most of my questions.;)

[Drív3rer]

Here are some questions.

Will there be cheats codes?
Is there any multiplayer feature?
If so, can you play online?

[matt__jon]

Remember to keep checking for new answers, I added a lot.

The main reason I posted again is because I can answer questions more frequently on the weekend, so don't expect answers so quickly Monday-Friday. On those days the first time I can get around to answering your questions is about 3PM EST. I think thats something like 9PM in London (or 8) and 11AM on the West Coast USA, for better reference. Anyone further East than London (if anyone cares that much) might as well wait until the morning.

[PostalDude506]

i got a question is there gonna be good music in it alot of games piss me off with horrible music....

[Drív3rer]

How many Driv3r trailers are there?

[stuntdriver]

One of the other controllable vehicles that is HIGH on my list of want to try is the crane. It is confirmed and there is a screen shot of it.

http://www.atari.com/driv3r/flash-US/screenshot/mars01-PS2/images/s05.jpg

It obviously seems to be in Miami.

Other cool little FAQ's is there is also a drivable Go-Kart.

The vehicles can be shot up to 20 times and driven around without any problems (as in bullet holes disappearing) Also there is 70,000 mapped spots for bullet holes on a car.

It was nice to see you post a thread matt, (it has been awhile) and a darn good one at that. Keep it up!

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by Drív3rer
How many Driv3r trailers are there?

October 03 trailer
The unreleased trailer (unofficial)
Boy from the city trailer
PSM2 trailer (only on PSM2 DVD in Euro)
Destiny trailer
Destiny Euro trailer
April rolling demo (footage)

Then you have the numerous Gauntlet trailers along with interviews and such.

[PSgamer262]

I'm not sure that's the crane that it talks about on the Driv3r site...

[Drív3rer]

Originally posted by stuntdriver The unreleased trailer (unofficial)
PSM2 trailer (only on PSM2 DVD in Euro)

Is there any way i can see those somewhere on the internet?

[PSgamer262]

the PSM2 video is the Rolling Demo on the official website, I think.

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by PSgamer262
the PSM2 video is the Rolling Demo on the official website, I think.

Hey your right. Now I can delete the crappy PSM2 one I have.

The unofficial trailer is very similar to the Boy from the city trailer. It was downloadable as a mistake on the official site only as a real file.

Originally posted by PSgamer262
I'm not sure that's the crane that it talks about on the Driv3r site...

M.E. did say if you see it, most likely you can operate it. So I was basing what I said on that alone. Plus a pic of just a crane.

[Classic_Muscle]

I will be very pleased with this game. :up: you go!

[PostalDude506]

Originally posted by PostalDude506
i got a question is there gonna be good music in it alot of games piss me off with horrible music....

i dont ask much....

[stuntdriver]

There are 12 licensed songs, and the ones we know of so far are quite good. (most likely for just the cut scenes)

The other music will be done in-house and it sounds good to me.

Go to the DRIV3R soundtrack thread to see what is confirmed.

[matt__jon]

Looks like me and stuntdriver answered your questions at the same time.

Also I won't add questions that don't have to do with the actual game itself, like the one about how many trailers there are. But since I'm on the subject I might as well mention some Stunt forgot:

∙First D3 trailer on Stuntman
∙First gameplay - ECTs Gameshow
∙Several versions of the October 03 trailer
∙Spike TV Video Game Awards trailer
∙Soundless trailer (4 and a half minutes long)
∙and according to my friend Comaro (another forum) there was some footage on the E! Hollywood Channel, must've been talking about the D3 actors.

Theres probably some others I missed in Euro magazines

[ushq2]

Where can I download the song Boy from the city by Slo-Mo?

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by ushq2
Where can I download the song Boy from the city by Slo-Mo?

Boy you are persistent.

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by matt__jon
Looks like me and stuntdriver answered your questions at the same time.

Yeah, the answer to this question is hard, there really is so many variations for this game. It is highly anticipated thus footage galore.

[games guru]

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[HomerSimpson]

bumpage

[Drív3rer]

BJUMP
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BUMP! i fanally got it right!:D

[PostalDude506]

ahhhh.....BUMP? cool i said it NICE.!..

[N65007]

Are there any new previews out

[matt__jon]

No new previews in the last few days. But for a pretty good list of previews go to Gamerankings (http://www.gamerankings.com), and do a search for D3. But I pretty much summarized most of it. I know theres more, but I can't remember what else there was, its been a while since I read a really good article that had something NEW. More questions please. lol.

Plus added new questions. Also edited one of the first questions, "what vehicles" to say no heli's or planes (or jet ski's).

[stuntdriver]

Hey!!! I was at Wally World (Wal-Mart) and I noticed that DRIVER for PC was repackaged and included behind the scenes stuff of "Run the Gauntlet" Surely stuff we have seen before but still nice to see them re-releasing a classic and promoting at the same time:D

Also, on the back it said for windows 98 and up so that should be nice for all the folks having problems with XP.

I almost bought it just because but I already have it. I wonder if they will repackage the PSone version and put a PS2 playable demo on it?? (I'm dreaming I know)

Well I probably should have posted this in the DRIVER forum but if some one else wants to go ahead.

[matt__jon]

I wouldn't have seen it if you posted it there. I think I shall get it, I always wanted the PC version. I think at the same time I'll get another controller, so I can have one downstairs on the slower computer, and have the better one upstairs with the everything maxxed Driver demo, that game looks so great, its graphics are like Driver 2.5. Thanks!

[ps2freak001]

BUMP(again)

[matt__jon]

I have a question:

At first I thought I'd add newer questions to the bottom since the top questions were the most asked, but now it seems it is annoying to scroll through the whole post for the new questions.

So would it be easier if I put new questions at the top of the post? It would be easy to change, so don't worry about saying yes, just cut and paste. Maybe I'll add a Hot Questions section for the most asked questions on top of the newer questions. Thats a lot of sections, lol. And even if I did add that its just cut and paste too. I think I will, but I'll wait to see what you all want.

[stuntdriver]

I would say keep adding to the top. Keep it organized like you do by date or possibly categorize the questions by car, on-foot, guns, physics, possibly console specific and such, now that I think about it That would be the quickest way to scroll through a large post.

You can post at the bottom stating that the FAQ's has been updated. and possibly give a brief synopsis of the update.

[matt__jon]

Great idea, I'm working on it right now, expect to see it tomorrow or Wednesday.

Also, are you guys tired of the red+yellow font? I can change them, but they gotta stick out from the background. I picked red and yellow because they pop out good and aren't easily mixed up (like red and orange which go together better, but colorblind people might not think so).

[stuntdriver]

I think red (limegreen is kinda cool) and yellow are fine, (especially yellow since there is yellow in the box art)

You could consider using a different color for changes to the answers to Q's but I guess that could be established in your post about new additions to the FAQ.

[matt__jon]

There, I changed the format and added about 4 new things.

[stuntdriver]

Good work! Very nice:)

[N65007]

I have a question:
Do the cars have gas gauges

Here is a quote from VideoGamesLife:

“with the range of performance and handling that these different petrol drinking machines provide, they should make for some great experiences during play”
http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=342697

[matt__jon]

I think they're just trying to use more creative words for "cars", but no one has said the cars will need gas. A lot of things are unanswered. I'm gonna have a lot of updating to do when the game comes out.

[bullit]

can you not fly things in the game?? that sucks big ass if you cant! :(

[Drív3rer]

Well, this is driver, not flyer

[matt__jon]

I can't tell from the way you worded that if you knew this already (or saw it), but there is nothing to fly in D3, unless you can get your car airborn.

[PostalDude506]

what about a cheat for flying cars like GTA dodo CHEAT..??

[matt__jon]

don't count on it. You just gave me an idea, when the game is released I'll have the cheats in this thread too, with their own section.

[bullit]

i just didn't hear anybody talking about it, so i just figured you couldn't fly things...

[Drív3rer]

At what time is the website usually updated? (GMT)
Did they use any models when creating the charecters?

[PostalDude506]

OKAY 2 new morons mostly (#1 driv3r fan) guy god hes annoying with ahh and posted about 5 useless threads about well....AHH..r the mods ever on..god??

[PostalDude506]

BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP gotta keep this 1 at top BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP

[matt__jon]

Updated again with 8 new questions. Getting harder to think of new ones, especially since a few don't have answers. I thought I'd add them anyway so we could hopefully stop saying "WE DON'T KNOW DAMNIT!"

Updated again on Friday with 5 new ?'s

[Walmart_shopper]

hello

[Walmart_shopper]

there are 156.14 miles in the game

[Walmart_shopper]

BUMP!!!!

[Walmart_shopper]

i don't like unlimited ammo:down:

[PostalDude506]

no need to have 100 sepraate posts to say hello and a faq we already know...

[HomerSimpson]

Q: Will cars be able to flip back over?
A: I've heard that two of the shoulder buttons will flip the car back on its wheels.


If so, that would kind of suck. If you flip you car, you should have to climb out and find another. Not hit the shoulder buttons and go oooooh...the magical flip over car fairy has come to flip my car back over! That wouldn't be realistic. Especially the part about the fairies.

[Drív3rer]

Will the dead bodys disapear after a while?

[Visor_Boy]

Q: Is there blood?
A: No.

In my opinion, there should be blood.

[matt__jon]

I agree about the blood, especially now since its rated M, just go all out, theres no turning back. Maybe D4.

Dead bodies WILL disappear after a while. This has not been confirmed, but I know it will happen because the game needs to clear dead bodies off its memory to make room for more people on screen so it doesn't slow down. I just don't know how long the bodies will hang around.

I also agree about the flipping cars over. If anything, they should make you get out of the car and press the buttons and show Tanner flipping the car back on its wheels. Hopefully it'll be automatically disabled during missions (at least if you do it on hard mode, I'm not sure how many difficulty levels there are, I just know there are at least 2, or else they wouldn't bother mentioning it). It might make Take a Ride more fun, not having to get a new car every time yours flips. The cars don't act much like in the old Drivers, where if you land your car off a bridge they slide on the ground back onto their wheels, in Stuntman if any metal part of the front end of the car hit the ground your car was most likely flipping. It looked great too. I think I'll go play.

[DriverMania]

It would be more realistic if it had blood.I mean, its already rated M so might as well put in blood.

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by matt__jon
Dead bodies WILL disappear after a while. This has not been confirmed, but I know it will happen because the game needs to clear dead bodies off its memory to make room for more people on screen so it doesn't slow down. I just don't know how long the bodies will hang around.

You have to wonder about that considering M.E. said that everything will become part of the environment. If your fender falls off it stays there. But they never really touch on people.???? Time will tell.

[matt__jon]

yeah, good point.

Unfortunately I will still have to update this thread after the game comes out for people who don't have it yet.

[PSgamer262]

The car parts becoming part of the environment means that they will react realistically when hitting the ground, and hit by other cars... I don't think anything will really "stay there" for a very long time, depending on distance and which way the camera is looking. It isn't going to be perfect, Driv3r is a game; like all the others that have come before it...

[IceKing]

Back to the top!

[stuntdriver]

My turn to send to the top.

[games guru]

can you get out of your car in a carchase with the police:confused:

[Classic_Muscle]

Originally posted by games guru
can you get out of your car in a carchase with the police:confused: yes

[matt__jon]

I'll get around to updating this this weekend or sometime when I have more time than I know what to do with.

[games guru]

Originally posted by games guru
can you get out of your car in a carchase with the police:confused:

what about if your cars totalled?

[matt__jon]

yes. the only time you can't get out of the car is when its moving.

[HomerSimpson]

you just have to make sure that Tanner can run really really fast.
http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/contrib/drowned/2000-pontiac-black.gif Don't stop, I have to get out!

[syphillump]

FWIW "Zeno" is actually called "Fabienne" (she's french, in case you haven't guessed :)), you *can't* flip cars with shoulder buttons (not inline with the realistic outlook of driv3r), you *can* bail out of moving vehicles (but expect pain at high speeds) and Tanner *can* jump. Oh and no gas for cars. :)

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by syphillump
FWIW "Zeno" is actually called "Fabienne" (she's french, in case you haven't guessed :)), you *can't* flip cars with shoulder buttons (not inline with the realistic outlook of driv3r), you *can* bail out of moving vehicles (but expect pain at high speeds) and Tanner *can* jump. Oh and no gas for cars. :)

Good to see you back!! Now perhaps we can get some better insight (if you have time) as the official site has not helped much in the past weeks.

You guys really have been working hard, it was said you could not jump out of cars, I like that you can, plus you get hurt doing it:D I like that you CAN'T flip cars. Very nice realism.

Now what about that speedometer, as it is said by M.E. of a mission involving keeping your car over 40MPH???

[matt__jon]

Best post I've read in a while. Thanks syphillump. Someone said in a magazine they read that you can flip your car back over. I'm glad you can't. I'm even more happy you can jump and jump out of moving vehicles. This makes up for the, well, lame updates over the past month.

[bullit]

LOL

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probably for all the hate mail about ":down: Walmart:down: "

[HotdogAT00]

:sulk: how come there's no blood

[Classic_Muscle]

Originally posted by syphillump
FWIW "Zeno" is actually called "Fabienne" (she's french, in case you haven't guessed :)), you *can't* flip cars with shoulder buttons (not inline with the realistic outlook of driv3r), you *can* bail out of moving vehicles (but expect pain at high speeds) and Tanner *can* jump. Oh and no gas for cars. :) Glad to see you back as well and thank you for the information.:up:

[HotdogAT00]

Is there strong or mild language in the game, is there any period even if it doesn't say like in Halo for the XBox

[PSgamer262]

Didn't we read somewhere in an interview, that ME said we can flip cars back over with a button or choose to crawl out?

...well are we allowed to know anything about the controls yet? I'd like to think it could be confirmed by now what each button is used for, but eh... there's always a reason to keep things secret. :(

[cubanito15]

i really won't like to think about this but i am starting to believe that driv3r isn't good as i looks like because there is some good stuff about it but also a lot of bad stuff, i wish it doesn't break my feelings....:bulb:

[PSgamer262]

I'm pretty sure the biggest thing we all have to worry about is framerate... syphillump, all we need is a :up::D or :down::(

[matt__jon]

Stuntman had basically the same graphics and ran pretty smoothly, D3 has an upgraded Stuntman engine so it should run smoothly.

Edit: BTW I am working on an update, expect it in not too long. Gathering questions I haven't been answering in the post.

Edit 2: 18 new questions.

[Visor_Boy]

Here's a question:

Will there be police stations in the three cities?

[Stuntman]

What vehicles are known to be in the game?

[matt__jon]

There will most likely be police stations in the three cities, although that has not been announced so we won't know until the game comes out.

There is a link to burner3's vehicle thread in the vehicle section.

[El_Nach0]

Is gary Coleman a secret charecter? i Know how those brits love him.

[matt__jon]

Yes. Gary Coleman stars as mini me for Jones, a clone of Jones 1/8 his size. You can play as him and sneak into tight spaces like ductwork and even suitcases where you can spy on people and see whats going down.







BTW, for those of you who believed that, its a lie.

[PSgamer262]

has anyone talked about load times yet? if there will be one in each city splitting it in half?... I know GTA most likely needs to load between islands because of all the mission locations and weapons, icons, save points - but looking at this picture here (http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/483/483265/img_2107229.html), there seems to be quite some distance between the two main areas of the city...

[stuntdriver]

Load times are way fast.... The entire city will load. This was very tricky on the PS2 due to its low memory.

[Driv3r_follower]

that is y i have a Xbox
i also have a PS2 for the good racing games.

I like both systems so don't kill me....................although u might just because I HATE THE GC!

[syphillump]

Loadtimes are pretty good. And as you can imagine making the "retry" loading times quick has been a priority with Driv3r :)

[games guru]

yay!!! :p 100th post!!!:p yay!!!

you can go in your house, right?

[matt__jon]

yes tanner can enter his house, theres even a few screenshots I don't feel like looking for of him inside them. I know on is on driv3r.com

[Visor_Boy]

That is pretty cool. :up:

[PostalDude506]

I didnt wanna make a new thread but...isnt this kinda wierd..


Over 2,500 spam mails to people who no longer work for Reflections are blocked by their filters every week.

·Over the course of development, Reflections staff have eaten over 5,200 Chinese meals.

On the driv3r site.. That chinese restraunt mmade a lot of money

[matt__jon]

Pay attention, those are gonna be on the test.

[syphillump]

I'm a chinese fan, but you also have the option of pizza, indian, or even something bought from Marks & Spencers :D almost makes up for the long hours we have to do to make sure the game's ready for you! hehe :p I'd guess Chinese wins overall numberwise, which is probably why they chose it for the info.

[IceKing]

Will the next game be called DrIVer?

[Stuntman]

Originally posted by IceKing
Will the next game be called DrIVer?
Very Clever. LOL :noob:

[matt__jon]

On the Stuntman site they measured in pizza's.

[BVios]

Is there going to be an burnout button like in the old games?
And there wont be any frontwheel drived cars huh?

[Visor_Boy]

I'd like the burnout button.

[matt__jon]

I'm not sure about either of those bvios

[BVios]

Ok, I hope and I think there is a burnout button, it looks like it will be in the trailers, but I'm not sure couse stuntman didn't have it!
And I don't care if there only will be rearwheel drived cars couse they are more fun to drive. It would be fun with the burnout button on the motorbikes!

[matt__jon]

Well you could burnout in Stuntman, not with circle, but if your car was stopped and you pressed X hard enough (because on PS2 the buttons are pressure sensitive) it would burnout for a little bit.

[Stuntman]

Q: Will the cops pull you over like in need for speed, or will they just ram your car until your'e dead?

[Burner3]

Thats a good question. Hopefully the cops are something like NFS or GTA. Cops like in the first two driver games just wouldnt cut it now...

[matt__jon]

don't know, for some reason I don't think they'll pull you over.

[driv3rfan]

You know, maybe they will. I was reading this one thread a long time ago and I remember it said something like that if you get out of your car during a chase they will get outta their car too and chase you....maybe, just maybe they will pull you over.

[PSgamer262]

but it won't mean anything... you most likely wouldn't even notice. are you going to stay there and wait for a ticket? I wouldn't be surprised if the cop gets out of his car and walks to your window.

[Inigo]

Originally posted by matt__jon
Pay attention, those are gonna be on the test.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I graduated last year! Please, no more tests!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Oh yeah, what ever happened to the on-going D3 story we had happening? I can't find it.

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by Inigo
Oh yeah, what ever happened to the on-going D3 story we had happening? I can't find it.

It seems to have gone the way of my April Fools thread.
Erased by a Mod.

Speaking of Mods, that was funny how you were modded at ign matt_jon :haha:

[matt__jon]

I was, I haven't even been back there. Did they ban me? lol

Sucky News:
My friend who lives in Britain gets lots of magazines and he said in one of them it said you can hit pedestrians with your cars, but they will get back up. He didn't say anything about shooting them, but I can only assume its going to be the same. It seems the new news about this game gets worse as time goes, therefore if they delay it too long the bad will outweigh the good.

It doesn't really bother me, but its just stupid that the game is still rated M, unless its a thing they recently changed when they found out it would get an M. Guess I'll have to sav my rampages for GTA.

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by matt__jon
I was, I haven't even been back there. Did they ban me? lol


No you were not banned, they in quotations said watch the language. I thought it was funny.

As to the sucky news, I initially had a thought that they may do that to peds just for that reason. To garner a T instead of a M.

[bullit]

Originally posted by Burner3
Thats a good question. Hopefully the cops are something like NFS or GTA. Cops like in the first two driver games just wouldnt cut it now...

neither will gta cops...

[bullit]

i find it kind of wierd that there are over 70 vehicles, and 8 guns...
what the hell...?

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by bullit
i find it kind of wierd that there are over 70 vehicles, and 8 guns...
what the h3ll...?

DRIV3R is all about the cars. The guns and everything else is bonus.

[matt__jon]

Yeah, I know 8 is a small number by todays standards. Lets hope they get those 8 right.

And lets hope that since you aim with the right analog and walk with the left analog, that when you're aiming to the side at an angle and walking forward, it doesn't make you turn toward the way you're aiming, because thats annoying in Splinter Cell on PC, trying to walk straight down a hall and shoot at an angle but he starts to turn and gets caught on a shelf. Plus I'm glad I never bought Splinter Cell after playing the demo, it sucks, if you get seen its game over, WTF?! MGS all the way!

[Driv3r_fool]

Hey, I got a question.

I heard somewhere that there was going to be bikes in this game. like pedal bikes. do you think this is true? i saw a few screenshots with a bike in it but im wondering if its just another object you can smash.

[matt__jon]

I also saw those pictures, but I'm not sure, I would suspect you can drive them though.

[Pouncer]

Originally posted by matt__jon
I also saw those pictures, but I'm not sure, I would suspect you can drive them though.

Uh...there's a screen of San Andreas with pedal bikes

[Driv3r_fool]

Another question.

since there are 70 vehicles in the game that are specific to each city, doesn't that mean there are going to be only 22 vehicles in each city? don't get me wrong, 70 vehicles is alot but only 22 in each is kinda a small number. do you think that certain vehicles will be driven by peds in 2 or all three places for a bigger car selection?

[matt__jon]

I wasn't talking about the pedal bikes in GTASA

Also, I agree, 25 cars per city is a small number, and we'll be seeing plenty of repeting cars considering there are secret cars too. Unless they're lieing about the cars and theres more.

[HotdogAT00]

Hey why doesn't Reflections create the FASTEST car in the world of 2003 in Driv3r, and it'll probably be the FASTEST until they make the next one. Have you ever heard of the car the
BUGATTI VEYRON, ha ha ha ha honestly the max speed is
252 mph!! 1001 horsepower, a V16 or a 16 cylinder engine
(Damn huge baby damn huge), it can go from 0 to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds!!:D to tell you the truth the cost of this car is
$1.2 million :eek: seriously it does in real life that is, and it totally kicks the Ferrari Enzo's @$$!!!:D HONESTLY!! And it's an Italian car. The reason I mentioned it's an Italian car is that it could be in Nice,France or even Istanbul,Turkey, and if anyone doesn't
believe me go to Google.com and type in Bugatti Veyron and it'll say a lot about it, but I still just don't get it no matter how great the car is the business just doesn't create it on any game and any publisher or developer never creates the fans ideas no matter how great the idea is:cry:, BUT AT LEAST I WANT SOMEONE TO SEE THIS NOTE AT REFLECTIONS!!!!!:mad:

[HotdogAT00]

Reflections should create more recent vehicles, they create to many old vehicles and that kind of effects the speed, like the older the vehicle the slower it is, that sucks!!:mad:

[matt__jon]

Reflections: One Last Request if its not too late (or you can do it for PC)

Make an option for car damage. Apparently its real-time from what I've heard a while ago, only you guys made it so the cars don't dent as much for some reason (which is the best part of the game). Please make it so cars take realistic damage instead of weakened damage for newbs, I like to see smashed up cars, very smashed up, and from what I've seen in trailers and pics head on crashes only pop open the hood and doors, which isn't all that great. You can make the option so it kills the car in 2 hits, I don't mind. I like carnage. Thank you.


And about the cars, there was another 250mph+ car back in 1932 or something, the Auto Union (before it was renamed Audi) Streamliner, a low, sleek, silver car (or chrome, it was really shiny). An indy car would be nice too.

[Classic_Muscle]

I speculate they have included an F1/Indy car. I mean, he does steal "high performance" autos and it would only make sense. PLEASE let it be! Imagine ramping it.....it would be like a flying squirrel. Ha ha.

[matt__jon]

especially if you knocked the spoilers off, but it might flip before you get it fast enough.

[Driv3r_follower]

Originally posted by HotdogAT00
Hey why doesn't Reflections create the FASTEST car in the world of 2003 in Driv3r, and it'll probably be the FASTEST until they make the next one. Have you ever heard of the car the
BUGATTI VEYRON, ha ha ha ha honestly the max speed is
252 mph!! 1001 horsepower, a V16 or a 16 cylinder engine
(Damn huge baby damn huge), it can go from 0 to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds!!:D to tell you the truth the cost of this car is
$1.2 million :eek: seriously it does in real life that is, and it totally kicks the Ferrari Enzo's @$$!!!:D HONESTLY!! And it's an Italian car. The reason I mentioned it's an Italian car is that it could be in Nice,France or even Istanbul,Turkey, and if anyone doesn't
believe me go to Google.com and type in Bugatti Veyron and it'll say a lot about it, but I still just don't get it no matter how great the car is the business just doesn't create it on any game and any publisher or developer never creates the fans ideas no matter how great the idea is:cry:, BUT AT LEAST I WANT SOMEONE TO SEE THIS NOTE AT REFLECTIONS!!!!!:mad:
that car looks like a p_u_s_s_y!

[matt__jon]

Actually Bugatti is French, so it'd fit even better in Nice (there is a 30's Bugatti in this game, its top speed is 110mph in real life). And the engine is a W16, to V8's connected together side by side at the driveshaft.

[HomerSimpson]

well anyway, i think that it would be awesome if they put some kind of racecar in the game somewhere. They have the go-kart, but im hoping for something a little faster than that.

[IceKing]

This game is starting to worry me. After the many years of developement, and there are still a lot of complaints that I have been hearing after E3. I guess it was just an unfinished demo there, but I hope they can get the bugs out and make this game as great as I am hoping for!

By the way, here is a article from Gamershell about there impressions from the E3 demo. Here (http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=374643).

I guess time will tell...

[Driv3r_fool]

how come everyones so worried? The games gonna be awesome. so what if there are some bugs in it here and there, everygame has its problems. to many people are complaining about the little stuff in the game, almost like if its not perfect the worlds gonna end.

[matt__jon]

Sure, its not perfect, I've not yet played a perfect game. Not even GTA3 or Driver. But we just don't want them to make stupid mistakes. I already know some stuff I don't like about the game, unfortunately. Hopefully its moddable on PC and hopefully its easy (I know it won't be).

The main thing I'm worried about is the on foot controls and using those analog sticks, and the intensity of the gun fights. Most games suck at them. AI too.

[HotdogAT00]

Ok I dont really even give a S**T!:mad: if the Bugatti Veyron looks bad to you, I just want a really fast car!! in Driv3r. To me though the outside looks sweet, but the inside looks like crap:(.
Yeah I just wish that the inside looks more sporty.

[HotdogAT00]

Anyways the Ferarri Enzo SUCKS!!:mad: compared to the Bugatti Veyron in performanc and in outside looks!:o, but not in the inside looks:sour: .........in my opinion that is!!

[Driv3r_fool]

Yeah, your right matt jon, i dont want any stupid mistakes either, but i just think that even if the game has mistakes, it wont really matter because i still play the other two drivers (which are full of glitches and over 5 years old) and i still have fun. I will be playing this upcoming driver for a long time.

[HotdogAT00]

I'm pretty sure you all heard of the Saleen S7 right, it's looks kick @$$ if you seen it that is, and the performance too, approximately the top speed is 200 to 205 mph I'm pretty sure, 475 hp, and 0 to 60 in about 4.0 seconds. It should be in Miami in the game because a part of the Ford company makes it.
OK here it goes the Ford company creates the Ford Mustang, and
also creates a more advanced Ford Mustang called the the Saleen Mustang, a more advanced Ford Mustang would have more speed, horse power, torque, and etc.. They also created a higher class Mustang than the Saleen Mustang, and it's called the Saleen S7, and anyways the Ford company obviously you know that thats an American car brand.

[stuntdriver]

I do not think anyone will have to worry about glitches. First and foremost, the driving aspect of the game is perfect/flawless and that is 70% of the game and frankly that is all that really matters (to me anyway) and that is all that should matter to the hardcore Driver fans.

Plus the driving part of the game has been done for sometime now. Physics and all running perfectly. The problems lied within Reflections lack of knowledge in the on foot/FPS portion of the game, which is only 30% of the gameplay any way. But They were given the time to perfect that part of the game as much as possible and I think they will pull it off.

The on foot mission may not control perfectly but I believe they will be better than the others out there. And the big complaint about shooting control. FPS should fix any control issue there might be when in third person.

And really, every one should view the out of car experience as a slight diversity from the actual meat of the game. We all know what that is, say it with me...... DRIVING & AUTOMOBILE CARNAGE

[Driv3r_fool]

^^^ Yeah, what he said :D ^^^

[bullit]

i have a question regarding the semi:

can you drive underneath the trailer, or is there a gay invisible wall that reaches to the ground?

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by bullit
i have a question regarding the semi:

can you drive underneath the trailer, or is there a gay invisible wall that reaches to the ground?

Maybe with the go-kart

[bullit]

yeah, i know most cars wont fit, but i was just wondering if there will be a transparent wall that would prevent anything from going under it.

that would also be cool if you could drive under it and the top of your car would get taken off (like in the movies :) ). i know you cant in driv3r, but it would rock. :)

[IceKing]

Have ragdoll physics been confirmed?

[PSgamer262]

I don't think there's ragdoll or realtime damage... the last time we heard anything official about either was a very long time ago!

[matt__jon]

in Stuntman the Lambo could drive under the semi, but that might've been a different trailer than the one in D3, a stunt semi, without things in the way.

[PSgamer262]

yeah, but the idiots made the truck stop if you hit it while going under... making it too hard... how the hell do they not check those types of things before the game is released? it's just stupid, and impossibly hard.

[Driv3r_follower]

OH! i almost 4got about the Mclaren F1! that car could KILL all of the other cars. It could blow the doorhandels righ OFF!

[matt__jon]

Plus its the best looking supercar, Saleen S7 is close behind though. I just wish NFS before Underground was good, its too bad. They need to put the exotics in NFSU2.

[Driv3r_follower]

Seems like matt__jon are paying attention to teh new games

have u ever heard of SRS: Street Racing Syndicate?

[matt__jon]

Yeah, its gonna have damage and free roam. I'll check it out, but some of the videos I saw on IGN didn't have a great sense of speed like Burnout 3 or NFSU. Juiced doesn't look to have a great sense of speed either.

[HotdogAT00]

The Mclaren looks cool, but what about the performance.
I'm guessing the performance is similar to the Saleen S7. :)

[HotdogAT00]

What about the 2004 Porsche Carrera GT or the 2004 Lamborgini Gallardo, or the 2003 Dodge Viper:cool:

[HotdogAT00]

And what happened to the Bugatti Veyron! with it's performance, and I don't really care about what anyone thinks of it!!:mad:

[HotdogAT00]

Oh just don't forget about the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren thats a cool car.:D

[Driv3r_fool]

hmm.... how bout an F1......... that would be awesome. its like your going about 350 mph, you clip a truck......wendy, i can fly!

[Driv3r_follower]

Here are the specs for th Mclaren F1

Plus a pic

GENERAL
Make: Mclaren Model F1
Engine Layout: mid-engine/RWD Price $1.13 million
ENGINE
Type BMW V-12 Power 627bhp @ 7400RPM
Torque 479ft-lbs @ 4000RPM Redline 7500RPM
Bore 3.4in/86mm Stroke 3.43in/87mm
Displacement 6064cc/369.9cu-in Compression Ratio 10.5:1
POWER TRAIN
Type Transverse mid-engine/RWD Transmission V-12
GEAR RATIOS (:1)
1st 3.23 5th 1.16
2nd 2.19 6th 0.93
3rd 1.71 Reverse ??????
4th 1.39 Final Drive 2.37
DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase 107in/2718mm Length 168.8in/4288mm
Height 44.9in/1140mm Width 71.7in/1821mm
Curb Weight 2840lbs/1288kgs Drag (CD) ??????
Weight Distribution (F/R) 41.258.8 Track (F/R) 61.7in/58.0in
1567mm/1473mm
PERFORMANCE
Top Speed 231mph/372kph 0-30 1.7 secs
0-60 3.4 secs 1-100 7.7 secs
1/4 mile 11.6 secs EPA City/Hwy ??????

http://www-atdp.berkeley.edu/9931/dfan/f1full1.html

[Driv3r_follower]

if the pic doesn't work here is the LINK


http://www-atdp.berkeley.edu/9931/dfan/f1full1.html

[slashax]

Could you verify a couple things for me?

1.If you are being chased by the cops and you run into the water and swim will there be cop boats or not? And will the cops chase you into the water?

2.I saw a video on ign of the cop chase where the garage opened and the cop slamed almost into the garage. I want to know if you can have other garages outside of your house?

3.Will there be any side missions for example drag raceing. Maybe not in undercover but in take a ride mode?

4.I don't know yet but can you confirm for me that cars can blow up from non ballistic damage. So can a cop ram you till the cars damage is full then will it blow up?

5.On cop AI when your felony bar is full will the cops be more aggresive and will they have special cop cars or maybe a helicopter? Also I saw a video with the semi mission and the cops shot the tires do you think that they will be aiming at your tires when trying to stop you?

[Amaru]

Answers in red:

Originally posted by slashax
Could you verify a couple things for me?

1.If you are being chased by the cops and you run into the water and swim will there be cop boats or not? And will the cops chase you into the water?

Yes, they will chase you in the water, the cops also have police boats.

2.I saw a video on ign of the cop chase where the garage opened and the cop slamed almost into the garage. I want to know if you can have other garages outside of your house?

That's not confirmed yet, and so I can't answer this.

3.Will there be any side missions for example drag raceing. Maybe not in undercover but in take a ride mode?

I've heard nothing about drag races, but there are some driving games, just as in Driver 2 (if you ever played that)
Some of them are: Survival, Riding Shotgun, Trail Blazer, Quick Chase...

4.I don't know yet but can you confirm for me that cars can blow up from non ballistic damage. So can a cop ram you till the cars damage is full then will it blow up?

Probably it will. Maybe someone else could give a better answer for this.

5.On cop AI when your felony bar is full will the cops be more aggresive and will they have special cop cars or maybe a helicopter? Also I saw a video with the semi mission and the cops shot the tires do you think that they will be aiming at your tires when trying to stop you?

They won't have helicopters, and we haven't seen any special cop cars yet. But the more felony you have, the more cops will chase and and they'll be more aggresive. About the tires, well, just like you've seen in the video, yes, they will shoot at your tires when they're chasing you :).

[slashax]

Thanks for the answers:)

[cubanito15]

i saw that big video of driv3r ( the guide video) and the game is cool , but something that i didn't like was that tanner walks so fast like if he was running.....:bulb: is that really tanner's speed walking....:sour:

[slashax]

some more questions?

1.Will damage effect the way of your driving?
2. Will your handling be effected if you burn out on your tires to much? If some or all of your tires a flat how much will it affect your handling?
3. Will there be gangsters chasing you and if they do will they chase you as hard as the cops?
4.Will there be alot to interact with in the cities/buildings?
5.If you are running away from the cops on foot will they all come out of there cars or will some try to run you over?
6.One of the I-guide videos said the cops have bullet proof vests so can you get bullet proo vests also?
7.I think someone said that there is a speedometer but on the e3 in game footage you don't see one is there really a speedometer?
8. How much has the anti-aliasing improved from the previous Driver game? In Driver 2, you'd notice buildings and other objects popping up quite distinctly right in front of you. Is this limited to farther in the background in IN GAME FOOTAGE or is it completely removed?
9.If you have a cop on your tail can you still get out of the car? Some places say you can and some say you can't. That would make no sence then for example if you went in the water and a cop was chasing you how would you get out of the car and swim.

[DriverMania]

Originally posted by cubanito15
i saw that big video of driv3r ( the guide video) and the game is cool , but something that i didn't like was that tanner walks so fast like if he was running.....:bulb: is that really tanner's speed walking....:sour:


No,they just fastforward it so they could get through the video quicker.

[slashax]

Just another question do you know how to get the guns or the ammo for the guns?

[PostalDude506]

i got a question will the music be in radio stations like gta??

[DriverMania]

I got a question,why is everybody asking stupid question that we can't possibly answer yet?

[Future]

lol ^^, good question.

[Future]

Sorry for double posting, but I found this article on the EGM website about DRIV3R. If you have already read it, don't flame me or anything, this is just for those who haven't. You can go here. (http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,2053,1487585,00.asp)

One of the quotes said

"Want to machine-gun a room?" he asks. "Sure, why not? Nothing more complex than that. You just pick up a gun and throw it away when you're done. There are plenty of bad guys around, so you shouldn't struggle finding a Beretta or MAC-10."

So I guess you get your ammo from the bad guys, from what I've heard from some of you guys, you carry all of your guns with you. Hope you enjoy if you haven't read this article yet.

[PostalDude506]

Originally posted by DriverMania
I got a question,why is everybody asking stupid question that we can't possibly answer yet?

Ok, then what are we here for im sry would u rather us to talk about gta..or random questions..

[HotdogAT00]

The McLaren F1 is better than I thought. Do you know what country it's from?
The Bugatti Veyron is the only car that I know that has a better performance. I'll look for more exotic cars:) .

[Driv3r_fool]

umm...... this is pretty random, but with all the destruction in the game, has anybody wondered what would happen if a car exploded a peice of shrapnel or a door or something hit you? I wonder if it would take health away......:weird:

7TH PAGE YEA!!!!!!!!!

[matt__jon]

McLaren is from Jolly Old England. It was designed in honor of a 1960's Lemans (I think) racer named Bruce (I think) McLaren. There was a McLaren model back in the 60's, doesn't look anything like the newer one, looks like the old Lemans race cars. I think Bruce died in an accident, if thats his name. Sorry, its obvious I don't follow the whole motor "sports" culture, or whatever you might call it.

And I suppose flying shrapnel thats big enough can injure Tanner.

Also, I was thinking today, in Miami they could have one of those Vector cars, that American company (cars look like ugly Lambos, one goes 250mph) that didn't quite get off the ground back in the 70's. It'd be fun to have a car that can go that fast.

[bullit]

are the acceleration & brake buttons pressure sensitive? because i really hope they are. i would like to just cruise the side of the road sometimes instead of having tanner floor it every time you tap the button

and can you look to the side and the rear like in the previouse driver games (and gta)?

[Classic_Muscle]

I am almost positive on both ?s.....yes and yes.

[bullit]

can you save cars in garages? that would suck if you couldnt :(

[PostalDude506]

not really diff game..its take a drive not just 1 city..

[Driv3r_fool]

no, you can't save cars in garages. this isn't GTA

[The Whale]

No one said it was GTA. He just asked if you could save in garages. I don't like that you can't. When you find a sweet car, how are you supposed to save it? Excactly, you can't

[Driv3r_fool]

actually, i think once you find a car and steal it, you automatically can start off with it whenever you play.

[PostalDude506]

Originally posted by The Whale
No one said it was GTA. He just asked if you could save in garages. I don't like that you can't. When you find a sweet car, how are you supposed to save it? Excactly, you can't
y did u say that twice??

And driv3rfool is that true u can??

[matt__jon]

when you find cars you unlock them so you can start off with them if you choose them when starting take a ride. I hope the cars reappear if not in the same spot, hidden around the city (the secret cars), it sucked in D2 only having the one secret car in Chicago (or if you started out with it, 2)

[The Whale]

I;m not sure why it posted twice. I guess I hit the submit button twice on accident. :eek: My bad. So, if I found a semi, I get to start with it next game? Hossom (It's like awesome, only hoss-om)

There, fixed it.

[IceKing]

Once you encounter vehicles in the Undercover mode they will be available to select in Take a Ride. So once you encounter the 18 Wheeler you will be able to select it.

[Driv3r_fool]

and once you have the car you like, you can start as it in any city you want. so if you find a semi in nice, you can play as it in miami, if what I heard is true.

[Driv3r_follower]

Did ne 1 find all of the hidden cars in Driver 2?

I noticed that in the video of D3 the graphics looked similar to teh one's in D2 if you were 2 compare the 2 u would find a lot od similarities. i got teh video in a PS2 Magaziene

so compare the 2

[PSgamer262]

the Euro Destiny trailer?... I think that's the only video that's been in a magazine, and I have it - looks just like it should, great graphics. :weird: I would be surprised if the graphics didn't look alike.

[Driv3r_follower]

i dunno what trailer it is. the disc had a lot of other stuff on it. I think the vid was about 1 or 2 min long. it showed a lot of different cars it it: it also showed the cars hitting other stuff

[PostalDude506]

Originally posted by The Whale
I;m not sure why it posted twice. I guess I hit the submit button twice on accident. :eek: My bad. So, if I found a semi, I get to start with it next game? Hossom (It's like awesome, only hoss-om)

There, fixed it.


kk just wondering

[PostalDude506]

eww

[Driv3r_fool]

Origionally posted by Driv3r_follower
Did ne 1 find all of the hidden cars in Driver 2?

I did. if you don't know where they are, here is a brief description of where you can find them.

Chicago: located at the stadium at the top of the map. go to the ticket booth near the front and press triangle. it will unlock the gate to the field. its pretty straight forward from there.

Havana: go to the east side of the map (i think) and there is a road with a dead end at a gate. follow the wall that the gate connects to and there is a button near some trees. press it and the gate will open, and there is an underground maze you have to follow (pretty easy) and you'll find it.

Las Vegas: go to the "flamingo" area with a big curvey road. there is a gate somewhere on it with a button right near it. press it and the gate will open, and its right inside. this was the hardest for me to find.

Rio: go all the way north, to the shipyards/construction yards. look at your map. the yards are on a straight road, with a little "bump" at the top. go to the bump, and on the west side there is a little building with a black button. press it, a gate will open. the car is somewhere inside that yard, but you will find it.

if you cant find these, go to a cheat code site and it should help you.

[DriverMania]

I heard that there was a helicopter in Rio.Is that true?

[Driv3r_fool]

yeah, i heard that to, and it does sound like it could be possible. i never found it though.

[games guru]

there is but i never found it.

[PostalDude506]

heli in driver...well not sure on ps1..

[PostalDude506]

HEY, HEY, its almost june...driv3r came up soo fast. Now just one thing lays in my way...a car... what if my momma cant get thier fast enough and there all sold out...EEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!

[bullit]

Originally posted by Driv3r_fool
I did. if you don't know where they are, here is a brief description of where you can find them.

Chicago: located at the stadium at the top of the map. go to the ticket booth near the front and press triangle. it will unlock the gate to the field. its pretty straight forward from there.

Havana: go to the east side of the map (i think) and there is a road with a dead end at a gate. follow the wall that the gate connects to and there is a button near some trees. press it and the gate will open, and there is an underground maze you have to follow (pretty easy) and you'll find it.

Las Vegas: go to the "flamingo" area with a big curvey road. there is a gate somewhere on it with a button right near it. press it and the gate will open, and its right inside. this was the hardest for me to find.

Rio: go all the way north, to the shipyards/construction yards. look at your map. the yards are on a straight road, with a little "bump" at the top. go to the bump, and on the west side there is a little building with a black button. press it, a gate will open. the car is somewhere inside that yard, but you will find it.

if you cant find these, go to a cheat code site and it should help you.

just go to www.cheatcc.com
it gives a lot better description, and more secrets ;) :)

[PostalDude506]

when will the MUSIC icon come on the driv3r site??

[bullit]

Originally posted by PostalDude506
driv3r came up soo fast.

what the hell are you talking about?!! it was slower than f*ck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

[matt__jon]

The helicopter was only a rumor

[PostalDude506]

Originally posted by Sp33dDemon
no he i think he means that it seems like only yesterday that we were all watching the october trailer...when the 1st details came out. it seems that way to me neway.


EXACLTY..

[bullit]

when do they update the website? its not updated and the day is almost over. it was like that last time, too. they didnt update it until after the update day...

[matt__jon]

even when they do update it they only put old stuff on we saw at least a week ago, but I don't care anymore. I don't have very high expectations for the site since they haven't had new stuff in almost 2 months.

[PostalDude506]

Im gonna ask a question and u cant stop me, is there a custom soundtrack in this game, and will there be 2 cds.

[matt__jon]

Maybe on Xbox about the soundtrack, but there aren't any CD's. Theres one DVD though.

[PostalDude506]

i mean a 2 disc game thing like driver 2?








BTW:my birthday is tommorow and who keeps reporting me...

[bullit]

thats awsome that there is a Sobe truck in the game! :) I love Sobe. it's awsome :up: . and i was surprised when i saw it in the video. i was like "awsome!" i'll be driving that all the time :)

[PostalDude506]

BUMP

[PostalDude506]

I hate to ask this but i have to know what u ppl r talking about....but is gta san andreas online with other ppl

[matt__jon]

Just one disc.

[PostalDude506]

Wow, i was looking back and i searched a 100 days back from this forum and i saw the things that i saw...WOW 100 days passed before my eyes..geez,that annoying guy driver912 was there.. check it ouut.

[Driv3r_follower]

There aren't many more days/weeks till DRIV3R comes out! YAY!!!

2day is Friday May 28 2004 and D3 comes out on the 22nd of June. Do the math and find out

[stuntdriver]

WOW!! DRIV3R cost an estimated $20,762,088 (17million euro) And double that for marketing costs!!!! So way back when I said they put 50-70 million into the game and some laughed at me, Look who is laughing now!!!

So this is a FAQ- the proof is right HERE (http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040527/tech_infogrames_results_1.html)

Bonnell also pegged at 17 million euros the production costs of "Driver 3", a key growth driver which is slated for launch in June. Marketing costs for the game amounted to roughly double that amount. The company declined to provide sales targets for the game.

The sales targets of the past were 10 million worldwide.

[matt__jon]

Failed to provide sales targets? Jeez, even Atari is loosing confidence in the game. That can't be good.

[stuntdriver]

On average, how much would you think Atari profits from a game??
For a game that sells for $50, Retail stores probably pay $40. Atari pays around $8 for PS2 and XBOX fees, distributors probably make some small amount, say $2. So Atari must profit $30.00 If they sold 2 million copies, that would cover all the costs. After that it is profit. And honestly who could say DRIV3R will not sell more than 2 million units worldwide.

[PostalDude506]

hey in 1 of those gamplay videos it showed a car smash into a wall really fast, and i saw a wheel fly off.. Can ur wheel fly off?

[matt__jon]

yes.

Well, Enter The Matrix even sold 4 million, so 6 million is probably possible for D3 considering most people don't read the negative reviews online or in magazines.

[Ford Econoline]

I just happy you can drive a Ford Econoline. :D

[PostalDude506]

Originally posted by matt__jon
yes.



Holy Shiz really COOL

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by matt__jon
Well, Enter The Matrix even sold 4 million, so 6 million is probably possible for D3 considering most people don't read the negative reviews online or in magazines.

I still wish DRIV3R would have gotten the Teen rating. That would help it with the kids that want a game of that type that have rating stricken parents.

But still, DRIV3R will sell very well. I still think people are into this game for the cars and crashes. And if the on-foot is truly that bad. every one as I, will look at the foot work as a way to get some new wheels when say your current ride has become inoperable:D

[solidsnakeeater]

swiming swimingggggggggggggg...in the rain (music in background) and I (cough cough drowns)

[Ford Econoline]

Lets say I blow a red light. Will I have the option to pull over or do I have to gun it and pray for the best?

[matt__jon]

You can pull over but you'll get rammed to death by the cops or pulled out and arrested. Actually, I haven't heard if you can get tickets in this game. It'd be a nice extra, but don't count on it.

[Ford Econoline]

What about dash or hood view? Is that avaible?

[PostalDude506]

holy mother of COOKIES... walmart still says June first..lol ya right

[matt__jon]

yes, theres a dash view

[Ford Econoline]

Thank GOD! I cant wait for this game!:up:

[PostalDude506]

how can i insert pictures....and on the driv3r site car number 7 is that the corvette SOPOSELY.



Check this out its funny http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/workit.htm

[games guru]

whats so funny?

[Ford Econoline]

Do you have to have your gun out all the time, or can you hide it?

[stuntdriver]

Originally posted by Sp33dDemon
ya stunt driver i was the one laughed when you said 50-70 mill and im still laughin..20 mill is understanding but 50-70...but good guess neways man you werent that far off.:up:

Take that $20+ million and add in the $40 million for the insane marketing costs and comeback and tell me what that adds up to:D

[PostalDude506]

on the driv3r site under vechs...car number 7, is that the corvette

[Ford Econoline]

on the driv3r site under vechs...car number 7, is that the corvette Yea

[slashax]

I have a question... In driver 2 when you had felonie you lost it buy gettting out of the car and getting a new car. Even in gta vc you could find hidden stars which lost you one star. Can you loose felonie in driv3r and how? When you get out of the car you don't loose felonie and even when you get a new car you don't loose felonie.

[matt__jon]

You can hide your gun.

I don't know how you can loose felony in this game, hopefully its like Driver 2, after you loose the cops, you can change vehicles, and the cops will still be looking for your old car and won't bother you in your new one unless you break the law.

[PostalDude506]

Originally posted by Ford Econoline
Yea


kk cool car, and thats cool way for felony to go away

[yevgenievich]

Originally posted by matt__jon
You can pull over but you'll get rammed to death by the cops or pulled out and arrested. Actually, I haven't heard if you can get tickets in this game. It'd be a nice extra, but don't count on it.
In Mafia you can get three tickets, and when you did something wrong again fourth time , like go trhough the red light or speeding they will arest you. I don't remember maybe you can go only with two tickets, havn't play it for a while. By the way, if you live in Russia or Kazakhstan your parents will never stick to ratings, they are just no ratings for the games:) , that's what with me, i moved from Kazakhstan so my mother doesn't care if it hace blood and gore and rated M, may be she would care if it rated A:weird: . Also in Mafia if police sees your gun you will get fellony, so you have to hide it
Originally posted by matt__jon
You can hide your gun.

I don't know how you can loose felony in this game, hopefully its like Driver 2, after you loose the cops, you can change vehicles, and the cops will still be looking for your old car and won't bother you in your new one unless you break the law.
and also in Mafia when you change the car cops don't recognise you. ANd the best think that i wish would be in Driv3r is that if cop chasing you but havn't tald any of colegs by radio, and you kill him you gat no felony:) . And can anybody help me , is any way to upload pictures from the harddrive?

[DriverMania]

Has anybody seen a game that was rated A for adults?I haven't.

[Ford Econoline]

I still play Mafia. You can get 3 tickets, and the 4th you get arrested. If you switch cars they dont know. If you run somebody over in a car, and you get out of the car without the cops seeing you, they dont know because you were in the car.

[yevgenievich]

"òÁÎÄÅ×Õ Ó îÅÚÎÏËÏÍËÏÊ" is rated A, by the way don't even try to read it , it's in russian, this game exist on english too, but i don't know the english name.

[yevgenievich]

Originally posted by Ford Econoline
I still play Mafia. You can get 3 tickets, and the 4th you get arrested. If you switch cars they dont know. If you run somebody over in a car, and you get out of the car without the cops seeing you, they dont know because you were in the car.
That's true, i havn't play it in a while because i have it for pc but something messed up, and my PS2 version i sold about month ago.

[Ford Econoline]

Originally posted by PostalDude506
kk cool car, and thats cool way for felony to go away Yea the Vette is a nice car. You guys like car 6? The Van? That car rocks!:haha: