The inconsistency in recovering the vehicle is really frustrating

[CaptBasil]

I've played the game for a couple of hours now, and probably the thing that's annoying me the most is the inconsistency in the "Recover vehicle" button prompt. Sometimes it shows up, sometimes it doesn't show up, and sometimes you're even automatically reset. It's happened to me several times now that I was stuck somewhere in a ditch next to the road unable to get out by myself, but the "Recover vehicle" button prompt didn't show up, and since recovering your vehicle only works while the prompt is on screen, I had no choice but to restart the race.

Can this please be changed so that you can just always press the Y button to reset your car, even without the prompt. The system, as it is now, shows no consistency as to when you're able to use it, and it obviously doesn't work properly.

[Sean]

Umm, if you pause there is a recover option that I'm surprised you didn't see whilst restarting the race but yeah the system is far from ideal.

[CaptBasil]

Originally posted by seanyc123:

Umm, if you pause there is a recover option that I'm surprised you didn't see whilst restarting the race but yeah the system is far from ideal.

Oh, I didn't know that. For some reason, the game tends to crash when I press Start on the controller (Early Access and all that...), so I avoid doing that for the most part, and have only gotten a look at the menu a couple of times when it didn't crash, and I guess I overlooked that option.

But even then, just pressing a button to reset the car instead of having to open the menu is a lot less of a hassle.

[icyironside]

game crashes for me to when i press start on xbox360 controller.Also game crashes when i try to delete or over write setup saves

[icyironside]

Originally posted by take no prisoners:

game crashes for me to when i press start on xbox360 controller.Also game crashes when i try to delete or over write setup saves

me thinks this is an amd card problem

[JenoLT]

I find the resetting frustrating also. Even more so the counter, as sometimes you just fly into the grass, and if you don't manage to turn around in time you're getting a penalty on top. (I've driven just beneath the road once and got reset right at the moment i wanted to drive back on it. Cost me quite some time with this stupid auto-reset).
I'd say get rid of the timer, and don't do auto-resets. (Why are those even a thing? I got reset while slightly touching some snow somewhere, and once on a oversteer in a hair pin oO)

[nibbler]

I'm in support of the 'always avalable' reset button, given that the automated system doesn't always properly detect a stuck vehicle, especially near or on the road edge.

The automatic reset countdown has only caught me once. It would be nice if it were removed, but I imagine it's there to enforce level boundaries (so that you can never reach the level walls).

[Montago]

Reset button on controller works randomly... mostly i'm forced to open the menu with ESC and then use reset...

it's so freaking annoying

[flagg]

Originally posted by ZarkingFardwarks:

I've played the game for a couple of hours now, and probably the thing that's annoying me the most is the inconsistency in the "Recover vehicle" button prompt. Sometimes it shows up, sometimes it doesn't show up, and sometimes you're even automatically reset. It's happened to me several times now that I was stuck somewhere in a ditch next to the road unable to get out by myself, but the "Recover vehicle" button prompt didn't show up, and since recovering your vehicle only works while the prompt is on screen, I had no choice but to restart the race.

Can this please be changed so that you can just always press the Y button to reset your car, even without the prompt. The system, as it is now, shows no consistency as to when you're able to use it, and it obviously doesn't work properly.

+1

[Simon said EAT DUST PLAYER_1 !]

I would be in support of a game that pauses once you hit the "invisable wall" or an area of "no trespassing" off-track. It should display a very small, yet readable box that tells you the reason for getting "re-set" and you should have to actually push that button before it resets you on track.

The reason behind this: you would have a chance to glance at your surroundings, take a breath and remember the location and the distance that you traveled off-track! PLUS: you won't waste any "stage-time" getting disorientated.

Likewise, should you beach your car without the game-engine noticing you should have to press that button TWICE. Because nothing is more depressing than accidentally pressing that button at full tilt without needing a reset! Same idea: let's pause that game and ask the question:

"you hit the reset-button" -- "what now!?"