Friday, March 2, 2018

GT SPORT: Fun with Livery Editor

Gran Turismo Sport is the first Gran Turismo game to feature the highly requested Livery Editor where players get to make liveries on their favorite cars and then share it online for the whole world to try it on. I managed to get a crack of it and while it's complicating at first because of its limited selection of shapes and logos to choose from, I'm starting to get a hang of this new Livery Editor feature as I shall now explain what I'm on about.

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What you're looking at here is a Renault Clio RS 220 EDC Trophy, a more potent version of the Renault Clio RS 200 EDC which pumps out 20PS more than the orignal, improved the dynamics, and recalibrated the double-clutch gearbox to make it more workable to the speedo boy. Sure, it's not a bad car to drive but the looks kinda spoiled it. However, I had big plans for that...

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This is an example of how Livery Editor works, making a car from plain to unique, driving your favorite car donning a design you just made by yourself or by the others really makes you happy. It makes you liven up your driving experience, don't it? Like I said, it's complicating at first because of its limited selection of shapes and logos to choose from but there's a simple but complicating remedy for that; Decal Uploader. Can't get that on your favorite racing game!

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What you're looking at is no ordinary Mazda Atenza. This is my Mazda Atenza saloon catered with some bits and bobs I uploaded on the Decal Uploader feature that you can access it on the Gran Turismo website. It's all nice but it's very complicating because it needs to be an SVG file and must not exceed 15kb of file size.

That all sounds nice when replicating low-vis logos but images of your favorite characters can be downright complicating. People like you and I trying to recreate such images courtesy of apps like Illustrator or Inkscape, minimizing the file size using a nifty little trick I saw in the net or gzipping (which is also complicating), it's a trial and error process. Sometimes, you might get an ugly result while aiming for the 15kb limit. sometimes it goes smoothly as planned, it sounds like hard work but if you're happy with your result, you just upload it on the Gran Turismo website as long as you adhere to the regulations. Once uploaded, you can stick it on your favorite car in the GT SPORT's Livery Editor mode. The possibilities are almost as endless as a bottomless iced tea.

Speaking of which, my little homage to Aikatsu's Miyabi Fujiwara that I made really looked good on my Atenza but what if someone wants one? I really don't want one in my conscience, don't I? Anyway, to see what I'm on about, what I'm going to do is see some beautiful sights and then shut up to let art do the talking.

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That's the thing about Livery Editor on GT SPORT, it's not just about driving that matters, it's the individuality drivers can be and with a bit of creative process, they can create awesome designs that will bring out some style and flavor to their favorite rides.

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Sometimes, looking better is more good than looking at where you're going and now that I mastered Decal Uploading and Livery Editing, I want GT SPORT to be the most enjoyable Gran Turismo game for the community not just for racing but for creativity in motion and I think I'm on to something here.

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