Time of day - makes a diff?

[GT3x24x7]

Ok so in the real world, time of day does play a big factor. Surface temperatures affect grip, engines and turbos perform better in cooler conditions, etc etc. But in Shift.. does it make any difference? This would influence choices when setting up rooms online and quick races.

[Hydro_PT]

Lol SHIFT isn't a simulator, so that doesn't happen. I never noticed any difference, no matter the time of day I play. It's just to look pretty, nothing else. The game doesn't even feature rain...

[ElvenAvenger]

the avaible settings dont affect anything related to the car, if Night was avaible then it maybe would affect your driving ability(you would not see as good as at day)....but nothing car related.

[GT3x24x7]

Agreed, I've never noticed any difference in grip or performance, but that doesn't mean to say it's not there. It would be almost trivial for the developers to change the grip level slightly based on the time-of-day menu selection.

Unlike you guys, I don't claim to know one way or the other, but yeah, time-of-day selection doesn't seem to affect things.

BTW, I nearly always choose morning anyway, if only because sun glare is less of a problem.

[zedex]

morning is... dawn... right?

if so sun-glare is not a problem?:



*or is it dusk? i always get the 2 confused...*

[GT3x24x7]

Yeah, dawn is morning, dusk is evening. And I'm rethinking my supposedly clever choice there after running a multitude of dawn laps at Spa - you have to drive straight into the sun glare for a good part of the last section of the track. Maybe if the sun were higher in the sky it wouldn't be such a problem.. :\

[Summ]

But in Shift.. does it make any difference?

You're asking this in a game with no tirewear, mechanical failures or fuel consumption? lol..

[Skroting]

It makes a difference to me....but only because I've been foolish enough to use shadows as braking marks When I drive online, the host might not use daytime, and as a result I struggle in several corners.

[zedex]

But in Shift.. does it make any difference?

You're asking this in a game with no tirewear, mechanical failures or fuel consumption? lol..

it has... just locked away

[GT3x24x7]

lol yeah that's a great reason for not using the midday default.. to put other racers off their game, if only slightly. Any disadvantage to your opponents is an advantage to you.