As it was explained in a previous post, it is now possible to play or to “fast forward� a whole stage. Consequently, we had to update some mechanics already present in the game, such as the “rider switch�.

In the previous TdF games, we could switch rider between 2 sections. This possibility had been included for 3 reasons:

-creating more complex strategies. For example, go on breakaway with a rider during the 1st section, harden the race in the 2nd section with another teammate and, in the last section, attack with your leader and try to win with the help of your rider who has escaped during the 1st section.

-giving a new opportunity if the planned strategy fails. Indeed, in the previous example, if the breakaway did not succeed in the 1st section, it would have been very frustrating to have to finish the stage with a tired rider who has no more hope to win.

-and finally, the most important reason is to allow the player to be at the heart of the action.

Since there is no section allowing the “rider switch�, this possibility had to be updated, it was impossible to remove it from the game. Rather than being obliged to wait a precise moment, we let this option available at any moment: you just have to use teamcom to display your teammates on the screen and select the one you want to control.

Giving this opportunity allows to be always at the heart of the action and to control all the moments of the race. For example, on a flat stage, in the last 10 kilometers, if you think that you don’t have enough time to resist to the comeback of the peloton, you can take the control of your sprinter in order to try to win rather than watching the peloton overtake your exhausted rider.

Here a screen of the new teamcom (menu allowing to switch rider or to give orders)

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Lachi wrote:
We don't want more info about PCM 2013 but we want less info about TDF 2103.

I guess we could even live with zero (0) info about TDF 2013 because this thread is about PCM 2013, which can easily be verified by looking at the thread title.

superider2010 wrote:
what news you want more from pcm 2013?
you got the news and a 1 hour in menus+gameplay,more then that what you want?a demo?

Lachi wrote:
We don't want more info about PCM 2013 but we want less info about TDF 2103.

I guess we could even live with zero (0) info about TDF 2013 because this thread is about PCM 2013, which can easily be verified by looking at the thread title.

Jesleyh wrote:
Cool! But I guess it's just 1 variant, say, Cyanide brought out a Cyanide variant pack, but right from the start

Also, those things on the right, does that mean that you can play custom tours of every race as well? (First stage 4 TdF, then stage 7 TdF, then Stage 14 TdF and then Champs, to make a 4 stage-tour, for example?).
Maybe this was already announced, and maybe I see this wrong anyway, but I only knew that that would happen for TdF 2013, not PCM 2013. Or did I miss something(haven't watched whole stream f.e., skipped some things)

Schleck96 wrote:
I'm getting more excited to buy this every single day that passes. My money is ready!

PCM rulezz wrote:


Same here

Jesleyh wrote:
Really? How did I not know that?!
Well, I don't play stage-race mode a lot, but still.

And will you be streaming on the release day? I will be watching for sure(well, maybe I don't have time ofc, not sure, but I will try to watch at least).

TheManxMissile wrote:


As ShortsNL and I have heavily hinted at (and flat out said) we are planning to do a release day stream of PCM13. Run through all the real things of the game and show what Cyanide kept hidden

TheManxMissile wrote:


As ShortsNL and I have heavily hinted at (and flat out said) we are planning to do a release day stream of PCM13. Run through all the real things of the game and show what Cyanide kept hidden