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Yeah, I have a G27 in the mail as we speak. Should be here tomorrow sometime. I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve all over again. Last wheel I had was that GT4 Logitech, I think it was a Driving Force Pro or whatever. I'm so amped for a legit shifter and clutch pedal.
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VikingSkull posted:Yeah, I have a G27 in the mail as we speak. Should be here tomorrow sometime. I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve all over again. You're in for a real treat then as our wheels are basically the same. The quality of the thing will surprise you probably, it's very nice and the shifter unit is awesome, even the guys who spend $thousands use our shifters in their set ups. The force feedback is fierce as well, it shocked me at first, nearly broke my wrists ha ha!
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Nov 28, 2013 23:02
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How much do you guys use heel/toe with your wheels, and how long did it take to learn it? My seat will be delivered tomorrow, so I should have my cockpit built pretty soon and I can start learning how to properly heel/toe. Currently, my knees hit my wheel every time I try so I use auto-blip like a scrub. Assetto Corsa's auto-blip isn't as forgiving as rF2, I never lose the back end under braking in rF2 but it happens every few laps in AC.
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Nov 28, 2013 23:15
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peter gabriel posted:You're in for a real treat then as our wheels are basically the same. Yeah I've been reading a bit about them and they seem to be the cheapest good wheel. Maybe one day I can justify spending a grand on a wheel, but today isn't that day.
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Nov 28, 2013 23:16
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VikingSkull posted:Yeah I've been reading a bit about them and they seem to be the cheapest good wheel. Maybe one day I can justify spending a grand on a wheel, but today isn't that day. I could blow some silly money on these things but honestly I haven't ever felt the need, it's a really sweet wheel. The nice thing about it as well is the compatibility - you can throw it at Grid, Dirt, F1, whatever and they all support it. So much so that the high end wheels use Logitech mode to work well in some cases. If you have a smartphone get Dash Meter Pro (or similar, I like this one) and you are ready to rock  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMGdVjFOnLg It becomes useful in open wheelers where there are no dials, good for helping judge revs etc.
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Nov 28, 2013 23:31
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I assume most recent games have support for the clutch pedal? Maybe I'll learn to drive a stick this way 
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Nov 29, 2013 00:13
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peter gabriel posted:I could blow some silly money on these things but honestly I haven't ever felt the need, it's a really sweet wheel. The nice thing about it as well is the compatibility - you can throw it at Grid, Dirt, F1, whatever and they all support it. So much so that the high end wheels use Logitech mode to work well in some cases. I know the feeling when it comes to blowing money. I don't even have the wheel yet and I've already bought a few cars and tracks that I didn't feel like waiting forever to unlock. Modifieds at Martinsville is hilarious fun.
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Nov 29, 2013 00:17
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Ahhhh, ha ha, I've let my sub slip in iRacing, I'll sort that this week. Do we have any goon racing in it? Viking, bear in mind that you need to have the relevant licenses to race some of the cars and tracks you'll be buying, I'm sure you already know, but if not do keep that in mind.
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Nov 29, 2013 00:52
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There used to be some goon racing in iRacing, but it was only ever oval racing, which I find kind of boring.
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Nov 29, 2013 01:02
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Ahhh, yeah same here, but easier to get in and drive though I guess.
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Nov 29, 2013 01:11
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peter gabriel posted:Ahhhh, ha ha, I've let my sub slip in iRacing, I'll sort that this week. Yeah, I'm just messing around in open lobbies anyway until I get my wheel.
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Nov 29, 2013 01:37
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VikingSkull posted:Yeah, I'm just messing around in open lobbies anyway until I get my wheel. Best way... Just remember that your Safety Rating is what you want to be preserving for now. You lose points for crashes and other things. To get out of rookie you need a good safety rating at the end of the season. As they say, the point of Rookie League is getting out of Rookie League and the way to do that is drive well and safely, then you'll get promoted and be with other people who have done the same thing. That's when the really cool races begin and the turn one wrecks calm down. Don't get hung up on it, just beware of it - safety rating is important.
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Nov 29, 2013 01:43
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peter gabriel posted:Dash Meter Pro
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Nov 29, 2013 02:17
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Wallrod posted:I love this, almost too much. This is the kind of poo poo i actually imagined tablets/smartphones to be good for. It's great, it connects to my PC using the wifi in my house. The only thing I'm finding is cool little toys like that are pointless if you are racing using the Oculus Rift 
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Nov 29, 2013 02:18
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When some clever chap makes it so that i can strap two smartphones to my face i won't need this oculus nonsense, but i remain envious.
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Nov 29, 2013 02:20
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Wallrod posted:When some clever chap makes it so that i can strap two smartphones to my face i won't need this oculus nonsense, but i remain envious. It's cool but mainly I play without it, it's a big old commitment playing with the Rift on and I can't always be arsed, it's nice sometimes to veg out and chill while racing, so I get to use stuff like Dash Meter then. There are crazy versions for tablets as well with touch screen controls for various things but I don't go that far with it all ha ha.
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Nov 29, 2013 02:22
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peter gabriel posted:Best way... Oh yeah, I'm driving as I normally would, just not expecting much because of the gamepad. I just did my first race, 35 laps of Trucks at Talladega. I qualified 20th or so, and ended up 15th out of 37, 2 laps down. Not a bad start IMO. Only brushed the wall two or three times.
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Nov 29, 2013 02:40
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If you like GT Legends.. and also happen to own GTR2 then you probably want to get the Power & Glory Mod: http://www.gtlw.co.uk/
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Nov 29, 2013 03:23
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Yep, I had it a few years ago, and I also had the shameless copy someone made for rFactor, too.
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Nov 29, 2013 03:30
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Drunk Badger posted:I grew up playing Gran Turismo, but this is my first jump into PC racing. I'm thinking rF2 might be a better step for now but wanted to see what I could expect when I jump into iRacing Try Live For Speed? The demo should give you a good taste of PC rrrrrracing. It's even online! I booted it up the other day. Still feels great. More people should play it. I think it would take a good while to get bored of. Since it has nearly every type of car, every type of track, track item placement for custom layouts, and fantastic online code. And you can burn out your clutch, flatspot and pop your tires! EDIT: And the black friday teaser at fanatec is hinting at a rig. LAME. I wanted the two for one rim deal with the club sport.
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You are super obsessed with live for speed. The Fanatec Black Friday deal is their wheel stand for 70 bucks. Whoop dee doo. If it's anything like the wheel stand I had before, it's wobbly as poo poo and impossible to get stable. I mentioned on their facebook that I was hoping for another two for one deal on rims. Fanatec facebook person said they could only do the wheel stand because they don't have enough stock of anything else. What a way to do business. Cojawfee fucked around with this message at 09:36 on Nov 29, 2013 |
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Cojawfee posted:You are super obsessed with live for speed. I'm still waiting for more CSW rims. Thomas listed 15-20 possible varieties at launch, none of which have materialised. E: by 'waiting', I mean given up hope altogether.
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Cojawfee posted:You are super obsessed with live for speed. Cause it's good dangit. Really good.
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Ziploc posted:Cause it's good dangit. Really good. There was just something amazing about the FOX that felt like it was really fast, driving on the edge of traction and yet you always knew where that was. If the back end started to come out you could collect it in a controlled manner and not instantly end up spun like most games. It is sad that they haven't updated it in ages because it could be so much more amazing than it already is with a little bit of loving and some content to make people come back and play it.
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Yeah, I deliberately stopped talking about LFS because I felt like I was mentioning it every post. It's fun to hop on and race around with some Brazilian and German dudes on a weekend afternoon even though anyone that's playing it has taken every turn in every car about a million times by now. It's a very convincing simulator -- you really feel in control.
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Would it make sense to use flight pedals (not the rudder axis, but the left and right toe axis) for a racing game in lieu of real driving pedals? Does anyone have any experience doing so? I'd use these: http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/compedals.html I know that ideally I'd get a proper wheel and pedals, but I have spent way too much money on my flightsim setup this year already and now I want to drive aswell, AAAAAAAAAAAH help me 
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Nov 29, 2013 15:47
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I suppose it could work, the biggest difference I see is that you won't have the different resistance between the gas and brake pedals.
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Anyone with some spare time and access to the team member builds of PCARS should give the BAC Mono a spin. Be sure to create a custom setup and select the Kumho tires based on the new poo poo.
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Well, it took some effort, but I finally have an issue with iRacing. The cost of each car and track is pretty pricey and could maybe come down some, but I'm ok with that and coming from Forza 4 the amount of douchebags this prevents from playing is readily apparent. However, making me buy cars and tracks before I can spectate my friends is dumb as hell. It seems to me that you could sell those cars and tracks much easier if you let people watch any race for free, but maybe that's why I don't run a video game studio.
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I'm always irked by Assetto Corsa when I spin out and when the car reaches 0mph, the physics turn off and no suspension rebound happens. It's... weird.
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Ziploc posted:I'm always irked by Assetto Corsa when I spin out and when the car reaches 0mph, the physics turn off and no suspension rebound happens. It's... weird. They've acknowledged that and said they're working on it.
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Cojawfee posted:You are super obsessed with live for speed. If you're talking about previously having a less than ideal Fanatec wheel stand, it's now very good. The initial run of them did have an issue where the main bolt on the stem would not self-fit into the hole on the foot/crossbar piece and they wouldn't be very tight which resulted in wobbling. It's been fixed (or at least made less easy to do wrong during assembly.) Mine's rock solid. That's a great price.
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LFS would have had the greatest potential, if they had made it modding friendly instead of leaving it withering.
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Cojawfee posted:Someone will be behind you wanting to pass, you think about that instead of the next corner and next thing you know, you're spinning and going off the track. The important part of practice is taking what you've done in testing and making sure you can still do it when you are around other people. This might all sound kind of basic, but it's something you have to keep in mind when going from one sim where it's a crashfest because no one cares to iRacing where everyone wants to be clean all the time so they can keep racing the spec they want. This is exactly what keeps happening to me.
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A long while ago I had the chance to drive some high powered Seat across Spa. One of the first things the copilot told me is to ignore anything in the rear view (it was open track day, so there were Porsches and all). It'd be in their responsibility to get safely past me, unless I'd be intentionally a dick on track. I suppose it's the same in real races.
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Yup, exactly that, that's how you deal with people in iRacing. Also, if they are right up your rear end going into a corner, let them pass and keep your line, keep your head, 9 times out of 10 they will slightly overshoot the corner and you re pass them straight away. Last corner on Laguna Seca is a classic for this, let them pass, you'll be taking the right line and they won't, then the straight to the next corner destroys them. peter gabriel fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Dec 1, 2013 |
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David Pratt posted:This is exactly what keeps happening to me. Like combat pretzel said, ignore anyone behind you. It's their job to pass. Just like in real life, getting rear-ended is the fault of the person behind. Just focus on your drive. The only thing to worry about is when someone is right on you. Chances are their braking point just happens to be past yours. They also don't realize how fast they are going because of the draft. Most of the time in lower splits you can just move over and watch them plow through the corner. Or watch them lock Em up and spin out behind you.
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I just played Assetto Corsa's beta for the first time and oh my goodness do some of the cars feel incredible to drive. The Ferrari and BMW GT3 in particular are really really fun and feel fantastic. The formula abarth is also really awesome, but the turbo charger can catch me off guard a lot, accelerating out of some of the slower corners requires more attention than usual. You can also push cars over the limit quite a bit without spinning out, which is great and reminds me of LFS (like others have said). Really really impressed with it, far more than I am with iRacing or Project CARS. ps death 2 iracing
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Brownie posted:You can also push cars over the limit quite a bit without spinning out, which is great and reminds me of LFS (like others have said). I think this is normal when you start messing with sims that try to simulate street tires on street cars. They're meant to have soft limits that you can play around with.
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