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Skwee posted:Just one paddle for shifting both up and down? That's interesting. Also i wish I had an e-brake that wasn't a button on my steering wheel that I can lose track of. I was thinking maybe there is a way to turn the h-shifter into an e-brake using a rubber band strapped around the stick and the console portion of the h-shifter (talking about a g27) to pull it out of 4th gear and then having 4th gear bound to e-brake somehow. I should and see if that is possible Automatic Minis sort of have that, and the auto rx8 too sort of. They both have paddles on both sides of the wheel. You pull in the paddles to upshift and push it out to downshift. The Mazda wasn't exactly like that, but it was similar. Both paddles are upshift and there's a little button on the wheel next to each paddle for downshifting. The WRC cars of that era had a ring that went a couple inches behind the wheel matching the diameter of the wheel that served the same purpose. Pull in to upshift, push out to downshift. Using a ring and that pushing pulling method means no matter where your hands are and no matter which way the wheel is turned you'll always be able to shift without having to think. As for using a shifter as an e brake, the thrustmaster shifters (th8rs and th8a) both have an "analog mode" that turns it into a single axis analog stick that you can use as an analog handbrake. It's really good because you can modulate it. Plus, the shifters are separate USB devices so you can combine them with any wheel and they work great. Using them as shifters is great too. Better by far than the Logitech or fanatec shifters. Not quite as good as the clubsport shifters though. GutBomb fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Nov 1, 2015 |
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A word of warning, I basically wrecked the sequential mode of my G25 shifter using it as the handbrake in RBR back in the day to the point that it now jumps 2 or 3 gears at a time if I try to use it as a shifter.
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Praseodymi posted:Anyone else finding the 2000's Impreza really slow or something? I'm losing out against the AI by ~2 seconds a split.
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GutBomb posted:Automatic Minis sort of have that, and the auto rx8 too sort of. They both have paddles on both sides of the wheel. You pull in the paddles to upshift and push it out to downshift. The Mazda wasn't exactly like that, but it was similar. Both paddles are upshift and there's a little button on the wheel next to each paddle for downshifting. The WRC cars of that era had a ring that went a couple inches behind the wheel matching the diameter of the wheel that served the same purpose. Pull in to upshift, push out to downshift. Using a ring and that pushing pulling method means no matter where your hands are and no matter which way the wheel is turned you'll always be able to shift without having to think. That ring shifter seems really nice to have. In other news I think I am getting a pretty good handle on the Escort Mk II. Placed first in a 6 stage rally, and on the first stage of a new rally on wales I was 8.7 sec faster than the closest person. Skwee fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Nov 2, 2015 |
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Just tossing in a reminder as I finished my runs for the Dirtygoons: a little less than 20 hours remain before it flips over to the next event (Wales, Group A) if anyone didn't get it in yet and wanted to. Kind of hope the patch drops tomorrow so we don't have a mix of old and new car physics for the event since the Group A's are getting updated with it.
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How in the world do you drive the lancia delta s4? Just did a stage and barely ever got out of 2nd gear. e: hmm it seems using mostly 2nd and 3rd is how it is driven. Skwee fucked around with this message at 04:23 on Nov 2, 2015 |
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Nov 2, 2015 04:18
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Push the pedal on the right and hang on tight.
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Less than a day to post your Rally Germany times, so if you haven't, go do it.
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bUm posted:I found the same in the 2000's Master Championship I never finished. Much, much slower (relatively speaking, position-wise against AI) unupgraded than any car I've driven ever in Dirt Rally. Never finished upgrading it or getting to the Focus to see if it's just the 2000's class AI being abnormally hard or if something else was truly afoot. Skwee posted:How in the world do you drive the lancia delta s4? Naked Bear posted:Push the pedal on the right and hang on tight.  More advice-y answer: Group B's have way more power than necessary and, as such, you probably spend less time with it floored (more so when upgraded... without upgrades you'll be much slower and spend more time on the gas) than any other class or else find yourself crashing into something very hard. That said, I doubt you should be not getting beyond third since Group B's have five (six?) gears and every rally (not necessarily every stage) has one or more places to open it up such that you should be at or near redlining in top gear (or should probably be tweaking your gear ratios).* In general: if you're never touching top gear, then you probably should adjust your gearing; on Wales, Greece, and Monaco your workhorse gears tend to be in the 2~4 range though (varies on car, of course) since they have fewer high speed straights and many lower speed corner sections. * For example: I felt the E30 for last week's goon rally had stupidly bad default gearing for Greece due to way too big of a gap between 2nd and 3rd (putting you at awfully low RPMs unless you waited until the bitter end of revs to upshift) and 5th was beyond what you could reach on even the longest straights (pretty much only used 5th on steep downhill segments) so I found myself having a much better time after pulling the ratios for 3rd/4th/5th lower. bUm fucked around with this message at 08:45 on Nov 2, 2015 |
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Did some times on Bidno Moorland and Kreuzungsring Reverse in the Impreza and Focus, and ended up with less than 2 seconds difference, but at the same time the Impreza felt much faster than when I first drove it, so maybe custom events do something to the cars? Or maybe the AI is just brutal in that class. Also, using the handbrake in group B is cheating 
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me in every corner driving group b https://youtu.be/V0kH3LAp-Gw
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SealHammer posted:me in every corner driving group b standard straightaway for me Skwee fucked around with this message at 09:48 on Nov 2, 2015 |
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Praseodymi posted:Did some times on Bidno Moorland and Kreuzungsring Reverse in the Impreza and Focus, and ended up with less than 2 seconds difference, but at the same time the Impreza felt much faster than when I first drove it, so maybe custom events do something to the cars? Or maybe the AI is just brutal in that class. Tried the Focus and its' first challenge is, finally after all this time, the full 12 stages of Finland which I haven't done yet (just a stage here or there in Dailies mostly). I couldn't get past the first one between the Co-Driver calls being too quiet (being fixed next patch), too early (being fixed next patch), and, most notably, the dashboard reflection in the windshield (which I'd read was bad in the bugs for Flying Finland when I went to report the Custom Championship reward bug) in the Focus is loving absurd. The previous times I'd driven it in online Dailies, all of them were cloudy and it didn't seem so bad. The first stage of my Finland is sunny and I'm literally blinded for entire straightaways driving into the sun as shown below: The view out the front of the car for sometimes 10+ seconds on some parts of the stage:  The car turned so you can see how bright it is out the side window (aka what it'd look like in every other car):  So, uh, hopefully that one gets fixed in the patch too or I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to change my preferences to allow hoodcam again (  5% bonus and preferable camera location) to finish the rally because driving blind is not cool.* Driving blind aside, the Focus does seem more perky unupgraded than the Impreza did and it being a hatchback, while costing style points, is much better for negotiating at high speeds without the rear end end catching anything harmful. * On a related note: anyone else looking forward to the manual wiper/lights controls so they can turn off the lights on Monaco snowing stages (both night and day) because it's actually easier to see through the snow when you break your lights?  Mandatory high beams in snow.
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bUm posted:* On a related note: anyone else looking forward to the manual wiper/lights controls so they can turn off the lights on Monaco snowing stages (both night and day) because it's actually easier to see through the snow when you break your lights? Do the wipers actually do anything outside of rainy stages and the pits in Wales? I've noticed my windscreen getting muddy occasionally, but I'm usually too busy looking at the road to notice any difference after the wipers give a quick swipe.
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Praseodymi posted:Do the wipers actually do anything outside of rainy stages and the pits in Wales? I've noticed my windscreen getting muddy occasionally, but I'm usually too busy looking at the road to notice any difference after the wipers give a quick swipe. Sometimes you'll be going like 110 in twisties and your wipers will sllllllooooowly pan across the windscreen and you'll wipe the gently caress out cuz you can't see where you're going
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Praseodymi posted:Also, using the handbrake in group B is cheating (certain death)
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SealHammer posted:Sometimes you'll be going like 110 in twisties and your wipers will sllllllooooowly pan across the windscreen and you'll wipe the gently caress out cuz you can't see where you're going Which'll change when the new patch hits because you'll be able to control your wipers. E: Dirt Show today at 3pm GMT, and they usually do these to co-incide with update releases. njsykora fucked around with this message at 12:54 on Nov 2, 2015 |
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Recap of this morning: "Since I woke up early, I should play some DiRT Rally. It'll help get the blood pumping." "Wow, I messed up a lot on that stage and still did pretty well. I'll do one more." "Holy cow, I'm beating the top time- only one split left!" "Stay left over crest? But what about that really high bu- loving gently caress FUCKITY gently caress okay I landed correctly but gently caress what a terrible call on that crest" "gently caress this loving poo poo gently caress you codriver gently caress you Greece gently caress you Impreza loving dirt gently caress" 26s behind lead. Moral of the Story: Don't get tilt as gently caress, kids.
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There are DEFINITELY some corners on narrow sections in Greece where the call is a 5, but I have NO idea how anyone could possibly take it that fast. "Oh, a 5. No problem, let me just get a little sideways and..." *IMPALED BY TREEBRANCH WHILE FLYING THROUGH THE AIR AT 85MPH*
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*RINGS THE UPDATE BELL* MODERN MASTERS IS OUT As always, Codemasters are slow getting the changelog out so await further information. However it's a 6.5Gb patch so expect the usual hefty dose of fixes, changes and content. E: Here's the changelog you get in game. Apparently putting this on the blog or Dirt forums was too hard. ANYWAY. quote:BIG STUFF I did a quick video driving the new Impreza in Germany to show off the new visual wheel. njsykora fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Nov 2, 2015 |
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quote:Stage distance and elevation change are now shown in the menus and loading screens
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njsykora posted:*RINGS THE UPDATE BELL* Thanks for the video, that's awesome. Adjustable Seats is ridiculous. I love it. And yeah, stage distance = God.
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I'm moving basically every seat in every car forwards a lot. The default height is fine for me but every car it's set way too far back by default. Also worth remembering, they're not doing a full FFB update until every car has the V2 handling. So cars with the V2 handling (now everything except F2, Group B RWD and Hillclimb) are going to feel pretty weak in default FFB until that gets done. There'll probably be an update to Impact at some point to fix that in the meantime but worth bearing in mind before complaining about weak FFB in those cars. njsykora fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Nov 2, 2015 |
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I love the new handling but its such a huge downside that you can get air on so many bumps and the FFB is weak. (sometimes its almost like your nose generates lift in the air) I really hope they prioritize getting that fixed. New cars are interesting. The straight line traction on the c4 is pretty cool, you can basically floor it in first and second without wheel spin. Haven't tried the R4 WRX but the EVOX is SUPER friendly and calm, which could be nice for the learning curve. Qmass fucked around with this message at 18:18 on Nov 2, 2015 |
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The current implementation of FFB is pretty great, IMO. I've noticed that when the suspension is heavily compressed, the steering becomes heavier. It really provides a great sensation of wrestling cars through ruts and corners.
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What sort of wheel lock do you all use? I am using 330 degrees right now
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I need to make mine a bit sharper. I think I'm using the default Fanatec setting of 900 degrees, which is a little too loose for my tastes.
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You've captured that turn where he doesn't call out the left 3 and I've loving destroyed myself a few times because of it. Go to 3:37, he says, "Double caution, keep left at junction, jump maybe, keep mid rocks on exit" and then absolutely NOTHING about the left 3 that follows. Since you are in the new patch I suppose that means they didn't fix it.
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Oh my god that loving turn. Bane of my existence.
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I think racing on greece will give me a rage-induced heart attack soon, the rear of my car REALLY wants to see if it can fly. Also who decided to chisel all the tiny pebbles into ramps that launch you into the sun if you go over 20mph round any corners
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Honestly, Greece is fine enough. It's Monte Carlo that needs to burn and explode. loving idiots parking their cars in the middle of the loving road during a god drat rally.
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I'm in the gently caress Greece crowd, just really don't like those stages. Monte Carlo I'm fine with since it's largely just about being very cautious with your speed, which is kinda hard in the T16 I use in career.
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Oh I love Greece, I just was pissed off at that exact moment. Though I think I'm in line with everyone when I say "Finland's the best ggwp" BTW, about the new Modern Masters cars: What are modern Rally drivers actually using today? I don't know much about the real sport.
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My experience with Greece right now is that I have been thrown onto Greece by career and have to drive my group B, that I just got, with no experience in the car, on this really difficult track. Basically +1 minute and up because death and destruction.
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quaunaut posted:Oh I love Greece, I just was pissed off at that exact moment. Though I think I'm in line with everyone when I say "Finland's the best ggwp" VW Polo, Citroen DS3, Ford Fiesta RS and Hyundai i20 are what Wikipedia lists as the 2015 WRC cars, so the Fiesta we have in game is still running rallies but Mini dropped out after 2013. Of the actual Modern Masters cars, the R4 class is WRC2, aka the WRC feeder system. So they're intended to be a stepping stone to the full WRC cars. Then of the 2 new 2000s cars the C4 is what Loeb drove to 4 WRC drivers titles, and the Focus RS is what broke Citroen's manufacturers streak in 2006-7. It is cool how those cars have some historical significance. Given only 2 drivers have won the WRC drivers championship since 2004 (9 years running for Loeb basically killed it) I don't blame people for paying no attention to real world rallying.
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Finland rocks, and this marks the first time I've actually beaten the community delta in something other than a loving mini from the 60s, as far as I know. Got an achievement and everything, despite tons of mistakes and three or four spins. Also, this jump might have been the scariest moment in the game so far. Something like an inch away from loving up the entire run at god knows what speed. 
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I just played Finland for the first time the other day, loved it. Wales however can gently caress off, slippery everywhere!
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Rally Germany Results: Points Table After 2 Rounds:  Rally Wales Group A on deck. Red_Fred posted:I just played Finland for the first time the other day, loved it. Wales however can gently caress off, slippery everywhere! Yes, Wales is indeed garbage.
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Second to finish the first round. By finishing I mean losing all four wheels and veering into a pile of logs. This game is fun.
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