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Post by XRF Formula1 on Jan 28, 2020 23:32:20 GMT
The only thing that I can really add to the conversation is that I had the same issues as Karl (minus the mad wheel shake) when the game first came out before I got the One X. Most of the game was unplayable for me and the X was the hot fudge that the vanilla needed, it was the difference between night and day.
Huge props to you Karl for being able to have the patience to deal with the plain vanilla. I know I couldn't do it, we took out a loan just to get a one X specifically for P.Cars2 and for as much time as I spend on the game it was completely worth it.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 29, 2020 0:52:09 GMT
Interesting Greg. I have my DoR at 540. Any higher and it feels like I'm driving a bus. My in car steering ratio is about 14 I think but changes depending on the car.
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Post by niblips on Jan 29, 2020 3:28:21 GMT
Interesting Greg. I have my DoR at 540. Any higher and it feels like I'm driving a bus. My in car steering ratio is about 14 I think but changes depending on the car. You dont use 900? That surprises me. Maybe that's why we always have such different steering ratios for these car setups. Mine is set to 900 (4 light blinks as Greg said) and I think my ratio for the 72D is 12 or 12.5 atm.
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Post by niblips on Jan 29, 2020 3:30:37 GMT
The only thing that I can really add to the conversation is that I had the same issues as Karl (minus the mad wheel shake) when the game first came out before I got the One X. Most of the game was unplayable for me and the X was the hot fudge that the vanilla needed, it was the difference between night and day. Huge props to you Karl for being able to have the patience to deal with the plain vanilla. I know I couldn't do it, we took out a loan just to get a one X specifically for P.Cars2 and for as much time as I spend on the game it was completely worth it. I may need to bite the bullet soon and get one. I cant see myself getting one of the next generation systems when they come out unless all the old peripherals work with the new system and it's cheap enough.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Jan 29, 2020 3:37:16 GMT
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 29, 2020 8:02:17 GMT
The only thing that I can really add to the conversation is that I had the same issues as Karl (minus the mad wheel shake) when the game first came out before I got the One X. Most of the game was unplayable for me and the X was the hot fudge that the vanilla needed, it was the difference between night and day. Huge props to you Karl for being able to have the patience to deal with the plain vanilla. I know I couldn't do it, we took out a loan just to get a one X specifically for P.Cars2 and for as much time as I spend on the game it was completely worth it. I may need to bite the bullet soon and get one. I cant see myself getting one of the next generation systems when they come out unless all the old peripherals work with the new system and it's cheap enough. No I hate having to turn the wheel so far to get around the corners, just doesn't feel as though I can be precise enough at 900. In fact when it's set at its default I can't seem to get out of the damn garage without hitting the wall lol. In fact I may even have it at 360 as I am sure I always reset it to two blinking lights. I'll have to double check that. Think it's probably a consequence of years of F1 where the game is hard coded to 360 DoR.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Jan 29, 2020 15:48:57 GMT
I have a Thrustmaster TX and I use the full degrees of rotation (900? Its 4 blinks on the wheel setting). I generally run my in car setup steering ratio between 9.5 and 11.5 Raw 60 69 50 25 Give Informative a shot and see what you think. Wish I'd gone to that earlier, it really smooths everything out and makes it feel much closer to what you get in Assetto. Haven't tried iRacing yet, so no clue how that feels. For open wheel, I think I go anywhere from 9 to 11. Sports cars vary a few clicks higher than that. If I am just having fun with road cars and vintage cars, I'll leave it stock. Always interesting to have a beast, that doesn't want to stay on the track, with an old school ridiculous ratio.lol
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Jan 29, 2020 19:07:17 GMT
I would like to sign up and race😏 Yes😜
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 29, 2020 20:15:21 GMT
I wish i knew if my wheel was playing a role in part of the issue....but again, changing to a new wheel is another significant cost. What wheel do you have? I calibrate mine every day in the actual game when I start, just for peace of mind. 900 degrees fwiw I've actually tended to not recalibrate my wheel very often and based on my findings tonight I think it's been something that has caused me more than a few problems. I hopped on the have for a quick test when I got home and set my wheel DoR to 900 and went out on track at LeMans in the Aston with my usual steering ratio of 13.5 (same as Karl's incidentally) and I could barely get round a corner. I had to virtually have my wheel completely upside down to get through the tighter corners and it was pretty much impossible to be fast as a result. I then went to the calibration screen and went through that making sure to match the rotation to the 900 I had the wheel set at. Went back on track and WOW!! Completely different feel. Car turned nice and quickly, felt lively and I was immediately able to keep up to the rear of your Porsche ghost. I did just two laps with the second one seeing me post a 4:01. Not going to pull up any trees with that time of course but it was much better than I would have got before making the change (also a revision of my seat position made a big difference too.. thanks to some comments from Greg 👌). This was also with my Spa setup so plenty of scope to improve in the next week or so.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Jan 30, 2020 0:18:49 GMT
Fantastic race everyone and win for Peter. Everytime I would push just a little bit harder and start to catch him he'd push back and start to pull away.
I had an okay start but I didn't take it too seriously because of the AI behind me and because I was trying to say something about the accelerated fuel and tyre wear I think. I made it past Karl & Pete when they went for a dip into the sands of the Desert. Greg started pulling away from us but then Peter overtook me into turn 1 and we started to catch him back up.
It felt like for the longest time it was just Greg, Pete, and I dueling it out. Pete also took Greg coming down the straight to turn 1 and then Greg graciously let me thru at the end of the lap. That's when we began to feed off of eachother's determination to win and kept getting quicker and quicker. In the end Pete was too quick but I kept him in view the entire time in pursuit which was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed trying to catch up tonight.
Glad to see Karl make it back up the pack and with the fastest lap despite the issues, we'll try a maximum of 8 drivers for the next GrandPrix.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Jan 30, 2020 2:55:38 GMT
I would like to sign up and race😏 Yes😜 LOL I would, but my hands are full with WEC. Would be fun to do a vintage car night on Assetto for the hell of it
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 30, 2020 10:09:38 GMT
LOL I would, but my hands are full with WEC. Would be fun to do a vintage car night on Assetto for the hell of it You should have jumped on with us last night Sean. The Vintage F1 cars are definitely my favourite and where my real racing passion lies. Just love them. They are so much fun to really push and find the boundaries of traction with.. especially the non-aero cars. This series looks like it could be close based on the tests and first race. I'm mega busy right now but will get my race report and recordings up asap.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Jan 30, 2020 16:15:30 GMT
LOL I would, but my hands are full with WEC. Would be fun to do a vintage car night on Assetto for the hell of it Dang, how much time do you guys practice for WEC? It's no wonder how crazy quick everyone is, I guess I should get on the ball then lol. Shame that a few more of us from here didn't sign up for this series, there was about 3 people not signed up playing something else on Project Cars 2 during our event last night. I completely get it though, concentrating on one thing at a time is important and something I try and stick to as well. Open wheel just isn't for everyone and like you said some prefer other games for open wheel.
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Post by niblips on Jan 30, 2020 17:22:18 GMT
Great race guys, even with the trouble i had, and then didn't have, and then had, and then didn't have, and then had.... well, you get the idea.
Starts. I really need to work on those. Pole to P3 before the first turn. Ugh. The AI were fun. I hope we don't need to lose too many of them. Let's try just dropping one AI for the next race. I think we're really close to the perfect number....or not, we'll see i guess.
Fastest lap and Pole position are a good consolation prize. If i could have given my all for every lap last night i may have had a good shot at the win. Glad to see my team mate get it though.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Jan 31, 2020 14:21:53 GMT
LOL I would, but my hands are full with WEC. Would be fun to do a vintage car night on Assetto for the hell of it Dang, how much time do you guys practice for WEC? It's no wonder how crazy quick everyone is, I guess I should get on the ball then lol. Shame that a few more of us from here didn't sign up for this series, there was about 3 people not signed up playing something else on Project Cars 2 during our event last night. I completely get it though, concentrating on one thing at a time is important and something I try and stick to as well. Open wheel just isn't for everyone and like you said some prefer other games for open wheel. It's not that I dislike open wheel, I actually do like them. Was fortunate enough to spend some time in a Formula Mazda a few years ago. They're a blast! But, I prefer sports cars. Barring Mario Andretti-type racers, it's very hard to bounce between disciplines and be as effective as I want to be. The driving concepts are the same, but there are enough differences to make it tricky. As a result, my rally driving has also gone to sh*t and that may be my favorite.lol
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Post by Dale Rossi on Jan 31, 2020 14:24:13 GMT
Great race guys, even with the trouble i had, and then didn't have, and then had, and then didn't have, and then had.... well, you get the idea. Starts. I really need to work on those. Pole to P3 before the first turn. Ugh. The AI were fun. I hope we don't need to lose too many of them. Let's try just dropping one AI for the next race. I think we're really close to the perfect number....or not, we'll see i guess. Fastest lap and Pole position are a good consolation prize. If i could have given my all for every lap last night i may have had a good shot at the win. Glad to see my team mate get it though. Rolling starts? If so and if it has a formation lap, the pole has a Huge disadvantage. So don't feel bad about it.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Jan 31, 2020 14:51:06 GMT
Great race guys, even with the trouble i had, and then didn't have, and then had, and then didn't have, and then had.... well, you get the idea. Starts. I really need to work on those. Pole to P3 before the first turn. Ugh. The AI were fun. I hope we don't need to lose too many of them. Let's try just dropping one AI for the next race. I think we're really close to the perfect number....or not, we'll see i guess. Fastest lap and Pole position are a good consolation prize. If i could have given my all for every lap last night i may have had a good shot at the win. Glad to see my team mate get it though. Rolling starts? If so and if it has a formation lap, the pole has a Huge disadvantage. So don't feel bad about it. No, standing starts. Its F1. Karl I have a clutch pedal which helps immensely with starts in Project Cars.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Jan 31, 2020 14:58:33 GMT
Absolutely! Do you use the clutch in these cars? I will for fun with the H shifter, but if not, I'll turn on Auto clutch.
Or can you still use the clutch for stats even if Auto clutch is on?
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Post by hurtmagurt on Jan 31, 2020 15:07:51 GMT
Absolutely! Do you use the clutch in these cars? I will for fun with the H shifter, but if not, I'll turn on Auto clutch. Or can you still use the clutch for stats even if Auto clutch is on? Generally I paddle shift in game and have auto clutch on. But yes, the clutch pedal overrides autoclutch so I always use it for standing starts.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Jan 31, 2020 18:09:41 GMT
Had no idea, that's good to know.
For sequential shift cars, you can turn off auto clutch and it will shift a bit quicker. Still will have to use the clutch to prevent a stall, but it does help.
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