Gran Turismo 7 Time trial

[niZmO_Man]

On 24/06/2024 at 5:54 PM, PranK said:

1:53.837. ya happy now?

beast mode! 1mil credits for your efforts sir.

BTW I still have a G29/290 or whatever the updated version of the wheel is sitting in the corner, too lazy to set it up.
BUT, the wheel does give you way more precise control, and after a couple of hours on it, your lap times will drop.

[PranK]

On 28/06/2024 at 10:37 PM, niZmO_Man said:

BUT, the wheel does give you way more precise control

This is why I use it. I simply can't get partial steering inputs with the controller let alone throttle/brake inputs. Its just not a fun game for me at all with a controller.

I've been playing a bit of ACC lately which is another beast entirely.

[Kinkstaah]

GT7 has an option to use the controller itself like a wheel (i.e tilting it to turn).

I have a wheel (an old G25) which I upgraded with Load Cell pedals as a mod. I can't use a controller to save my life and am convinced all sticks are a joke and consoles are toys. People love them, and they and DD wheels are what you 'need' if you want to close that remaining 0.5% of laptime to the professionals consistently. They just communicate more and you need this to be able to differentiate being 4% brake pedal force while trail braking or bleeding from 4%, to 3%, to 2%, as you feed in steering, or if you are comparing telemetry and notice you come off the brake too fast, where "too fast" is percentages of a percent across a timeframe of 0.1 seconds in one braking zone, for example.

Having a really heavy LC pedal means your LEG input is 'less sensitive' which means it's easier to be more precise, as far as the sim is concerned. Similar to being more precise in shooters with lower mouse sensitivity. Your "Error" in your hands and feet translates to less "error" in the game.

Anyway my mate was very sad when I realised I could tilt the controller to approximate a wheel and use throttle and braking on the sticks, and then it was he who was tilted

[PranK]

Yeah but I found that using the controller wheel tilt thing was just as bad as the stick in terms of graduating inputs. I need that force feedback. 

I'm super keen to get some LC pedals. I'm not about setting up some crazy rig, my setup now is very budget but even at this level I'm enjoying it so much more. The new Thrustmaster (could be the worst company name in history) entry level LC pedals come in around $350 I think which is doable. 

Pedal control is my 100% focus for improvement in GT7 and ACC. When you get it right (or at least not wrong) there are significant gains to be had.