rec.autos.simulators

I am having a " problem " with NFSPU that I hope someone can give me a
simple solution to.

I have progressed to a point in Factory Driver mode where I just can't go
any further.

I am racing through Monaco against " what's her name " and I just can't seem
to get my brakes to work up to the level of hers.  We are heading down the
long straightaway and if I leave my breaking up to when she brakes I crash
into the wall.  If I brake early enough to actually make the turn she leaves
me.

I have tried an experiment where I get up to speed on the straight and then
press the brake to the floor.  No skidding ( straight line ) at all.  The
car just downshifts ( auto *** ) and comes to a stop.  In manual
transmission mode it does the same, minus the downshiftng.

I have tried this on a
PIII 500 w/128
Erazor X2
Thrustmaster  Force FT

and with a
PII 450 w/128
V5500
Act Labs Force with shifter.

Same results.  Any way to adjust the brakes sensitivity?  Have played with
the deadzone settings but that didn't help.

Thanks,

-Pav

Warlock!

That's how I got this far! :-)

Didn't think I would ever get past those other GT1 cars.  I eventually
managed to slam one in the wall right at the end of the straight and go by
to take the win.  Took about 50 tries though.

So, no help for the breaks?  Just try to crash her out?  Seems kind of
mean.....  Too bad!

Thanks ,

Robert

About the braking problem... don't follow what's her name but take the
correct racing line i.e. hug the inside out of the tunnel and straighline
the braking area. Car is settled and will stop in a predictable fashion.

Jan.
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Jan.
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    I don't want to sound big headed or anything,

    But I recently did the whole of factory driver again in about 4 hours...

    Racing Stephanie was pretty easy I thought, it was the porsche TV advert
and
trying to get the GT1 to 360 was the hard bits...

    To race her, rev to about 4000rpm at start (if ur using auto its easier)
and this
should give you a good start, then just block her if she comes close, I
didnt think
this was necessary, but if ya need to - block the ***!! send her
crashing!! hehe

Anyway, goodluck with the rest of the game...

--
Phil.

WCOutlaw_T (Wrecking Crew http://www.racesimcentral.net/)

ICQ# 5065494

Buy and install GPL. Drive it for about a year offline. Then race in a
league online for about another year. After that, nothing in PU is
challenging enough to resort to guerilla tactics. Just go out and win.

Just like that.

--
Mark Jeangerard
www.soundchaserweb.com
New Mexico, USA

Nothing quite as satisfying as "making sure" though. ;-))

Jan.
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I just went deep on the brakes and banged my outside into their inside
to help my braking, worked well :-)

Cheers!
John

Maybe she gets demoralised easily!

Cheers!
John

: I have tried an experiment where I get up to speed on the straight and then
: press the brake to the floor.  No skidding ( straight line ) at all.  The
: car just downshifts ( auto *** ) and comes to a stop.  In manual
: transmission mode it does the same, minus the downshiftng.

: Same results.  Any way to adjust the brakes sensitivity?  Have played with
: the deadzone settings but that didn't help.

  Move the brakes further to the front and increase downforce?  It might
help - though I haven't actually played factory driver much so I don't know.

--
Richard G. Clegg       Only the mind is waving
    Networks and Non-Linear Dynamics Group
      Dept. of Mathematics, Uni. of York
     UPDATED WWW: http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Well, that is simple.   And it really explains the lack of  breaks in NFS:PU
.

I have GPL.  But I don't have the time nor the desire to learn how to drive
a car that uses ice for tires and  races on a surface paved with wet ice.
Or at least that is the way it seems to me.

I can appreciate your love of GPL.  The few times I was actually able to
complete a lap without spinning or crashing were quite enjoyable.  However,
no matter what else people say about GPL, the breaks do work.  With the
break aid turned off the tires do actually lock up under heavy breaking.

The same cannot be said for NFS:PU.  That was the reason for the question.
As in " They work fine for me ".  Which would tell me that I have set
something up wrong and hopefully give me some clue as to how to fix it.

I have since managed to beat " Steph ", so I guess the question doesn't
matter all that much anymore.  Thanks VERY much for your most helpful reply.

So, I guess the question I should have asked is:

" Is there any way to make the player's car slow down as quickly as the AI
cars do? "

                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This addresses my question.  When I am braking, they are ***ing me.  Is
there some option I have toggled by mistake?