> >I don't get this, can someone please explain.  To me, having a deadzone
> >should 'prevent' a wandering car because it gives you more play on your
> >steering wheel before it moves far enough to go off straight.  Therefore
> >you can keep the onscreen wheels straight easier whereas, with no
> >deadzone, I would imagine it to very difficult to keep the wheels
> >completely straight causing the car to wander.

> I used to think the same way as you - that's why I never worried about deadzone
> before.
> The way I understand(now) it is this:  The car naturally wants to deviate from
> the straight line because of engine torque, camber, etc.  Having a large
> deadzone in the steering means that your minor corrections to the car's
> direction take longer to show up.  This makes the corrections seem MAJOR, and
> you're constantly 'chasing' the car.  With little(or no) deadzone, the
> corrections are almost subconscious, thus not noticable.
> Chuck, Andre - is that how it works?

> >Linearity completely to the left. And it was a while ago that I played
> >with the deadzone settings, but I vaguely remember using DXTweak to
> >alter the deadzone and using 2 variables -2 and -2 somewhere.
> >I'm at work atm so I can't check it for you.

> Man, full linear would drive me crazy, I think...

Ives

> > >I don't get this, can someone please explain.  To me, having a deadzone
> > >should 'prevent' a wandering car because it gives you more play on your
> > >steering wheel before it moves far enough to go off straight.
Therefore
> > >you can keep the onscreen wheels straight easier whereas, with no
> > >deadzone, I would imagine it to very difficult to keep the wheels
> > >completely straight causing the car to wander.

> > I used to think the same way as you - that's why I never worried about
deadzone
> > before.
> > The way I understand(now) it is this:  The car naturally wants to
deviate from
> > the straight line because of engine torque, camber, etc.  Having a large
> > deadzone in the steering means that your minor corrections to the car's
> > direction take longer to show up.  This makes the corrections seem
MAJOR, and
> > you're constantly 'chasing' the car.  With little(or no) deadzone, the
> > corrections are almost subconscious, thus not noticable.
> > Chuck, Andre - is that how it works?

> Absolutely.  Kinda like having a worn-out steering gear, or badly worn
> steering linkage.  Is it working better for you now, Eldred?

> I can almost hear the intake of breath as we wait for the answer...

> ... wondering how Eldred's next session will go...  ;-)

>>I don't get this, can someone please explain.  To me, having a deadzone
>>should 'prevent' a wandering car because it gives you more play on your
>>steering wheel before it moves far enough to go off straight.  Therefore
>>you can keep the onscreen wheels straight easier whereas, with no
>>deadzone, I would imagine it to very difficult to keep the wheels
>>completely straight causing the car to wander.

>I used to think the same way as you - that's why I never worried about
>deadzone
>before.
>The way I understand(now) it is this:  The car naturally wants to deviate from
>the straight line because of engine torque, camber, etc.  Having a large
>deadzone in the steering means that your minor corrections to the car's
>direction take longer to show up.  This makes the corrections seem MAJOR,
>and
>you're constantly 'chasing' the car.  With little(or no) deadzone, the
>corrections are almost subconscious, thus not noticable.  
>Chuck, Andre - is that how it works?

>Eldred

> > >Linearity completely to the left. And it was a while ago that I played
> > >with the deadzone settings, but I vaguely remember using DXTweak to
> > >alter the deadzone and using 2 variables -2 and -2 somewhere.
> > >I'm at work atm so I can't check it for you.

> > Man, full linear would drive me crazy, I think...

> I use full linear as well - it's quite sensitive on the straights, but I
get
> better control in the corners.

> Also, I just checked - my deadzone is 0% and always has been - I can fully
> imagine how disastrous it would be to have a non-zero deadzone, as I would
> never be able to make the small corrections needed to keep the car on the
> straights!

> Get rid of that deadzone!

>| I use full linear as well, someone told me during my first week of GPL'ing
>| that that gave better control of the car. I think once you're used to one
>| way though the other way seems impossible, no matter which you're used to.
>| Erm, hope that made sense...
>|
>| Jim

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>>By the same token (if you are running version 1.1.0.3 or above) edit
>>core.ini, find the [ Hack ] section and set steer_ratio to 0. This
>>prevents the steering from progressively switching to a 7:1 ratio when
>>the speed drops below 60 MPH. This may seem like a good idea for
>>getting out of your pit stalls and getting round the tight hairpins at
>>Moncao, but in reality it really messes up your handling of the car at
>>these low speeds. For example, before I turned the hack off, I could
>>never drive Monaco/Sainte Dvote or Rouen/Nouveau Monde
>>consistently - I never felt I had full control of the car.

>Andre, have you disabled the hack while using Leonardo's setup?  Just looking
>for another frame of reference...

> > Sorry Jim but I do not agree.. I have run GPL since they
> > were put on the shelves 3yrs ago and I have tried many
> > parts of the linear spectrum to see what was best for me!
> > I had several I liked but I ended up with the linear all
> > to the way to the left. I can still run it easily in other
> > places on the slide but I opt for full left..

> Full left = Full linear Thom :)

> Andre