I know they're relatively big and cumbersome, but it's still fun to drive
them anywhere.
Thinking about it, the problem is due to the differences between a real car
and a simulator with a wheel. This arises because in a real car, the
steering ratio should not have an effect on total lock achievable, in that
you just need to turn the wheel through more revolutions to get to the end
stop that defines full lock. However, in a game, with a wheel that cannot do
complete revolutions until some end stop is reached, the total lock becomes
severely limited, even with high ratios.
With a wheel, even a MOMO with (I think) 270 degrees of motion (which is
more than most), the only way around this problem is non-linear steering
combined with low steering ratios, or some steering lock enhancement at low
speed
(which I don't like!). Until a multiple revolution *** wheel comes out, I
think I'm just going to have to lump it.
Andrew.
> If you have seen any NASCAR race footage from the pits, those big ugly
> beasts can't turn very sharply. They purposely use lower steering ratios
to
> make precision adjustments easier on the wide oval turns. I am sure if
you
> took a WC stock car to Monaco in real life, it wouldn't make the turn
> either. The car and the track are inappropriate for each other. I am
sure
> someone will figure out how to put in a higher (lower numerically), fake
> steering ratio though if enough people really want to drive these bulky
> workhorses around tracks meant for thoroughbreds.
> Marc
> > Hello,
> > Since I've started running the GPL converted tracks in N2003, I've found
> it
> > difficult to get around the two 180 degree hairpins at Monaco, even with
a
> > 12:1 steering ratio. I have the steering hack turned off, as I don't lik
e
> > the feel of it, and never have, not even in GPL, as I just can't judge
the
> > slow turns with it enabled. I was wondering what others were doing at
> Monaco
> > to get around those corner, and what your thoughts are on the matter. By
> the
> > way, I do go around them very slowly, so it isn't an understeer problem,
> and
> > I do use all the road!
> > I can make it around the hairpins at Mexico, Rouen and Spa okay (Mexico
is
> > only just, and so could never pass anyone there!).
> > It would be nice if the garage set-up screen would allow ratios higher
> that
> > 12:1, as GPL does, but I cannot see any way of tweaking this. So, if
> anyone
> > with that certain level of cunning knows how this could be done, I'd be
> most
> > interested. I suppose I could calibrate my wheel (a MOMO Force) in N2003
> > without using full lock, though this doesn't sound too appealing!
> > Thanks,
> > Andrew.
