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I was struggling with F1C the other night, trying to get a decent qualifying
setup. I'd make changes, but the results were inconsistent.

I went back to the graphics settings, turned a lot of stuff off or down, and
got my frame rate into the late 40s (GF2, 2400+).

This made a huge difference to the way the car handles, I could drive more
consistently, and getting a good setup became much easier. Also, clipping
the curbs had a better effect. If I clipped them too hard, I'd still spin
out, but I could touch them without any nasties.

So, if you're struggling with F1C, make sure you've got a decent frame rate
first.

I'm thinking that 50 FPS is probably a good target.

R.

PS. And it has nothing to do with what your eyes can see, it's down to how
often the controller is sampled.

SkykingUSA

I think you're right.

The controller is polled each frame.

All the best,
Ash
http://www.siroccoracing.com

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Go as low as you can, and drive.

Then gradually up things 'till it feels crap, and go back one.

Then if you're too low on the graphics, spend money ;-)

R.

I'm not sure Dan, i'm pretty sure it's how I do it at the minute.  I was
doing it at the physics rate, but it was confusing a few controllers (Niels'
for example).  I may be doing it as a fraction of the physics rate at the
minute (around 60 times / sec).  I'll have to look at the code.

So in summary, I don't know ;)

All the best,
Ash
http://www.siroccoracing.com

But then again you can go the Crammond way and stretch reality ;-D

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