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N4 on Ice!

5 posts by 5 people · 30 Mar 2001 18:23 UTC - 04 Apr 2001 03:42 UTC

Brian McLernon 30 Mar 2001 18:23 UTC#193138
Hi all, Love this ng for all the help I've received over the years. Recently bought N4 and love the graphics but can't believe how bad I am doing in it after all the sim racing I've done. It feels like I am driving on ice, as I can overspin the tires in almost every gear. I realize the physics model is completely new but can anyone point me in the right direction for tweaking my setups for a more stable ride? I usually use the Ace setup as a baseline and go from there but they seem twitchy at most tracks. As a result I have spent more time on N3 online so as not to get in anyone's way and wreck them. I am a very clean driver but I can barely control the car let alone race anyone with it. Much obliged for any advice! -Brian www.brianmclernon.com
Get GPL, after a few hours with it N4 will seem more stable :). Seriously, play with your wheel lock and linearity, those settings can make a big difference on the twitchiness of your car. There's some good tips in the manual as well. For a really indepth look at setting up a car, check out the N4 chassis setup guide at www.sascar.com. I typically start with weight bias, cross weight, and track bar adjustments to get it more stable. -- Don Burnette D Burnette in N4 Some people do nothing wrong. The problem is, they do nothing. And THAT is wrong. "Brian Mc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Ta4x6.647010$[email hidden]... > Hi all, > Love this ng for all the help I've received over the years. Recently > bought N4 and love the graphics but can't believe how bad I am doing in it > after all the sim racing I've done. It feels like I am driving on ice, as I > can overspin the tires in almost every gear. I realize the physics model is > completely new but can anyone point me in the right direction for tweaking > my setups for a more stable ride? I usually use the Ace setup as a baseline > and go from there but they seem twitchy at most tracks. As a result I have > spent more time on N3 online so as not to get in anyone's way and wreck > them. I am a very clean driver but I can barely control the car let alone > race anyone with it. Much obliged for any advice! > > -Brian > > www.brianmclernon.com > >
Using the FAST(Ace) setups in N4, until you get used to it...lower the REAR trackbar one click on each side...that will tighten up the car somewhat and get rid of the 'sliding' rear end..have fun dave henrie "Brian Mc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Ta4x6.647010$[email hidden]... > Hi all, > Love this ng for all the help I've received over the years. Recently > bought N4 and love the graphics but can't believe how bad I am doing in it > after all the sim racing I've done.
I have found that working the shocks has provided most of the improvement to the handling of the car. My car was snapping the back end out as soon as I touched the brakes . . . that was from a combination of the compression on the fronts and rebound on the rears eing to low (allowing the weight to transfer too rapidly) Also, I found a couple of setups with the wedge set at -100 lbs . . . I don't know where the hell that came from but try driving THAT sometime! BTW, I found some really good shock information at http://www.bhmotorsports.com/n4_guides/suspension.htm -the Diamondcutter On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 18:23:47 GMT, "Brian Mc" <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (16 lines)>Hi all, > Love this ng for all the help I've received over the years. Recently >bought N4 and love the graphics but can't believe how bad I am doing in it >after all the sim racing I've done. It feels like I am driving on ice, as I >can overspin the tires in almost every gear. I realize the physics model is >completely new but can anyone point me in the right direction for tweaking >my setups for a more stable ride? I usually use the Ace setup as a baseline >and go from there but they seem twitchy at most tracks. As a result I have >spent more time on N3 online so as not to get in anyone's way and wreck >them. I am a very clean driver but I can barely control the car let alone >race anyone with it. Much obliged for any advice! > >-Brian > >www.brianmclernon.com >
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That came from N2/99/3 Tracks like Phoenix, NH you'd see 0 shocks in the rear and 120-150 - wedge On dega we used 200+ wedge :) Diamondcutter <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Also, I found a couple of setups with the wedge set at -100 lbs . . . > I don't know where the hell that came from but try driving THAT > sometime!

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