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On Force Feedback wheel in GPL

7 posts by 5 people · 22 Jul 2000 12:47 UTC - 23 Jul 2000 01:13 UTC

Pierre Legrand 22 Jul 2000 12:47 UTC#252961
Im confused as to whether to set the steering to linear or non linear. From the beginning I have had it set a quarter into the non linear but Im locked in a do or die struggle on GPL world ranking and am questioning everything.....well everything except my determination to make my mark in the Red Car. Can anyone explain the difference as to the affects while in car of linear vs non. The clutch's situation...I think the car is more stable for me with more clutchs and will usually be running with 5. But is there a short sharp sweet explanation regarding clutches and their affect...? Thanks for any help. PAPA DOC
Marc Collins 22 Jul 2000 13:59 UTC#252985
Real cars use linear steering. Non-linear is for joysticks where the precision movements at the "top" of the joystick can get exaggerated just because of the "top-heavy" design or the way you use a joystick. If you have a decent wheel, there is not much of a question...all the way or almost all the way to linear. Marc. "Pierre Legrand" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:39799738.22972031@news...
Quoted text (16 lines)> Im confused as to whether to set the steering to linear or non linear. > From the beginning I have had it set a quarter into the non linear but > Im locked in a do or die struggle on GPL world ranking and am > questioning everything.....well everything except my determination to > make my mark in the Red Car. > > Can anyone explain the difference as to the affects while in car of > linear vs non. > > The clutch's situation...I think the car is more stable for me with > more clutchs and will usually be running with 5. But is there a short > sharp sweet explanation regarding clutches and their affect...? > > Thanks for any help. > > PAPA DOC
Robert Gravel 22 Jul 2000 14:13 UTC#252842
Pierre Legrand wrote: >is there a short sharp sweet explanation regarding clutches and theiraffect...? Bonjour Pierre, I'm no expert at tuning a GPL car, but I did notice that more clutchs will make accelerating out of corners faster (more grip) , at the expense of increased oversteering (tail wants to go out) . So its a matter of compromising. I often have 3 clutchs in my setups. Robert Hull, Qu�bec
Pierre Legrand 22 Jul 2000 15:14 UTC#252883
My natural fluency in french unfortunately has long since left me much to my dismay, now only to return in dire circumstances....such as losing ones ticket and passport 2 hours prior to departure in Charles De Gaulle. hehe. Thanks that explains alot ....so its basically used to tune going into and leaving corners. Ahhhhh....now I get it. Pierre
Quoted text (12 lines)> >I'm no expert at tuning a GPL car, but I did notice that more clutchs will >make accelerating out of corners faster (more grip) , at the expense of >increased oversteering (tail wants to go out) . So its a matter of >compromising. I often have 3 clutchs in my setups. > >Robert >Hull, Qu�bec > > > >
Remco Moedt 22 Jul 2000 15:24 UTC#252794
[email hidden] (Pierre Legrand) wrote:
Quoted text (8 lines)>Im confused as to whether to set the steering to linear or non linear. >From the beginning I have had it set a quarter into the non linear but >Im locked in a do or die struggle on GPL world ranking and am >questioning everything.....well everything except my determination to >make my mark in the Red Car. > >Can anyone explain the difference as to the affects while in car of >linear vs non.
With Non-Linear the movement in the center is less sensitive. Is intended for joystick users. It's best to put the slider as left you can handle. > >The clutch's situation...I think the car is more stable for me with >more clutchs and will usually be running with 5. But is there a short >sharp sweet explanation regarding clutches and their affect...? Clutches go together with the differential settings. More information at: http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/grehelp/index.htm Remco
Pierre Legrand 22 Jul 2000 17:55 UTC#252771
Oh Lords of GPL forgive this useless mortal I forgot to check the most obvious source of Grand Prix Legends goodness, her highness herself, Alison Hine. Sheesh her page is so modest and so packed with information....thanks Alison. This besides the sheer brilliance of GPL is what makes this sim even more brilliant...all the terrific people helping make it better. PAPA DOC > Pierre PAPA DOC Legrand Flanker Target GPL Crash Dummy Video Card Wizard www.papadoc.net FALCON 4 Benchmarks Rants, Bullshit and Reviews
m.seery 23 Jul 2000 01:13 UTC#252687
In addition to what Rob said in a previous post about clutches, with more of them, braking becomes more stable. The diff will lock earlier and the result is that there is less of a chance of one wheel locking whilst the other keeps turning. Of course, the downside to this, as Rob says, is more chance of a breakaway on exit. MS

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