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GP2 - Looking for good joystick control set + setups

2 posts by 2 people · 16 Aug 1997 - 17 Aug 1997

Mark Gil 16 Aug 1997#375679
Hi folks! I was wondering if anyone out there has a good GP2 control settings file for joysticks (with steering help off), that gives a similar sort of feel to using a joystick with Indycar 2. I realise that an Indycar is heavier and less grippy, and that contributes a lot to the different handling (as well as the game engine presumably), but I wondered if anyone's managed to get a joystick setting configured to give that same sort of feel. So far I've had problems finding a compromise between good responsiveness and having the handling too sensitive (and difficult to control). If anyone has a control settings file that they could recommend I'd be very grateful. At the moment I'm still opting for keys, because they give more control, but with steering help the car feels like it's on rails, and that's faster for me at the moment, but not half as much fun as without steering help (which feels almost impossible with keys). One other thing I was looking for was some solid car setups for each circuit. I know there are lots about, but again, I wondered if anyone could recommend some that are not necessarily world records, but feel balanced (not too oversteery), and are still pretty quick. I know setups are personal things that relate to individual driving style, but like I say I'm looking for good balance rather than a really lively rear end (I suppose a sort of Alain Prost/Damon Hill setup, rather than a Michael Schumacher/Jean Alesi style. :-) On the subject of setups, do people find that setups generally work as well with different control methods (i.e. keys/joystick/wheel), or tend to be fast with only a specific method, e.g. a setup refined using a joystick doesn't work well with keys? Cheers! Mark 'Damon' Gill "Only rock can save us now!" http://gillcomp.demon.co.uk/damon.htm O==-O\
Jo Helsen 17 Aug 1997#375763
. ..... You CAN NOT turn off steering help in the game when using keys. There is a third-party utility to do this though (car completely undrivable...)You are probably referring to Traction Help (F7 key). If so: it is certainly possible, faster and more fun to turn off F7. Mind you: NOT easy to master!!! But you might want to check it out for some time. If you want some help, read my "Keyboard Hotlap Guide" and visit the HOF2.5 Keyboard Hotlap Competition at http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/9326 There are definitely big differences between the fastest keyboard and wheel setups. Since you MUST use steering help with the keyb, the whole setup is focused on sort of "getting around this". This means very much inballance between the front and the rear: high wing at the front, very little wing (on most circuits) at the back. Check out some of the setups used in HOF2.5... JoH =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= When everything else failed, we can still become im- mortal by making an enormous blunder.... John Kenneth Galbraith =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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