GPL:wheel lock hack=easier to drive! I did it!

Well after a few hours of trying to hex edit various things I finally found a way that works (with out jacking up the non linear sensitivity, this takes the feel out of the turns). I have hex edited my steer ratio to 30:1, of course the game max is 20:1. With this I leave the sensivity slider at the middle and it feels perfect. When I did this I could get the car to stay straight at Spa, both when braking and when accelerating. Turning the wheel enough to really give me some feel has helped me learn to get the yaw correct. Also, I can turn in smoothly now, the car doesn't jerk into the turns at the beginning. My spa lap times have improved more than 10 sec. If anyone else could steer on the straights and turn in smooth in ICR2 but find GPL way to twichy may also want to try this. I have attached Doug A. Spa setup for the Lotus with the steer ratio edited to 30:1. People with low quality wheels or joysticks may want even higher like 35:1. If other people feel they need this also then respond and I will write up a guide that I could send to people who have GPL pages. L8er! [ Doug Lot Spa.lo1 < 1K ]

Yes, please explain that to us! Borut

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> Well after a few hours of trying to hex edit various things I >finally found a way that works (with out jacking up the non linear >sensitivity, this takes the feel out of the turns). I have hex edited >my steer ratio to 30:1, of course the game max is 20:1. With this I >leave the sensivity slider at the middle and it feels perfect. > When I did this I could get the car to stay straight at Spa, both >when braking and when accelerating. Turning the wheel enough to really >give me some feel has helped me learn to get the yaw correct. Also, I >can turn in smoothly now, the car doesn't jerk into the turns at the >beginning. My spa lap times have improved more than 10 sec. > If anyone else could steer on the straights and turn in smooth in >ICR2 but find GPL way to twichy may also want to try this. I have >attached Doug A. Spa setup for the Lotus with the steer ratio edited to >30:1. People with low quality wheels or joysticks may want even higher >like 35:1. If other people feel they need this also then respond and I >will write up a guide that I could send to people who have GPL pages. >L8er!

I think that your help would be appreciated by a lot of people. If you can post a guide to hexediting the steering ratio, please do it.

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> Well after a few hours of trying to hex edit various things I >finally found a way that works (with out jacking up the non linear >sensitivity, this takes the feel out of the turns). I have hex edited >my steer ratio to 30:1, of course the game max is 20:1. With this I >leave the sensivity slider at the middle and it feels perfect. > When I did this I could get the car to stay straight at Spa, both >when braking and when accelerating. Turning the wheel enough to really >give me some feel has helped me learn to get the yaw correct. Also, I >can turn in smoothly now, the car doesn't jerk into the turns at the >beginning. My spa lap times have improved more than 10 sec. > If anyone else could steer on the straights and turn in smooth in >ICR2 but find GPL way to twichy may also want to try this. I have >attached Doug A. Spa setup for the Lotus with the steer ratio edited to >30:1. People with low quality wheels or joysticks may want even higher >like 35:1. If other people feel they need this also then respond and I >will write up a guide that I could send to people who have GPL pages. >L8er!

I'm also very interested. Jens --------------------------------------------- Remove "NOSPAM" before using my email-address

> I'm also very interested. >>If other people feel they need this also then respond and I >>will write up a guide that I could send to people who have GPL pages. i agree. if you could post the hex locations of the values here for whichever file needs to be edited, i think we'd all be greatly appreciative. thanks, -jch

Instead of hex-editing the exe, try fixing your problems with setup changes. For instance - I drive the eagle. I have found that by changing the following settings, the carr is easier to drive fast more consistently: 1) Steering ratio to 19:1. 2) Soften the rear bar one click. 3) Adding some negative toe-in on the rear wheels. 4) Make camber the same on both sides of the car. 5) To make the car steer faster into a turn, make front camber more negative than rear camber (makes the car looser). 6) To make the car steer slower into a turn, make rear camber more negative than front camber (makes the car tighter). 7) Add a clutch. 8) Change front toe-in to 0.00. 9) Stiffen the springs. After doing this, the car (for me) doesn't wobble on the straights, and it's easier to predict what it's going to do in the turns. I shaved over 4 seconds off my Spa time (now at 3:29) by making these changes.

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>> I'm also very interested. >>>If other people feel they need this also then respond and I >>>will write up a guide that I could send to people who have GPL pages. >i agree. if you could post the hex locations of the values here for >whichever file needs to be edited, i think we'd all be greatly >appreciative.

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> > I'm also very interested. > >>If other people feel they need this also then respond and I > >>will write up a guide that I could send to people who have GPL > pages. > i agree. if you could post the hex locations of the values here for > whichever file needs to be edited, i think we'd all be greatly > appreciative. > thanks, > -jch

I will do this weekend. please be patient