Can MGPR2 and GPL work with keyboard?

Hello ! I have just leaved GP2 to MGPR2. In GP2 I raced with the keyboard and did some decent times, but now in MGPR2 I can not control my car as good as in GP2. 1. Do I have to buy a steeringwheel to get full potential of MGPR2? 2. Is GPL handling well in keyboard control? Thanks Pelle

Per Bj?rnekull wrote It's not nessecary, but I never saw a racecar driver control his car with an on/off steering wheel ;) I tried it, and it's nearly impossible. If your 10% slower than any given lap at any track that would be a major achievement ;) Still, you can easily buy a joystick if you can't get yourself a wheel. It's better than nothing, it's analog (not on/off) for the steering wheel. You can hook up pedals in the future if you want also. - Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> Good race at the Brickyard! - Official Mentally retarded guy of r.a.s. - Excuse me for my English (I'm French speaking) - Sponsored by http://www.awpss.com/ on the NROS - "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."--

Per Bj?rnekull ha scritto nel messaggio ... Sorry, but the only way to enjoy a sim now is having a wheel in your hands! Enjoy it! Alberto

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>>1. Do I have to buy a steeringwheel to get full potential of MGPR2? >>2. Is GPL handling well in keyboard control? >I don't think you necessarily need a wheel. But you do need an analogue >control for best results. I'm using a joystick, left/right for steering, >forward for throttle, back for brake. Many people will prefer pedals but I >find that I have much finer control over accel/braking with the joystick. >Also, having it all on one stick you get used to the patterns you trace out >with the stick making for some good consistent fine control.

I second that you "need" an analog controller. Sure, maybe some whiz is getting good times out of a keyboard in racing sims, but an analog controller is just so much more intuitive, satisfying and realistic. And you can get a decent stick for $40. I, so far, prefer my stick to the wheels I've tried. But I far prefer using my CH Pro Pedals for throttle/brake than using the stick Y-axis. To each his own ... but at least get a stick!!

Ok! I will try to find a joystick to use, but it will not be easy for me because I haven't used a stick since the old days of C64. And todays joystick look like monsters. Regards Pelle

You can control your car as good as GP2 if you activate steering help... and find good setup but the default one is not so bad (not for all tracks). With MGPR2 + Keyboard, you can feel it (at least more than F1RS) Of course with steering wheel it's better. But using keyboard can be good too (you can quickly change from Quake 2 to MGPR 2 or Word 7 :-)

On Sat, 14 Nov 1998 07:31:40 +0100, "Per Bj?rnekull" >>... but at least get a stick!! >Ok! >I will try to find a joystick to use, but it will not be easy for me because >I haven't used a stick since the old days of C64. And todays joystick look >like monsters. It doesn't have to be a monster. I like a small stick like the CH Mach I, that gives you finger-tip control. They sell for about $20US or less. NAR Northeast Regional Contest Board site - points and more...