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Dirt Rally |OT| Dont Cut, Be Brave
- Thread starter Watevaman
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I think you can only allow restarts I intra-event. Leaderboards are a little wonky, occasionally it loses my times, which is usually OK, because they sucked
vacantseas
Member
My problem with the PC league) is, quite simply, I have zero chance of placing well with some of the drivers here on GAF. Sccrow consistantly gets over a minute better times on everything I race, and often it's much more than a minute better!
Yeah, I just ain't good enough. And since the multiplayer leagues don't earn you any money I'd just as soon race in the single player championships and very slowly unlock cars along the way. At least in the professional level championships I can come in around the middle of the pack or even sometimes better.
Oh I'm going to be in the same boat. It'll be nice to just switch things up occasionally in the league.
I think you can only allow restarts I intra-event. Leaderboards are a little wonky, occasionally it loses my times, which is usually OK, because they sucked
Yeah, I think you can set it up to allow stage restarts, but I don't think you can rerun the whole event again once you've submitted a time, I assumed you could run it as many tims as you wanted until the closing date.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Do you folks use the clutch? In most sim games I find that I don't need the clutch. However, in this game when you approach a hairpin, it seems necessary to engage the clutch:
-slow down
-turn in
-clutch on
-handbrake
-clutch off
-throttle
Am I doing this right or is that even necessary?
-slow down
-turn in
-clutch on
-handbrake
-clutch off
-throttle
Am I doing this right or is that even necessary?
Same here, I only tend to use the handbrake if I've cocked up the entry to a corner (which happens plenty), it's not something I use as a matter of course.
I don't use the clutch. I've been using the paddles on my wheel for gears and setting my handbrake button to gear 4 on my shifter. It works really well.
rivalchild
Neo Member
My problem with the PC league) is, quite simply, I have zero chance of placing well with some of the drivers here on GAF. Sccrow consistantly gets over a minute better times on everything I race, and often it's much more than a minute better!
Yeah, I just ain't good enough. And since the multiplayer leagues don't earn you any money I'd just as soon race in the single player championships and very slowly unlock cars along the way. At least in the professional level championships I can come in around the middle of the pack or even sometimes better.
I'm currently second last in the PC league (woo!) but I wouldn't let that bother you. It's just a bit of fun plus I think it'll be useful to see how my times compare once I get stuck into the game properly. You're never going to be bottom cause I've got that shit locked down!
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Anybody tested this with the Gimx G27 wheel on PS4?
socksfelloff
Member
Haha yeah! My setup is in my basement and it can be a little chilly. I'll often throw a sweater on during normal gaming. I was in a t shirt and sweat pants and was hot as hell! Tonight I venture downstairs in shorts and no shirt lol.
Hell the wife is out tonight with friends. I may just hit up dirt rally in my tighty whiteys and shoes! (for pedals)
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
I've actually had all assists off since the early access on PC, I don't think I've ever even ran one race with them on yet?
Maybe I need to try them out, LOL.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
How do you go through the hairpins quickly then?
After I apply the handbrake (even for a very short time) my car seems to stall almost to a stop sometimes. I watched a Colin M video where he uses the clutch so that this doesn't happen.
Do you all just use the Scandinavian flick method? I'm a bit shite at that.
the way i do it, and i suck mind you, is pretty much what you are doing but no handbrake (unless i just have to, mostly on tarmac if i'm understeering too much going in). just kind of dump the clutch and get a little boost. try to get my rearend swinging around as the front wheels keep pulling. in rwd alpine i try to make more of a standard racing line and try not to let the rearend swing too much since it's so squirrelly to me at the moment. now keep in mind that i really suck but i have gone from fearing hairpins to looking forward to them to see if i can improve my technique. also, i run my brake bias to the rear so when i hit the brakes coming in it tends to start the rearend swinging a little.
i suck really bad so if anyone can give me some tips they would be appreciated.
DrGonzo615
Banned
I try to do the Scandi flick but sometimes the roads are too damn narrow to get the car sideways or I just botch it.
I usually turn in, dab the handbrake to get the rear moving around, then hard on the gas to keep it moving through the corner.
But it just all depends on the surface, angle, etc, etc.
Honestly give it a try its a lot easier to control the car, you still need full concentration and you will crash out at times just not as much.
Pulling off a handbrake turn into a hairpin its still hard, I can pull it off by turning in, applying the handbrake, praying, then giving it some gas. 6 times out of 10 I'll mess up and roll to a halt. Also I guess it depends on the surface and how narrow the track is. The handbrake turn is a steep learning curve in this game.
lol I thought I was the only one to be a man and turn them all off. But on a controller it's nearly IMPOSSIBLE to keep on the track. Once you hit like 70MPH the car will just bounce around everywhere and it seems like the framerate goes "double-time" on PC (for me) and makes things faster/harder to react to.
DrGonzo615
Banned
Yeah, that seems to be when I crash the most....long straights. I try to make small adjustments due to bumps and stuff to keep the car tracking the way I want to but they always result in tank-slapper swerving until I crash.
I think Im gonna return the T300 and all the other peripherals I got. Just thinking about the time I'll devote to using it, the investment is way too high. I have till May 4th to return it though, so I guess I'll make use of it till the end of this weekend and then return all the stuff to Amazon.
The whole thing is pretty amazing though. The T3PA-pro pedals and shifter are damn impressive.
The whole thing is pretty amazing though. The T3PA-pro pedals and shifter are damn impressive.
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
How is Dirt Rally with the controller? Should I even bother?
I have been using both and it is still fun and you can do good times with the controller in my opinion.
DrGonzo615
Banned
Its good still. I was really worried about this but so far the controller is still definitely functional.
It's fine and yes, yes you should.
just joined the gaf league. got 8th on the first stage at wales (damn i love the scenery but i hate driving it) and fourth on the second stage in germany in the rain. only the second time i have raced that german track also. this is going to be fun.
also, tried out the stratos and damn, that thing is something else. a fight to keep it on the road. i love that car but may have to run something else to be competitive.
also, tried out the stratos and damn, that thing is something else. a fight to keep it on the road. i love that car but may have to run something else to be competitive.
i'm running a controller and it's no prob. straight out of the box it feels fine. i set my sensitivity to 80 and my linearity to 10 (as recommended in the thread here, actually 90 but i'm liking 80) and it's like butter. frozen slab of butter smacking you in the head every so many meters but still butter nonetheless. no, really, it's fine with a controller. beats the shit out of project cars in that sense. i still can't play that game with a controller. glad i only spent like ten bucks on it.
edit: sorry about the double post.
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
Thank You guys, if it's better than Project CARS then that's what I wanted to hear. Are there any good settings for xbox one controller or they pretty much universal and I can use the ones from post above?
it is way better than pcars. like night and day. once you get the feel of dirt rally it becomes one of the most rewarding things in the world to run a clean stage.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
This is a really nice look and breakdown at different techniques. It's a bit dry, but it's helpful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jWJ89W9xwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jWJ89W9xwA
Demanufacture
Banned
It's pretty good, but really is a whole different experience with a wheel!
DrGonzo615
Banned
Thats pretty good!
This one is an oldie but a goodie too
I would pay good money for a DLC pack with this Indian co-driver that yells at you when you botch a corner.
trust me. you are so far ahead of me you don't have anything to worry about.