g25 and driving sims?

Shash

Shash

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I have yet to pass my driving test (though I know how to drive), I know there are no proper sims around for driving but if skills that you use in driving gaming would even help slightly with real driving practice this gives me an excuse to get out the credit card and grab myself a shiney logitech g25.

So I am looking for opinions as to a) how good this wheel is, b) what titles make best use of it, c) to what, if any, degree this could help with real driving.

Thanks in advance for any replies! :D
 
Live for speed(www.liveforspeed.net) with a G25 combo is an amazing experince and imo the most realistic feeling your get without using a mutil million pound simulator.
The new patch Y as greatly improved how the gearbox/clutch system works, giving a very close to realstic experince.
Get the demo its free and then buy the game for a full set of cars and tracks. its £24 a bargin. On the forums search for the member Jakg in his signutare theres a link to setting up a G25 with Live for speed perfectly.
hell you have nothing to loose for 24 quid do you ? its the best online racing experince ive ever had.
 
I can answer almost all question you have about LFS rfactor is another good one and netkar but for me LFS beats them all as a overall realistic package and most of all fun.
 
Roeg1 said:
Live for speed(www.liveforspeed.net) with a G25 combo is an amazing experince and imo the most realistic feeling your get without using a mutil million pound simulator.
The new patch Y as greatly improved how the gearbox/clutch system works, giving a very close to realstic experince.
Get the demo its free and then buy the game for a full set of cars and tracks. its £24 a bargin. On the forums search for the member Jakg in his signutare theres a link to setting up a G25 with Live for speed perfectly.
hell you have nothing to loose for 24 quid do you ? its the best online racing experince ive ever had.
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I don't actually have the g25 yet, so it would be more like £180 (for wheel and game). But I don't mind as long as it would help with controlling a car for real in one way or another. I like the sound of the clutch and gearbox working properly, if it has a proper biting point and that kind of stuff hell I'll buy it right now!
 
Shash said:
I don't actually have the g25 yet, so it would be more like £180 (for wheel and game). But I don't mind as long as it would help with controlling a car for real in one way or another. I like the sound of the clutch and gearbox working properly, if it has a proper biting point and that kind of stuff hell I'll buy it right now!
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Yes the clutch as a proper biting point, use bob smiths easy race or real driving setup packs, for a realistic feel to each of the cars, each car is based off a real world car.Theres also a thread for setting up a bite point on the clutch for if u want to lower or raise it using a G25.

It also as one of the best communitys around. :D

Theres a mazda 323/golf gti clone
a rx7/starion clone turbo and non turbo
celica GT four
astra burtone turbo
ctaheram 1.3 and 1.8
mini and racing mini :D the racing mini is a dream of a car to race
porchse

to name a few of the road cars, you also have a few single seater cars from a formula ford to a formual 1 bmw intel race car.
and a GT class of cars 3 at the moment.
 
LFS S2 is a serious racing simulator. No arcade modes, no steering aids - YOU have to do the driving. It is therefore highly recommended to drive the sim with a steering wheel, because even though you can use keyboard and/or mouse, a wheel is what you use in a real car, so a wheel should be used in a serious racing simulator. Especially when going online, where fast reactions are required.

In S2 you can race alone or against the AI, but the real fun is to be found online, in multiplayer mode. Racing against real people is simply the best thing and LFS makes it easy for you to do so. There are also several online racing leagues you can take part in, if you are looking for something with a more competitive edge.

A serious simulator obviously requires a very good physics simulation to provide the thrill and fun of real racing. This is done by simulating all aspects that are important to racing. LFS S2 is the second step towards our vision of what the sim must become and already does a very good job in simulating real racing. Many racing aspects are covered - comprehensive setup possibilities, fuel usage, tyre wear, a lot of different surface types, intriguing racing environments, different car classes, etc. All these aspects make sure you have enough to practise with and spend time on learning the flow of the tracks. Additionally, don't forget to plan your pitstops - find out how much fuel your car uses on a track and how are your tyres behaving on any track, with your driving style. All aspects you will have to think about in real racing and as such you need to think about them in S2 as well.

S2 is a significant improvement over S1; important features have been added. For example dynamic camber (improved simulation of suspension and different suspension types), highly detailed tyre physics and a damage model have been introduced. Also the additional content in S2 should be noted - where S1 mostly contains the 'medium' fast cars and tracks, S2 introduces several 'fast' classes (and 'slow').

So where can I get S2?
You can download S2 ALPHA from our download page
This download will initially act as an S2 demo, allowing access to 3 cars and 1 track environment only. If you want to access all the other content, a license must be bought. Please see the 'Read Before You Buy' and 'Buy Online' pages for more information on licenses.
 
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