GTR2 demo + xbox controller. steering help needed

Reaper 392 · 1 May 2011 at 21:09

ive got a little problem with GTR2. i only have the demo, because i really didnt want to pay for anything, just wanted some driving game to use with my xbox controller on the PC.

the problem is, the steering sensitivity is WAY too high. on games that im used to like forza 3, the steering is nice and slow, so you can flick the stick to full lock, then let it spring back, making the in game car's steering turn very slightly, then go back to straight ahead.

what its actually doing is going to full lock briefly, then back to straight ahead. with an xbox controller it is rediculously hard to keep the stick in an 'ever so slightly left,' position, so this is what ive been doing on forza 3.

is there a way to get the steering to behave as i want it on the GTR2 demo?

SPARC · 2 May 2011 at 00:09

Yeah, I tried this game about a year go now and spent more time trying to find a nice smooth steering setup for my controller than I did playing the game. In the end I had to give up because my thumb was having to move so little to make driving smooth after mucking about with the setings that I was getting pains in my hand, that was only after a few days. Sim Bin games are made for wheel users, which is a shame because they look like such good fun.

The long and short of it really is use a wheel when you want to play a SimBin game.

Reaper 392 · 2 May 2011 at 00:33

SPARC said:
Yeah, I tried this game about a year go now and spent more time trying to find a nice smooth steering setup for my controller than I did playing the game. In the end I had to give up because my thumb was having to move so little to make driving smooth after mucking about with the setings that I was getting pains in my hand, that was only after a few days. Sim Bin games are made for wheel users, which is a shame because they look like such good fun.

The long and short of it really is use a wheel when you want to play a SimBin game.

ok, good to know its not just me.

have you got any other simulation driving game demos you can recommend me for the xbox controller

Murray · 2 May 2011 at 00:35

You tried Dirt?

SPARC · 2 May 2011 at 00:43

I can recommend Dirt 2 and F1 2010 both of which work perfectly with the Xbox controller, they're not exactly known for being sims but are still good fun though

Shift 2 may be a possibility if you can find a demo of that as I haven't tried it.

Lyon85 · 2 May 2011 at 11:50

Simbin released some free content recently that had some disgusting input smoothing on by default that made driving with a wheel terrible, it probably makes driving with a controller much more managable though. I think it was called race room. There isn't much content though.
You might be able to set the same thing up in gtr2.