Manual Gears
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You are driving a car?
No if you are qualifying and stuff no info I get so confused.
Bottom right hand corner or TV Style mod.
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Get the demo, if you like it the full game is £24
I played with a pad years ago before I got my first wheel.
Get the demo, if you like it the full game is £24
I played with a pad years ago before I got my first wheel.
On GT5 I often look at the power output graph of the engine to see where the peak power is, because sometimes the power drops off before the redline so you get more speed by shifting up earlier. One example I can think of is the Suzuki Cappuchino (or whatever 
) and in auto it would change up at the redline, but it's peak power was well before that, so shifting up 2k before the redline made a massive difference as it was just running out of steam so quick.
But generally speaking in games like Dirt and NFS, you shift at the redline and shift down when you need to. You soon learn the engine noises and will end up doing it without even thinking about it or needing to look at the rev counter.
) and in auto it would change up at the redline, but it's peak power was well before that, so shifting up 2k before the redline made a massive difference as it was just running out of steam so quick.But generally speaking in games like Dirt and NFS, you shift at the redline and shift down when you need to. You soon learn the engine noises and will end up doing it without even thinking about it or needing to look at the rev counter.
You don't want to shift AT peak power, you want to shift at the point that the torque figure from the next gear starts to better the torque figure you are currently putting to the road.
Doing that means you generally find yourself operating in an area surrounding peak power, so if peak was at 6000rpm, you would be shifting at say 6500rpm which would leave you at 5500rpm after the shift.
Maintaining the most amount of torque you can put to the road is the aim, shifting at peak power is often too soon and means you shift up into a lower torque figure and your acceleration is slower.
It depends entirely on the engine and gearing (the optimum point for each gear change will be different as the difference in ratios changes) and is something that's really way too in depth for a kid playing a game
Doing that means you generally find yourself operating in an area surrounding peak power, so if peak was at 6000rpm, you would be shifting at say 6500rpm which would leave you at 5500rpm after the shift.
Maintaining the most amount of torque you can put to the road is the aim, shifting at peak power is often too soon and means you shift up into a lower torque figure and your acceleration is slower.
It depends entirely on the engine and gearing (the optimum point for each gear change will be different as the difference in ratios changes) and is something that's really way too in depth for a kid playing a game
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The fun is in the door-to-door multiplayer racing, from a 5 lap sprint to a full on 24hr race with driver swaps...30 cars, 150+ drivers.
Some odd people just like to cruise round racking up miles for points on some servers too.
Whatever floats your boat I guess.
Some odd people just like to cruise round racking up miles for points on some servers too.
Whatever floats your boat I guess.
You don't want to shift AT peak power, you want to shift at the point that the torque figure from the next gear starts to better the torque figure you are currently putting to the road.
Doing that means you generally find yourself operating in an area surrounding peak power, so if peak was at 6000rpm, you would be shifting at say 6500rpm which would leave you at 5500rpm after the shift.
Maintaining the most amount of torque you can put to the road is the aim, shifting at peak power is often too soon and means you shift up into a lower torque figure and your acceleration is slower.
It depends entirely on the engine and gearing (the optimum point for each gear change will be different as the difference in ratios changes) and is something that's really way too in depth for a kid playing a game
Sorry I didn't mean to shift at peak power, but it's good to know where your peak power is to help change gear accordingly.
Here was the example I was using:
As you can see the power peaks just before 6k, then drops right off towards the limiter, so shifting at 7-8k makes a massive difference
Sorry I didn't mean to shift at peak power, but it's good to know where your peak power is to help change gear accordingly.
Here was the example I was using:
As you can see the power peaks just before 6k, then drops right off towards the limiter, so shifting at 7-8k makes a massive difference
From that graph it looks like shifting at 6k-7k would be wiser.
Post another video and we'll see if you're doing it right
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Sorry I didn't mean to shift at peak power, but it's good to know where your peak power is to help change gear accordingly.
Here was the example I was using:
As you can see the power peaks just before 6k, then drops right off towards the limiter, so shifting at 7-8k makes a massive difference
LOL, what the hell kind of torque/power curve is that?!?! I see what you mean now, that's a ridiculous power band
LOL, what the hell kind of torque/power curve is that?!?! I see what you mean now, that's a ridiculous power band
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