Indycar - Linear Steering??

: : I'm wondering what affect Linear vs. Non-Linear steering has on the : : car? I've tried both and can't see any difference (I keep hitting the : : wall either way). : One way to get a 'feel' for linear vs non-linear is to drive down a : straight. Move the stick back and forth like you were trying to warm up : the tires. Linear will be MUCH quicker to react than non-linear (at : least on my equipment it does). I really noticed the difference when I tried to weave between the other cars at the back of a NASCAR standing start. Non-linear was controllable, Linear just made me yo-yo back and forth bouncing off the other cars! DR J -- ______________________________________________________________________________ me90drj : "It's an old code sir, but it checks out. I was about to clear him." is94drj : "....5....4....3...Wait! What's that red light?...." ______________________________________________________________________________ ------======= <URL:http://www.binaries.net/:8080/~is94drj/> =======------

The non-linear steering is used with driving wheels, while the linear steering is used with a joystick it works like this, i think: Linear How far the wheels on the car turn

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________________________ How much you turn the joystick Non-linear How far the wheels on the car turn

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________________________ How much you turn the joystick So you see, with non-linear, the steering is less sensitive than linear when you turn the joystick a little, but more sensitive than linear when you turn it a lot. So if you buy a steering wheel, be sure and remember to set steering to non-linear. btw. Did I mention I'm a lousy ASCII artist? :) btw2. The reason why you keep hitting the wall is that you have become used to WC's ridiculously unrealistic driving-physics, and when you switched to Indycar, you're no longer playing an arcade game, but a SIMULATION. btw3. For a _real_ challenge, try Nascar, --> a.k.a. The Best Game Made On This Planet (besides BatMud) Tommi Pajari

: I've been struggling trying to drive in ICR with a joystick since the : keyboard doesn't seem like it's capable of controlling these cars : (unlike WC where the keyboard is much better than the joystick), and : I'm wondering what affect Linear vs. Non-Linear steering has on the : car? I've tried both and can't see any difference (I keep hitting the : wall either way). Well, I think that "non-linear" means, that your joystick does react more sensitive at the outer sides than in the middle. So, if you are driving along a straight at full speed and turn a little bit to one side, you get a much stronger reaction using linear steering. This means your steering is more direct but more difficult to control. If you use non-linear steering (as I do) you will have a car which is not as sensitive in the middle range but still has the same steering lock. I hope this does help you. : I'm sure that once I get the feel for this game it : will be alot of fun - but it's getting pretty frustrating!! You are very definitely right! It was frustrating to mee, too, but after much, much practise I am now good enough to drive a car with car damage turned on (managed to win a race at laguna seca). The better you get the more fun it is! Bye, Michael ----------------------------------- | Michael Koppenhoefer at | | University of Karlsruhe, Germany | -----------------------------------