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RC2K with Keyboard ... ????

5 posts by 4 people · 25 Nov 1999 - 29 Nov 1999

McKafre 25 Nov 1999#505519
I will install RC2K in my NetCafe ... we have no wheels yet (most of the people want to play Half-Life and Quake) and I want to know if RC2K is playable with keyboard thanks ... McKafre
Yes, but the force feedback is a little disappointing while playing with the keys... Andre On Thu, 25 Nov 1999 13:54:31 +0100, "McKafre"
Quoted text (7 lines)>I will install RC2K in my NetCafe ... we have no wheels yet (most of the >people want to play Half-Life and Quake) and I want to know if RC2K is >playable with keyboard >thanks ... >McKafre
Tomi 25 Nov 1999#505521
It is playable. You just have to set the sensitivity to the min. Try to race in manual transmission mode if you want to finish a rally. In the automatic mode it will press the clutch pedal in every low turns : you will oversteer or lose traction, your clutch and gearbox will fail faster and if you lose a gear you will lose a lot of time whereas you can just use the other gears in the manual mode. -Tomi-
Quoted text (7 lines)> I will install RC2K in my NetCafe ... we have no wheels yet (most of the > people want to play Half-Life and Quake) and I want to know if RC2K is > playable with keyboard > thanks ... > McKafre
Jeroe 26 Nov 1999#505701
Absolutely right! I tried my first complete rally using the automatic transmission. But during the 3rd stage a lost gears 1 and 2. I had to drive for about 5 minutes with a gearbox CONSTANTLY changing from 0 to 3 (and I mean constantly, as if the game couldn't make up his mind!), losing LOTS of time. VERY irritating! After that I immediately changed to manual transmission. I found out you can REALLY handle the car a lot better on manual! It takes a short while to get used to (specially since I always played CMR on auto), but after that you can 'use' it for all kinds of things: changing up or down (or staying in too high a gear on purpose) in certain corners and situations, can give you better grip, better slides, avoid crashes etc. etc. My times improved and my crashes decreased a lot. Manual is definitely the way to go! The only pity is (in my case) that my Thrustmaster GrandPrix 1 only has two buttons on the wheel: so now I can't use the handbrake anymore (not without making change moves, hences losing control and crashing)... Anyone knows if the Thrustmaster Formula Sprint is any good? It's quit cheap, so... Jeroen
McKafre 29 Nov 1999#506318
not too bad in my new LogiKeyb FF .... you can feel the four wheels in four fingers ... (Q W E R) ;) McKafre
Quoted text (11 lines)>Yes, but the force feedback is a little disappointing while playing >with the keys... >Andre >On Thu, 25 Nov 1999 13:54:31 +0100, "McKafre" >>I will install RC2K in my NetCafe ... we have no wheels yet (most of the >>people want to play Half-Life and Quake) and I want to know if RC2K is >>playable with keyboard

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