rFactor + GTL

lovretta · April 27, 2009, 12:27:43 PM

Quote from: obsolum;274023EDIT: Apparently, if I buy it from the official site it'll cost me € 35 (~ Â£31). I'm not spending that kind of money on this. I'll go and see if I can find it in stores here. If not, then that's too bad. I suppose I could download the trial version to try it out at least, assuming the HistorX mod works with that one.

It won't work with trial...

Gnomie · April 27, 2009, 01:30:37 PM

All right, bit the bullet and ordered a copy of GTL solely for being able to use the HistorX mod! It better be as good as you say! It cost me a whopping Â£2.95!!

Looking forward to this.

Doorman · April 27, 2009, 02:19:32 PM

Quote from: Gnomie;274029All right, bit the bullet and ordered a copy of GTL solely for being able to use the HistorX mod! It better be as good as you say! It cost me a whopping Â£2.95!!

Looking forward to this.

You do know you need rFactor don't you? And don't actually install GTL. It comes with the infamous Starforce thingy.
By the way, you were robbed!

obsolum · April 27, 2009, 04:54:21 PM

Well I guess I'm out of this. Stores here don't have rFactor - was to be expected - and if I buy it from Play.com I'll have to wait until I get it in the mail, which will probably be about a week. Only to have another disc lying about that I don't really need. Why they still charge € 35 for the download on the official site while you can get the DVD for Â£10 I don't know.

Doorman · April 27, 2009, 05:04:25 PM

Quote from: obsolum;274045Well I guess I'm out of this. Stores here don't have rFactor - was to be expected - and if I buy it from Play.com I'll have to wait until I get it in the mail, which will probably be about a week. Only to have another disc lying about that I don't really need. Why they still charge â,¬ 35 for the download on the official site while you can get the DVD for Â£10 I don't know.

You can't wait a week?

Jebus! Talk about instant gratification. :flirty: I can see that having a cd cluttering up the place wouldn't give you much room to move about though.

obsolum · April 27, 2009, 05:15:39 PM

That's right, I can't wait a week

I'm the type of guy who, if he decides he wants something, has to have it right away

Well, that and the fact that I have a lot of free time today and tomorrow, but after that I'll have enough difficulty getting any racing in. I'm commited to the thursday races on LFS and the TBO series on R2P, but other than that I don't think I'll have a lot of time left. So this was one of those "alright, I'll buy it and try it right away now that I've got time" things, as it didn't seem to cost much.

obsolum · April 27, 2009, 08:18:20 PM

Alright, I managed to get rFactor after all and installed the mod and everything. I went to try it out in single player, but I can't figure out the upgrades system. It seems I must buy/install upgrades in order to get 900Â° steering and Heel&Toe shifting and stuff? Well how do I do that? It seems I'm not able to click on "buy upgrade" or "install upgrade" or anything!

Man, if you're used to LFS' Ã¼ber simple GUI then this takes some getting used to. Haven't found the multiplayer button yet either :g:

lovretta · April 27, 2009, 08:27:56 PM

Multiplayer Button is "Join".

Upgrades - you cannot buy one until you "buy" your car.

For the upgrades you only need "user adjustable steering", but to be able to buy them, you nned to FIRST BUY the car.

The Moose · April 27, 2009, 08:53:55 PM

Quote from: obsolum;274075Well how do I do that? It seems I'm not able to click on "buy upgrade" or "install upgrade" or anything!

Just go to a test session and in the chat box type ISI_BABYFACTORY (capitals) then go back to the main screen and everything should be unlocked.

lovretta · April 27, 2009, 10:53:02 PM

Fantastic and even better then yesterday close racing has happened again!
All we can whish now is more of this

I'm not sure will i be able to join you tommorow night, and then i'm sure i won't be driving till monday night

i won't be home...

Have fun guys!

obsolum · April 28, 2009, 09:38:48 AM

Hmm, I'm a bit confused. My wheel is set to use the whole 900Â° of rotation, and indeed I can use the full range in the game. The problem is that the in-game steering wheel's movement doesn't correspond with the real wheel's movement :g: If I turn my real wheel 450Â° to the right, the in-game wheel only turns 40Â° or so. I find this very distracting. I've turned the in-game wheel off for now, but I've always had it on in every game I've played, so I'm kinda used to it now. Is there a setting I must change, or do the steering wheels in the game simply not turn more than 40Â°? I can't remember if it was like that in GTL.

lovretta · April 28, 2009, 09:54:08 AM

Quote from: obsolum;274110Hmm, I'm a bit confused. My wheel is set to use the whole 900Â° of rotation, and indeed I can use the full range in the game. The problem is that the in-game steering wheel's movement doesn't correspond with the real wheel's movement :g: If I turn my real wheel 450Â° to the right, the in-game wheel only turns 40Â° or so. I find this very distracting. I've turned the in-game wheel off for now, but I've always had it on in every game I've played, so I'm kinda used to it now. Is there a setting I must change, or do the steering wheels in the game simply not turn more than 40Â°? I can't remember if it was like that in GTL.

http://www.deadmen.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=274014&postcount=42

obsolum · April 28, 2009, 11:15:21 AM

Aha, terrific! Thanks a bunch. Sorry if I'm being an annoying noob here but... I am, when it comes to rFactor

What rotation settings are you guys using, by the way? 900Â° seems to be too much, and I doubt that the real cars had such a range. I changed it to 540Â° and that does feel a lot better.

lovretta · April 28, 2009, 11:38:29 AM

Quote from: obsolum;274123Aha, terrific! Thanks a bunch. Sorry if I'm being an annoying noob here but... I am, when it comes to rFactor

What rotation settings are you guys using, by the way? 900Â° seems to be too much, and I doubt that the real cars had such a range. I changed it to 540Â° and that does feel a lot better.

Just in case - Ferrari 365 GTB aka Daytona had 3,5 turns lock-to-lock

I also was uncovinced that steering ratios were so high..
Just as an example - http://www.nzmustang.com/Clubs/Taranaki/GT350/shelbyGT350.htm
Guy says he has after market steering system called "19:1 Quick Ratio Steering modification" :blink:

And no, you are not annoying noob, you are just new to this

I'm glad i can help make it easier for you!

Also, you may buy upgrade which says "user adjustable steering", it will enable you to set whatever the steering lock you want.
I'm using 900 degress in logitech profiler and 24 - 28 degress in garage setup, feels very good to me.

Deetz · April 28, 2009, 01:02:05 PM

Another brilliant night's racing. :thumb:

Watching you for a couple of laps Lovretta, I'm surprised you dont have more engine failures. If there was a tell tale on the tacho, it would probably show 15K from some of those downshift's... mind you mine would prob be 8 - 10k. :narnar:

Catch you all again soon,