Re: [blind-gamers] Forza Driving Advice.

[Tyler Wood]

Hi, So something to keep in mind in regards to the racing line. The racing line isn’t always centered. Sometimes it’s to the left of the stereo field and center of the track or to the right, even when you’re turning left. TLDR – don’t pay too much attention to where your vehicle is in relation to the center stereo field, but simply keep it in mind for memorizing each turn on the track for next time. This is very different to top speed and the like. What you want to listen for are the little tones on the left and right telling you when you’re reaching the boundary of the driving line/track. The higher the tone, the harder you need to turn in the opposite direction most cases since you are getting off the driving line. It’s okay to have a lower pitch – it is very difficult to keep the car fully on the driving line when you’re starting out. You will, often times, need to keep your hand off the throttle going around some corners. Trying to keep your car accelerating through a hairpin or even a left 2, 3, or 4 can cause you to fly off the edge of the track and over or understeer, depending on the car. With that being said, keep in mind that some turns need more speed to get through the apex. Long, wide, sweeping turns (5 and 6, typically) are different than short, super short ones that require really slow speed and cranking the wheel all the way to one direction (hairpin, 1, 2, and sometimes 3, even if it’s a little longer). You’ll also find that even in the wider sweeping turns a full crank of the wheel is required. Even if the deceleration cue doesn’t indicate, it’s a good practice to get into for the shorter ones at the very least. I recommend starting out on an oval track, something like homestead Miami speedway. You want to pick the circuit that is not road circuit – I honestly can’t remember it’s name – but it’s the first one in the list of track variants when you’re in freeplay, and there are only two.   You have chosen a good way to go about this, though. Get familiar with how all of the assists work because there’s a lot to contend with. Get comfortable with the car you choose to take – to learn, slower is better – the PI or performance index of your car will give an indication on how fast and good it handles and then from there you can make a decision. A slower, more balanced car is better to start out with than a car with a higher speed and acceleration value.   Hope this helps you a little. Have fun with the game and don’t give up, you’ll get there. It’s very different and involved.   Sent from Mail for Windows   From: Nick and Gemma Adamson Sent: November 13, 2023 5:55 PM To: blind-gamers@groups.io Subject: [blind-gamers] Forza Driving Advice.   Hi All. As some of you may know Im currently trying out Forza Motorsport and Im after a bit of driving advice. Ive been playing around with some of the driver assist settings and what Im finding is when Im in control of the steering the car is just all over the track. Im using an Xbox controller. This evening Ive done a series of experiments. I drove the same circuit, with the same car and with different driver assist options. If I put steering to full assist, breaking to ABS and throttle to no assist, I could see progress in my ability to control the car. With this set up Im only concentrating on the acceleration and breaking as Im letting the assist do all the steering for me. after a few laps there was a noticeable improvement in lap time and reduced crashes. If I switch it round so breaking and throttle are on full assist and steering partial then Im all over the place. It just feels like my car is all over the road, the race line engine sound is going left and right with what feels like very little logic. I thought maybe I was just making abrupt turns but even when I do it gently the guide is left, then right, and just moving around all over. So, the third experiment I did was to put steering assist to partial, throttle to off and breaks to ABS. I then attempted the same track very slowly, hardily touching the accelerator. I assumed that doing it this way it would be really easy to follow the race line. But even then the race line was all over the place again and I was still crashing into stuff, going off the track and all sorts. Im guessing Im doing something wrong, but I cant figure out what. I guess I could just play with steering assist on full all the time, but that really takes away a lot of the game. Anyone got any ideas of what I can do to try to improve the ability to steer? Thanks. Nick.   _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#126805) | Reply To Group | Mute This Topic | New Topic Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [arch...@mail-archive.com] _._,_._,_