I understood that Scipy used a 3rd party tool that swapped the GTR gearboxes (FXR 'box into FZR) rather than a button clutch macro when he drove for Mercury in MoE.
I did hunt about for a quote earlier but couldn't find one, also the site that you could get the hack from seems to no longer exist (same place that you could get WR sets from).
Meh, I don't think theres as many cheaters as you think. Not to mention there's only so much you can gain by macro's in a race sim.. maybe a few tenths over a few laps.. that's not that major as a simple ****up driving could negate that instantly.
remember it also works both ways. For instance, if you tried the macro in the Corvette you'll lose time as it's slower changing up with it...... that's what we found from testing. However, it's much more fun driving without macros but its all down to what people prefer....
Way I see it, intentionally handicapping yourself because you want a "realistic experience" is bollocks. You race to win any way you can within the rules. You want to use button clutch? Be my guest. You want to use a slower and more accident-prone H-shifter? I'll be more than happy to pass you. That's like joining a stock-based racing series that allows suspension upgrades and refusing to use them on principle because "it's a stock-based series."
On the matter of macros, I'm a bit conflicted. I agree that they clearly go against the intent of the sim. And if they are explicitly banned in a particular competition, then you have no right to be using them. However, if they are legal and you come up with a solution that gives you an edge, via software or hardware, who is to say your creativity cannot be rewarded?
true. withIN the rules. Sometimes the sport itself (sim racing here) tells you that you should win by being good yourself, not by gaining an advantage through a thing your computer does for you. [fill in RL racing team name here] are not winning because they chose one winner car and let the other crash the nearest opponents, do they?
Take any car and troy will wipe the floor with you, using h-shifter and a proper clutch :-) Just a funny side note, true but not really serious.
Different opinion here. See the tour de France - is doping legal (and in this case "creative") if it can't be proven? 100% of the top riders are able to do things no human could do without massive abuse of certain substances which may kill some of the guys.
I will stop here, before I start a stupid discussion about moral, fairness, health and Gataca...
greetz
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