Hi everyone,
Being in between games at the moment, I have been looking for a good racing simulation. My last experience in car racing was Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed (which I loved for the variety of cars / terrains etc...)
First impression is good here, I like the detailed simulation, the well modeled cars and interiors, and the look of the one track available. My elemnet of comparison is Toca 3 which I am also looking at, which has a lot more cars etc, but not quite as detailed it seems.
Secondly, it feels bloody hard. After a respectable day or so of offline practice, I went to the demo online races, only to find that to be competitive I had to run a laps in 1:34, when I am flat out averaginf 1:42... ah well it takes practice I guess.
Now for the questions:
- Can someone give me some basic ideas for car tunning, nothing too advanced, but something to help me with the basic track / car
- Been praticicing with manual and auto gear box, is it stupid to use auto at first and focus on the rest? Seems there is a lot to think of at teh same time, but then if manual saves me 10secs per lap then its a no brainer (at the moment I am slwoer in manual than auto)
- Would people who have played both Toca and LFS recommend LFS in any case? even for a casual player who can not spend too many hours perfecting his driving technique?
- Can one be competitivite with keyboard / joystick, or is a wheel an absolute must ( I am not talking record breaking but just being able to run at a decent level once practiced)
Thanks in advance!