Yeah, good point.
Nevertheless, I'm trying to train myself to use the clutch at starts anyway, so when (or is it an "if"?) they finally change the code to make false starts possible, I don't have some bad habits to un-learn.
Plus, it's something I have to do in all my other sims anyway.
Ah, well that explains why it works on occasion...I just have to get the revs to line up better.
The reason I like autoclutch off is that it's nice to use the clutch *sometimes*....if I spin out (gulp) it helps to recover quicker, and it's very important to have clutch control for race starts. That said, I'm faster during the race if I don't use the clutch for every single shift.
The reason I like autoclutch off is that it's nice to use the clutch *sometimes*....if I spin out (gulp) it helps to recover quicker, and it's very important to have clutch control for race starts. That said, I'm faster during the race if I don't use the clutch for every single shift.
What's with the clutch?
There's something about the LFS clutch that I'm having trouble getting used to as compared to the other sims I play (mostly GTR, GTL, and Grand Prix Legends, with a little F1C thrown in for good measure).
In all the other sims I've played, when you downshift in "auto-clutch off" mode, you can just take your foot off the accelerator as you shift gears and the transmission will drop into the next gear without using the clutch pedal. Similarly, when you upshift, as long as you blip the throttle you can also forgo the clutch under normal circumstances.
Unlike ALL the other sims I've mentioned, Live For Speed reacts in a different manner...trying either of the above techniques only seems to work about 10% of the time, the other 90% I end up in neutral until I push the clutch pedal in, which means I can't use either of my usual techniques to race with because I'm having to rely on the clutch pedal for all shifts.
Are there any config settings I can change to get LFS to react in a different way to shifts, or is this just the game engine and I need to learn to live with it or turn autoclutch on?
Many thanks,
Ignatz
In all the other sims I've played, when you downshift in "auto-clutch off" mode, you can just take your foot off the accelerator as you shift gears and the transmission will drop into the next gear without using the clutch pedal. Similarly, when you upshift, as long as you blip the throttle you can also forgo the clutch under normal circumstances.
Unlike ALL the other sims I've mentioned, Live For Speed reacts in a different manner...trying either of the above techniques only seems to work about 10% of the time, the other 90% I end up in neutral until I push the clutch pedal in, which means I can't use either of my usual techniques to race with because I'm having to rely on the clutch pedal for all shifts.
Are there any config settings I can change to get LFS to react in a different way to shifts, or is this just the game engine and I need to learn to live with it or turn autoclutch on?
Many thanks,
Ignatz
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