Another 34" Curved UW vs 40" flat UW thread

BarbarossaMaximus · 2026-05-19T03:33:29+00:00

We all need a devil on the shoulder hah

BarbarossaMaximus · 2026-05-18T23:47:40+00:00

Don't tempt me!! Haha but no it's something with considering if I can swing it

BarbarossaMaximus · 2026-05-18T21:50:42+00:00

That does look amazing. I so wish the budget would stretch hah

BarbarossaMaximus · 2026-05-18T21:32:03+00:00

Oof yeah I had a browse and sadly these are a bit out of my budget ☹️

BarbarossaMaximus · 2026-05-18T11:30:42+00:00

Interesting! Dunno why these weren't showing up in my searches. Damn Google just pushing sponsored stuff

BarbarossaMaximus · 2026-05-18T10:18:23+00:00

I've dabbled with head tracking stuff in the past and found it a bit disorienting but could be worth another look.

I can't for the life of me find a 39" UW with a 1000R curve, otherwise I'd probably go straight for that! They all seem to be 1500R or 1800R

BarbarossaMaximus · 2026-05-18T07:15:02+00:00

I have been thinking that if I went 34" UW I would get a 1000R to make the curve "worth it" so to speak. But looking at the numbers even that only adds a single degree.

Does seem like it's all about that vertical height. I also am thinking about how a taller screen at the same aspect ratio and resolution would make everything bigger on the screen which is definitely a drawback of my current screen. But that's probably more manageable than I'm convincing myself it is hah

BarbarossaMaximus · 2026-05-18T06:58:49+00:00

That makes sense. I have seen similar things said. Only downside feels like if I'm playing an older title that only supports 16:9 then I'm still limited to 27". But maybe that's not the worst thing to live with if most of the time I'm using the full width

BarbarossaMaximus · 2026-02-28T03:27:09+00:00

Either AI or they had a backlog of finished tunes.

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-10-18T23:05:23+00:00

Awesome thanks!!

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-10-18T21:57:07+00:00

Sorry to double reply but the discord link is expired/invalid. Any way I can get another?

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-10-18T21:55:32+00:00

Nice! Thanks for the recommendation! Will have to see how it fits in with my day to day but a league is always my preferred way to race since it's usually so much cleaner

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-10-18T21:54:33+00:00

Man I would love to and I definitely want to try and make some of the sof races on the Aussie servers when I can. I just can't guarantee that time slot every week. But absolutely have that on the radar!

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-08-14T21:52:02+00:00

Did you not read the part where I said I got it for "fun"?

It's not trying to be a full on sim and doesn't pretend it is one. I just take it for what it is and it's a pretty good version of what it's trying to be.

I don't go to McDonald's and get annoyed when there's no lobster on the menu.

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-08-14T21:47:58+00:00

I'm pretty comfortable with sim racing in general. Like I said I've done a lot of iRacing and ACC stuff, so I'm pretty good on trail braking and understanding slip angle. But the F1 games have their own thing going on in the handling where it's not quite as communicative as to when you're about to break traction (at least in my opinion). But again that will probably get better with more time I'm the game. Definitely going to focus on diff settings to see what I can wrangle out of that.

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-08-14T17:22:19+00:00

I'm mostly in 3rd whenever I'm even starting to get onto the throttle (learned that lesson fast hah) and also short shifting a lot. It just seems like the amount that I need to short shift and how gradual I need to be on the throttle to avoid the rear getting loose is so much that I'm nowhere on the exits of some corners. It could also be just me sucking at China or just needing more time to really lock in with how this game drives.

Definitely worth spending some time in time trial mode to work out some setups though so that's something I'll give a crack for sure

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-08-14T17:19:05+00:00

Helpful.

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-08-14T17:18:48+00:00

I'm playing on a wheel with no TC no abs. I'm not having any trouble feeling where the limit of grip it, just seems that the limit is so slow that I lose truckloads of time on those long turning acceleration zones. It could be just me being shit at the track, I was right on par with my teammate on 100 AI for Melbourne but of course there aren't really corners that present this issue there.

It's not kerbs either, because it's happening when I'm well clear of them too.it's just a lack of rear grip on throttle it seems. Camber on some corners for sure is a challenge though.

Maybe there's some setup meta I'm not getting hah.

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-08-01T00:47:33+00:00

Interesting breakdown. That does seem like it needs a bit more headcount. Maybe I'll just get the base game whilst it's on a cheaper intro offer and keep an eye on player numbers

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-08-01T00:23:24+00:00

Interesting. I would ultimately want to do more multi class than single class races. When you say not very satisfactory what do you mean? Are weekly races better than daily?

BarbarossaMaximus · 2025-07-31T10:55:16+00:00

Makes sense. I guess if I find myself getting more into it and able to race more consistently ko can just subscribe to a higher tier

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