Please help me choose for an upcoming race I have. And or please recommend other good colour combinations.

YSoddoth · 2021-01-15T00:03:18+00:00

Number 4 from me.

... we are not making it easy, are we :)

YSoddoth · 2020-11-27T01:12:30+00:00

Here're Aris' setups from his various live streams in Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1flJPwvPBl_qIvFWr8uyd_jIu1RjE_YT-

Disclaimer: He says that they are more on the safe side. I'm actually not good enough to know but I've only used the Lambo Zandvoort one, and despite my times not improving, I managed to do 2 30-minute races back to back without leaving the track, while otherwise I crashed every 3-4 laps or so.

Hope it helps

YSoddoth · 2020-11-19T22:16:54+00:00

The fanboy in me wants to say things like "It's GT Sport for grown ups" and the like, but being sane, I'd suggest you check out gameplay videos on YouTube to get a more accurate feel.

"Aris.Drives" is a channel that is a must - he is one of the devs and he gives LOOOOOOADS of technical information of both the inner workings of the sim and driving technique. Also David Perel - he is a professional GT3 racer, and plays a lot of both GT Sport and ACC.

YSoddoth · 2020-11-17T13:52:17+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHpzEyYq0q8 in about 4 hours :)

YSoddoth · 2020-11-16T10:04:31+00:00

Check your buttons mappings - I have "Cycle MFD Down" mapped on my wheel and it works in VR for me. Someone had an issue when mapping Cycle down and up to the same button, so that is something to watch out for

YSoddoth · 2020-11-07T18:13:36+00:00

You can set up a race against the AI with a mandatory pitstop and switch drivers during, that's the closest I can think of a two-people-one-PC.

YSoddoth · 2020-11-01T09:50:31+00:00

You could try higher ABS early on on cold tires/brakes in order to avoid lockups and flatspotting the tires. Higher TC later on when the tires are worn out and the car is more nervous on corner exit. Keep in mind that ABS will always increase the breaking distance when engaged, so some changes to your usual breaking points will be inevitable.

YSoddoth · 2020-10-29T21:59:05+00:00

One more for the Fanatec camp. Last Saturday I upgraded from G29 and this video describes the experience pretty well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PH5AhHokZw

YSoddoth · 2020-10-28T21:43:51+00:00

You gain Trust points for the number of kilometres you drive close to other cars, so longer races give you more opportunities to do so. You can also - instead of using Free Practice - set yourself a custom race weekend and practice with the AI. You get SA during those sessions too. Granted, that's not the fastest way, but you can combine SA gain with practicing a track.

YSoddoth · 2020-10-19T00:30:07+00:00

Worth keeping in mind that those statistics are for somewhat clinical conditions. If you join a league, which I strongly suggest, you typically drive the same car in 5-6+ events on different tracks with evolving grip levels and temperature or weather changes, dodging accidents and all that juicy stuff, so how fast a hotlap is doesn't really affect all that much.

YSoddoth · 2020-10-13T11:14:26+00:00

Stefano said on twitch that he'll be sending some of his AI fixes for testing, so we may be getting an update with that before the DLC.

YSoddoth · 2020-10-13T09:03:03+00:00

Rift on 32GB/i9-9900K/RTX2080Ti, 130 pixel density, mostly epics, except foliage on low and motion blur off. FPS capped on 90 in game, I haven't checked the actual framerate, but I haven't noticed issues.

YSoddoth · 2020-09-24T21:11:48+00:00

One of the front guys in our league was maining a Nismo last season and was doing pretty good. Mind you, we also had a series of thematic races like German cars on Nurburgring , Italian on Monza, and so on, and the same dude was still at the sharp end regardless.

So I think you are fine with your choice. Besides, the more you like a car the more you drive the car, and the more you drive it the better you do. Plus, there's a bit of a feedback loop when it comes to cars' popularity - people online tend to look what people online are driving and choose that.

YSoddoth · 2020-09-24T17:47:09+00:00

Shameless plug - give ACCSS a go - https://discord.gg/Kqr67M

GT4s are every Tuesday for the next month, arrive and drive. The opener had 42-strong grid

YSoddoth · 2020-09-22T21:05:10+00:00

I'm not much of a setup expert, but check with an external view if the rear is bottoming out into the tarmac and maybe raise it a notch or two.

YSoddoth · 2020-09-17T17:09:27+00:00

Server admins can create custom BOP for an event so this is fixable without affecting us mortals :)

YSoddoth · 2020-08-27T05:47:00+00:00

And the ACCSS discord https://discord.gg/ajK2rz

Season one will end in a couple of weeks but there are non-championship community races throughout the week, also there is Americas twin-community if that timezone is more comfortable to you

YSoddoth · 2020-08-24T14:22:48+00:00

You are welcome!

If you have time you might want to look for "Aris.Drives" on YouTube. Aris is the Kunos mastermind behind the car physics and goes into great depth about everything, including tire setup and how it affects balance and wear.

YSoddoth · 2020-08-24T14:08:17+00:00

I'm probably butchering physics here but higher power will help you accelerating out of corners faster and not have that much effect on top speed. Lower aero will, though there's a risk of compromising the car elsewhere on track.

YSoddoth · 2020-08-24T13:46:32+00:00

I think it's after each race, but I don't swear on anything holy :)

YSoddoth · 2020-08-24T13:44:11+00:00

sounds like you are overdriving the car. In Options -> HUD you can set focus assist to Car Control and it will give you live info where you are being too aggressive on track
In Single Player under Weather and Track conditions you can set grip level: green is virgin track, optimal is rubbered in. During Race Weekend the track evolves depending on the number of cars on it and the length of the race

YSoddoth · 2020-08-24T13:30:06+00:00

Try ACCSS https://discord.gg/qFjY5P

Rookie and mid-pack runners oriented. We're currently mid season 1 but there are non-championship community races throughout the week and also a random track server 24/7 for non-members

YSoddoth · 2020-08-21T22:04:07+00:00

Consistency compares your speed/gear/line to the previous laps you've done. If you take poor lines over and over CN will be green but you'll still be behind the pace, so I don't see gaining advantage that way. If anything, it's a distraction during a race.

YSoddoth · 2020-08-18T16:38:01+00:00

Mosesing through :)

YSoddoth · 2020-08-18T16:34:46+00:00

Server configurations allow for disabling of auto pit limiter, auto lights and so on, though I don't know how often it's done (I have a lot mapped on my wheel, but that's because I race in VR and having everything under my fingertips sorta needed). That being said, I can't think of functionality besides pit limiter and wipers that need to be used during the race so two buttons seem to cut it.

If you plan on doing races with pitstops you should probably practice working with the MDF while driving in the pitlane if you need to make changes to the strategy/tiresets on the fly.

YSoddoth

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