Keeping throttle up in a slide?

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Sorry for a new question. I went back to the earlier days of the QnA forums but couldn't find this. I'm using my DS3 most of the time. I am under the Impression that following the blue line and keeping the car from sliding a lot is the prime way to get the best times. But
I frequently find myself drifting into 90degree turns or tighter hairpins sometimes. As my car slows down, it seems to take a full second before the car accelerates. Not just accelerate, but before the RPM's even come up with or without wheels pin. I think I should be able to keep the tires spinning and RPM's up or get them right back up if I'm only on the brakes to start to slide.

Is this from using the DS3? I've experimented with the L2/R2 using gas and brakes, slightly better. But using the right joy stick is no go.
.....or........
Is this in settings...I've been running with ABS at 1 a lot. Traditions control low or off. Is skid recovery force affecting me? Any other settings I'm using wrong?

Thanks for any tips...you guys are great !
 
It's most likely the SRF, and (possibly) partly the TCS, which cause this. Try turning them both off, and see if that solves it 👍.
 
SRF won't keep you from accelerating. Quite the opposite, actually, it will give you an unrealistic boost to traction when you're on the verge of losing it. I'd recommend driving with SRF off unless you absolutely have to (in my case, the Formula GT races), but SRF on won't cause this kind of behavior.

Look at the TCS setting. It defaults to 5, which is extremely conservative for most vehicles. Turn it down to 0, then, if you find you can't control the car when you're trying to accelerate out of turns, try increasing it in steps of one point until you find the spot that's right for you. As you get more experienced with the game, you'll get more used to controlling cars that want to light up the rear tires and you'll be able to run lower TCS.
 
I'll experiment. I just found an older thread here....

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=149201

Explains some of the ASF, Skid Recovery and such.

For me, I think i have to try Skid Recovery Off. And experiment with traction control at 0 or a low number. I never run it at 5. I think I have also noticed some Seasonals force the skid recovery on? I could have it backwards.

Thanks
Also from reading that older post, I gotta try active steering too. Especially using a DS3. Sometimes I only have 20-30 minutes to play so setting up my wheel/ table /been bag chair is a pain. But I have to say, grabbing a lower level car and going wheel, full Manual Trans w/clutch and 6 gears is more fun :-)
 
Turn ASM off. What ASM (active stability management) does is apply brakes to individual wheels to straighten the car during a lateral slide. This causes the lack of acceleration and drop in RPMs.
 
TCS also restricts your throttle input if you are turning (sliding or not). This will definitely cause Rpm drop & no accel until you have the wheel's pointing straight & you are not sliding. My advice would be to turn off all assists & drive the car.
 
^^ that's wrong. Don't turn off all assists. SRF makes your car stick to the track better around corners (allows you to be faster). ABS just keeps your wheels from locking up under braking. Active Steering corrects oversteer (very useful for DS3 users). Just turn off TCS and ASM and your car will turn much faster laps. Yes I'm a DS3 user as well.
 
Pcaola
I think I have also noticed some Seasonals force the skid recovery on? I could have it backwards.
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There was a long stretch where they forced SRF on in the seasonal race events (a big point of contention in the Seasonal Events forum), but they've gone back to SRF-optional in the last two sets. SRF has always been forced off for the time trials and drift trials.

Also from reading that older post, I gotta try active steering too. Especially using a DS3. Sometimes I only have 20-30 minutes to play so setting up my wheel/ table /been bag chair is a pain. But I have to say, grabbing a lower level car and going wheel, full Manual Trans w/clutch and 6 gears is more fun :-)
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I play with a DS3. The only assist I use regularly is ABS at 1. Occasionally I'll use TCS on particular high-powered cars. I don't see a lot of value, personally, in active steering with a DS3, as the stick is already much more responsive than a wheel.
 
I'd suggest turning off all the aids except for ABS and learning to drive that way. You'll have a much closer connection to what is happening with the car and it'll make you a better driver in the long run, as opposed to some artificial force taking over what is happening, like SRF, ASM, TC etc.
 
As a DS3 user who uses no aids, including zero ABS, I’ll join the chorus recommending turning all of them off.

With all aids off, the car won’t do what you want it to do, it’ll do what you tell it to do. You’ll get better at speaking the car’s language yourself rather than relying on an interpreter (aids), so when you want to do something, you’ll be able to find the right words to tell the car to do it, and you’ll be able to learn new words you couldn’t say before!

I do use Automatic transmission, though. In light of what I just said, I’ll justify it by saying that it already does 99% of what I want, while being less of a distraction during things like trailbraking into a hairpin. :cool: It also keeps me honest when dealing with high-torque cars, making me be careful on the throttle rather than simply shifting into a higher gear to muzzle the response.
 
Shoe67
^^ that's wrong. Don't turn off all assists. SRF makes your car stick to the track better around corners (allows you to be faster). ABS just keeps your wheels from locking up under braking. Active Steering corrects oversteer (very useful for DS3 users). Just turn off TCS and ASM and your car will turn much faster laps. Yes I'm a DS3 user as well.
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I also use DS3 as well. I just hate SRF and the other assists (not TCS or ABS).
 
Shoe67
^^ that's wrong. Don't turn off all assists. SRF makes your car stick to the track better around corners (allows you to be faster). ABS just keeps your wheels from locking up under braking. Active Steering corrects oversteer (very useful for DS3 users). Just turn off TCS and ASM and your car will turn much faster laps. Yes I'm a DS3 user as well.
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I never said turning all assists off will make anyone faster, & what I said about TCS is true it just restricts throttle when any steering input is on, ABS while in real life stops the brakes locking in its GT5 it has 10 levels & its description says the higher you put it the more of the tyres grip is apportioned to turning.
 
I've been running with ABS usually on 1. Traction control on 0,1 or 2. Lowest I feel comfortable. Usually MR and FR cars.
But it seems like if I turn off ASM or Skid Recovery, I can't compete. It's my own fault. In a game that involves credits(money) to obtain cars I want, I need to win to save time/get paid LOL. I occasionally do a few money runs. Strong car, easy win. But I like the Seasonals because I have to work for it, practice it to win it. But I'm sure starting with ASM and Skid Recovery on from the start may have been a pitfall.
I'll experiment with lower level events to learn better driving skills. And when GT6 hits, I'll start from scratch :-)
 

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