Analogue sticks configuration

[ctsh]

I didn't find a way to configure the joystick to put the gas/break command in the right analogue stick as in GT3.

Is possible that the developers change this configuration ?

 

[VT]

Its set that way for me and I didn't change a thing with the settings. Other than changing the gearbox to manual.

 

[ChompOnRice]

yeah same i didnt touch the controls. the game came stock with the right stick as well as the traditional buttons for throttle/brake

 

[ctsh]

I don't know If I was clear about my question.

In my GT4 configuration screen there's no way to configure the analogue sticks to put steering on the left stick and throttle/break on the right! It's by design? In GT3 I used to use this configuration, it's unbelieveble that this versions comes without this configuration!!

 

[sideslider]

I don't know If I was clear about my question.

In my GT4 configuration screen there's no way to configure the analogue sticks to put steering on the left stick and throttle/break on the right! It's by design? In GT3 I used to use this configuration, it's unbelieveble that this versions comes without this configuration!!

not sure what you mean but no you can't change the configuration. It is defaulted to gas/break on right and steering on left. can you rephrase your question so we can help you?

or buy a dfp and leave your worries behind. 👍

 

[tubago]

By default you can use the X or RAstick up to accelerate and [] or RAstick down to brake. You don't need to cahneg anything

 

[Rafael Mendes]

no need for changing controls...all set by default

 

[Sven]

nono, you don't understand, he wants gas/brake on the left stick.

 

[catalyst]

I went through the same confusion.. What you do is set it back to defaut because on default controls both buttons AND right joystick control throttle/brake. For gt3 you had to set it that way but gt4 you do not.

 

[Duke]

I didn't find a way to configure the joystick to put the gas/break command in the right analogue stick as in GT3.

Is possible that the developers change this configuration ?

Welcome to GTPlanet!

That confused and scared the heck out of me at first, I admit. It's been a few months now, but if I recall, just leave the right stick set to default, and it will already be gas/brake. You don't need to set the gas/brake to anything; it just works.

nono, you don't understand, he wants gas/brake on the left stick.

I don't believe he does want that, from the way I read his posts.

 

[ferrari_chris]

nono, you don't understand, he wants gas/brake on the left stick.

Hmmmm, don't think so:

In my GT4 configuration screen there's no way to configure the analogue sticks to put steering on the left stick and throttle/break on the right!

 

[ChompOnRice]

well this thread is filling up with lots of unhelpful posts, isnt it?!?!

haha sorry mate

 

[ctsh]

Wow, theres a lot of confusion along with these posts above...

What I want to to is simply:
1. put the gas and break control on the RIGHT analogue stick
2. put the steering on the LEFT analogue stick

(No worry about the buttons!)

By default, this isnt the normal configuration and theres NO WAY (at least in my GT4) to configure my PS2 joystick this way.

 

[Duke]

Trust me, it is the default. Just set steering to the left stick and go race use both sticks and don't worry about setting the right stick at all. It'll work fine - I had precisely the same reaction when I first got the game.

 

[mccfowler]

Trust me, it is the default. Just set steering to the left stick and go race use both sticks and don't worry about setting the right stick at all. It'll work fine - I had precisely the same reaction when I first got the game.

PD got it right on this one. It was stupid and annoying to have to change the gas/brake from stick to button in GT3 when they both could have been active. Just choose what you want to use and go race.

 

[sideslider]

Wow, theres a lot of confusion along with these posts above...

What I want to to is simply:
1. put the gas and break control on the RIGHT analogue stick
2. put the steering on the LEFT analogue stick

(No worry about the buttons!)

By default, this isnt the normal configuration and theres NO WAY (at least in my GT4) to configure my PS2 joystick this way.

try a friends if yours isn't working right. that way you'll kow if your game or ps2 is messed up.

 

[ferrari_chris]

Maybe you've accidentally set yours different, and it won't let you set it back?

Try booting the game with no memory card, then everything has to be default. Go Arcade and see how the controller functions there...

 

[Pupik]

What I want to to is simply:
1. put the gas and break control on the RIGHT analogue stick
2. put the steering on the LEFT analogue stick

No, you cannot customize the settings for the right analog stick for gas/brake just like GT3. However, you can use the default, which is reversed, with gas (UP) and brake (down).

This frustrated me a lot the first day or two that I owned the game, but after 48 hours, I got used to the changes (although for about a week or so, I was braking on straights if I'd just paused the game.)

So to motor along the straights, you have to hold the RIGHT analog stick UP. I still use the "O" button to brake (or whatever the west-side button on the right-side is...), because it's more natural than slamming the stick in the opposite direction.

 

[Dr_Watson]

No, you cannot customize the settings for the right analog stick for gas/brake just like GT3. However, you can use the default, which is reversed, with gas (UP) and brake (down).

how is pressing forward to go forward and backward to stop unnatural thing?
and this has been the default analogue configuration since Gt1 in 1998.

 

[slo-car]

how is pressing forward to go forward and backward to stop unnatural thing?
and this has been the default analogue configuration since Gt1 in 1998.

I guess some people like forward/reverse to be left/right and turning up and down.

 

[Pupik]

how is pressing forward to go forward and backward to stop unnatural thing?
and this has been the default analogue configuration since Gt1 in 1998.

Just unnatural for me, I suppose.

I never used a DS2 controller until I bought a PS2, so GT3 was the first racing game I've used with analog sticks. It just seemed as if it was easier to hold the throttle down with the side of your right thumb (for the Test Course and other long straights), so you could jump on the brakes by letting go and pressing the traditional brake button.

After playing GT3 all that time, I was surprised GT4 didn't allow full controller customization just like GT3 did.

Anyway, I answered the question.

 

[chinko]

it should be defaulted like that. it was for me maybe its your pad?

 

[Duke]

I was surprised as well, though I do use the default analog setup. But the first thing I did is exactly what the original poster did, which was try to set it to what I wanted, which wasn't apparent at first. I spent a panicked evening trying to do everything on the left stick, before I tried just resetting it to the defaults.

Then about 4 nights later I realized I had to have a wheel to drive smoothly, and it was all moot.

 

[chinko]

I was surprised as well, though I do use the default analog setup. But the first thing I did is exactly what the original poster did, which was try to set it to what I wanted, which wasn't apparent at first. I spent a panicked evening trying to do everything on the left stick, before I tried just resetting it to the defaults.

Then about 4 nights later I realized I had to have a wheel to drive smoothly, and it was all moot.

i was using a wheel for burnout on the GC, and even with its huge ass dead zone my driving was silky smooth. i dont, however, have enough for a DFP, or anything to put it on

 

[Dr_Watson]

Just unnatural for me, I suppose.
It just seemed as if it was easier to hold the throttle down with the side of your right thumb (for the Test Course and other long straights), so you could jump on the brakes by letting go and pressing the traditional brake button.

hmm.... but then you lose the analogue precision on the brakes.
its not always a good thing to use 100% brake force when entering a corner.

 

[sideslider]

I guess some people like forward/reverse to be left/right and turning up and down.

thats a heavy set up.. i wish i could drift with that setup i'd get all the chics 👍 👍

 

[slackbladder]

Any chance of putting accelerate/brake on the left and turning on the right for left handed people? I know someone who tried but it seems the game gets all confused. It seems the brake/accelerate remains on the right stick all the time. Is he doing something wrong?

 

[Pupik]

...its not always a good thing to use 100% brake force when entering a corner.

The GT games don't care how much braking force you use, as all cars from Alfa to Zonda, seem to stop with the magic of anti-lock brakes.

 

[Duke]

The GT games don't care how much braking force you use, as all cars from Alfa to Zonda, seem to stop with the magic of anti-lock brakes.

I've heard other people say this, and I disagree mightily. I'm currently running the Speed World Challenge touring car series in a built-up Acura TSX. This car definitely locks the wheels. If I stamp on the brakes at the end of a long straight it refuses to turn in and my braking distances increase, stranding me at the outside edge of the turn and way off line. If I squeeze the brakes on to 70-80%, it will turn in crisply and I can make my apex, from the same braking point.

I've had similar results with the RX-8. If you stomp the pedal it absolutely forgets what trail braking means and plows headfirst into the corner. But if you lighten up on it a little, it rotates nicely, just like it should.

 

[Pupik]

The DS2 does allow 256 shades of braking, even when using the buttons. It's still quicker (for me, anyway) to let off the "stick", and ease onto the brake "button". I feel I get steadier braking, because there's just a little bit of a time gap between accelerating, and then decelerating.

In any case, I don't actually slam on the brakes every time. But I usually go from 50-60% for the first momen, and then all the way for the last half. Shifting the stick back and forth for gas and braking doesn't feel all that smooth.