First impressions of GT5 from a Racing Sim noob.

[Uwontprevail]

I just recently got into racing sims, and bought a g27 and GT5 spec II a few days ago.

First day:

I had built a fairly flimsy rig to mount my g27 on.
It was quite wobbly, and the force feedback was something i had never experienced before.

The first car i tried was the GT 86 Toyota on the tsukuba circuit.
I had every single driving assist off except for abs 1 and driving line.
The first few laps were terrible, i was taking corners too fast, and was not able to keep the car on the driving line.

After a few laps i started getting the hang of the car, and learned what gear to be in when going through each corner.

I started shaving off 1-3 secs off my times every single lap until i got to about a 1 minute 10 sec lap time.

I played about an hour on the Tsukuba circuit, and decided to try out a faster car.

since i had bought the spec II version of the game, i had a bunch of high powered cars unlocked.

I decided to give the nissan GTR black edition a try on the cape ring circuit, and boy was that thing a handful, I had a lot of trouble getting that car in check, i was spinning out on turns, or taking turns too fast and getting major understeer.

I guess i will just have to take it slow and master the slower cars before i start playing with the beasts.

Even with the all wheel drive the GTR i had trouble getting a good feel for the car.

I guess with time i will get better.

I give this game a 8.5 out of 10, and only because of the lack of damage visuals, but ill probably end up bumping it up to a 9 once i get through most of the game.

Any tips or tricks for a beginner like me are much appreciated, especially on how to tune my car to reduce understeer and what type of tyres to use on bendy tracks like cape ring.

 

[McClarenDesign]

Brake hard enough to avoid hitting the person in front of you. Simple, yet often not done. Also, clear your system cache on a regular basis.

Finally, use the search tool before posting a new thread here. Oftentimes the subject has been covered here before.

Welcome to GTP.

 

[Uwontprevail]

Brake hard enough to avoid hitting the person in front of you. Simple, yet often not done. Also, clear your system cache on a regular basis.

Finally, use the search tool before posting a new thread here. Oftentimes the subject has been covered here before.

Welcome to GTP.

Thanks, ill use the search more often now, i just wanted to share my experience with the game, and thought people might like to add to it and share their first experience with the game.

 

[Spagetti69]

I've taken a shine to you and your wobbly wheelstand already.

As for bendy tracks, just go slower.

 

[Uwontprevail]

I've taken a shine to you and your wobbly wheelstand already.

As for bendy tracks, just go slower.

I've already gotten rid of ol' wobbly, and am now building the wood rig from insidesimracing.

Just bought a seat from a wrecked 2002 corvette for 25 bucks.

Ill probably have to start doing races with other cars and not just do practice runs. I am hoping that will give me a better idea of how fast to drive and when to break.
I still have to get used to coasting through the hairpins and resisting the urge to press the gas until i finish the corner.

I'm loving the game, and sitting at work just waiting till i go home to run a few laps round the tracks.

This is by far the most fun i have had with a racing game.

 

[NCRthree]

Congrats on taking the plunge. Fun to read your enthusiasm. It's good you're starting without any driving aids. Most folks who become good drivers don't use them. If you're getting around the track ok without them that's great.

There's a wealth of information on this site-you should be able to find an answer to any question. I've had GT5 since last January and still look forward to driving when I get home. As far as tires go it depends on what you want out of the game. If you're playing Aspec you can check what the opposition is on by watching a race replay. No need to run the whole race, just stop after the race start and check. A good way to figure what tires are appropriate. Lots has been written here on what tires provide the most realism.

Kind of jealous of being a noob. There's so much to learn, so many struggles and so many rewards after you get better and better. A great way to get the hang of the physics are the license tests. Gives you some tangible goals and an introduction to various tracks and drive platforms. Most importantly-Have Fun!

 

[Uwontprevail]

Congrats on taking the plunge. Fun to read your enthusiasm. It's good you're starting without any driving aids. Most folks who become good drivers don't use them. If you're getting around the track ok without them that's great.

There's a wealth of information on this site-you should be able to find an answer to any question. I've had GT5 since last January and still look forward to driving when I get home. As far as tires go it depends on what you want out of the game. If you're playing Aspec you can check what the opposition is on by watching a race replay. No need to run the whole race, just stop after the race start and check. A good way to figure what tires are appropriate. Lots has been written here on what tires provide the most realism.

Kind of jealous of being a noob. There's so much to learn, so many struggles and so many rewards after you get better and better. A great way to get the hang of the physics are the license tests. Gives you some tangible goals and an introduction to various tracks and drive platforms. Most importantly-Have Fun!

Thanks for the reply.

Ill make sure i finish all the driving tests before i start getting too serious into driving, just to learn the basics and get the fundamentals of track driving down.

I've already decided to not touch the redbull x2011 car for at least a month, and maybe more.
Or at least until i have legitimately made 20 million credits.

As for the search function, I have been using that quite a lot and have been looking for beginner guides, and all i could really find were guides for drifting, i guess i should just keep looking.

 

[Badger-X-]

I threw together a few links at the bottom you might find useful. There are of course many more out there. As well as doing licence tests, I found the AMG Academy Special Event very helpful when I first got my wheel. And to add to what McClarenDesign said, braking is key! I've increased my overall speed much more than I originally thought possible just by learning how to brake properly.
Welcome to GTP and GT5!

GT5tune

DIY TUNING GUIDE FOR GT5

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[Bluntified]

Thanks for the reply.

Ill make sure i finish all the driving tests before i start getting too serious into driving, just to learn the basics and get the fundamentals of track driving down.

I've already decided to not touch the redbull x2011 car for at least a month, and maybe more.
Or at least until i have legitimately made 20 million credits.

As for the search function, I have been using that quite a lot and have been looking for beginner guides, and all i could really find were guides for drifting, i guess i should just keep looking.

As the other guy said, the licenses are a good way to get the feel for things. Even if you only get bronze, you'll still get a good enough feel of the cars and manage to drive better in races. You could always go back for the golds later.

I would also do some of the special events, they teach you pretty basic things about using different types of cars from go karts, to Lambos.

As for a guide, I'd try searching in Google or something. I rarely use the search engine on here but instead search it on Google and usually one of the first few hits are from GTPlanet. Addiding GTP into the search terms helps too.

Good luck and congratulations, and just a heads up, you'll find some pricks here but also some really nice people.

 

[Uwontprevail]

I threw together a few links at the bottom you might find useful. There are of course many more out there. As well as doing licence tests, I found the AMG Academy Special Event very helpful when I first got my wheel. And to add to what McClarenDesign said, braking is key! I've increased my overall speed much more than I originally thought possible just by learning how to brake properly.
Welcome to GTP and GT5!

GT5tune

DIY TUNING GUIDE FOR GT5

LSD Guide Summaries

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Thanks for reading my thread, and even more thanks for posting all those helpful tips.

Ill have to check them all out.

I will especially do the AMG special event.

thanks.

 

[GTPM118]

Welcome to the GT ship. Try driving the Ferrari F40, until you master it. if you dominate that beast (stock), you will become (probably)a top notch driver.

 

[Uwontprevail]

Welcome to the GT ship. Try driving the Ferrari F40, until you master it. if you dominate that beast (stock), you will become (probably)a top notch driver.

Mid engine, RWD, Tons of torque and Horsepower, absolutely no computerized anything.

Seems like a pretty tricky car to drive.

Ill have to pick one up once i have a few million credits lying around.

 

[McClarenDesign]

Mid engine, RWD, Tons of torque and Horsepower, absolutely no computerized anything.

Seems like a pretty tricky car to drive.

Ill have to pick one up once i have a few million credits lying around.

Its not that bad if you know how to use turbo lag properly. That car is made for the Daytona Road Course.

 

[Trux]

Learn the track Drive a new track slow for a few laps ensuring you hit every apex and look for brake markers, Slowly increasing speed every lap but keep hitting that apex on every corner. Pay special attention to corners before long straights.

Competitive racing Learn to race the AI correctly. It's easy to plough through the AI and knock them off track and unfortunately console sims allow this.
Treat them as other drivers and not AI (hard sometimes). Plan overtakes and try to do it safely. It's much more rewarding.
The best advice anyone ever gave me was in iRacing. "When following closely behind another car, brake when the other car reaches your brake marker"
Sounds simple but it works. Especially against human opponents.

Unfortunately A spec doesn't encourage proper racing. Instead it's very much chase the rabbit and you will likely have to upgrade your car or pick more powerful cars to win races. Try not to overdo it though. Keep things competitive to have more fun.