Hints and Tips for Beginners

SupraTurboNinja

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Ok folks. Being the new guy in the GT5 world means......... I have no experience, or clues as to what is best in game. For examples what car to begin with. What cars to buy, and whether practicing a track first will boost success rates for winning. Yea, sounds dumb but, no real driver ever made it big without asking question. I just need the knowledge and the help to learn how to succeed. =)
 
SupraTurboNinja
Ok folks. Being the new guy in the GT5 world means......... I have no experience, or clues as to what is best in game. For examples what car to begin with. What cars to buy, and whether practicing a track first will boost success rates for winning. Yea, sounds dumb but, no real driver ever made it big without asking question. I just need the knowledge and the help to learn how to succeed. =)
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I advise you to do same as I did, get gold in all Licenses before starting career so then you have a good choice of cars to start with and will have high EXP points before starting career or at least try and get all silver or better

Just stay dedicated and don't give up!
 
I'll take your advice my friend. License tests will train my skills and make me better wont they?
 
Well I would say that you first need to do the license test. It's a good start to the game because you get the basics of the car physics and how to attack an apex. After that it's up to you, I don't even remember what car I started with, a premium Civic I think :scared: When you get your first car, then start making some money thru the A-spec, or you can get some friends to share a car or two with you and you can do the seasonal races, they pay much more 👍
Good luck and have fun!
 
I'll have loads of fun with this game. I still have all my original GT games. 1-4 Im a few.......years late on 5 but hey, better late than never. Lol
 
SupraTurboNinja
I'll take your advice my friend. License tests will train my skills and make me better wont they?
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Yes they will and these EXP points will get you to level up quite nicely, they won't help you level up much if you been playing for quite a while, depending on your Level.

Also try to do Seasonals like the previous pallie said so, you can get loads of money and EXP from them.

There is EXP for A SPEC and B SPEC and for your B SPEC drivers.

When ever you get your driver, share him online when ever you don't use him so your friends can race him, then he earns money :D

Also log in everyday on your GT5 and you will eventually get 200% earnings within 5 days if you keep logging in everyday?!
 
Get used to how the car reacts to your inputs. Your perception of the games speed and distance is absolutely important. To most new folks, the cars seem to be traveling a lot slower than they are.

Most important: have fun! Enjoy your successes and don't sweat your failures.
 
Will do! Only thing that really kills me in every GT game, or any racing game for that matter is braking and cornering. Its my worst enemy. Period
 
Hmm, I would suggest that you drop the "online shuffle" - thats a big mess with absolutley no serious racers, well those that I have tried anyway. Keep it simple for the first couple of days.
 
I started the game with all aids off except left ABS on 1. But I also came fresh off of GT4. If you are completely new to the series I would say it's ok to start off with a few aids still being left on. But I would try my hardest to try and not depend on them as you progress.
 
Do the Beginners Series with driving aids on or off first?
 
SupraTurboNinja
Do the Beginners Series with driving aids on or off first?
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I shouldn't think you would need any aids other than ABS (at 1) for lower-powered cars. They won't break loose much, and when they do, they shouldn't be all that hard to control.

You may want to use the driving line for a while. It's usually (but not always) conservative with braking points and seldom gets the line right for a complex of curves, but it's a good starting point for your braking and turn-in points.
 
Awesome. Cause Im terrible with braking and cornering.
 
Seasonal Seasonal Seasonal

Grab a Toyota GT86 and do the early Seasonal race.
Those with PP restriction 400, 500 or 650.
Try the 400 PP with your toyota gt86. Its very easy money, fast.

You can jump in a Time Trial thread in the Seasonal subforum here at gtplanet.
Many user share their tunes and cars for Time Trials. You just need to send a friend request on PSN.
Gold, Silver or Bronze in these trials means serious money too.
 
SupraTurboNinja
Do the Beginners Series with driving aids on or off first?
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Keep SRF, ABS, TCS, and the driving line on all the time, with the middle 2 set to levels you feel comfortable with. Don't listen to the people saying to turn all aids off all the way, all the time. They are just trying to recruit you into their evil cult.
 
Don't ever, ever get close to Racing Soft tires. Use sports tires for normal cars and maximum, Racing Hards for racing cars.

I've had this experience with some friends, they started using Racing Softs and had a bad path on letting them go. With sports tires, you'll have a good ammount of grip and yet good feeling of the car for starters.

Use the aids in low levels and turn them off in the way you start feeling comfortable without them. Most aids make the cars feel neutralized and that will remove the character of the car, making you don't feel important things as weight shifting, understeer, oversteer in their full amplitude. That's important for learning what kind of car you feel most comfortable with.

I usually recommend to starters to start already with only ABS=1 and TCS on lower levels (2-3) to learn how the cars behave then remove the TCS when you get better... But you can expand this hint with the other assists if you feel good with them, like I said, they really remove a good part of the fun and character of the cars...

The driving line is important and you can keep them on to learn the tracks... when you get the corners and speeds for the corners in your memory you can start removing them to start learning how to adapt your driving to each track and situation, even without the lines.

For starter cars, I would recommend FF cars for start, then 4WD and then RWD cars... the Mazda Roadster (Miata/MX-5) its an awesome driving school... get one in stock form and go drive it! If possible, with the less aids you can... it's a car that will teach you most basics of driving and specially, the basics of RWD cars...

Like some suggested, the Toyota GT86/Scion FR-S it's another excellent car to learn with...

And, before anything: HAVE FUN! I've said this already sometimes but, try to find the cars that best suits you... we can give you hints but you will feel what is best for you at your current skills... and this will evolve together with you. Trust the small and low powered cars, they are valuable friends in your Gran Turismo journey!

But, first of all: HAVE FUN! :D
 
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Consistency -

It may seem boring, but stick to the same car and track for a "session" -

Work on trying to build up your confidence in both the car - and the track ( I assume you don't know the layout of some tracks.)

Don't get depressed with the seasonal Time Trials - The top time will be Ultra fast - but they will also be run by Hotlapping Aliens that will do anything to win. (Usually a trick car (Chaparral 2J) with a trick set up and some heavy corner cutting/curb hopping.)

That said - you can filter the Time Trial times to see you Race Buddies times - you could then ask them how they managed a certain time - or even borrow the car they used to get a certain time.

Set yourself easy going targets - Say 107% of your pals time... then 105%... Then 103%
Build up your pace - but have fun.

Driver aids - Personal taste.

You can play GT5
B Spec - PS3 AI drivers doing the driving)
With driver aids (PS3 Ai driver does all those tricky things)

It is harder to push the limit with no driver aids, But it is its own reward.

If you find driving with ABS and TCS and the other girlyman aids on too boring, then turn them off and enjoy the feeling of driving close to the edge of losing control.

Find the fun.
 
I personally think that SRF should never be used.

This is an artificial aid that has no use other than to mask your mistakes.

Using tires with less grip is a good way to feel how a car handles and see the changes tuning make. Racing softs will hide many flaws.

Enjoy the game and have a blast.
 
Well, don't be discouraged by any elitists that come your way.
 
I look forward to the experience from this game. I will take peoples advice and start small. Seems the best way to learn. Thanks to all for the advice and help!!!
 
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