How do you drift using sixaxis??

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Ok, this is REALLY getting to me, how to you drift? it's just impossable- no matter what you spin or counter spin. and how much easier is drifting using the G25??

Thanks.
 
Very easy.

Tap countersteer and control the throttle.

Last update was tap and floor the throttle.

New physics seem to keep the front wheels fixed instead of the usuall controller flicker wheels.

Turn turning degrees to 30 and just hold the countersteer but still control throttle.

I dont know anything about drifting with the wheel. :dunce:
 
Ok, this is REALLY getting to me, how to you drift? it's just impossable- no matter what you spin or counter spin. and how much easier is drifting using the G25??

Thanks.

How much easier? you sure you don't mean how much HARDER?
Drifting with a wheel is a lot harder then a controller IMO.

On a controller all you have to do is initiate your drift using whatever technique you want and then just throttle control and tap butttons.. How's that hard?
 
How much easier? you sure you don't mean how much HARDER?
Drifting with a wheel is a lot harder then a controller IMO.

On a controller all you have to do is initiate your drift using whatever technique you want and then just throttle control and tap butttons.. How's that hard?

👍 G25 is ALOT harder than SIX-AXIS
 
have you been drifting in other GT games? It's the same Concept of over-steer, throttle and steering inputs simultaneously. If you understand the idea/concept of drifting and weight transfer, adapt that to the physics in the game, you should be able to pick up on it. it takes practice, and can sometimes get frustrating. :)👍
 


Thats me drifting with the six axis way back when it was only 38 cars and 5 tracks, haha. It's really easy to do. I'm trying to learn to drift with the DFP and finding it extremely hard.
 
/\/\/\ nice little replay, at certain points you see spurts of tire smoke coming from the front wheels, is that when you applied braking? I would assume so, just never noticed it before. :)👍
 
I tend to use a series of taps on the D-pad and the X button, pump the throttle through the bends to help maintain speed and floor it out of the final one for some flare lol :crazy:

Throttle control is very important because when you can control it right you can get surprisingly far around the corner with correct throttle inputs without really steering/counter steering which is the problem with the controller because these inputs lack the fine degree of accuracy needed at times.

N3’s are a good tyre to learn with because they offer some grip to use which is important but for drifting I prefer a car running S1’s if there is a chunk of power/torque there. Remember professional drifters tend to use really good tires this is why their cars produce massive power outputs and more importantly massive amounts of torque to keep the tires spinning and braking the traction, they couldn’t drift at such speed if they didn’t have grip. (i'm not saying this is always the case its just most common)

I would love to try a wheel sometime just to see and feel how it compares to real life
 
/\/\/\ nice little replay, at certain points you see spurts of tire smoke coming from the front wheels, is that when you applied braking? I would assume so, just never noticed it before. :)👍

Not sure what that is; I did that way back in March. Never noticed it myself haha.

@HUGHS1E: You're correct about the throttle control. There were several times while doing my video that I simply used the throttle to keep the angle I wanted without countersteering at all. That's a very important part of it.
 
Ok, this is REALLY getting to me, how to you drift? it's just impossable- no matter what you spin or counter spin.
This is not Need For Speed you know.. You have to be careful with the throttle and the analog stick.
and how much easier is drifting using the G25??
In GT4 it was 10 times harder with the wheel and I guess it's the same with GT5P.
 
I find that driving high powered FR vehicles is extremely difficult with the six-axis, because its hard to control throttle with the X button...and if im going around a corner the rear will just start sliding, so id countersteer, but not too much...and the car just goes off the track once it regains traction. (0 traction control, pro physics). I think drifting is not that hard because i'm always drifting around turns when I don't want to lol unless im off the throttle through the turn. Ahh i think its time for a wheel.
 
I find that driving high powered FR vehicles is extremely difficult with the six-axis, because its hard to control throttle with the X button...and if im going around a corner the rear will just start sliding, so id countersteer, but not too much...and the car just goes off the track once it regains traction. (0 traction control, pro physics). I think drifting is not that hard because i'm always drifting around turns when I don't want to lol unless im off the throttle through the turn. Ahh i think its time for a wheel.

Mess around with the suspension and you should be fine.
Softer springs and damper are for drifts as it allows the car to sway around easier.

And throttle control "tap" "tap"
 
For the six-axis users, you guys don't use the triggers as the gas/brake? It gives you a little bit of modulation. Before i got my original DFP back from a friend, i made the gas and brakes the R2/L2 trigger buttons and gear switching similar to "forza" for xbox. Worked out really well for me. I was tearing up the Suzuka S-turns. :)👍

[edit]\/\/\/ I agree the xbox360 triggers are much better since they have a long range. But noone things the sixaxis triggers are better then feathering a button? I guess it depends what you're comfortable with.
 
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For the six-axis users, you guys don't use the triggers as the gas/brake? It gives you a little bit of modulation. Before i got my original DFP back from a friend, i made the gas and brakes the R2/L2 trigger buttons and gear switching similar to "forza" for xbox. Worked out really well for me. I was tearing up the Suzuka S-turns. :)👍

[edit]\/\/\/ I agree the xbox360 triggers are much better since they have a long range. But noone things the sixaxis triggers are better then feathering a button? I guess it depends what you're comfortable with.

I was raised wit the "X" and "[]"

I agree Xbox triggers seem more adustable and have lots of control.
My thumbs do the working 👍
 
I was raised wit the "X" and "[]"

I agree Xbox triggers seem more adustable and have lots of control.
My thumbs do the working 👍

I was the same, when i started video game drifting with gt3, sooo many memories. When i came upon forza 2, it was the weirdest thing to get used to. But then again their triggers are more usefull than the ds3. I mean the DS3 buttons are also pressure sensitive once you get the hang of it as well. :)👍
 
I use both a wheel and the Dual Shock 3. Depends on if I have the time to get out the cockpit and set up my DFGT.

When I am drifting with the Dual Shock 3 (same as Sixaxxis), I use the analog sticks. I have been drifting since GT1, and have been drifting on GTplanet (posting videos, entering competitions, hosting competitions (i.e. Official Gran Turismo Drift Competitions) since GT3. I've always used the analog sticks, as they give you far more control and variability than the buttons could possibly provide. I've tried using the triggers ala Xbox 3crappy (umm, I mean 360:sly:), and I just don't feel comfortable with it. I have always used the L2 R2 buttons for shifting, which means I would have to reassign them to different buttons. Maybe I've just been using the sticks for so long, but I seem to have a lot more control with them.

As for how to drift with the controller. Watch videos on Youtube, read threads on drift techniques (i.e initiation techniques). Finally, learn what different forces acting on your vehicle will result in (i.e how braking effects the movement of the car in different circumstances, weight transfer, throttle on/throttle off effects, etc...). There are no shortcuts. Many of us that seem to drift well in the game, have been drifting in the GT series for years, and/or drift in the real world (like myself). All the real world techniques apply to drifting in the GT series. All you have to remember is to be precise with your inputs. Learn to make small adjustments with the analog sticks (or triggers) I would say stay away from using the D-Pad. Unless you have super human control over the amount of pressure applied to the buttons (like GTP's own Sheron), you're just not going to be able to make small enough adjustments, and your front wheels are going to be twitching like crazy (see most all drift mode videos to see examples of this).

Lastly..... Practice, practice, practice. Nothing can substitute for seat time.



;)
 
I learned to drift simply because I've raced so much in GT games and know how cars react to different inputs. I've never researched any drifting technique before.
 
I am a pad-drifter at heart and this is my experience.

Step 1: At first I just made an aggressive turn in to get the rear out and countersteer as panic solution instead of spinning around.

Step 2: Then I started to learn how to get a decent angle by tapping the L stick left and right for small inputs. The same for throttle/brake.

Step 3: When I got used to the tapping I started to do really small steering inputs with my thumb which created a whole new dimension of drifting. Now i could keep it sideways for much longer time and it looked more smooth. Also implemented in the throttle/brake. This way it's possible to move the car where you want it even in the middle of a slide.
 
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