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Hi all
After playing Gran Turismo for the last decade
, I just started playing PCARS about a month ago. I started with the career, but after getting a basic feel for the game, I was itching to get back to racing real people online. I quickly discovered that GT3 was the most common category, so I dove in.
After trying all of them, I've settled on the Merc. A lot of my time in GT5 and 6 was spent drifting, so I feel most comfortable in FR cars. On top of that, I've found the most success while driving powerful, heavy cars.
I'm in no way an expert, although I spent a lot of time tuning in GT, and follow a lot of motorsport. That said, all of my experience is in gaming
This tune is a result of trial and error as I've learned how the tuning in PCARS works. The tune is also not meant to necessarily be the outright fastest, as I like a stable, consistent platform to make up for my 🤬 driving. If I raced in a clean room all the time, the tune could probably be sharper...however because I usually do public lobbies, the car is set up to be able to take a hit. I also have come to prefer passing people on corner exit and on straights, as going into a turn side by side with the average orange McLaren is basically suicide.
Lastly, maybe I should have started with this, is I use a controller. I'm working on getting a wheel one day, but don't have the space right now. Needless to say, the tune is designed around the controller. I've spent quite a few years chasing guys with wheels, so I've developed a few techniques. Also had the privilege of learning from some of the best controller drifters in Gran Turismo.
A couple notes about my driving style:
- I like to use the throttle to rotate the car mid corner through exit. I use a combo of both "stabbing" the throttle and going full throttle to get the car to follow the correct path through the exit, while making minimal steering inputs. I absolutely hate getting understeering during corner exit, so I try to minimize it as much as possible.
-I havent perfected my braking in pCARS yet, but I tend to use a lot of trail braking. I'll also use small, feather-weight dabs of the brakes to help correct understeer from entry through apex.
-I am not precise, and I abuse the hell of every curb I possibly can. I avoid the biggest ones, but curb hopping and abusing track limits (within reason
) are both part of my style. For this reason, I tend to like my cars a little taller and softer so I can soak up all the bumps. I know there is time to be found with a tighter setup, and staying off the curbs, but for now, this is what I work with.
-the biggest "trick" that I use is to abuse changing gears to help fine tune the rotation of the car mid corner. Shift down to turn in tighter, shift up to understeer and increase the radius. In old cars with clutches, all you can really do is delay your downshifts during entry to help control the turn in, as excessive shifting will upset the balance. However, with a sequential semi-auto, you can go up and down through the gears very quickly and not upset the balance. The best way I can describe the effect of this is it acts like rear steering. It's taken years of practice to learn, but now I do it almost without thinking. In cars without TCS, I like to short shift through corner exit to help limit wheelspin....although in the case of the SLS, care needs to be given when up shifting during cornering due to the massive amount of torque. That said, I usually run GT3 cars with TCS, as they have it in real life.
I started this with just one tune, then decided to add a few more, so my bad if the formatting is a little screwy. Lots of edits, and I'm working off my phone
After playing Gran Turismo for the last decade
, I just started playing PCARS about a month ago. I started with the career, but after getting a basic feel for the game, I was itching to get back to racing real people online. I quickly discovered that GT3 was the most common category, so I dove in. After trying all of them, I've settled on the Merc. A lot of my time in GT5 and 6 was spent drifting, so I feel most comfortable in FR cars. On top of that, I've found the most success while driving powerful, heavy cars.
I'm in no way an expert, although I spent a lot of time tuning in GT, and follow a lot of motorsport. That said, all of my experience is in gaming
This tune is a result of trial and error as I've learned how the tuning in PCARS works. The tune is also not meant to necessarily be the outright fastest, as I like a stable, consistent platform to make up for my 🤬 driving. If I raced in a clean room all the time, the tune could probably be sharper...however because I usually do public lobbies, the car is set up to be able to take a hit. I also have come to prefer passing people on corner exit and on straights, as going into a turn side by side with the average orange McLaren is basically suicide. Lastly, maybe I should have started with this, is I use a controller. I'm working on getting a wheel one day, but don't have the space right now. Needless to say, the tune is designed around the controller. I've spent quite a few years chasing guys with wheels, so I've developed a few techniques. Also had the privilege of learning from some of the best controller drifters in Gran Turismo.
A couple notes about my driving style:
- I like to use the throttle to rotate the car mid corner through exit. I use a combo of both "stabbing" the throttle and going full throttle to get the car to follow the correct path through the exit, while making minimal steering inputs. I absolutely hate getting understeering during corner exit, so I try to minimize it as much as possible.
-I havent perfected my braking in pCARS yet, but I tend to use a lot of trail braking. I'll also use small, feather-weight dabs of the brakes to help correct understeer from entry through apex.
-I am not precise, and I abuse the hell of every curb I possibly can. I avoid the biggest ones, but curb hopping and abusing track limits (within reason
) are both part of my style. For this reason, I tend to like my cars a little taller and softer so I can soak up all the bumps. I know there is time to be found with a tighter setup, and staying off the curbs, but for now, this is what I work with.-the biggest "trick" that I use is to abuse changing gears to help fine tune the rotation of the car mid corner. Shift down to turn in tighter, shift up to understeer and increase the radius. In old cars with clutches, all you can really do is delay your downshifts during entry to help control the turn in, as excessive shifting will upset the balance. However, with a sequential semi-auto, you can go up and down through the gears very quickly and not upset the balance. The best way I can describe the effect of this is it acts like rear steering. It's taken years of practice to learn, but now I do it almost without thinking. In cars without TCS, I like to short shift through corner exit to help limit wheelspin....although in the case of the SLS, care needs to be given when up shifting during cornering due to the massive amount of torque. That said, I usually run GT3 cars with TCS, as they have it in real life.
I started this with just one tune, then decided to add a few more, so my bad if the formatting is a little screwy. Lots of edits, and I'm working off my phone
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