what dualshock 3 controller set up do you use.

[Alex7302]

I am trying to find a new way to use my controller. I'm sorry but I don't have the money to buy a wheel so dualshock only please.

 

[Techy]

I am trying to find a new way to use my controller. I'm sorry but I don't have the money to buy a wheel so dualshock only please.

Purely based on player's preferences & driving style. For me, I prefer driving smoothly and consistently. So I set my steering sensitivity to 1, have my L2 and R2 the brake & gas, manual shift with right analog, steer with left analog, and handbrake with X.

EDIT: Also, there's already threads that has the same subject. Use the Search option.

 

[Ferrari_1996]

L2 - Brake
R2 - Accelerate
Left analog - Steering
Handbrake - O
Steering Senstivity - 7
If you use Manual Transmission I suggest L1 to downshift and R1 to upshift.

EDIT: What are your controls?

 

[Alex7302]

I've been using the default controls except i have L1 and R1 and as upshift and downshift. the the reason i've been asking is because I've been getting to the faster cars that you have to use throttle control on but that's hard to do with the x button

 

[Merquise]

Triangle = throttle
X = Brake
Both R1 AND R2 are shift up.
Both L1 AND L2 are shift down.
Steering with D-pad left and right.

Golded everything with DS3 except Vettel, used G25 Wheel for that.

 

[chug-a-bug]

I've been getting to the faster cars that you have to use throttle control on but that's hard to do with the x button

Use the right analogue stick?

 

[neil1280]

i use sensitivity at 7 or less if its a tricky car maybe on 3
L1 to shift up l2 to shift down, square to accel and x to brake is good for dabbing brake with your thumb while turning
i dont find having the x button as accelarate a problem, just triple dab it when powering out of the corner, and of course have the setup right, on higher power cars with anything less than sport soft i need tcs on 1

also, you can afford a wheel, watch the auctions on ebay i got my driving force for £3.99 + £11.00 postage and attached it ti an ikea laptop table £15

 

[StefanBellof]

I use default button assignment and sensitivity 5.
Portioning throttle can be difficult but not impossible.
I sometimes pump the throttle to control wheelspin, as many professional racing drivers do in real life.

 

[ford_racer]

L2 - Brake
R2 - Accelerate
Left analog - Steering
Handbrake - O
Steering Senstivity - 7
If you use Manual Transmission I suggest L1 to downshift and R1 to upshift.

EDIT: What are your controls?

Not to deter you from what you prefer, but L1 and R1 aren't very good choices for the shift buttons.

When you do this, you can't keep on the gas and brake when shifting. The gas isn't very important being that the game cuts the gas when you upshift (as it should, replicating clutch disengagement) but because it does it faster than you can release and re-engage the gas, it still makes a difference.

What is important is when you're braking. When you downshift with L1 while braking, you have to take your finger off the brakes to hit the button. For this little bit, the car is not braking, but only slightly decelerating. This change in the rate of decleration, and the subsequent change when you get back on the brakes, can disrupt the balance of a car when trail braking.

It's more pronounced in real life, which is why trail braking is discouraged among novices, but it is still present in GT5.

As for my setup:

Left Joy - Steer
Right Joy - Look left/right and reverse
Triangle - Upshift
Square - Downshift
Circle - Headlights or wipers?
X - E-brake
L1 - Look Behind
R1 - Flash/Toggle Lights
Select - Change view
L2 - Brake
R2 - Gas

 

[Nurburgthing.]

Sorry to say but, this is a duplicate thread.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=191317

 

[Rekve]

Triangle = throttle
X = Brake
Both R1 AND R2 are shift up.
Both L1 AND L2 are shift down.
Steering with D-pad left and right.

Golded everything with DS3 except Vettel, used G25 Wheel for that.

The D-pad? Why?

Also, I use the following setup:
R2: throttle
R2: Brake
Right stick, up and down: up and downshifting
Left stick: Steering
L1: look back
O: handbrake
Steering sensitivity is usually at 4, since I find it easy to spin out at the carrousel with most cars if the value is higher.

 

[Floaty_Mexican]

X-throttle
[]-brake
O-handbrake
L2-shift down
R2-shift up
L1-look back
Left stick-steer
sensitivity-7
Vibration-OFF

 

[Ferrari_1996]

I've been using the default controls except i have L1 and R1 and as upshift and downshift. the the reason i've been asking is because I've been getting to the faster cars that you have to use throttle control on but that's hard to do with the x button

Use R2 to accelerate. This will give you better throttle control.

 

[uncle_hayley_j]

I use the standard set up, but with the in-race tuning on the L3 and option scrolling/changing with D-Pad.

Considering giving R2 and L2 for acceleration and brake, with the right stick as gears some time though.