Why is GT7 treating all gearboxes like automatics?

[datac]

A few months ago I started the game and got into flow state in a hypercar. I was finally downshifting properly while braking and it was great.

The next day they put out this update. It wasn't part of the power pack, just some random update by itself. Suddenly I couldn't downshift when I wanted. I am pretty sure they noticed me having fun and had to put a stop to it. So I am sorry to players for this change.

 

[coryclifford]

Here’s what an improper downshift in a manual transmission did to my Honda. Be glad you’re just playing a game

 

[Sir Crashalot]

Here’s what an improper downshift in a manual transmission did to my Honda. Be glad you’re just playing a game

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My limited knowledge and the state of this part makes me unsure what I'm seeing here. Is that....a piston?

 

[coryclifford]

Yes. Over spin an engine, drop a valve, engine doesn’t care, it keeps spinning, and the motor is trashed.

 

[Sir Crashalot]

Damn! But yeah, I know someone who had something similar on a brand new Civic. That was about 5 years ago, so it was probably a '19 or '20 model. Wonder what year yours is?

 

[coryclifford]

1994. D15B7 engine. Then D16Z6. Race regulations stuff.

 

[Sir Crashalot]

1994. D15B7 engine. Then D16Z6. Race regulations stuff.

Ok, so not really one of the newer engines. But yeah, if there's enough force something like that can happen to every engine of course.

 

[coryclifford]

Engine is still an engine. They pretty much all work the same and have for over 100 years. Nowadays there’s computers doing their fancy stuff to safeguard them otherwise, same stuff. Can barely name ten new cars with a manual transmission these days. Sad

 

[Voodoovaj]

I tried that for a short while, and for me, it only adds to the unpredictability of the shift to aid in rotation for turn in, simply because you don't when it will take. Just aggravating is all it is now. However, I have been retraining myself to just learn when the car will go down a gear.

Ya, I just spam it and count the shifts.