Is there some kind of current issue with the power of all cars?

Locklear308 · Sep 2, 2015

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As for the lack of power off the line, the automatics do not have a stall limit rpm on the torque converter, and automatic clutch doesn't "ride" the clutch really. I have used multiple methods to confirm that the cars do make decent power, but I agree the launches can be strange. For now its best to control the gear shifts and clutch manually for a fast launch. Also keep in mind that the Sunburst has traction control on all trims except Race and Rally.

Clayton8or, the FFB works fine in my opinion, and I drive BeamNG as well as other simulators with my G27. On a G27 I believe the direction has to be set to inverted, and damping should be fairly high on the slider. For example I run 400-600,10,200,200, and for smooth tracks tend to reduce damping to 100-150. I prefer to mostly feel the aligning torque from the wheels without a lot of bumps fed through, but others seem to like the bumps more and choose lower damping. Keep in mind G27s have a bit of a FFB deadzone in the center in all games, no way around it AFAIK.

As for the handling, we are aware it doesn't feel quite right, but the problems are actually fairly subtle and not something so simple as "not enough friction". I wrote a few blogs about tire development, maybe those will help you narrow down what you feel is right or wrong. There a ton of other things that can interfere though. Sense of speed is never good when driving from 3rd person view, we don't have proper sound yet (which will give better clues on what the tires are doing), and some people are judging the handling while running low FPS. On top of that, the cars are not perfectly tuned race cars, and the roads are, with the exception of HR, not race tracks. You'd be amazed at how awful a big full size pickup or van behaves when driven hard. The nature of the game tends to bring out the good, the bad, and the unknown behaviors that are present in real cars.

I'm working full-time to improve tires and vehicle suspensions now by applying engineering principles, not just opinion and feel, which goes to show you that we find the handling very important. We are committed to expanding the quality of simulation on all fronts, not just crashing. I don't post much because my work is not very visual, but there are definitely more improvements around the corner. As the tires get better, the steering won't seem so slow, and FFB will feel better too.
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Whoa whoa sorry Mate I wasn't trying to shit on the game or anything. haha

The reason I was asking is that I've been playing BeamNg Drive for a while now and it was within the last 2 or 3 months I noticed it... Again, if the game is working correctly and I am just being dumb then by all means that is fine... I just want to confirm that.
So when I shift into 1st, I should use manual and do the clutch myself, and that should preform better? That is how I read that

Goosah · Sep 2, 2015

Locklear308 said: ↑

Whoa whoa sorry Mate I wasn't trying to shit on the game or anything. haha

The reason I was asking is that I've been playing BeamNg Drive for a while now and it was within the last 2 or 3 months I noticed it... Again, if the game is working correctly and I am just being dumb then by all means that is fine... I just want to confirm that.
So when I shift into 1st, I should use manual and do the clutch myself, and that should preform better? That is how I read that
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Well, yes manual transmissions tend to launch better. You can also use the "clutch" to rev an automatic car in "arcade auto" mode. That might help if the engine is bogging down. 4wd cars without a lot of hp will just slip the clutch/torque converter though instead of doing a burnout. Too much traction.

I hope I didn't sound too defensive. You brought up a good point about the launches, and I don't mean to stifle criticism. But I like to try and clarify when I think there are good explanations, so that people don't feel "blargh the game is broken", instead can learn more about how the game works or even how cars work.

Locklear308 · Sep 2, 2015

Goosah said: ↑

Well, yes manual transmissions tend to launch better. You can also use the "clutch" to rev an automatic car in "arcade auto" mode. That might help if the engine is bogging down. 4wd cars without a lot of hp will just slip the clutch/torque converter though instead of doing a burnout. Too much traction.

I hope I didn't sound too defensive. You brought up a good point about the launches, and I don't mean to stifle criticism. But I like to try and clarify when I think there are good explanations, so that people don't feel "blargh the game is broken", instead can learn more about how the game works or even how cars work.
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Ok so I started playing around with the Van...and... wow! The game works just as I remember it. The van feels powerful (As in, as powerful as you'd expect a v8 van to be, nothing outrageous) and took off pretty well! I was shocked, so...it seems that some cars are fine and others...are strange lol.

Wait... going off of my automotive training and such... automatic's should "launch" faster due to toque converter torque multiplication, or whatever they call it now days. Down the line, of course manuals fly past them. But being able to instantly slam the Torque Converter with 8,000 rpm's of power tends to cause it to rocket off the road lol.

I would love to see the Covette, (isn't that the name of the little "honda") to use a Locking Torque Converter. Would be interesting

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