Floating gears

Does anyone know if it's possible to realistically float gears in the game? Sometimes I feel like it works but then a lot of the time they will just grind, and I'm not sure if It's a thing or if I'm just shifting at the wrong rpms.

Thank you.

 

Do wat?

 

It's not possible you will always get a grinding sound even if you are at exactly the right rpm, it may be possible to get 0% damage, didn't see that yet though

 

Its not possible within the game code sadly, its a limitation of the programming I suppose....

 

Oh ok. I noticed that if you shift at really low rpms (sub 1000) it seems you can shift without doing damage but not any higher.

Maybe it will be implemented in the future.

 

Chances of that happening are rather low I would say sadly

 

I can float gears in the T Series but I have a Logitec shifter. I can only do gears 1-6 then I have to let the game shift the rest. Do you have a Shifter? If so, I think its possible at least in the semi, in cars its much harder.

 

Nope, using sequential with manual clutch as I have an Xbox controller. I was using the T series too but I do seem to have to shift below 1000 rpm no matter what gear I'm in.

 

"floating gears" is something you can do in a manual transmission. It's a method of driving that allows you to shift without using the clutch. What you do is you match the engine RPM to the transmission RPM, and when the speeds match exactly, you can just slide it into gear without pressing the clutch pedal. It's tough and impractical, but fun to do nonetheless.

Here's an explanatory video:

 

so revmatching

 

I'm pretty sure I've done it in game before, but it's not really feasible to do when driving because the revs have to be so low, almost idling.

 

Ahh thanks for correcting me

 

Yes!
I do this all the time!
I have gotten quite good at it. It's always fun when i do it wrong, then i practice to not do it wrong again lol.
It's this attention to detail that makes this game so intriguing to me

 

I gonna practice right this type of shifting with a FWD manual Pessima even mean by destroying the transmission itself.

 

it's not hard if the engine has a lot of inertia and is easy to hear. try it in an i6 hopper with the exhaust removed. not speaking from experience, so i may be wrong, but it seems like it would be a good vehicle to learn it on.

 

A little tip for success... as someone who had to get good at this on accident (my clutch was about to go out on a trip once so I had to use it as little as possible) really learn your car... know the RPM's per gear at any speed. Once you do that, start by learning how to shift without the clutch at the lowest RPM's possible. This makes the speed difference between gears in the transmission much closer to each other and therefor makes it much easier to line up shifts. It also gives you the ability to line up your shifts with the idle RPM. If you really know your car, you will know just about the right speed at which to change gears so when you hit the next gear, your engine is basically sitting right at your idle RPM. This gives you the opportunity to have more time to line your speed up with the correct engine RPM for shifting since your engine will be at a nice stable RPM automatically. Once you get good at that, you can then start messing around with clutchless downshifting which you will need to use the throttle for to line up the RPM's. Once you master that, you can abandon the idle RPM trick and start learning to shift at higher RPM's. Pretty soon after that you can pretty much nail it every time without even thinking.

 

Granted you can do it with no damage, but am i correct it almost always plays the crunch noise? Or is this also dependant on the damage.. i seem to think i have done it without setting off the sound (but i passed these off as bugs.. im not sure, will have to experiment next time )

 

most times it does grind, yes.
But it shouldnt if you follow what ATV said

 

Driving no clutch possibile damage 0% on truck 12 speed 800–1000 rpm shift up on shift down incrase rpm shift no gas