How good is clutch simulation?

I 100% cannot replicate this, I'm guessing you are able to do this because your gameplay setting are assisting in some way.



This is how my driving aids are set and I can stall any vehicle in the game without issue.

 

This is because the backlash in the clutch is exaggerated. When IRL you slam into gear your engine will stall since the gearbox is not turning due to vehicle stopped. In BeamNG, the clutch "device" is like a torsion spring.

When doing this, if the engine is heavy enough, the momentum might overcome the torsion spring of the clutch, thus not stall.

 

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Examples of proper vehicle stalling, or not stalling if flywheel weight/tire grip allow.

Edit : It wouldn't allow me to post the video directly, it's on my Facebook page though.

 

one thing i would like the game to simulate is clutch juddering, like, when the clutch isnt exactly "new" or if the pressure plate has some unevenness, mainly noticeable when the clutch is slipping..

also, the clutch backlash is very noticeable in the Citybus manual transmisson, and the T series, since, well, giant engines.

 

Since every vehicle in game is basically brand new they would need to add some kind of wear system.

 

It should be noted that any modern engine ECU is automatically adjusting the trottle depending on engine load. I can drive my real life car up the step ramp from the underground parking in 1st gear with little issues at "idle" because the ECU will increase the throttle to the necessary level to avoid stalling the engine.

It is easy to stall the engine when you stall it faster than the ECU can increase throttle. Slowly trying to stall it sees heavy fightback from the ECU that may put "the pedal to the metal" in an attempt for the engine not to stall.

Nuff said, if you dont outright kill it, it just might keep going.

 

I haven't played BeamNG some time and I'm little suprised about clutch behavior in actual version (0.27). OK, so far, clutch seems to be working like should (shifting, going down/uphill). But (and sorry for my english), I can't calm down car from over/understeer. Even so, for example, I can do multiple skids very easily in racing(!) version of ETK1 driving 100kph on dry tarmac with clutch on.
In case of some RWD cars after exceeding some speed without changing the (low) turning radius car slowly goes oversteer (loosing grip... too easily), so I turned clutch on and it has almost zero impact on gently starting oversteer skid. Well I often play on a gamepad (without the possibility of surgically precise response), so in this case, there is nothing to do (And yes, I have been using lower sensivity settings for higher speeds (and some cars are quite OK)).

Take it as a suggestion, or I will be glad for advice on how to change the settings. But overall i really like the game and thanks for a great job!