Why was server 3 locked to cockpit view tonight ? Was it just a mistake or is this some new policy? I for one will not bother racing on any server that has a locked view. If you want to use a server for this please set up a alternative for the rest of us.
Thank you.

Cool down, man. Could be a mistake by me.

Was my mistake to activate cockpit-view only. Server 5 ist ready for all views

Thanks for that.
Sorry , I didn't mean to come across so strongly. I was just worried that there had been some announced change and I'd missed the memo.

Actually, it could be nice to have some "Max realism" events with only:
- cockpit view
- manual gears (anyone crazy to use auto ??)

i would sign up.

Great idea.

But how do you want to take care, that anyone cheats.

I think, there is no funktion in the game to forbit someone to join a server with automatic shifting.

Roger

Sorry, thats not personally against you, but i think it could make more sense to train with normal cars and normal sights, before starting a "max realism race".
The name pasender is sometimes a synonism for wrecking and round about 120 "sorry" in a 5 lap race.

We are talking about a simulation, and when you drive similar in open traffic, the only thing I could say is "thanks god, you are far away from me".


So long

Björn

Hi Erel 68 (Roger)

If you "host" a race you can setup all this options!
Wolfgang (Wolf_A)

hehe, how is that for a non-personal attack !!.
especially from a guy know as "Massa Oneeye Wrecker Tom"

Plus the cockpit view has nothing to do with that. And obviously no-one drives in real-life like in GTL, or do they ????

Maybe the best way is to drive like in real life, then you will have a little chance to survive a 5 lap race..
and be sure, I´m all but 100% no wrecker...

I forgot to write, that you are not alone with this "driving skill", but I know, that your skill had improved in the last 6 weeks...

I have seen it with my last eye...


Björn

Hello,

when I drive in cockpit-view on one Monitor, then theres nothing like driving in real. When I turn my head I see the room and not the street or another car like in reality. So its a big difference, its more like looking tv.

rdjango

I for one would love to have one rather named "enthusiasts" server. Cockpit view, manual gears n clutch, no auto blip n so on. And before anyone moans even two pedaled wheels can map a clutch button to every wheel.

With such settings we could reach a certain state of manner and attitude of people joining there. For sure it won't address the majority but it will the few enthusiasts.

Where is the problem driving in cockpit view & without forced autoclutch/autogears/cockpit view?
If you want to just apply these settings to your own game and drive. There is absolute no need to force others using these settings either. Or are you afraid that you will be too slow if you use these settings compared to others? If so -> practice, practice, practice. For sure you can reach the same laptimes with both settings (and you can also be faster without auto-clutch & auto-gears), but it's harder to learn. So i don't get the point why people should be forced to these settings.

"So i don't get the point why people should be forced to these settings. "

I'm rather forced to deal/race with ppl that don't have any blind turns left and what counts even more which focus on winning and lap times only using any advantage the game offers. Sometimes I got the impression that their fellow racers just stand in their way. Racing TOGETHER sometimes is not existent.

Tbh these little helps offered in a game calling itself a simulation is either a joke or the only way to sell a decent amount of copies as the average are all about immediate success. There's a difference between celebrating enthusiasm and playing a game big time.

So what's the deal to have just one of six servers running such and see what happens. Vote for something like "minority protection"

As far as I know from teamspeak and a few years experience on the bude, I would like to think, that around 90% of the racers (especially the fast ones) drive with exactly these settings... (manual clutch/gears & cockpit view)

I would like to force the others to some other views or autoshift, so they get slower...

@rdjango : of course cockpit view is not pure reality.

Still it is more realistic than driving from a parachute that would be dragged by the car 10 meters behind and 10 meters in the air !!!!

Also when the car slides or goes over curbs, the effect is much more present than in outside view.

@hubschrauber : of course it would be penalizing time-wise to drive in cockpit. You can't see cars on your side, when sliding or cutting turns the view is not so stable and you might need to release the accelerator, so to make a good time you HAVE to drive in exterior view.

So i have the same opinion than Rafnix, that having cockpit-only races would be nice. Not on all servers of course, only one "enthusiasts" server as he called it, and by the way no-one would be forced to join those races

thats a very interesting post Moorhuhn.

manual gears and clutch makes better time for sure but for cockpit view i was not so convinced.

So you say most top drivers use cockpit ? master Gee, Pluginz, Axel, Krull, Fred, all others i forgot ( ), do you play with Cockpit view or external view ???

Yep Hubschrauber !

I drive only in cockpit and I can turn my head to see other racers beside me with TrackIR.Autoblibandblub off.To be able to do that I need a powerfull Equipment. And there is the problem: not everyone can use the cockpitview because the fps go down too much or the screen is too small so they can´t see good enough. And not every driver on the bude has a wheel,there are pad drivers,keyboard and who knows what else .
I think thats why everybody should be able to decide how he drives on each server.No V.I.P.-Club please
The bude has only one rule !
And the bude is no liga(and thats why we have "fun" together )

And yes it is "much harder" in cockpit especially with TrackIR-Motiontracking.I could be faster without but I like it like that .
But I don`t want to miss only one of these guys because I want to force them to drive like I do

Cu on track

Of course, you have a better oversight in external view, but I think one can gain a better feeling for the car in cockpit view... just my opinion.

Two buttons on the wheel for looking left/right is a good idea and if someone dissapears out of the mirror, letting place for living is faster for both...

But I'm courious, too - how many drivers are using external view?

[x] cockpit view only
can't drive any other view, feels unrealistic...
just my 2 cents - Raindog Sr

Hi,

hood - because for me(!) its more relistic view to the street and the environment with one Monitor. I tried cockpit, but it was to small for me. If I had a beamer or 3 big monitors - perhaps ...

cheers
rdjango