lol.. yeah.. i guess your right

so I gave in and thought I would see what this is all about!

graphics look good...but what is the differenence between all the different shortcuts? I have about 4 of them

One is DX 11, and the other is DX 9 I guess. The DX 11 one doesn't work for me, everything is green or black. Also, is multiplayer coming soon? It's kind of boring playing alone.

If anyone else uses a G27, does the wheel have zero force feedback when it's centred? Plus 10 degrees each side. That's really messing me up, goes from tons of resistance to none at all, makes the controls feel floaty.

Coutie, I've noticed the same thing....I figured it was either the deadzone of FFB that Logitech built into the G27 or that I didn't have my wheel properly set up for CARS.

Me too. Seems somehow related to the FF strength and lock. I got rid of it by turning the strength beyond 80.

I put it at 100 and I still have it.

Sorry Alex, dunno what else to suggest.

The controller code is the thing that's letting CARS down at the moment. Ironically the best FF i ever had was with the first few builds. Then everyone complained about lag and each time they made improvements to fix the lag the FF got worse!

I've had it feeling decent a few times recently but then it just seems to go screwy for no reason. There's a lot of work going on in that department at the moment so they're continually breaking/fixing with almost every build just now. I'm sure they'll get it sorted eventually but it's pretty frustrating because when everything works it's a heck of a lot of fun.

This is the issue that i am having with Cars at the moment... getting old but i guess it is pre alpha.

For those of you that have Team Member access, yesterdays build (149) is a doozy for me

Simply jumped in, calibrated my controller, hit the track and everything felt great. Not perfect but a much, much improved 'out of the box' controller feel. FF is detailed and predictable, all the cars feel really good now. Still has the lack of sense of speed from cockpit though.

Those of you struggling with controller probs should give it a try (make sure you delete your profile). At least for me and my G27 this is the best build to date.

I agree, Darren.....best wheel "feel" I've had of any version. I still have to tweak the wheel settings...sensitivity and speed sensitive...but, it feels really good. I noticed they took the Steering Lock setting out...at least on the Formula A's...didn't try any of the other cars.

Damn, that thing is gorgeous and I don't have everything cranked up either....if we ever get MP, we'll all end up wrecking just to watch the races.

This build is a step in the right direction but with a fanatec it still isn't great. The wheel lock works now which is a godsend however i get very little actual force feedback other than rumble off kerbs. The wheel is a little heavier so it feels less "floaty" but i still get strange variations in the weight and response to the wheel.

However, it is definitely getting better build by build. The Caterham is great however and when the FFB is working properly with the fanatec then... boy o boy it will be great.

Steve, I think changed for adjustable "Steering Ratio". At least for me it served same purpose, changing between quick and lazy wheel response.

As with Darren, this build 'clicks' for me as far as steering and ffb is concerned (G27)

I don't know whether they had that before but I noticed DRS and KERS buttons on Formula A steering wheel, although did not find the way to map that functions, probably don't exist yet.


As far as speed immersion is concerned, I found that moving FOV to something between 90 and 100 does the job for me. After that I move my seat forward to get the right proportions of cockpit and steering wheel on my screen.

Great product developing out of this I must say. The only think lagging for me is quality of the sound. Some cars are great, some are clearly rushed in release.

In tracks department we have now very early version of Leman. Both 24H and Bugatti. So finally a right place to stretch the legs of that Audi P1 diesel :-)

This sucks with the steering lock taken out. I play with 300 degrees and it feels really bad with 900. I hope it's only temporary.

If you do a bit of reading in the change log and build discussion forums, you'll see that calibration is now a one off thing, and you adjust steering lock on a per car basis, in the setup - by changing the Steering Ratio slider.

This is much better IMO because it means you don't need to change it back every time you swap car. Set it up to your preference for the particular car and that's it.

With regards to the FFB deadzone on the G27, it's something they are working on right now. Currently the G25/7 are the most focussed wheels because they seem to be the most popular. Of course other wheels are being worked on continuously but try to appreciate the dev teams work load. They need to get things right for the biggest audience, as fast as possible. Right now means Logitech support, and other wheels will get better support after the most popular gear is at a sturdy point.

I think a lot of people are mistaking pCARS to be a pick up and play game, when in its Pre-Alpha state, it really isn't. People should read the changelog and the developer posts that follow shortly after release, so they know what has happened and why.

Let's also pay attention to the fact that it is PRE-Alpha. Not Beta, not even Alpha. This is VERY early days, and people seem to be bandwagoning on the hate bus very quickly already because it doesn't feel like the finished and patched sims they're used to!

I'm not directing this at anyone here by the way, just making general comments based on the overall responses I'm seeing.

New Fanatec drivers released.. v116 LINKY ., Maybe this will improve pCars.

Support for custom skins added. Seems to work pretty good

Nice. I didnt notice this in the change log.

There's a new sub forum in the Vehicles section with a lot of discussion about it, some interesting designs coming out already!

Just became a full member... Well I know what I'll be doing tonight