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MrThunderwing:

--- Quote from: xenphor on January 11, 2015, 01:44:01 pm ---Is that some handicap or something in daytona? How is he getting 16s?
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In Multiplayer Daytona the car that's losing gets a speed boost (I presume this is also the case with more than two players), which is how my mate was able to get a fastest overall lap than me and keeps managing to catch me up even though he's not driving particularly well. This is also due to the simple design of the beginner circuit. On a circuit like the Advanced course the speed boost alone isn't enough to get by as you'll be able to see below. (This probably isn't the best example of me drifting as I totally cock things up in the 3rd lap)




--- Quote from: xenphor on January 11, 2015, 01:44:01 pm ---What about games that are pseudosims like Gran Turismo 4? Specifically, in challenges where you have to overtake a bunch of cars starting from the back? Is it still the same, using downshifting to brake and shifting up when you redline?

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Like I said dude, I don't so sims of any kind, I just find them dull.

Malenko:
In life and in most sims, you want to heel-toe to blip the rev when shifting. And while driving around on the town it is possible to go from 4th to 2nd; if you try it in a normal car at a high rate of speed you wont have a transmission for very long . Look up what a money shift is :)

In video games like Daytona you can downshift to reduce speed with the quick quick, in life its better to use the brakes.

xenphor:
So if you can slow down by downshifting in games with no penalty then it's better than braking? Also, what is the speed advantage of manual in video games? Are you supposed to shift earlier or later than an automatic?

MrThunderwing:
Generally in arcade racers (I'm thinking specifically Sega here) cars with manual gears tend to have faster overall speeds compared to automatic transmission. I think Outrun 2 is an example of one that doesn't, but in that game if you initiate a drift by quickly shifting down and back up again you can take corners practically full speed, compared to having to tap the brake to do it with automatic that will consequentially result in some speed loss. The cumulative effect of this will result in much faster overall times in the game.

You will normally have some visual indicator on the screen that lets you know when you should be changing up to the next gear - normally in most games it'll be a tachometer. In Daytona 1 and 2 you can see the tachometers by the countdown timer. When they reach the yellow section that's your cue to change up. Normally you'll have other cues as well such as the noise the engine's making and, obviously, your speed plateauing once you reach the top speed of that gear. If your timing's good you should be shifting up gears at the same pace as an automatic.

I wouldn't get too bogged down by the technicalities of all this stuff though, just give manual gears a try and have a bit of an experiment with them to see what works for you.

xenphor:

--- Quote from: MrThunderwing on January 11, 2015, 07:09:51 pm ---When they reach the yellow section that's your cue to change up. Normally you'll have other cues as well such as the noise the engine's making and, obviously, your speed plateauing once you reach the top speed of that gear. If your timing's good you should be shifting up gears at the same pace as an automatic.

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I thought manual was supposed to allow for faster acceleration or taking turns faster? You're supposed to shift at the same time as automatic?

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