Shift 2 Unleashed Impressions

[Flawless]

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Looking at this game, I wonder why they can't deliver 60fps on consoles.

[Bullit]

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Here's a basic tuning tip i found on the NFS Shift forums.

"Why the cars feel floaty are in the game and can be ***ed easily. For whatever reason when you buy and build a car the default spring rate settings are at their softest and the steering lock in the tuning section for the car is set to 20 which is way to low. I a**usted the steering lock to 25-28 and simply moved all the sliders for spring rates to the middle position. Doing this will eliminate about 90% of the floating and bring the cars handling to life".

This made a nice difference in handling for me.

This also applies to Shift 1 for those of you who still might be playing it like I am. Thanks for the find it really does help.

[Behindshadows]

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Will be posting files and edits in a few, it will have it's own thread, so people won't overlook it and not the fix.

[ChubbyBanana]

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The more I drive the more the handling is really starting to get to me.

I understand with the sensitivity turned down it like it better, but when I make a mistake and hit the brakes I shouldn't go into a fishtail that takes me 200 yards to correct.

Maybe that's sim, maybe it's not, but it is annoying to me.

[Behindshadows]

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The more I drive the more the handling is really starting to get to me.

I understand with the sensitivity turned down it like it better, but when I make a mistake and hit the brakes I shouldn't go into a fishtail that takes me 200 yards to correct.

Maybe that's sim, maybe it's not, but it is annoying to me.

CB what are you playing on?

[pc1990]

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Here's a basic tuning tip i found on the NFS Shift forums.

"Why the cars feel floaty are in the game and can be ***ed easily. For whatever reason when you buy and build a car the default spring rate settings are at their softest and the steering lock in the tuning section for the car is set to 20 which is way to low. I a**usted the steering lock to 25-28 and simply moved all the sliders for spring rates to the middle position. Doing this will eliminate about 90% of the floating and bring the cars handling to life".

This made a nice difference in handling for me.

Thanks for this...you are a genius, this made the handling forza-esque.

[ChubbyBanana]

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CB what are you playing on?

I have assists on and Playing on Medium AI Difficulty.

I don't have a problem with my own car as much as when I go to use say the Lotus in the Lvl 3 challenge. That car I can't control to save my life.

[Behindshadows]

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I have assists on and Playing on Medium AI Difficulty.

I don't have a problem with my own car as much as when I go to use say the Lotus in the Lvl 3 challenge. That car I can't control to save my life.

lol, I meant Console or PC...

either way, there are a few sliders for consoles to play more realistic.

[ChubbyBanana]

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lol, I meant Console or PC...

either way, there are a few sliders for consoles to play more realistic.

Oh.

LOL

I'm on PS3.

[Flamesfan102]

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For anyone trying to adjust the settings for the control setup this website (http://captainstarball.com/news/shif...rol-tweakguide) has settings for the 360 version of the game, that make the handling better than the out-of-the box control setup.

Check it out if anyone wants a better handling game.

[TracerBullet]

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I have assists on and Playing on Medium AI Difficulty.

I don't have a problem with my own car as much as when I go to use say the Lotus in the Lvl 3 challenge. That car I can't control to save my life.

After playing with the Lotus on Forza, GT, and Shift, I've come to the conclusion that without extensive work, the car is a piece of garbage. Feels just as ****ty as it was in GT5.

[Gman]

Re: Shift 2 Unleashed Impressions

For anyone trying to adjust the settings for the control setup this website (http://captainstarball.com/news/shif...rol-tweakguide) has settings for the 360 version of the game, that make the handling better than the out-of-the box control setup.

Check it out if anyone wants a better handling game.

Thanks. This may save the game for me as I was thinking of returning it for WWE All Stars.

[lnin0]

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Plays a few hours with the controller last night. As expected it is much twitchier than the wheel.

Again it seems the devs have also put the option menu in some out of the way place that cannot be accessed from the pause menu - where you might be able to immediately feel your changes without having to jump through a bunch of save/load screens.

I was messing with just the dead zone, steering and speed sensitivity to try and find a sweet spot that works across the board with no car tuning. I believe the more the speed sensitivity is turned down the more immediate 'feel' you have when turning.

The speed setting should mean the faster you are moving the less sensitive the stick becomes for turning. At high speeds a little tap won't send you flying but it also seems to add some sluggishness on sharp turns.

Right now I am at 50% steering sensativity and 0 for steering speed settings and my dead zone 10 and closer to what I'm used to in Forza. I will experiment some more but wondering if anyone has found a good mix.

[Rules]

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Just started playing the game this evening though I have had it since release day. Very impressed how the challenge of the game on the higher settings.

[Kingsly9]

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Is this game worth spending money on? I'm trying to decide between Tiger Woods and this...