I might be way off with this, but I think Auto-Clutch is for people who have a stick-shift but only 2 pedals (or maybe don't want to have to use the clutch?) I only say that because you're right...You would think that it's going to cause issues for people like me who only have paddles and two pedals if I don't enable Auto-Clutch, but it doesn't.
In fact, I used to drive with both Auto-Clutch and Auto-Blip enabled, but I want to say that I was encountering problems with the Auto-Clutch enabled. So, I shut it off and never had a problem since. I mean no disrespect, but it could be poor wording. If I go into the Car Setup tab when I've loaded a car/track combo there is some English phrasing that could be written a bit clearer, in my opinion.
Maybe someone can jump in and correct me about the "Auto-Clutch" option.
Oh, I should add that if you do something that you're not supposed to do and look inside the data.acd file (this is the file with the guts of all the car's settings). There is a file called "drivetrain.ini". Here is the code from that file belonging to a typical mod car (a BMW E60 M5). Notice how it is set to use an Autoclutch even if it's set to off in your personal settings:
EDIT: Apologizes. I tried to make BOLD the pertinent lines to look at. I'm sure you can figure out which are the ones we're talking about. I guess the regular BOLD button doesn't work in the CODE box. Sorry.
Code:
[GEARBOX]
CHANGE_UP_TIME=65 ; change up time in milliseconds
CHANGE_DN_TIME=230 ; change down time in milliseconds
AUTO_CUTOFF_TIME=75 ; Auto cutoff time for upshifts in milliseconds, 0 to disable
SUPPORTS_SHIFTER=0 ; 1=Car supports shifter, 0=car supports only paddles
VALID_SHIFT_RPM_WINDOW=1000 ;range window additional to the precise rev matching rpm that permits gear engage.
CONTROLS_WINDOW_GAIN=0.4 ;multiplayer for gas,brake,clutch pedals that permits gear engage on different rev matching rpm. the lower the more difficult.
INERTIA=0.017 ; gearbox inertia. default values to 0.02 if not set
[CLUTCH]
MAX_TORQUE=650 ; Clutch torque
[AUTOCLUTCH]
UPSHIFT_PROFILE=NONE ; Name of the autoclutch profile for upshifts. NONE to disable autoclutch on shift up
DOWNSHIFT_PROFILE=DOWNSHIFT_PROFILE ; Same as above for downshifts
USE_ON_CHANGES=1 ; Use the autoclutch on gear shifts even when autoclutch is set to off. Needed for cars with semiautomatic gearboxes. values 1,0
MIN_RPM=1200 ; Minimum rpm for autoclutch engadgement
MAX_RPM=1800 ; Maximum rpm for autoclutch engadgement
[UPSHIFT_PROFILE]
POINT_0=33 ; Time to reach fully depress clutch
POINT_1=90 ; Time to start releasing clutch
POINT_2=189 ; Time to reach fully released clutch
[DOWNSHIFT_PROFILE]
POINT_0=20 ; Time to reach fully depress clutch
POINT_1=250 ; Time to start releasing clutch
POINT_2=340 ; Time to reach fully released clutch
[AUTO_SHIFTER]
UP=8000
DOWN=4000
SLIP_THRESHOLD=0.95
GAS_CUTOFF_TIME=0.15
[AUTOBLIP]
ELECTRONIC=1 ; If =1 then it is a feature of the car and cannot be disabled
POINT_0=30 ; Time to reach full level
POINT_1=150 ; Time to start releasing gas
POINT_2=230 ; Time to reach 0 gas
LEVEL=0.6 ; Gas level to be reachedreached
Now this particular E60 BMW also comes with a "manual only" version. Here is the contents of its drivetrain.ini file. Notice how this one is not set to use autoclutch if you've set it to off. And this one with support the use of a stick-shift.:
Code:
[GEARBOX]
CHANGE_UP_TIME=280 ; change up time in milliseconds
CHANGE_DN_TIME=340 ; change down time in milliseconds
AUTO_CUTOFF_TIME=320 ; Auto cutoff time for upshifts in milliseconds, 0 to disable
SUPPORTS_SHIFTER=1 ; 1=Car supports shifter, 0=car supports only paddles
VALID_SHIFT_RPM_WINDOW=1000 ;range window additional to the precise rev matching rpm that permits gear engage.
CONTROLS_WINDOW_GAIN=0.4 ;multiplayer for gas,brake,clutch pedals that permits gear engage on different rev matching rpm. the lower the more difficult.
INERTIA=0.016 ; gearbox inertia. default values to 0.02 if not set
[CLUTCH]
MAX_TORQUE=650 ; Clutch torque
[AUTOCLUTCH]
UPSHIFT_PROFILE=NONE ; Name of the autoclutch profile for upshifts. NONE to disable autoclutch on shift up
DOWNSHIFT_PROFILE=DOWNSHIFT_PROFILE ; Same as above for downshifts
USE_ON_CHANGES=0 ; Use the autoclutch on gear shifts even when autoclutch is set to off. Needed for cars with semiautomatic gearboxes. values 1,0
MIN_RPM=1200 ; Minimum rpm for autoclutch engadgement
MAX_RPM=1800 ; Maximum rpm for autoclutch engadgement
[UPSHIFT_PROFILE]
POINT_0=33 ; Time to reach fully depress clutch
POINT_1=90 ; Time to start releasing clutch
POINT_2=189 ; Time to reach fully released clutch
[DOWNSHIFT_PROFILE]
POINT_0=20 ; Time to reach fully depress clutch
POINT_1=360 ; Time to start releasing clutch
POINT_2=450 ; Time to reach fully released clutch
[AUTO_SHIFTER]
UP=8000
DOWN=4000
SLIP_THRESHOLD=0.95
GAS_CUTOFF_TIME=0.15
[AUTOBLIP]
ELECTRONIC=0 ; If =1 then it is a feature of the car and cannot be disabled
POINT_0=30 ; Time to reach full level
POINT_1=150 ; Time to start releasing gas
POINT_2=230 ; Time to reach 0 gas
LEVEL=0.6 ; Gas level to be reachedreached
What does all of this mean? I don't know, but it means something.
Oh...Just to fire you consoles guys up a little bit more... This is from an official Kunos vehicle:
Code:
[DOWNSHIFT_PROTECTION]
ACTIVE=1
DEBUG=0 ; adds a line in the log for every missed downshift
OVERREV=300 ; How many RPM over the limiter the car is allowed to go
LOCK_N=1