Never played a Gran Turismo game

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Hi,

I have just orderd GT Prologue and the Logitech GT wheel, I have never played this series before and never used a wheel for a racing game and most folk seem to think the cockpit view is best so will be driving in the cockpit view which I never do!

Any tips for a beginner, I think I read the the older games have some sort of tests to help with driving ? Does prologue have this ? I know nothing about racing lines, breaking distances etc, have a lot to learn!

Whats the best way to learn abour car setups ? Is it worth picking up one of the gt4 books like The Official Guide book ?

Thanks
 
you read before you leaped. I think that is the first time I've heard of anyone doing so :P

yes, you are required to pass some licencing tests in Gran Turismo. these are the most controller-throwingly frustrating parts of the games for some of us. I'm not sure if Prologue went that far.

setups (and the view you will eventually use) are more a matter of Personal Prefrence. as you go along, you will figure out how you want everything set.
as I have been playing, like the majority, since at least 98, I know how I set up what, and have memorised tracks, timing, handling, compensation for things like over and understeer, braking timing, etc. take all pieces of advice with a grain of salt. you'll eventually come to your own conclusions about how you want things and what you can do with advice you've Garnered.
 
Markybhoy
Any tips for a beginner, I think I read the the older games have some sort of tests to help with driving ? Does prologue have this ? I know nothing about racing lines, breaking distances etc, have a lot to learn!
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The full games have license tests which are quite helpful, but unfortunately Prologue doesn't feature anything like this. They're bound to return for GT5 though. If you know the basics of racing then you'll probably be fine with a bit of practice.

Whats the best way to learn abour car setups ? Is it worth picking up one of the gt4 books like The Official Guide book?
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The official GT4 guidebook might be some help, I've never read it though so I'm not absolutely sure. Alternatively, there's Scaff's tuning guides.
 
Welcome to the wonderful world of GT first off... :) Now if you need tunes and such I would check the many garages in the Tuning sub-forum... 👍 For the rest all I can say is practice, practice, practice and practice some more 👍
 
Jackington
The official GT4 guidebook might be some help, I've never read it though so I'm not absolutely sure. Alternatively, there's Scaff's tuning guides.
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Completely off-topic and exremely lame, but i've got my name in the credits of that guide from my moderating days at the publishers website :)

In reply to the original poster. i'd say study any in-game demo's, and keep an open mind as to what you want from the game

don't get frustrated too much if you think you can't get the hang of it, because in time you will

have fun 👍
 
there's no tuning until you unlock the s class, so you won't have to worry about that for a while.
be smooth, slow hands through the fast stuff, fast hands through the slow stuff.
 
Markybhoy
Thanks, looking forward to playing it.
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The learnig curve is quiet good. You start of with some slow cars in Class C. Get a little more advanced with some sports cars in Class B. Then Ferraris and a little more fast stuff in Class A. Class S is very advanced so you really need to get to know the tracks and cars before you will be able to complete it. Have fun racing!
 
my main peice of advice when ever I let someone new loose on my game is that the game is realistic to a degree. It isn't like NFS and you will need to brake (quite alot) and balance the throttle. Once you're in the right mindset, I suggest starting with either the Type R or RX8 and just practice taking corners. The driving line is all about tyring to carry as much speed through the corner as possible. Therefore, enter the corner wide (the opposite side of the road from the actual corner), come in close to the apex (the middle of the corner) and out wide on the exit. Start off slow. It takes months (even years) to fully master the GT physics. It will be a treacherous learning curve - but its very fun. 👍

Another thing you MUST do is to start off using the simulation physics (over the stadard ones...theres an option) and also to not have TCS on. These help you to become a better driver and open you up to more online races. Plus you can go back to standard physics and TCS if you get into a spot of bother with progress and you should be able to complete it much easier.
 
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