Please help me with these questions about the G25.

[II IVORBIGUN II]

Sorry to start a new thread but I have asked these question in other threads around the forum but to no avail.

I have recieved my G25 from play.com and im having a blast with it. However to maximise my enjoyment I would appreciate some answers to these questions whilst practicing on GT5P.


1. What are the ideal steering settings i.e power assistance on/off, Amateur/professional/simulation, force feedback. When I say ideal I mean if you want to compete for the time trials.

2. I noticed a disc was included with my G25 to configure on my PC. Do you need to bother with this as I just plugged the G25 into my PS3. I wondered if the configuration changes you made on the PC transferred onto the G25 and then onto the PS3.

3. There are some holes on the bottom of my wheel,pedals,shifter so you can obviously bolt these on. No bolts were included with my G25, are these included with race cockpits (currently using table). Also im planning on buying a cockpit from ebay but incase the seller doesn't have the bolts can anyone tell me exactly what I need. I have been on the logitech support site and I know its M6 bolts but I cannot figure the length, im guessing 30mm.

4. I always knew the wheel would be quicker but some people still seem to be doing things that I cannot do with the wheel. For example last bend on Suzuka E some people on the time trails are able to keep their foot on the accelerator and make the car turn much sharper than I can despite being full lock. I have to lift otherwise I run off the road which TBH is far more realistic. How are they doing this??


Overall despite only using my G25 for a few hrs im absolutely loving it. I instantly knew when I started playing GT5P that this game was designed to be played using a wheel and how right I was. Im struggling a little bit with the shifter as I keep putting it in the wrong gear lol, however within just 10mins of using the G25 I was only half a second off the top 10 time on HSR using the Lotus Evora. Im sure with practice I will get quicker but like I said in question 4 I will always lose time on some bends due to missing some technique.

My next purchase will certainly be a cockpit ready for GT5 which TBH is why I bought the G25.

 

[Kryz11]

You need disc for PC play, it wont affect PS3 if you change everything on PC.

Play with Power Assist OFF, most people turn it off with any wheel, so do I, feels more natural and more controll for you

FFB settings, hmm I have 10, but from 6-10 are ideal.

Amateur/professional/simulation, hmm Seems it only works for the other wheels and not G25, but just in case keep it to SIMULATION.

If you don't know, you can use CLUTCH by pressing Trinagle Button on the wheel to activate and deactivate it... need to press it every new race.

Bolts? I don't know how long, but if you buy them longer, you can always cut them, or put some rings or flashers.

 

[Pingwhen]

they are 6mm bolts. and dont worry about length, they go far into the peddles and steering.

 

[Kryz11]

By the way, some cockpits may come with some bolts, for example, my Playseats Evolution chair came in with bolts for pedals and wheel.

 

[II IVORBIGUN II]

Thanks for answering my questions.

I have decided to purchase a new racing cockpit because I was thinking of buying one from ebay but decided against it.

At the moment the cheapest I can find is this playseat evolution for £249.

http://www.gameseek.co.uk/pd/Multie60x5abeq83/Playseat-Evolution-Racing-Seat--Black

The other option is this gameracer elite.

http://gameracer.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=105

Obviously the playseat is £50 cheaper and both products recieve good reviews but its difficult to choose. Im not planning on buying a cockpit until just before GT5 is released because I figured this would give me extra time to save. Are there other racing cockpits aside from gameracer, playseat, wheelstandpro/fanatec, vision racer??