R1600Turbo: I'm not sure how much difference modifying the controller will make! I did a more in depth analysis of the throttle problem (mostly out of temper from getting wheelspin exiting onto the back straight!).
On the throttle gauge, the amount increases in increments. Here is what I've found:
- The lowest throttle output above zero is around 12%.
- Between 0-25% there are around 15 increments.
- Between 25-50% there are around 20 increments.
- Between 50-75% there are around 9 increments.
- Between 75-100% there are exactly 6 increments!!
The problem is that above 75% throttle output, there are only around 6 increments, meaning it is impossible to use this area perfectly and accurately.
I really want to put the nail in the ground on this one, because there is no reason the throttle should be like this, and this puts pad users at an unfair disadvantage against wheel users (probably largely Logitech wheels, which just happen to have exclusive support with GT5...).
The exit of a corner is the most important part to it, because you don't just lose speed for that part of the corner, but you lose speed the whole way down the following straight/section. For exiting corners, you need to be able to find around 75% and squeeze up from there, typically around 85-95% before hitting full throttle. Pad users cannot do this practically.
The racing line for exiting corners dictates the amount of throttle one can use, relative to the grip limit of the car. And this racing line just happens to correspond to around 75-90% throttle, to get the ideal speed for exiting. The problem for pad users is that we cannot properly use this area of the throttle. Therefore there are two choices:
1) We don't takes optimal speed out of corners (and lose time over the following section).
or
2) We change the racing line appropriately (which is still slower).
I looked at the replays for several pad users, and wheel users. The pad users all have the same problem - exiting corners they struggle to get to grips with the 75-100% area of the throttle; the throttle is just flicking wildly around above 75%. Wheel/pedal users can do it just as desired. Even have a look at Yamauchi's laps: Exiting almost every corner, he hits around 80%, smoothly squeezes up a bit, and then up to 100%, taking great speed out of corners. Pedal users increments are very smooth above 75%, which is very important.
I shaved 1 tenth off my Tuned time today, to 1'37.0, and am very frustrated as I can see where I'm losing so much time. I'll probably finish with this demo now and hope this throttle problem is fixed for the full GT5 (although I may be dragged in again - I'm 3rd overall in my country, and I read there is a round for the top 20 per country or something...not sure).
I don't know if anybody who has anything got to do with PD would ever read this forum, but in the vain hope - Fix the damn pad throttle distribution!
