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In other news, dog chases cat!
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Sorry if it bores you…
The link was meant to help any newcomers to the game.
I can see now why there is such a drop in activity in this Forum.
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Are you indicating you feel like not using the forum anymore because of my sarcastic comment? I can only lol.
i believe the unwritten rule is you are not allowed to say anything that has ever been discussed in the history of Forza wether your aware of the discussion or not.
but ill say thankyou for the video, and in sure some will find it useful.
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Actually, cat chases dog.
I’ve seen that! One of the best things I’ve ever seen!
That has always been the case in since FM3, the first Forza game to implement clutch with manual transmission. The lower the class, the more impact is has in shifting times.
First, this forum displays 50 threads per page. Scanning down the thread titles, I don’t see one that appears directly related to use of the Clutch until midway down the 4th page - and that one talks about mapping the clutch button.
So, someone new to Forza comes to this forum looking for tips… scans a few hundred thread titles… what do we hope he finds?
In my view, I would much, much, MUCH prefer to see a “helpful to newbies” thread such as this one than the vast majority of the rest of 'em.
Of course, based on the tone of most of the replies, a new member would need a really thick skin to dare posting a follow-up to this.
To the OP - it would probably be more beneficial if you posted a brief discussion along with the link to the video, as opposed to just a link.
To everybody else - if the most valuable thing you have to contribute is a snide remark, well… maybe you need to take a few minutes and think about how you want to be perceived by others.
Back on topic — the actual difference between AT / MT / MT+C is much more complex than can be demonstrated in a drag race. Sure, the gear changes happen quicker, but you also benefit immensely from the ability to pick and choose when you want to change gears - which helps in several ways.
A discussion on that (as opposed to what’s been posted so far) would be refreshing to see.
- Don Ente
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My apologies for not posting a description gentleman.
I hope it helps out all the new community members as well as anyone else that can
gain anything by his videos. I just found this members tutorials to be very beneficial
in many areas of Forza.
This^^^^ Also manual with clutch is not always going to have the fastest result because a car like the GT-R doesn’t have a h gate shifter and will be faster with just manual because it has paddle shifters and there’s not wait time in between shifts.
You are correct, in real life this is faster, in game until you get to say p - x class it is still much faster to shift with clutch. There are lower end cars still going to the paddle shifters, but its still faster in game to use the clutch button to drive them. For instance many of the non race ferraris. lexus lfa, lambos, etc.
Emphatically, and it has done so ever since I can remember. As indicated above, this is hardly a revelation, at least to those of us who have thus far attempted to accelerate a vehicle in the game. o_0
most times yes. but that x class lotus i can run as fast with an auto tranny. seems lowest classes benifit the most.
The day I saw this, I switched to Manuel w/Clutch.
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lol …but now that you mention it alot of the veterans of the fm series have seem to have disappeared again. i think the video will help alot of the new comers this summer after they get out of school , thanks for posting
only took 7 years to figure that out ?
I’m at work at the moment so cant watch the video.
Currently I use a TX wheel and because there is no clutch pedal I only use manual gears.
Could someone possibly try and explain how the manual clutch makes you faster please? This is my first Forza game and, in my mind, I struggle to see how a manual clutch could help. When I change gears using the paddles the gear change is instant…wouldnt the use of a manual clutch slow you down?
In real life gear changes would be slower/less effective using a manual clutch compared to an auto clutch (especially modern dual-clutches) as its CPU-aided and always hits the perfect shift-spot in current gear. However, in case of Forza auto clutch is slower because its part of the difficulty system. Using manual clutch will make the game more difficult but gives you an increase in speed to reward you for choosing a higher difficulty.
BTW, i’m also using the TX wheel and i mapped the clutch to the B button (“Radio” button on the GTE Wheel) so you don’t have to wait for the T3PA pedals to be released if you wanna try out manual clutch
I’m also a wheel user, and it’s very much worth switching to manual plus clutch.
You say that changing gears using the paddles is “instant” - you’d be delighted at how much instant-er it is to play with the clutch.
As someone else in the forum mentioned, map your clutch to the B button. We’re very fortunate; controller users have to do these olympic finger-acrobatics to shift with clutch, but wheel users just need to push an extra, conveniently located button while shifting (no special timing required - just paddle-shift and press the B button simultaneously). Because of that, we don’t have to go through the same period of adaptation. Give it fifteen minutes, and you’ll feel like you’ve always driven with a clutch.
The one case, as was also mentioned in the forums, where I don’t use a clutch is in the Lotus E21. Shifts are instantaneous in that thing just using paddles alone. I feel unworthy of that car and figure I should stay out of its way for the privilege of getting to drive it.