Hello all I am a new Forza player as you can see in the title. I started the game out on no assists and I admit it was hard to get used to pressing B and A everytime I wanted to shift gears, and actually being punished for being hit by or hitting other racers. There is one problem I have been experiencing though, and that’s turning. It seems whenever I turn I always lose control or spin out even when I am going slow. Can someone give me a detailed written comment on how to turn? When I turn I hold brake (LT) and use the left stick to turn while tapping the RT (Gas) please let me know what I’m doing wrong because I really want to become good at this game. Thanks for the help guys!
Take a look at your driving assist. With traction control and steering on you will be ok, slow down as you approach the turns. Experiment with your assist.
If you’re good you can do some braking while turning, but for now I want you to quit doing it. Do all of your braking before the turn. Improper braking while turning will easily spin you, and even more if you throw throttle in there with it. Try completing your braking before entering a turn, then slowly add throttle as you start to exig. If you start to spin while on the gas, lift off the gas.
There is no specific answer to your question. We will need more information to help out further.
For starters, we need to know what classes are you running? What cars are you running? Are you building your own cars? If so, what types of upgrades do you mostly go for? Do you tune your cars? Have you tried practicing on Rivals instead of racing? Are you using racing or brake line?
From there some of us may be able to give a bit more useful advice on what should be done; however, in short Forza (with exception to Horizon) is rarely a game players can pick up and instantly be good at. For the most part it will take many months if not year or years to be a competent driver. This alone is why Forza has a large dedicated fanbase - it is difficult to be good.
As a newbie who went through all kinds of difficulties learning how to play the game (I hadn’t played a video game in 25 years before FM5), the biggest thing that helped me was learning how to feather the brake and throttle. The triggers are very sensitive. You need to get used to not squeezing them all the way like you would do in a real car. I’m willing to bet you’re losing control because you’re giving it full throttle when its time to accelerate. Or locking your brakes up all the way. Or both… My level of play increased dramatically once I got used to feathering the controls. Take one of your cars out for a test drive, or go to the test track and just practice with no other cars around. Trying to learn with drivatars smashing into you can be very frustrating.
Another thing could be that you need to tune the car(s) you’re attempting to drive. IME, some of the cars come stock almost undrivable. Once tuned, it made a huge difference for me. Most, if not all, of the tunes by Worm are done for handling. So get one of his tunes and see if that helps. Once you’re ready, move on to other tunes that are more aggressive.
Is anyone having a problem with their replays, as in all of my cars that I record for some strange reason are lagging, while everything is working fine while I’m viewing a replay?
All of the aforementioned really. Another thing that will help you is turning on suggested line/braking line , this will help you get used to braking before tight corners etc. don’t worry about brake bias and brake pressure to begin with , just get the hang of driving first!
Remember that your tires have limited abilities and in general they can transfer power to the ground, they can provide the contact through which brakes slow you down and they can keep you going in the right direction.
Having said that- tires can’t do more than 1 of those things and be fully efficient. Yes, they can do all 3 but once you start demanding a lot of of them the other areas suffer.
So try to get to the speed you need to be to navigate the turn before you have to turn the tires. As many have said practice and with practice you can figure out where a car is able to handle multiple jobs, where friction naturally will slow the car down etc.
Make sure you go into your profile, under controller adjust the deadzones for acceleration, braking and steering. Adjust them to 0/100. It will give your controller more range of motion, and more sensitivity. This will also help along with the other suggestions here.
Limited Slip Differentials help immensely. Fit the Race LSD and tweak the settings. They really can make the difference of a car being nigh on undriveable to driveable.
What kind of car you driving depends on how you turn as well. I honestly love driving rear wheel drive cars and down shifting and braking around curves. Usually it ends up with a nice drift MOST of the time. If you having problems just play with your assists a bit though.
It is actually faster to properly slow for a corner and accelerate out of it. By entering the corner properly, at a speed and angle where you are in control, and learning to modulate your throttle you will be able to be on the gas and accelerating out of a turn while most drivers are still tapping their breaks and feverishly steering to get their tail end straightened out. Slower is actually faster.
The downside of driving correctly is that so many bad drivers will use you as a break sponge or side up along you, often at your expense, to keep their own cars straight - yes, walls are not the only thing bad drivers ride.
However, once you do learn to corner properly you will find it much easier to set yourself up to take advantage of the bad drivers instead of becoming their whipping posts.
If you’re new to FM then you’re brave going straight to no assists. I personally think it slows down your progression but thats just my opinion. Pretty much all the tips above are going to help in some measure but perhaps you might consider this:
Learning the circuits like the back of your hand is just as important as mastering the technical driving issues.
As a new starter going into my profile and adjusting your gas a nd brake sensitivity settings is a great way to start (as mentioned above). For me I set them at 2/98 as opposed to 0/100. I prefer a tiny bit of dead zone to offest twichiness. Its a personal choice. Its important to remember that the triggers are NOT buttons. They’re like turning a dial and by resetting the active range you give youself a much more progressive adjusability more like a car’s pedals.
Simulation steering is meant for people using a wheel/pedal kit or players who have a very high level of sensitivity. Best to stick to normal especially for anything S class and upwards.
Beyond anything else its all about practice. Practice and more practice. Experienced players will have clocked up tens of thousands of racing miles, so don’t be disillusioned if you think it looks impossible. It isn’t.
Good luck and see you in the lobbies at some point!