02-28-2018, 01:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-28-2018, 01:12 PM by Matthias Rudolph.)
[quote='Russell Sobie' pid='10281' dateline='1519738386']
What I have noticed a few times is that some drivers SEEM to be able to down shift at much higher revs than I can due to the downshift protection functionality of some cars. Most notibly right now is the Audi TT Cup. It seems like downshifting sooner would squeek some milliseconds off of my braking time on tight corners, but whenever I try to do this I find myself butting up against this protection and subsequently LOSING time since my brain is now wondering why pressing my paddle did nothing but make a beeping sound and now I'm still going faster into this corner than I want to.
I know you can remove the downshift protection NOTIFICATION in the View options in AC, but I'm wondering if there's a way to remove it from the car itself.
Is this possible to do? Am I just seeing super-expert downshifting right at the right time by these faster drivers, or are they doing something I'm not aware of?
I've googled this and all I see is a bunch of smug sim nerds talking down to other folks like myself that are just frustrated with the beeping and seeming lack of controller input. And no answers.
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There´s no way to remove the downshift protection. Well, probably there is, but it would lead to a checksum failure.
You just have to try whats possible, which means practise, practise and you guess it, practise.
Don´t switch cars every 20 minutes, get used to the car.
If you´re practise hard enough, you don´t need a rev gauge or apps to see your rpm´s, you hear exactly when its time to press the paddle.
The notification/beep was the first thing i deactivated after it´s release btw.
On h-pattern cars without downshift protection, driven with an h-shifter, there´s another story.
Shift whenever you like, and use any gear at any speed.
Sometimes this works only once though, from 6th to 1st at 200km/h isn´t the best idea :-)
Greetings Matthias
What I have noticed a few times is that some drivers SEEM to be able to down shift at much higher revs than I can due to the downshift protection functionality of some cars. Most notibly right now is the Audi TT Cup. It seems like downshifting sooner would squeek some milliseconds off of my braking time on tight corners, but whenever I try to do this I find myself butting up against this protection and subsequently LOSING time since my brain is now wondering why pressing my paddle did nothing but make a beeping sound and now I'm still going faster into this corner than I want to.
I know you can remove the downshift protection NOTIFICATION in the View options in AC, but I'm wondering if there's a way to remove it from the car itself.
Is this possible to do? Am I just seeing super-expert downshifting right at the right time by these faster drivers, or are they doing something I'm not aware of?
I've googled this and all I see is a bunch of smug sim nerds talking down to other folks like myself that are just frustrated with the beeping and seeming lack of controller input. And no answers.
[quote]
There´s no way to remove the downshift protection. Well, probably there is, but it would lead to a checksum failure.
You just have to try whats possible, which means practise, practise and you guess it, practise.
Don´t switch cars every 20 minutes, get used to the car.
If you´re practise hard enough, you don´t need a rev gauge or apps to see your rpm´s, you hear exactly when its time to press the paddle.
The notification/beep was the first thing i deactivated after it´s release btw.
On h-pattern cars without downshift protection, driven with an h-shifter, there´s another story.
Shift whenever you like, and use any gear at any speed.
Sometimes this works only once though, from 6th to 1st at 200km/h isn´t the best idea :-)
Greetings Matthias