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Slimebeast on 08 December 2010

I was a bit shocked when I noticed that you control gas and break with the small face buttons (Square/Circle/Triangle/Ex)  instead of the R2/L2 triggers. It felt very primitive. In real life I gas and break gradually, I don't just press "on" and "off". It was a long time ago I played Forza but from what I remember it had gradual gassing and breaking on the shoulder buttons - and the harder you push the buttons the harder you gas or break.

Is this only due to default settings of GT5 and I should just change them to different buttons and have them work the way I want with pressure sensitivity? Is it even a Gran Turismo tradition to have it on a "on" and "off" control setting by default? How do you prefer to break and gas?

Also do you guys switch gear automatically or manually?



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michael_stutzer on 08 December 2010

You can change them to R2/L2. It feels more natural that way, of course.



Porcupine_I on 08 December 2010

gas and break are also mapped to the right analog stick, forward = gas, back = break



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hatmoza on 08 December 2010

Button configuration my good sir.



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Slimebeast on 08 December 2010
Bristow9091 said:

Just so you know, the face buttons are pressure sensitive too, but since I prefer Automatic cars anyway, I've set L2 and R2 to my gas and brake, as well as X and Square, and when I DO use gears, I use the right analogue stick for my gear shifts, just knock it up and down to change gears.

Really?



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PullusPardus on 08 December 2010

Playstation controller's face buttons are pressure sensitive.

but i use this

its just too much fun.



Slimebeast on 08 December 2010
hatmoza said:

Button configuration my good sir.

Aye aye, but I wanna do it the right way, like everyone else does. Like the majority does. 

If it's easier to play the game with default settings I'll want to use them instead of realistic ones, in order to stay competitive online (and be able to grab trophies more easily ).



Slimebeast on 08 December 2010
PullusPardus said:

Playstation controller's face buttons are pressure sensitive.

but i use this

its just too much fun.

I will definately get one of those!! But I think they're almost $400.



Hynad on 08 December 2010

I've used the right analog stick for gas and break (which are set by default, just like the X and Square buttons) since the very first game.

I will change to the G27 configuration soon though. :P



RockMan10 on 08 December 2010
Slimebeast said:

I was a bit shocked when I noticed that you control gas and break with the small face buttons (Square/Circle/Triangle/Ex)  instead of the R2/L2 triggers. It felt very primitive. In real life I gas and break gradually, I don't just press "on" and "off". It was a long time ago I played Forza but from what I remember it had gradual gassing and breaking on the shoulder buttons - and the harder you push the buttons the harder you gas or break.

Is this only due to default settings of GT5 and I should just change them to different buttons and have them work the way I want with pressure sensitivity? Is it even a Gran Turismo tradition to have it on a "on" and "off" control setting by default? How do you prefer to break and gas?

Also do you guys switch gear automatically or manually?

Its also defaulted to the right analog stick