Push the stick forward, so that when you steer you're revolving the stick around it's circumference...
...that way the resistance of the thumbstick against the controller allows you better control (once you're used to it you'll never go back)...
...less wobble, and less oversteer/understeer errors.
Unfortunatly it only works through 180° because most games only support 'right-to-left' steering (i.e. push the stick left to go left or right to go right)...
...there's one game that has full 360° steering with this method, which is awesome, and which — once I got used to it — totally changed the way I see racing games forever (circular steering is where it's at...anything else is just pants)...
Here's something about it from cheatheaven...
Quote:
Circular Steering:
This is THE way of playing Lotus Challenge. If you’re not a
dinosaur and are willing to try out new techniques and
control methods, then you won’t regret learning Circular
Steering. Circular does cover more of the stick’s movement
than the Combined Steering system. Using the same clock face
system, it goes from 7:30 via 12:00 to 4:30. This gives you
about two and a quarter times the amount of control, which
makes it more forgiving for the clumsy thumbed player.
There are several benefits when using Circular Steering.
First of all, it gives you a finer degree of control of the
car. This leads to more subtlety when you’re driving. On the
fast tracks, when you’re flying along at speed, the fine level of control really comes into it. It allows you to smoothly thread your way through traffic, as heavy steering movements are not the order of the day.
Second, it allows you to hold long bends much easier than
tapping the D-pad or Analog stick. On tracks such as Arizona
or Florida, where there are long sweeping bends, this really
helps, as you can still change lanes subtly on the bends.
Third, if you’re hardcore and you’re playing the game with
full damage, sometimes you damage your car and it starts to
‘pull’ to one side. You can subtly adjust the cars ‘neutral’
position and make it go straight by holding the stick slightly to the side, depending on which direction it’s pulling in. Bit like driving a second-hand MK11 Fiesta!
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From...
http://www.cheatheaven.co.uk/playst...uschallenge.htm
Circular Steering...anything else is just pants.
23-01-2004, 10:57 PM
A Controller Technique for More Car Control for Console Controllers
Linear Mode
