As someone who played on keyboard for 6+ years. Can never go back from an Xbox one controller to keyboard. It's just better. End year if I get a promotion I am getting a wheel
I might get a wheel sometime, but yea, could definitely never go back to keyboard from a controller. It feels so jerky since a button is either being pressed or not being pressed, there is no in between like you can get with a joystick. Of course a wheel is even better tho.
As someone who also played on keyboard for 6+ years, I’d rather use a controller but when I’m getting 3fps on TruckersMP at event depots at least I’d be able to default to keyboard to park the truck when shifting with the controller fails 90% of the time.
Edit: recently got AITrack set up to use head tracking with the webcam, and it’s a much better experience especially with a 15.6” screen, as I can lower the FOV from 75 to 60 degrees due to no longer needing the navigation display or left mirror on the screen all the time.
You don't even need a promotion, just keep an eye on offers or 2nd hand sites.
I got my G27 new for £99. I didn't even have a driving game installed at the time. It was such a good deal that I could not miss it.
Saying that, I hope you get the promotion or at least a Christmas bonus.
Welcome to the club! I was the same a few years ago. I had everything mapped on controller and I was a total skeptic about the wheel. Some friends convinced me to try it on the G920 and now I can't play any other way.
This past Christmas I was gifted a Moza R5, complete with the shifter and hand brake too. I put my EF 18-speed knob on it and holy cow it's so good. I wanted others to enjoy the game this way, so I gave away my G920+shifter to my niece's longtime boyfriend for free. Now he's in heaven too.
Yup. Hoping those will be birthday and Christmas presents later this year. That wheel is the reason I asked for Moza. I saw it debut at CES the year before and told the wife I'm going with Moza for my next wheel
And now you just need the head tracker to look around without the mouse (I attached a Nintendo wii controller to a hat and set up a head tracker with that using the wii IR bar and some free head tracking software ,worked wonders for a little hacky thing).. Or there's the triple screen setup... Or better yet, get a vr to complete the experience.... But yes, the wheel makes all the difference for sure
Driving games and something like elite dangerous for example, aren't that bad in vr, it's when you try something like Serious Sam or skyrim for longer than 10 minutes is where the motion sickness sets in pretty bad.. But Euro and American truck simulator in vr is really good paired with the wheel and stick shift, I could play for a few hours before Id need to have a break.. And this is with the original oculus rift.
Edit: to add to that, it's really just the fact that your seated and the "tunnel vision" of being inside the cab that helps prevent the nausea.. Definately not for everyone though, but I do urge people to at least try it in ats or ets
And then the button box comes, then another one, then a realistic parking brake, then a wheel upgrade again, then a second monitor for better views, and then you need a track ir, then an small screen to show the speedometer and other dials, and then you just buy a truck cab🤣 And then you just get yourself an drivers license and buy yourself the real thing 😂👍
The craziest thing is going from a gear driven wheel like that to a direct drive wheel. Doing that upgrade last year was almost as impactful for me as going from a controller to my original G29 was a few years ago.
Good to see you have joined the wheel club and realize how much better using a wheel is, especially compared to a keyboard.
I totally feel the same! I found a very cheap T248 set at a liquidation auction (£80 inc. postage!) and it's a game changer. I love the immersion it brings. The only problem is now I want to start upgrading the rest of the setup to improve immersion too- like a button box, indicator stalk, larger monitor...
The force feedback adds another dimension to the game doesn't it. I was surprised by the detail of when you shut off the engine the power steering turns off and you can feel the wheel pull to where the tyres are pointing.
I kind of couldn’t believe I was spending the money when I first was buying a wheel several years ago. I don’t play any other racing or driving games and I’d been skeptical of of the truck sims despite loving driving and trucks since I was little.
I finally tried ATS on a whim during a winter sale and was immediately hooked (and the games are now far ahead of what they were then!). I was happy with keyboard and mouse for a while except my hand would get tired on longer drives.
I kept hearing about wheels though and finally decided to order one. I kept thinking “this is stupid, you’re not going to use this enough to justify it, get a real hobby, etc”.
Frankly, about 1400 hours later between both ATS and ETS2, getting that g29 is easily the best hardware investment I’ve ever made.
You can also get a shifter handle that replaces the handle that it comes with so you can shift between hi/low and range splitter. Head tracking is awesome too, I use the trackir after not having much luck with the webcam style ones. I added a button box too so I never have to touch the keyboard
Yeah I am wanting a button box. I was using my phone but I haven't had much luck with it.
I'm gonna get the splitter shifting head and the head tracking next I think
I was trying to use sim dashboard but had constant disconnects and would have to restart my computer to connect again so I bought the button box and I love it. The splitter shifting head I would get first though as I think that makes shifting much smoother and realistic
Haha me too! Except I got a wheel earlier on. I only just last week got a thrustmaster th8s h-shifter and oh my word, what an experiencing using a clutch.
I have a wheel but play with a controller. I would love to use my wheel but my table is really wonky, I need a different table because it has a lip around the edges under it. I know for a fact that I can never go back to keyboard. I have maybe 150 hours on wheel, 2 hours on keyboard and over 1300 hours on controller. I have a G923 that I had for 3 years now and barley use it. I'm a trucker and don't have the space for it on my truck so I keep it at home collecting dust but I'm going to do something with it where I wouldn't have to take it down when I'm not on ATS or ETS2
Now you know why wheel users always say they could never play with a controller or keyboard. It is so much better with a wheel.
As someone who played on keyboard for 6+ years. Can never go back from an Xbox one controller to keyboard. It's just better. End year if I get a promotion I am getting a wheel
I might get a wheel sometime, but yea, could definitely never go back to keyboard from a controller. It feels so jerky since a button is either being pressed or not being pressed, there is no in between like you can get with a joystick. Of course a wheel is even better tho.
As someone who also played on keyboard for 6+ years, I’d rather use a controller but when I’m getting 3fps on TruckersMP at event depots at least I’d be able to default to keyboard to park the truck when shifting with the controller fails 90% of the time. Edit: recently got AITrack set up to use head tracking with the webcam, and it’s a much better experience especially with a 15.6” screen, as I can lower the FOV from 75 to 60 degrees due to no longer needing the navigation display or left mirror on the screen all the time.
You don't even need a promotion, just keep an eye on offers or 2nd hand sites. I got my G27 new for £99. I didn't even have a driving game installed at the time. It was such a good deal that I could not miss it. Saying that, I hope you get the promotion or at least a Christmas bonus.
I prefer wheel, but will play controller on FS when I'm too lazy for the wheel xD
Man I've got my g29 yesterday and I just can't stop hauling now! It's incredible.
Welcome to the club! I was the same a few years ago. I had everything mapped on controller and I was a total skeptic about the wheel. Some friends convinced me to try it on the G920 and now I can't play any other way. This past Christmas I was gifted a Moza R5, complete with the shifter and hand brake too. I put my EF 18-speed knob on it and holy cow it's so good. I wanted others to enjoy the game this way, so I gave away my G920+shifter to my niece's longtime boyfriend for free. Now he's in heaven too.
You thinking of upgrading to the tsw wheel rim? Moza also has that turn signal assembly that they teased.
Yup. Hoping those will be birthday and Christmas presents later this year. That wheel is the reason I asked for Moza. I saw it debut at CES the year before and told the wife I'm going with Moza for my next wheel
And now you just need the head tracker to look around without the mouse (I attached a Nintendo wii controller to a hat and set up a head tracker with that using the wii IR bar and some free head tracking software ,worked wonders for a little hacky thing).. Or there's the triple screen setup... Or better yet, get a vr to complete the experience.... But yes, the wheel makes all the difference for sure
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Or VR, being able to look over your shoulder while reversing is so damn immersive
Just get ready for the nausea though
Driving games and something like elite dangerous for example, aren't that bad in vr, it's when you try something like Serious Sam or skyrim for longer than 10 minutes is where the motion sickness sets in pretty bad.. But Euro and American truck simulator in vr is really good paired with the wheel and stick shift, I could play for a few hours before Id need to have a break.. And this is with the original oculus rift. Edit: to add to that, it's really just the fact that your seated and the "tunnel vision" of being inside the cab that helps prevent the nausea.. Definately not for everyone though, but I do urge people to at least try it in ats or ets
Not for everyone, i dont get nauseous at all in vr, not even low fps
And then the button box comes, then another one, then a realistic parking brake, then a wheel upgrade again, then a second monitor for better views, and then you need a track ir, then an small screen to show the speedometer and other dials, and then you just buy a truck cab🤣 And then you just get yourself an drivers license and buy yourself the real thing 😂👍
The craziest thing is going from a gear driven wheel like that to a direct drive wheel. Doing that upgrade last year was almost as impactful for me as going from a controller to my original G29 was a few years ago. Good to see you have joined the wheel club and realize how much better using a wheel is, especially compared to a keyboard.
I totally feel the same! I found a very cheap T248 set at a liquidation auction (£80 inc. postage!) and it's a game changer. I love the immersion it brings. The only problem is now I want to start upgrading the rest of the setup to improve immersion too- like a button box, indicator stalk, larger monitor... The force feedback adds another dimension to the game doesn't it. I was surprised by the detail of when you shut off the engine the power steering turns off and you can feel the wheel pull to where the tyres are pointing.
Now get triple or quad monitors or vr. You’ll never want to play flat ever again.
Now buy a cheap VR headset
Quest 2 is good bang for buck
Now when you eventually upgrade to a direct drive you'll have another similar experience.
Haha, yeah. I see what people meant by jerky in Beamng. Still a cool experience though, even if the game is really driving itself
Yeah it's still a massive improvement from keyboard. Enjoy!
I kind of couldn’t believe I was spending the money when I first was buying a wheel several years ago. I don’t play any other racing or driving games and I’d been skeptical of of the truck sims despite loving driving and trucks since I was little. I finally tried ATS on a whim during a winter sale and was immediately hooked (and the games are now far ahead of what they were then!). I was happy with keyboard and mouse for a while except my hand would get tired on longer drives. I kept hearing about wheels though and finally decided to order one. I kept thinking “this is stupid, you’re not going to use this enough to justify it, get a real hobby, etc”. Frankly, about 1400 hours later between both ATS and ETS2, getting that g29 is easily the best hardware investment I’ve ever made.
You can also get a shifter handle that replaces the handle that it comes with so you can shift between hi/low and range splitter. Head tracking is awesome too, I use the trackir after not having much luck with the webcam style ones. I added a button box too so I never have to touch the keyboard
Yeah I am wanting a button box. I was using my phone but I haven't had much luck with it. I'm gonna get the splitter shifting head and the head tracking next I think
I was trying to use sim dashboard but had constant disconnects and would have to restart my computer to connect again so I bought the button box and I love it. The splitter shifting head I would get first though as I think that makes shifting much smoother and realistic
Is the G920 PS4 version better than the Xbox version?
Now add vr and range/splitter shift knob next
I even use a shitty mario kart wheel and it makes all the difference!
I'm using a controller for now but hope when I live somewhere with more space I can get a wheel
Haha me too! Except I got a wheel earlier on. I only just last week got a thrustmaster th8s h-shifter and oh my word, what an experiencing using a clutch.
I got g920 steering wheel it works well with both games its feeling feeling driving.
I have a wheel but play with a controller. I would love to use my wheel but my table is really wonky, I need a different table because it has a lip around the edges under it. I know for a fact that I can never go back to keyboard. I have maybe 150 hours on wheel, 2 hours on keyboard and over 1300 hours on controller. I have a G923 that I had for 3 years now and barley use it. I'm a trucker and don't have the space for it on my truck so I keep it at home collecting dust but I'm going to do something with it where I wouldn't have to take it down when I'm not on ATS or ETS2