Concensus on best way to efficiently steer a vehicle?

[Fiontar]

If you are stuck with keyboard, the advice to tap, tap, tap to steer is the best one. The easiest hardware solution is to get a cheap, wired XBox 360 controller. They plug in through standard USB, Windows natively supports them, as does the game.

I was using keyboard/mouse/Logitech G13 Gaming keyboard/controller for everything but driving and then switching over to the 360 controller for driving. Made things a lot easier, as the 360 controller provides analog input, (the wheel position is determined by the precise position of the controller thumb stick).

In my case, after a little searching I found a utility program that allows the G13's thumbstick to simulate the analogue output of a 360 controller. (The G13 thumbstick is analog, but a game needs to be programmed to accept analog input from the controller and few games offer that support). I still find the xbox controller to be a little more precise, but I like not having to switch to the xbox controller anymore.

(It would be really nice if Logitech would offer xbox stick emulation natively, but I assume they might have to pay some sort of royalty to MS)?

Anyway, yeah, an analog thumbstick definitely does wonders to vehicle control in the game, so it's worth exploring.

[Ryme]

Wish they would patch in mouse stearing, a la Borderlands.

[Quatermass]

Are you a PC gamer?
Then all you need to do is get a controller and plug it in and use it every time you are to drive.

I do this as soon as I'm to go race I wswitch from keyboard to controller and the back again.

[alred]

I can't drive in-game for crap.

I leave the Dodge in the garage, it's just too damned dangerous.

The little ATV is pre-programed by the devs to hit every tree/log/guardrail/boulder/Monarch/obstacle within 20 feet on either side of it's path between the start and destination points.

It's killin' me.

My most efficient method of doing emergencies and suchlike is to stand in one place and wait for stuff to randomly spawn around me. Otherwise all the traffic I always see is stuff leaving a place I was heading.

Whatcha got?

I have my wife sit beside me and nag me like she does when I actually drive a real car. Without the nagging, I can't drive in the game. Well at least not until I've had a few beers.

[Archangel]

I have my wife sit beside me and nag me like she does when I actually drive a real car. Without the nagging, I can't drive in the game. Well at least not until I've had a few beers.

I am similar but my wife is giving me oral support while i drive and i don't need to drink. No nagging, just good old fashion road ......

[xxpatrick42xx]

when you are turning use your boost help out a lot

[Racheakt]

try using a controller for driving, Ive heard some say it helps lots

xoxoxo

This is what I do.

Using the KB sucks, I use my left ring finger naturally for both "a" and "left Shift" (right shift is out because my right hand is on the mouse) so boosting while going left using the KB/Mouse does not feel right to me.

What they need to do is set up mouse-look steering, and take the horn off of the LMB and make in the gas, and the RMB the boost.

[Blackwolfe]

I have no issues using my keyboard to steer my vehicles, none whatsoever.

[Whippersnapper]

I have no issues riding the ATV-like vehicles. I will run into things but thats my own lack of skill. The Duni is a bit more difficult to maneuver but its still ok.

The Dodge is a B*** to drive. I hate it. The description says "fastest vehicle on the planet," but that's BS

[Blak]

... analog...keyboard? wha? where? I think they're made by Skittlebrau

I use a K95, since then no keyboard has been able to match it I know there are people out there that swear by other keyboards, but this one just seemed to nail everything I wanted, macro keys, great design, STURDY AS ALL HELL! (This isn't some plastic keyboard /cough Razer /cough)

http://www.corsair.com/us/k95/