DO NOT even think about holding the R1 button for more than a split second, because if you do, you will either spin out or end up facing in the direction you came from (otherwise known as doing a 180°).īut there’s more to it than that. But don’t be too overzealous with the L2 button, or you’ll end up going in reverse.Ģ) Once you’ve slowed down to a moderate speed, start turning the left analog stick to the right, and TAP the handbrake at the same time. If you’re really close to the turn and you feel like you won’t be able to slow down enough, remember to use the brakes in conjunction with the handbrake (i.e., press L2 and R1) that’ll help a lot. ![]() I really can’t stress this enough: in GTA IV, you will NOT be able to take a turn at high speed by just using the handbrake, unless you want to crash into things. You know that L2 button? Yeah, well, if you’re flying down the Broker-Dukes Expressway, you might want to press it and hold it - for a while - before you attempt a turn. Samit’s GTA IV Driving Guideġ) Slow down, aka “USE THE BLOODY BRAKES”. With a smashed front end and a blown tire, it would be wise to find a new mode of transportation. It goes through the motions of a right turn when you’re at high speed (and by the way, I have the game on PS3, so just change the buttons accordingly if you’re playing on 360). So for those of you who are having trouble with the turns (like doing a 180° instead of a 90°, so to speak), here’s my guide. I mean, yeah, it may not be as much quote-unquote fun, but once you figure out the driving, you’ll be doing just fine. You can’t just take a corner at 70 mph by mastering the handbrake anymore, which makes sense. Essentially, Rockstar has “nerfed” the handbrake. Rockstar strived to make the driving much more realistic this time around, and while GTA isn’t quite GT all of a sudden, the difference is like night and day. So if you hit someone with your car, what you’ll see is a result of a calculation done by the engine based on your speed, the angle at which you hit the pedestrian, the person’s body type (height, weight, etc.), the part of the car that you hit the person with, etc.Īs far as I can tell, this applies to the cars as well, and that’s what I love about the driving in GTA IV. ![]() As some of you may know, the engine takes the real human body into account in its calculations, and all “collisions” and movements are controlled by it. Rockstar completely revamped the in-game physics this time around, going with NaturalMotion’s euphoria engine. NaturalMotion’s euphoria engine in action: Niko hangs on for dear life. But before I get to it, I’ve also included a bit of background on the vehicles in GTA IV, and my opinion of the changes that Rockstar has made. Hell, it wasn’t even close to this long when I originally typed it up. It doesn’t comprise any “secrets” or anything of the sort it merely consists of some tips on how to keep your vehicle under control on the streets of Liberty City. Well, I don’t mean to burst your bubble, folks, but this purported driving guide is nothing profound. ![]() I had no idea how word of it got out until I noticed Jim’s “ Second Jimpressions” blog, in which he mentioned the “ridiculously lengthy tutorial on car turning” that I had written in a staff emailer. Regarding that second point, I received a couple of emails earlier this week asking about a “driving guide” that I had supposedly written up, and I also saw a number of comments wondering when it would be released. ![]() It’s perhaps the biggest release in the history of video games, and it has received near-universal acclaim - well, that’s except for a few facets: namely, the multiplayer and the driving.
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