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Kshahdoo Sep 21, 2022 @ 9:00am
How do you drive cars?
I mean with this camera and perspective.
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The early worm deserves the bird Sep 21, 2022 @ 9:10am 
The same way you would with your character?
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Malthar Sep 21, 2022 @ 9:51am 
go forward with w, back with s, turn with a and d. Like with real life driving, practice
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Shift Sep 21, 2022 @ 10:37am 
It may be a bit hard when you do it for the first time, but it becomes easy quite fast when you do it for some time.
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Kshahdoo Sep 21, 2022 @ 10:59am 
Originally posted by Shift:
It may be a bit hard when you do it for the first time, but it becomes easy quite fast when you do it for some time.

But you see almost nothing in front of you. I mean the range. You go fast and then boom, a crash site ahead. Or a bunch of zombies. And you bump right into them. Bad for your car to put it mildly.
Last edited by Kshahdoo; Sep 21, 2022 @ 11:00am
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Jarzzen Sep 21, 2022 @ 11:17am 
The only issue I have is reversing 'a' and 'd' when heading south east vs heading north west for example. Zoom all the way out when driving, and be sure to have the lights on (at night). I try not to drive in the rain/fog though due to the exact situation the OP described.
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Shift Sep 21, 2022 @ 11:22am 
Originally posted by Kshahdoo:
Originally posted by Shift:
It may be a bit hard when you do it for the first time, but it becomes easy quite fast when you do it for some time.

But you see almost nothing in front of you. I mean the range. You go fast and then boom, a crash site ahead. Or a bunch of zombies. And you bump right into them. Bad for your car to put it mildly.

A few pointers:

Do not go full gas on the car. Game have a cruise mode, press shift + W to increase cruise speed and shift + S to decrease. Use the correct speed for the places you're in and how much debris there's in front of you. Don't go too fast, so you can react in time, nor too slow so you waste fuel.

Enable auto-pan when driving, it will make your vehicle stand on the edge of the screen, so you can see more of the road ahead. Also zoom out as much as you can.

The key here is to control your speed so you have enough time to react and brake or dodge the obstacle, just like in real life.
Last edited by Shift; Sep 21, 2022 @ 11:25am
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Kshahdoo Sep 21, 2022 @ 11:25am 
Originally posted by Shift:
Originally posted by Kshahdoo:

But you see almost nothing in front of you. I mean the range. You go fast and then boom, a crash site ahead. Or a bunch of zombies. And you bump right into them. Bad for your car to put it mildly.

A few pointers:

Do not go full gas on the car. Game have a cruise mode, press shift + W to increase cruise speed and shift + S to decrease. Use the correct speed for the places you're in and how much debris there's in front of you. Don't go to fast, so you can react in time, nor too slow so you waste fuel.

Enable auto-pan when driving, it will make your vehicle stand on the edge of the screen, so you can see more of the road ahead. Also zoom out as much as you can.

The key here is to control your speed so you have enough time to react and brake or dodge the obstacle, just like in real life.

What is auto-pan? Some kind of a mode or an option?
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Shift Sep 21, 2022 @ 11:40am 
Originally posted by Kshahdoo:
Originally posted by Shift:

A few pointers:

Do not go full gas on the car. Game have a cruise mode, press shift + W to increase cruise speed and shift + S to decrease. Use the correct speed for the places you're in and how much debris there's in front of you. Don't go to fast, so you can react in time, nor too slow so you waste fuel.

Enable auto-pan when driving, it will make your vehicle stand on the edge of the screen, so you can see more of the road ahead. Also zoom out as much as you can.

The key here is to control your speed so you have enough time to react and brake or dodge the obstacle, just like in real life.

What is auto-pan? Some kind of a mode or an option?

It's an option of the game.

just go to options and tick 'Pan Camera while Driving' at the camera section of 'Display' menu if it's not already.
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(looking for food) Sep 21, 2022 @ 11:51am 
When you have your window open, which can be done using the vehicle menu (press v to access), you can hold right click to look farther away just like when you're on foot.
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Kshahdoo Sep 21, 2022 @ 2:19pm 
Great, thank you guys, it's exactly what I wanted to know.
#10
DarkFaceGlow Sep 21, 2022 @ 8:29pm 
Originally posted by Kshahdoo:
Originally posted by Shift:
It may be a bit hard when you do it for the first time, but it becomes easy quite fast when you do it for some time.

But you see almost nothing in front of you. I mean the range. You go fast and then boom, a crash site ahead. Or a bunch of zombies. And you bump right into them. Bad for your car to put it mildly.

Drive slower…
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Syx Hundred Sep 21, 2022 @ 11:16pm 
Also, if you're like me and find auto-panning a bit disorienting, you can still roll your car window down using the radial menu with V, and if the window is open it'll allow you to pan your screen by holding right click and dragging the cursor to the edge of the screen.
(Just don't forget to roll it back up if you're around zombies!) Sometimes a car window can mean the difference between life and death.

But yes, Auto panning can be useful, I just go at a decent speed and always expect an obstacle ahead, be prepared to slow down, and check the brakes on the car you're driving! All it takes is going to the hood and pressing E, if your breaks are bad, the car will take longer to slow down.
Last edited by Syx Hundred; Sep 21, 2022 @ 11:18pm
#12
stecph Sep 22, 2022 @ 1:02am 
Originally posted by Kshahdoo:
Originally posted by Shift:
It may be a bit hard when you do it for the first time, but it becomes easy quite fast when you do it for some time.

But you see almost nothing in front of you. I mean the range. You go fast and then boom, a crash site ahead. Or a bunch of zombies. And you bump right into them. Bad for your car to put it mildly.
Are you for real??? Slow down maybe??? But it's a far fetched theory,I am not sure it will work...
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Armagenesis Sep 22, 2022 @ 1:20am 
Originally posted by Kshahdoo:
Originally posted by Shift:
It may be a bit hard when you do it for the first time, but it becomes easy quite fast when you do it for some time.

But you see almost nothing in front of you. I mean the range. You go fast and then boom, a crash site ahead. Or a bunch of zombies. And you bump right into them. Bad for your car to put it mildly.

You can change the setting and have the camera pan while you are driving. allowing you to see a bit further ahead. But speeding in this game is as bad as doing it in real life anyway, so it's best to not do it in the first place. 40-45 is a sweet spot for fast but safe speed IMO.
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Kshahdoo Sep 22, 2022 @ 1:49am 
Originally posted by Armagenesis:
Originally posted by Kshahdoo:

But you see almost nothing in front of you. I mean the range. You go fast and then boom, a crash site ahead. Or a bunch of zombies. And you bump right into them. Bad for your car to put it mildly.

You can change the setting and have the camera pan while you are driving. allowing you to see a bit further ahead. But speeding in this game is as bad as doing it in real life anyway, so it's best to not do it in the first place. 40-45 is a sweet spot for fast but safe speed IMO.

Hehe, I've already got used to panning so even 90-100 is ok on the highway.
Last edited by Kshahdoo; Sep 22, 2022 @ 1:50am
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