Speedometer hard to view

[Oldwolf]

Hello my fellow Race Room comunity,
I have trouble with seeing the speedometer as I drive. Does anyone else? I think if the speed was displayed in a different color from the other stats it would be easier.

I am a new player, and that means I am not used to the "cocpit" yet. Also I have a G27 & TrackIR 5 which means looking down and right for the speedometer going into a turn can be very disorientating.

A different color speed reading would make a quick glance far easier. And if the current set-up is how "real" drivers do it then my suggestion would help them too. It's not like we don't have color monitors in this day and age.

I am an avid fan of racing games but strangely enough I don't follow real racing. I have been trained as an official flag man at Brainard Raceway in Minnesota but that was years ago as a younger me lol.

I was getting miffed at what seemed like spinouts at low speeds but it is an optical illusion. I was actually going much faster than it "looked" like. If possible add more odds and ends on the side of the tracks so we get a better visual cue of our speed.

Well that's my constructive crits for today.

Race on my friends and foes,

squibjb66

[Peter]

Hi,
Can't you use the on screen HUD display?

I use an app (DashMeterPro) on a tablet for all the info available.

[Oldwolf]

lol I am starting to think all my problems are noob user error. I will see if I have set up my HUD in some wrong way. But I don't think so. The only onscreen stats I see are on the "in car" equipment's screen.

I am currently Driving the Mustang I purchased so maybe each car's HUD is positioned different?

[Peter]

Yes and you can also move the seat.

You can turn the screen HUD on in the HUD settings and toggle it with ''7'' key on top of the keyboard.

Normally you only have an eye on the Revs and gears.

[Ser]

I agree with the topic

I wish I could make the font a bit larger on the speedometers when my seat is back and I want to see my rearview and driver side mirror for racing. I use the hud but it gets annoying sometimes. FOV seems to put me so far forward, then I have to back the seat up all the way back for what I like.

[Oldwolf]

Yes upon examining my custum control set up I realized the HUD or your "7" function was blank. so I deleted my custom set up for the standard one until I get some experience. No telling what other functions I messed up. I saw no warnings that I was disabling things as I made my custom set up but I should have printed the standard one out to check against or something.

[Oldwolf]

I must go eat I will respond to any more posts after that.

[Timbo]

@squibjb66 and @Ser_renely

you should try what Peter said. you should try DashMeterPro if you have a tablet or smartphone. the free version is really all you need.

[Ser]

Originally posted by BigFattee:

@squibjb66 and @Ser_renely

you should try what Peter said. you should try DashMeterPro if you have a tablet or smartphone. the free version is really all you need.

Roger will try

[Peter]

My eyes are not the best with short distance, but I have no problem looking at the HUD.

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[tonygee]

would be nice to have the option of a real red square shift light which you can position it anywhere on the screen or turn off.

[heppsan]

just like we can change the seat position, it would have been nice to be able to adjust the steering wheel up and down.
In some cars I like to have the seat quite high, and then the wheel is blocking the dashboard..

[Oldwolf]

Okay so I got the HUD squared away....funny choice of words since my next suggestion is instead of adding color to the speedometer why not add a square around the speed. That way it stands out more. As I study and practice a track I try to remember the optimal speeds for each turn. And through this technique I get a feel for turns in general and the capabilities of each of my cars. Lets face it, without this skill we will spin out of control far more often. Tonygee had a good suggestion too but I would make the whole HUD element adjustable so we can move it where we want it.

Personally I would center it on the bottom of my screen. It is just easier for me to glance down quickly than it is to glance down and right. It takes far too much of my concentration away from my control of the car. And for this simulation in particular (I race on "Lets get Real" difficulty), loss of an instant of concentration results in a mistake.

[AngryPostmanSthlm]

Use the original HUD...if you find it..then if it ever will work/be set and not gone when get into game. Or the best suggestion still without response: Put in a Race 07 - option exact same options same functions. ( move it). All needed settings and functions for ex a wheel with 2 paddles and 6 buttons (all nessecary) like moving seat with mouse and other now messed up buttons that are stuck in peoples spines. With the above you also can see speed/gear during driving, BIG gear indicator and BIG speedometer - RACE 07!

[DirtyChaos]

I for myself don't need to know how fast I'm driving, therefore I don't look at the speedometer. I only need to know in which gear I'm and this number is big enough.^^

[AngryPostmanSthlm]

eh, SVG that norweigan synth wich we listend to 30 years ago and not bad its though a bit tedious. The attitude Race is dead i wish you keep for yourself. For me it is Not dead, just strangled for the moment. Dirty, yes youre right, one should only have to go for gears but as the amatuer i am the speed can be handy in moments too ;)