Better Cruise Control

[Entropy]

Current cruise control system (even with 0 tolerance) does not do breaking/slowing in inclined roads thus it goes over set speed (then u get speed fine (: )

So i want a better a cruise control system which stays at set speed no matter what road conditions/incline is...

Also what is truck speed limiter option? İt is checked but it does nothing or am i missing sth?

[DynkH]

Get a transmission with a retarder. With that, you'll find that the tolerance option makes more sense.

The limiter does exactly what it says, limits the truck to 90 km/h. But if you have a trailer connected that is from external contracts, it will still be limited to 90 km/h. So it only makes a difference for truck without a trailer connected or with a trailer from the regular job market.

[The Pitts]

Do you have a transmission with a retarder?? If so then the cruise control does a pretty good job of maintaining speed down slight inclines. Just like in the real world you'll need to use the brake to maintain speed on a steeper incline because the default retarder cannot slow the truck enough.

[Jackrabbit_V6/ RSProduxx]

Originally posted by DynkH:

Get a transmission with a retarder. With that, you'll find that the tolerance option makes more sense.

and set your cruise control to like 2km/h below the allowed top speed, that way even downhill you won´t get above the limit... on very steep sections you might have to reduce it further...

retarder is key (all gear boxes with an R or "Retarder" after the name)

[Xautos]

Originally posted by DynkH:

Get a transmission with a retarder. With that, you'll find that the tolerance option makes more sense.

The limiter does exactly what it says, limits the truck to 90 km/h. But if you have a trailer connected that is from external contracts, it will still be limited to 90 km/h. So it only makes a difference for truck without a trailer connected or with a trailer from the regular job market.

i did the same as what the op did and also what you did here, the CC still goes over by 1kmh :P

[Jackrabbit_V6/ RSProduxx]

Originally posted by Xautos:

Originally posted by DynkH:

Get a transmission with a retarder. With that, you'll find that the tolerance option makes more sense.

The limiter does exactly what it says, limits the truck to 90 km/h. But if you have a trailer connected that is from external contracts, it will still be limited to 90 km/h. So it only makes a difference for truck without a trailer connected or with a trailer from the regular job market.

i did the same as what the op did and also what you did here, the CC still goes over by 1kmh :P

read my post :P

[Xautos]

Originally posted by Jackrabbit-yt/tw rsproduxx-:

Originally posted by Xautos:

i did the same as what the op did and also what you did here, the CC still goes over by 1kmh :P

read my post :P

Auto Retarder: on
Cruise control grid step: 1kmh or 1mph
Smart cruise control: tolerance 0kmh

all that already set, as mentioned before still 1 kmh over. the game settings doesn't allow for negative kmh values.

[pieperjohanns]

Originally posted by Xautos:

the game settings doesn't allow for negative kmh values.

There's a button for "decrease CC".

[Jackrabbit_V6/ RSProduxx]

Originally posted by Xautos:

Originally posted by Jackrabbit-yt/tw rsproduxx-:

read my post :P

Auto Retarder: on
Cruise control grid step: 1kmh or 1mph
Smart cruise control: tolerance 0kmh

all that already set, as mentioned before still 1 kmh over. the game settings doesn't allow for negative kmh values.

you appearently don´t understand what i mean...

you just press the button (which locks your current speed) when you are driving 2 km/h below the allowed speed limit... or you use the +/- cruise control buttons to set it to 5km/h below (or which ever steps you set up in the options)...

in 99.99% of the cases the truck will accelerate downhil to the allowed limit that way, not above it, except for mountain roads maybe...

that´s how i do it and it works, period...

in case you don´t know... there are quite a few buttons for CC

activate at current speed
re-engage (at previous speed, after f.e. using the brakes, which disengages the cc)
+/- speed (in predefined steps)
engage at programmed speed
and maybe one or 2 more, not sure...

[Xautos]

Originally posted by pieperjohanns:

Originally posted by Xautos:

the game settings doesn't allow for negative kmh values.

There's a button for "decrease CC".

if you are not going to be helpful then don't comment, i don't need to sit here guessing by whatever you mean.

Originally posted by Jackrabbit-yt/tw rsproduxx-:

Originally posted by Xautos:

Auto Retarder: on
Cruise control grid step: 1kmh or 1mph
Smart cruise control: tolerance 0kmh

all that already set, as mentioned before still 1 kmh over. the game settings doesn't allow for negative kmh values.

you appearently don´t understand what i mean...

you just press the button (which locks your current speed) when you are driving 2 km/h below the allowed speed limit... or you use the +/- cruise control buttons to set it to 5km/h below (or which ever steps you set up in the options)...

in 99.99% of the cases the truck will accelerate downhil to the allowed limit that way, not above it, except for mountain roads maybe...

that´s how i do it and it works, period...

in case you don´t know... there are quite a few buttons for CC

activate at current speed
re-engage (at previous speed, after f.e. using the brakes, which disengages the cc)
+/- speed (in predefined steps)
engage at programmed speed
and maybe one or 2 more, not sure...

The reason i don't understand because you are pointing me generally at something without being specific on context, so all i got to work with is pressing "C" when and where needed and i do that to enable and disable CC when needed.

[pieperjohanns]

Originally posted by Xautos:

if you are not going to be helpful then don't comment

Thanks for your friendly reply.
In the game settings there is a page with the key bindings.
You can find four keys for cruise control there:
"enable/disable cruise control",
"increase cruise control speed",
"decrease cruise control speed" and
"re-enable cruise control with previous speed".

[Jackrabbit_V6/ RSProduxx]

Originally posted by Xautos:

Originally posted by Jackrabbit-yt/tw rsproduxx-:

you appearently don´t understand what i mean...

you just press the button (which locks your current speed) when you are driving 2 km/h below the allowed speed limit... or you use the +/- cruise control buttons to set it to 5km/h below (or which ever steps you set up in the options)...

in 99.99% of the cases the truck will accelerate downhil to the allowed limit that way, not above it, except for mountain roads maybe...

that´s how i do it and it works, period...

in case you don´t know... there are quite a few buttons for CC

activate at current speed
re-engage (at previous speed, after f.e. using the brakes, which disengages the cc)
+/- speed (in predefined steps)
engage at programmed speed
and maybe one or 2 more, not sure...

The reason i don't understand because you are pointing me generally at something without being specific on context, so all i got to work with is pressing "C" when and where needed and i do that to enable and disable CC when needed.

i really don´t know how i could be more specific than this...

but tl/dr: press "c" at 87 km/h and it won´t go faster than 89 downhill... if you have a retarder

[v1cV3Ga5]

The best engine brakes and retarders are no match against gravity when going down steep grades hauling heavy loads.... You are going to have to manage your speed on the way down..... And that's that

[Jackrabbit_V6/ RSProduxx]

yeah well, heavy loads and mountains are a story of their own ;)