Racing wheel is a must, yes?

[GG]

What say you.

[gallagher4005]

DUH!

[mojo_musica]

A steering wheel and pedals, yes. There isn't any actual "racing" involved in trucking, but you do you, eh?

[GG]

Originally posted by mojo_musica:

A steering wheel and pedals, yes.

Yes, pedals come with them.

Originally posted by mojo_musica:

There isn't any actual "racing" involved in trucking, but you do you, eh?

I know, but that's what they're called. There aren't any truck wheels you can buy. Plus, you can use them for any game that supports it. Such as assetto corsa.

[Ryu]

Just be careful of the "racing" delineation when looking for a wheel. You want a wheel with at least 900° steering rotation for this game. Most racing games set and use only a fraction of that, so a "racing" wheel may only have a limited range. When I moved up from a smaller range to 900° it was a world of difference; the driving in this game was so much more smooth.

[GG]

Originally posted by ~{DCMT}~ Ryu:

Just be careful of the "racing" delineation when looking for a wheel. You want a wheel with at least 900° steering rotation for this game. Most racing games set and use only a fraction of that, so a "racing" wheel may only have a limited range. When I moved up from a smaller range to 900° it was a world of difference; the driving in this game was so much more smooth.

Most people on the truck sim subreddit use a g920/g29 racing wheel.

[Futuristic Hexagon]

I myself use a G920. It does fine for this game. Some folks go the extra mile and buy an attachment for the shifter that allows it to operate with more than 6 gears like actual manual trucks (i.e. the famous Eaton Fuller 18 speed and the like with gear splitting and ranges, and a button for the exhaust brake. )

My understand is IRL that gated manuals as we know it are becoming a thing of the past even on newer trucks, and it's more common to see automatics with an option to allow it to operate as a "fake" manual that allows the driver to bump gears manually. Not to say what isn't already on the road overwhelmingly a gated manual still (at least in the US, Europe may have started the trend earlier.)

[Underscore_101_3]

It's not a must, the game can be played with a simple controller or even with keyboard and mouse, but indeed playing with a wheel is a nicer way to play.

[GG]

Originally posted by Underscore_101_3:

It's not a must, the game can be played with a simple controller or even with keyboard and mouse, but indeed playing with a wheel is a nicer way to play.

People have said its like playing a whole new game and its hard to go back to using a controller which is what sparked my interest. We shall see. Wheel has been ordered.

Originally posted by Futuristic Hexagon:

I myself use a G920. It does fine for this game. Some folks go the extra mile and buy an attachment for the shifter that allows it to operate with more than 6 gears like actual manual trucks (i.e. the famous Eaton Fuller 18 speed and the like with gear splitting and ranges, and a button for the exhaust brake. )

I know some people go one step further and use VR.

[brian_va]

a wheel and pedal can occupy space (and budget) you may not have. a controller works well enough if thats what you can do

[GG]

Originally posted by brian_va:

a wheel and pedal can occupy space (and budget) you may not have. a controller works well enough if thats what you can do

Yes, I agree. If you can't afford one, then obviously a controller is 100% playable. I've used a controller for a few hours and it was fine. Now, I just need to play with a wheel to see how different it is.

[brian_va]

Originally posted by GG:

Originally posted by brian_va:

a wheel and pedal can occupy space (and budget) you may not have. a controller works well enough if thats what you can do

Yes, I agree. If you can't afford one, then obviously a controller is 100% playable. I've used a controller for a few hours and it was fine. Now, I just need to play with a wheel to see how different it is.

i've got a logitech driving force gt. obviously its a cheaper wheel, but it makes a ton of noise, mostly due to being gear driven. to be fair, with headphones on it less of a problem, but i don't think belt driven wheels are as bad, but if noise is a concern, maybe remember that concern when selecting a wheel. i don't play the game a ton (i've binged it lately mostly due to a GPU upgrade), so getting the wheel out and setting it up isn't an insignificant time sink, and i really don't play enough to justify laying real money for a decent setup. maybe thats some useful info from someone who has a wheel but rarely uses it, but remember this is just some random guy's opinion.

[el_ahmar_jaafar]

yes its funner with a steering wheel

[Arkhyel]

Man, I can drive Pagani Zonda just fine with my keyboard only. You're not from this reality, if you think I can't handle MAN as well...

[Futuristic Hexagon]

Originally posted by brian_va:

a wheel and pedal can occupy space (and budget) you may not have. a controller works well enough if thats what you can do

As someone who used KB, then M+KB, then controller, then a wheel over the years, I found controller to work okay, definetly a more budgetary alternative to a wheel until a decent mid range wheel (like the G29/920 and thurstmaster equivalent) can be financially justified.

Aa someone who plays quite a few driving games, the wheel payed for itself. Just a little annoying when playing a few unity games like My Summer Car and The Long Drive, in which it feels like the pedals don't respond until they're depressed about 50%. A well known issue with driving games with that engine.

[Wille Wilse]

Lots of people uses keyboard and mouse and they witness that they have no problem with that.
Lots of people also uses controllers and witness its a step up.
Same for a wheel (900 degrees is a must imho)
I used to do simracing a lot earlier in life, wich I cant anymore unfortunately for health reasons, so I already had a decent setup - Thrustmaster 300RS, modded G25 pedals and a 3 screen setup and a real racing seat. I also had TrackIr. Overkill for this game I know but I cant play this game without TrackIr. If I start it up whitout it I immediatly close the game and start TrackIr before playing.

TLDR; Every step up from kb/m is a game changer.