Constant gear shifting

[Katokevin]

Grinding out the Chinese tanks right now and the drivers feel like they are going a bit excessive with the gear shifter. More so when making turns, it tends to be just constant shifting between one to two gears non stop. Same when repairing. When I stop and start to repair, it's like the drivers constantly trying to go somewhere as he keeps trying to shift into first and second gear (then back to neutral) really fast.

I could swear we had this before, but I was sure it was fixed long ago. Just wondering if anybody else is having this.

[Acidic__Thought]

Could also be your crew skills being low.

[Blitzkrieg Wulf]

It's a result of skills being low, and maybe the transmission having too many gears.

Try using crusie control and lock it into CC2, so it stays one gear short of the final gear. Should prevent a lot of transmission-hop.

[Foxtrot39]

Or be a madlad and use manual transmission

[Blitzkrieg Wulf]

Originally posted by Foxtrot39:

Or be a madlad and use manual transmission

Honestly, it does have its advantages. Enough for the average joe, probably not.

Pretty sure it negates the "lag" of remaining in neutral, and iirc going from "forward" to "reverse" is a lot smoother/faster. It's been a long time since I've used it though.

[Katokevin]

Originally posted by Foxtrot39:

Or be a madlad and use manual transmission

I actually do sometimes. I use it most when climbing hills and find the best gear to get the most speed during a climb. I've actually been using it as well grinding the Chinese tanks since I can keep it in low gear with the Sherman and Chaffee to keep moving while using the stabilizer.

[R.A.T. Army *MST3K*]

I've been seeing this too, with my transmission constantly shifting. It's not just on Chinese tanks, I'm getting it on my high level tanks on multiple nations.

It might be an error with the new update.

Occasionally, I hear the shifting sound so many times, I don't think my transmission is actually shifting that many times. I think it may be a noise error related to the update with the sound modification.

[Blitzkrieg Wulf]

Originally posted by Katokevin:

Originally posted by Foxtrot39:

Or be a madlad and use manual transmission

I actually do sometimes. I use it most when climbing hills and find the best gear to get the most speed during a climb. I've actually been using it as well grinding the Chinese tanks since I can keep it in low gear with the Sherman and Chaffee to keep moving while using the stabilizer.

is CC1 still too fast for the stab? Haven't played with sherman/chaffee lately.

[Katokevin]

Originally posted by Blitzkrieg Wulf:

Originally posted by Katokevin:

I actually do sometimes. I use it most when climbing hills and find the best gear to get the most speed during a climb. I've actually been using it as well grinding the Chinese tanks since I can keep it in low gear with the Sherman and Chaffee to keep moving while using the stabilizer.

is CC1 still too fast for the stab? Haven't played with sherman/chaffee lately.

I believe the Chaffee hits right around 15km/h in CC1 which is generally enough to keep the stabilizer going, but only just. Sherman I can't remember. Edit: The M4A4 does keep it at 15km/h as well.

[Foxtrot39]

Thing about manual gear

+Stop gear auto shifting when using neutral steering leading to your tank not moving at all

+First gear for hill climbing

+Allow to select the best gear for certain maneuver without consantly shifting between max & min output

+Good for moving around

-Can't do quick reaction

-Very bad idea to use in combat scenario outside low speed combat approaches

[Katokevin]

Originally posted by Foxtrot39:

Thhing about manual gear

*snip*

-Can't do quick reaction

-Very bad idea to use in combat scenario

That's why I just have a key bind to quickly swap in and out of manual control when needed.

[Læms]

when gear shifting is louder than the engine

[CMDR Emotions]

Originally posted by Foxtrot39:

Or be a madlad and use manual transmission

Imagine just not doing this and ONLY using Standard.

[Katokevin]

Originally posted by CMDR Emotions:

Originally posted by Foxtrot39:

Or be a madlad and use manual transmission

Imagine just not doing this and ONLY using Standard.

So I just found out my Thrustmaster 8 shifter can actually be bound to the controls. I can set it to gear up and gear down. I need to see if my pedals work as well!

[Læms]

Originally posted by Katokevin:

Originally posted by CMDR Emotions:

Imagine just not doing this and ONLY using Standard.

So I just found out my Thrustmaster 8 shifter can actually be bound to the controls. I can set it to gear up and gear down. I need to see if my pedals work as well!

well this would put you in a disadvantage but hey its cool to manual shift, also it would be nice to have sim so you have to change gears making it more realistic :o

[Katokevin]

Well, no luck with the pedals :/ But, I can throw my sequential shifter plate and at least have some fun with that. I can always use the pedals and wheel with IL-2 tanks at least.