Steering wheel support

[ANG3LBEATS!]

Hello Im thinking to buy this game as a gift to my bff. He is a a real fan of ATS and ETS. Is there any roadmap when Steering wheel support is going to be added?

[Omence072]

I can't really see a wheel being sufficient for control in this game. I say that as a sim racing setup owner. Plays well on Xbox controller.

[BattlePants#2233]

there will be no steering wheel. even in the cabin there's no steering wheel. BUT there's a joystick and throttle control stick like in a jet, so i guess HOTAS would be supported at some point, if the DEVs are even keen on it...

[Dwarf80]

i rem the idea somebody had put out making a mini steering wheel that fit over the controller, was just a controller but mentally gave you a steering wheel approach. Would think that would work for the slow pace of this game. Going forward and backing up, not much of a challenge for a big full steering wheel approach.

[Badger]

It might look like a truck, but it really doesn't want a steering wheel. Go for it. :)

[Dwarf80]

personally ill just use a mouse, put on autopilot and take a knap.

[IL PALLINO]

I'm guessing in this game that the player is expected to go up and down (in addition to left and right) so a yoke would be more in order than a steering wheel.

But I can empathize with your BFF. After I was gifted a steering wheel in 2021 for some work that I did, I can't exactly go back to any other form of controls on ATS. (And I resented having to go back to a controller for awhile in Autobahn Police Simulator 3 in 2022.)

[deltahazer]

Originally posted by IL PALLINO:

I'm guessing in this game that the player is expected to go up and down (in addition to left and right) so a yoke would be more in order than a steering wheel.

You are precisely right. You have control of pitch, roll, and yaw and have the ability to thrust forwards and backwards along the orientation of the roll axis- sometimes known as 4DF (or 4DoF) for "Four Dimensions of Freedom." So a steering wheel and gas/brake pedals would not be sufficient, but a stick and throttle would work if either the stick could "twist" or you had a pair of pedals for yaw control.

[IL PALLINO]

Originally posted by deltahazer:

You are precisely right. You have control of pitch, roll, and yaw and have the ability to thrust forwards and backwards along the orientation of the roll axis- sometimes known as 4DF (or 4DoF) for "Four Dimensions of Freedom."

Thank you for stating the facts.

I doubt that I'll have a gaming yoke and pedals anytime soon... Unless I can get one in that part of the ghetto where you can get anything for $20!

[deltahazer]

Originally posted by IL PALLINO:

Originally posted by deltahazer:

You are precisely right. You have control of pitch, roll, and yaw and have the ability to thrust forwards and backwards along the orientation of the roll axis- sometimes known as 4DF (or 4DoF) for "Four Dimensions of Freedom."

Thank you for stating the facts.

I doubt that I'll have a gaming yoke and pedals anytime soon... Unless I can get one in that part of the ghetto where you can get anything for $20! :lol::laughingprism:

At least it does have controller support for those who don't like keyboard/mouse arrangements. And the k/m controls are actually pretty decent once you've learned how they react and made any adjustments to sliders and/or pitch inversions that suit your personal style. Certainly handles better than CP2077 cars did on launch day. ;p