Starting on an incline

[Enorats]

This isn't a problem I've ever had using a controller, but now that I'm using a wheel, pedals, and shifter (with advanced controls) every time I end up having to stop on a hill the truck is literally impossible to get moving again. Totally. The moment I begin to release the clutch the truck just instantly dies.

I have no trouble driving at any other point. I'm even shifting without the clutch without any issues. But this incline issue.. I just can't find a way to prevent it or get out of it. I can't hold the brake, clutch, and gas all at the same time - and using the trailer brakes or parking brake doesn't seem to help anyway.

I know what SHOULD work, as the only vehicles I've ever owned are manual transmissions. Give it plenty of gas and get it in gear and moving forward quickly. Here, I don't even get the chance.

Is there something I can do differently? I feel like I have to be missing something absolutely stupid, because the game simply can't work this way. I shouldn't have to call for a tow because of a slight incline.

[AyMazingATS]

You are probably starting in too high of a gear. You just can't dump the clutch and expect to move.

Use 1st gear, or if using a 13 or 18 speed....use LL. If needed...assign a key for trailer brake. Start to let off the clutch slowly while giving fuel then once you see RPM's starting to drop...let go of the trailer brake.

It is an art in the game to start on a hill. Just keep trying.

[Nono54Fr]

Originally posted by Enorats:

I know what SHOULD work, as the only vehicles I've ever owned are manual transmissions. Give it plenty of gas and get it in gear and moving forward quickly.

You do it like that IRL ?

[Leetpandaz]

Originally posted by Nono54Fr:

Originally posted by Enorats:

I know what SHOULD work, as the only vehicles I've ever owned are manual transmissions. Give it plenty of gas and get it in gear and moving forward quickly.

You do it like that IRL ?

That can work if your car doesnt have hill lock.

For ATS, when on the hill use the trailerbrake. I usually hit spacebar and then select LL. Slowly let the clutch out until the rpm drops or the truck starts to pull forward thrn release the trailer brake and off you go

[Enorats]

Originally posted by Nono54Fr:

Originally posted by Enorats:

I know what SHOULD work, as the only vehicles I've ever owned are manual transmissions. Give it plenty of gas and get it in gear and moving forward quickly.

You do it like that IRL ?

Sure, starting on a hill just requires you to be a little quicker on the gas than normal.

As for ATS, I typically start in low when I've got a load. Without a trailer I'll just start out in second. So far the only way I've made it work on a hill is by using the trailer brake (which is bound to the right turn signal button on my wheel, where it'd be on a real truck). That said, it almost never works because the truck dies the moment the RPM starts to drop.

[Trucker_71]

Low gear, release the clutch & trailer brake about the same time... have a nice trip.

PS: Use an engine that has some HP.

[Knottypine]

What I do is while holding the brake, slowly release the clutch and watch your RPM's to find the friction point. When you see them dropping, you should be able to take your foot off the brake and have minimal roll back. Then give a little gas and slowly release the clutch.

If you ever drive a manual transmission car for example, this helps if you're stopped on a steep hill. Works the same in-game for me.

Another note... although this doesn't work right away until you give it gas once. When you first start your truck, while in neutral rev the engine once. Not sure why this part is required, but it makes the truck recognize the RPM's properly. Now, like a real vehicle, you can in fact begin rolling forward while releasing the clutch slowly without giving any gas, usually while on a fairly flat area. The idle speed alone is enough to go through some of the gears.

[Sandhill]

Make sure that your clutch is calibrated...if it engages too suddenly that will wreck your ability to slip it.

[BareFoot]

Tweak deadzones and sensitivity with your clutch and accelerator , in game and in your wheels native settings. I had this issue before and with a bit of playing around you can make it to your preferance , but as stated above perfect settings alone will not guarantee success. Basic knowledge of standard transmissions and trucks is still required regardless of any settings

[VanZan_75]

As above. Use diff- lock also ( V button ) . Steadly increase engine revs and slowly release clutch . Once your engine revs start to die ( decrease ) , now its time to release the handbrake . In real life , you would know when to release the handbrake as you would feel the physical movement of the truck trying to move foward ( hand brake would be stopping this movement ).

[Red River]

Originally posted by AyMazingATS:

It is an art in the game to start on a hill. Just keep trying.

it can be pretty tricky IRL also and that is why almost everybody drives auto...

[Knottypine]

Originally posted by Red River:

Originally posted by AyMazingATS:

It is an art in the game to start on a hill. Just keep trying.

it can be pretty tricky IRL also and that is why almost everybody drives auto...

So much easier to drive manual now-a-days. Cars make it too easy, you almost cannot stall or roll back.

[Sandhill]

If all else fails and you can't get your clutch to slip properly you can go to options/controls and switch your transmission to "real automatic" which will get you going without stalling. Once back on more or less level ground switch back to whatever sort of manual transmission you are using. Kind of a work around, but if your clutch grabs too suddenly, at least it's a way to move on.

[FxTrucker]

Currently in CDL school and have experience with real trucks (though limited). On an Eaton Fuller 10, 13 or 18 speed transmission, third is often used as the start gear. No accelerator! Just hold the service brake on an incline so the truck doesn't roll back and let out the clutch slowly, when the truck starts moving then give it some fuel. So ATS behavior is not the same as a real truck. Disappointing how ATS makes starting on an incline so difficult (impossible) unlike a real truck. Wish the developers would talk to real truck drivers on this issue.

[ThunderDownUnder]

You need to get (or make) an engine mod that has higher torque down around idle, since you'll notice it doesn't matter what you do, when on an incline with a heavy load, the revs will drop to 500, no matter how much gas you're giving it. Makes no sense and I've been driving manual vehicles for 40 years IRL.

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