help with vehicles

[TheCosmicNeko]

I have made so many diferent cars but it seems like nomater what I do they spin out almost every time I try to turn. I'm up for any sugestions

[TwoTwoNine]

Change the steering angle on the hinges. SOLVED!

[TheCosmicNeko]

Originally posted by Mr chicken dude:

Change the steering angle on the hinges. SOLVED!

this helped to a degree but, now I can't do any sharp turns. Anything else?

[Bojangle]

Weight distrubtion and spoilers. It's hard to say completely without seeing the vehicle(s) in question, but I'd wager one, or both of those things would help. :)

[Impossibum]

Spoilers just make SOOOOO much difference.

Here's a car I designed in the formula racer category(6-10 power cores) to place on leaderboards: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1402627690

Download that car and drive it around as is. Then remove the spoilers and drive it around again. The difference can be night and day.

[RiftHunter4]

Weight Distrobution and wheelbase. If the front and rear axels are too close, you get more responsive handling, but that can some times lead to oversteer. Longer wheelbases are more stable at high speeds, but can feel less responsive.

It also helps to keep the center of gravity low and towards the middle of the vehicle. This prevents the heavier parts from swing out the end of the vehicle.

[Sareth]

what I found really helps is to introduce additional rear-wheel steering.
Here's a car where I used it to stop it from spinning out in long turns.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1352153093

[Gilgamesh]

Just click on the engine(s) and untick the back wheel to have FWD ... changed everything for me . i have some car that even goes faster this way . i dont understand why lol .

[Drepface]

try rudders. they work if your car is decently fast (at least 110)

[Drepface]

Originally posted by Gilgamesh:

Just click on the engine(s) and untick the back wheel to have FWD ... changed everything for me . i have some car that even goes faster this way . i dont understand why lol .

because the engine is directing the power to two wheels instead of 4. so for example, a power-4 engine with 4 wheels is 1 power to each wheel, and it it's 2 wheels its 2 power per wheel

[J4N]

you can try to set up some boosters aiming to the side of your vehicle(90°). Now when you hit "A" for left you should also trigger the right booster. When hitting "D" for right trigger the left booster. Just set "A" and "D" as assigned keys for those boosters;) this way you can prevent the vehicle from leaning to the side too much. spoilers can also help

[Stupid Ducky]

how do you get your car to turn

[TheCosmicNeko]

Originally posted by Tortoise1265:

how do you get your car to turn

Wow. I was not expecting more replies to this post after all this time. However if you're serious. If I remember correctly the campaign mode is the best way to slowly learn this games mechanics.

If you have a wheeled creation typically people use steering hinges. Generally they go between the suspension and the wheels. They also have settings like the steering angle for example. Which is used to determine how much the hinge will move from it's original position. If you set the angle too high it will likely result in the vehicle flipping. Especially at high speeds.

If you are more of a visual/experience learner I would download some basic vehicles from the workshop. Then you can get a grasp on how the creation works and apply what you learn on your own vehicles. This is called reverse engineering. It's been very helpful for me and many others.

Hope this helps.