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General Category => Bug Reports => Topic started by: BerScott on January 23, 2015, 06:14:15 PM

Title: Shift timing
Post by: BerScott on January 23, 2015, 06:14:15 PM
When gearing up it sometimes changes two gears instead of one with one click. I think it could be necessary to add shift timing in miliseconds to prevent gear overlapping. I don't have this problem with GP Bikes actually. I use a Logitech G25 controller, using paddles to shifting.
Title: Re: Shift timing
Post by: teeds on January 27, 2015, 01:18:47 PM
+1

Getting the same here.
Title: Re: Shift timing
Post by: PiBoSo on January 27, 2015, 01:25:16 PM
Are you using the gearbox "Preload"?
Title: Re: Shift timing
Post by: teeds on January 27, 2015, 01:45:59 PM
No, tried that and for me it got a lot worse. Must admit to not understanding what exactly "Pre-load" in gearbox terms means, anyone care to enlighten me?

Other driving games I've used had a slider to change a short period of time, as Berscott says of milliseconds, within which additional gear change presses are ignored.
Title: Re: Shift timing
Post by: 𝖙𝖋𝖈 on January 27, 2015, 02:55:21 PM
There you go teeds http://www.nmbtc.com/bearings/engineering/preload/
Title: Re: Shift timing
Post by: teeds on January 27, 2015, 03:08:05 PM
Ta for the link. I've heard of bearing pre-load but how might it affect us in a game? I hope who ever built the virtual gearbox would have set this properly so as not to cause the bearings to heat up too much, whine or wear prematurely  :)
Title: Re: Shift timing
Post by: HornetMaX on February 05, 2015, 08:35:53 AM
Quote from: teeds on January 27, 2015, 01:45:59 PM
No, tried that and for me it got a lot worse. Must admit to not understanding what exactly "Pre-load" in gearbox terms means, anyone care to enlighten me?
My understanding from GPB (but would be better if Piboso confirms it's correct) is:

With gearbox preload ON you can pre-engage a gear with one of the buttons and the gear will actually shift only when the throttle is closed a bit.
With preload OFF either use the clutch or close the throttle a bit before shifting up (shift help does that for you).

To be honest, I'm not sure this preload stuff makes much sense on a bike (MXB or GPB): nobody (even on GPB) seems to use the option nor to know about it on real bikes.
Maybe it's more a kart thing.

MaX.

Title: Re: Shift timing
Post by: teeds on February 05, 2015, 10:19:47 AM
Ta Max, I'll test again with that in mind, maybe it's function will be more apparent.
Title: Re: Shift timing
Post by: Phathry25 on March 04, 2015, 04:03:35 AM
I am also getting this with a PS3 controller configured at a XBox360 controller.  Double shift every 2-3 shifts.  Really annoying. 

Add configurable delay to prevent double shifts to an INI file please.