Dirt 3

[Dankk]

I do not understand how people are doing the drift challenges with keyboard. Everything else is great fun, but the "controlled drift" challenges are impossible with a keyboard. Suggestions?

Get a gamepad?

Several months ago I went out and bought a wired Xbox 360 controller for my computer. I've used it for all of my racing games since then; never looked back. I don't know how I ever played DiRT on a keyboard.

 

[JSt0rm]

I'm really eyeballing a g27. I've got the eyefinity thing going (3x dell 2005fpw) and grid looks great sitting in the cockpit like that.

 

[homercles337]

Get a gamepad?

Several months ago I went out and bought a wired Xbox 360 controller for my computer. I've used it for all of my racing games since then; never looked back. I don't know how I ever played DiRT on a keyboard.

Yeah, thats what im thinking. All these "gymkhana" levels are bullshit. Dont get me wrong i appreciate what those guys do with cars, but with a keyboard it just retarded.

 

[minmaster]

ill get this later when it drops in price... i also want to buy a driving force GT to play racing games.

 

[Skurge]

ill get this later when it drops in price... i also want to buy a driving force GT to play racing games.

If you can, I suggest you get a better set of pedals, cause the ones that come with them are not on the same level as that wheel.

 

[Dankk]

Yeah, thats what im thinking. All these "gymkhana" levels are bullshit. Dont get me wrong i appreciate what those guys do with cars, but with a keyboard it just retarded.

Hahah oh yeah! Gymkhana. I didn't even know what that was before I played Dirt 3, and even then I was still skeptical because it looked so hard (I play Dirt mainly for the rally racing, not for doing tricks). I'm surprisingly good at it now though. I can pull of drifts and doughnuts really well, and to a lesser extent, spins.

You're right. I can imagine it would be bullshit with a keyboard. In fact while I was playing, I even thought to myself "Wow, this is probably 100x harder using the arrow keys". Having a gamepad really came in handy there.

 

[homercles337]

Get a gamepad?

Several months ago I went out and bought a wired Xbox 360 controller for my computer. I've used it for all of my racing games since then; never looked back. I don't know how I ever played DiRT on a keyboard.

Got the game pad, cant play with it for shit. I tried remapping the keys. No good. I really suck at this game with a game pad...

 

[TheUnk]

Can you register this game on Steam if you buy hardcopy? Amazon has it for $20.

 

[busydude]

Can you register this game on Steam if you buy hardcopy? Amazon has it for $20.

Nop.