Auto Clutch On / Off different ??

I wonder whats the different between Auto Clutch On / Off in this game because i dont see any different myself when shifting up or down no matter i On or Off it, i found that i can just shift the same way. Also any advantage in term of lap time if i use "OFF" ??

Stock DFGT here. Thanks for the concern.

 

are you using a clutch pedal?

 

He has no clutch pedal

 

No. Stock DFGT dont come with clutch. Thats the reason i try the Auto clutch assist but i dont see the different even if i turn it off, i still able to shift up while floor the throttle pedal.

 

that must be the reason why there's no difference. I think it's because in the cotroller settings, there's no dedicated cotroller/button for the clutch.
I haven't tried auto cluth, but with what I have at the moment, if I miss the clutch, my shifter wont go into any gear but neutral.

 

If what you say is true then i guess the auto clutch assist automatically ON by default for any wheel which has no clutch. By the way do you think there is some kind of punishment in this game if i still floor the accelerate pedal while doing up shifting ??

Thanks for your time.

 

mechanical damage you mean?
seems pretty mild on default seetings in my opinion. I've rolled over the car a couple of times, crash and bump and still feels fine driving it. Not sure what the effect might be though on longer laps.
does it rev violently when you shift up with flat foot? if so, Im guesing fuel cunsumption will be affected.

 

If i up shift without release the accelerate then the rev meter will shake 3 to 4 times but nothing else happen & i dont feel anything wrong from the car. The reason i ask is because some people tell me doing this will result in a slower lap time in some realism racing game so i wonder if AC is one of them.

 

That's nothing to do with cluch pedal. I have a t500rs with cluch but don't have h-patern shifter and autocluch off does nothing but let car stall. I still can change gears on manual cars without cluch.
There are things I don't understand. They put manual cars gear change slower on seq shifter to favour real driving styles., wich I agree but then they don't let me use cluch although I have one.

 

I flat foot shift with clutch sometimes and in my opinion, the delay is about the same as when I lift my foot from the gas pedal.

I guess auto clutch is similar to sequential in terms of function?

 

if you have a clutch pedal with no h-pattern shifter, then it must be sequential shifter.
doesn't sequencial shifter only use clutch when launching?

 

Yea, I have a clutch pedal and only sequential shifter and I'm able to shift gears anyway even with auto clutch off

 

Are you able to shift with the BMW E30? With no clutch and auto clutch disabled?

 

If/ there's and H-pattern shifter and it's ticked in the settings, configured and all, and a clutch pedal assignen, all cars with manual transmission can not change gears without clutch when auto clutch off. Simple. It goes to neutral and make the gearbox grind, which I hope will after abuse destroy the gearbox when damage is added. Anything else will autoclutch, if it's on or off. You can still use the clutch if you like.
At least I think, I haven't tried without clutch to see what the game does

 

Yes, as with any other car.

Yes, It happens with any other sim that I ever tried. The only game that in fact prevented me from shifting without using clutch was City Car Driving (3d Instructor), but it did not goes to neutral, just act as the shifter wasn't assigned.
Well, maybe the devs could improve this so we could not shift without using clutch even with sequential shifters (in cars that actually require it). I would love to be able to mishift!

 

Auto clutch is there so you don't stall the engine when you hit the brakes to a stand still with a gear engaged.
If you stand and engage a gear the engine will idle instead of going to 0 RPM.

At least thats the only function I have seen.

 

I dont understand this because the BMW E30 engine still running when i stand still after crashing somewhere with gear engage using auto clutch off.

 

I tested again... same result.

Auto clutch on - gear engaged - engine idle
Auto clucht off - gear engage - engine stall

I tested with and without clutch pedal mapped, didn't affect the result and it doesn't matter whether it is an automatic or manual gear box.
Maybe the game knows you don't have a clutch pedal from your setup and enables auto clutch anyway... in any case like I said thats the only effect it has that i know of.

 

Yeah i guess you right. I already practice the BMW E30 with my no clutch DFGT wheel for few hrs now (auto clutch off) but everytime i make a mistake somewhere which completely stop my car i can down shift to 1st gear and go again just like that, i feel like i driving auto gear instead of manual.
By the way stall mean off right ?? So how to restart the engine if it really go off in this game ?? Just curious
Also is there any delay result in slower lap time using auto clutch on ?? And usually how much delay if the answer is yes ??
Thanks first

 

I think the game enables auto clutch when you don't have an H-pattern shifter mapped, cause I actually have a clutch pedal in my setup but no H-pattern shifter and it let me change gears anyway.