Discussing Driving Views

Cockpit view only, No hud / blank
Fov 68
i use the chase camera to check the lights depending on the car ( no need with the lambo but is needed with the ferrari and the bmw for example )
i don't have any problem riding the track limits or the kerbs

also would be nice to have a forced cockpit only option in the server settings, i mean is a simulator, you should use cockpit view any other view is unrealistic and takes away the immersion not to mention that you lose many of the audio feedback that ACC have witch is truly fantastic

 

No, you won't let go

 

You quoted a post from April!

 

Sorry, that's true, I didn't see the date... and I can't edit. Apologies!

 

he uses cockpit view in all the games except project cars 2, where he doesn't like it (and i agree)

still, he gets harassed by cockpit camera talibans EVERY. SINGLE. RACE.

 

How come you don't like cockpit view in PC2? I've always been able to adjust the camera inside the car to how I like it.

 

i don't like cockpit camera in ACC either, i use dashcam. Viewing 2 sets of hands and 2 wheels is not really immersive.
I've changed the cockpit camera in PC2 to simulate the dashcam (disabling hands and wheel movement) but it feels odd and i struggle to correctly assess distances and braking points.

 

Whoops, yeah, I should have clarified that - I only use dashcam too with no hands or wheel. Never had a problem with dashcam on PC2 though.

To be honest, since I've played ACC, I struggle to drive these days on PC2 in general. The physics feel so comparatively bad on PC2 now

 

they have pretty similar levels of physics simulation.
what sets you off is the differences in force feedback and amount of grip on tyres (pc2's softs are much closer to ACC's tyres than hards, but they are seldom usable due to limited temperature window)

 

No offense but I think the big view debate you hear/see in every game stems from the fact, that slower drivers are looking for a reason why there not as fast as other people. You never hear fast cockpit drivers complaining about who uses what view, they just don't care your going lose anyway.

 

All of my racing is done with internal view, very occasionally may use bonnet cam for hot lapping type stuff as in some cars I can go a little quicker like that....don't give a FF what other people use, as long as they drive cleanly and have fun.....

 

You can hide wheel and hands in cockpit view, if you like.

 

what exactly is the "dashcam factor"?

 

Cockpit cam all the way. One thing that troubles me is the visibility advantage external views get in heavy rain in ACC. In cockpit view you can't see anything out of the windscreen in the areas the wiper doesn't reach, making it near impossible to drive in monsoon conditions in traffic, which is great for realism and I have no issue with this. The issue comes when I decided to look at bonnet cam, near perfect visibility, no effect of rain on the lens, just drops falling from the sky

Cockpit cam in general offers less visibility than bonnet but an experienced cockpit cam driver will still achieve their potential pace and race result in cockpit cam. In heavy rain though, ACC cockpit cam drivers will be at a measurable pace disadvantage due to how clean the image is in external cams.

Come to think of it I'll probably post as a bug/suggestion as this is a potential exploit

 

This, 100%

 

+1

 

I use the helmet cam. But there is no advantage in using others...so what about vr users?
The only advantage you will ever gain is through practicing to improve your drive.

 

Well, this was also one of the reasons I made this thread.
I think my only mistake was that I didn't properly explained this issue in particular, because I thought that the readers know this fact.
And I really hope, that this exploit will be fixed in 1.0, because driving in the rain in exterior view, with no rain drops and visibility issues we have in the cockpit, will put the cockpit drivers in a very uncompetetive position...
Codemasters did well in their f1 series in this regard.

Would love to hear a word from the developers @Minolin @Lord Kunos, if this missing rain visual effect in the external view will be included in the final release, and if not, then when can we expect it to arrive.
But anyway, we are 2 day's left for the release, so we'll find this out very shortly.

 

Hey Team,

I've used several FOV calculators online to calculate the correct vFOV for ACC and I keep getting different values - I assume they're all using different formulas. I was wondering if the developers (or any experienced racers out there) have any particular FOV calculator that they stand behind - given that it's critical to get this aspect right.

Also - assuming that you place the primary screen right behind the wheel at eye level as you're supposed to, how are you supposed to adjust your virtual seat position in terms of showing part of the wheel/dash display/etc?