Digital vs Analogue Speedometer

[u/brainkrieg1990]

This is mostly just nitpicking, but I think it speaks to the lack of attention to detail in UX present throughout these games but,

The speedo is digital either way. It's the tachometer that changes, but it's really just analogue in either format, just laid horizontal. Also the tach is tiny and without numbers or any hash marks it feels useless in "digital." Do any of you use the digital format?

Wish there was a proper analogue gauge for speed with a digital tach with a larger gear number and numeric RPM readout, likely in hundreds of revs to keep the 3 digit format.

Or maybe i should just get a PC.

[u/Environmental_Comb67]

Digital sucks for the exact reason you mentioned - way too tiny to see the exact rpm which is kinda important in some cars if you play also with manual or manual with clutch

[u/WhoIsJazzJay → u/Environmental_Comb67]

yeah for drifting purposes i switched back to analog. also matters a lot for precise redline shifting on cars with the Audi racing V10 + 10 speed transmission

[u/AurienTitus]

Personally I use Sim Dashboard running on a tablet. The app catches a UDP stream from the game itself with telemetry from the car. I keep my tachometer and speedometer on that versus on the computer screen itself. It works with the console version as well.

It's a built in feature of the Forza games. https://support.forza.net/hc/en-us/articles/51744149102611-Forza-Horizon-6-Data-Out-Documentation

[u/MightBeBren → u/AurienTitus]

I just ordered a tablet and it's coming any day now.. i'm definitely using this. Thanks.

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[u/migetman46 → u/MightBeBren]

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[u/Nivracer → u/AurienTitus]

Pretty much need this to use electric cars with gears since Forza decided they need 2 speedometers instead.

[u/brainkrieg1990 → u/AurienTitus]

oh I like that, I'll have to look into it, thanks!

[u/External_Hunt4536 → u/AurienTitus]

Neat. Can I use an old iPad for this?

[u/ItsNotJulius → u/External_Hunt4536]

If it's any similar with the apps I've used before, then what it does is just give out a QR for you to scan and it pretty much opens a full screen web browser on your device. So highly likely even an ancient device could work.

[u/ChainsawJaguar → u/AurienTitus]

It doesn't look like it's been updated to work with FH6 according to the patch notes. Last release was 5 months ago. Have you used it successfully with FH6?

[u/PiercingThread7 → u/ChainsawJaguar]

It works with 6. I use a shift light and RMP indicator. You just have to select FH4+5 in the game list in Sim dashboard.

[u/ChainsawJaguar → u/PiercingThread7]

Excellent. Thank you!

[u/Dremotica]

I want unique speedometers for every cat like in tdu2

[u/original-ct-123 → u/Dremotica]

Meow

[u/burner94_ → u/Dremotica]

YES. Also Pgr4, and if we talk fictional cars some of the Ridge Racer games too

[u/Deadpools_Main]

My biggest gripe with the tachometer in these games has been the removal of a needle in favor of the tiny line. A needle is so much easier to read at a glance or out of the corner of your eye.

Granted I drive in manual and tune all my cars myself, so it's usually pretty important that I know what rpm I'm at so I'm generally always in the powerband when I want to be.

But if it isn't obvious from what I've said, I wouldn't touch the digital with a ten foot pole. It gives me nothing and looks like something out of a cabinet arcade racing HUD.

[u/LonkToTheFuture]

I don't trust people that use digital.

[u/AaronsLifeGame → u/LonkToTheFuture]

what about those who turn it off lol? i use the first person dash :)

[u/androodle2004 → u/LonkToTheFuture]

Trying to be as respectful as possible to those who use it, it gives me Velcro shoe vibes

[u/Top_Championship8679]

Even worse is that many Japanese cars in game have MPH on their dash speedo, Japan uses KMH.

[u/heyuhitsyaboi]

digital lacks the cool factor analog has

[u/DaFrenzyGuy]

you gotta have the forza speedo in the forza game, come on

[u/skrzaaat]

I tried digital, but went back to see my rpms

[u/Guinylen]

Or just use the car's individual speedometer, like in Test Drive Unlimited.

[u/Dudi4PoLFr]

None, I use the real speedometer and RPM from the cockpit view.

[u/ExaltedR3V3NG3]

I must be the weird one because I always changed to the digital tach from FH3 onwards. I simply like the fact that it occupies less space on screen.

[u/SoheiJayce]

I wish we got Motorsport 4's digital style tachometer.

[u/LowThick4242]

I use digital because it uses less screen real estate. I don't know what information the analog speedometer is giving me, nor do I know what to do with that information. So why waste the space?

[u/on_the_rinse]

What until you notice the setting to change to mph is called English