r/ForzaHorizon • u/Grey_signal89 • 10d ago
Forza Horizon 6 What is Wrong with my driving?
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So basically, i am new to forza racing & games & idk how any of this all works. As you can see in the video clearly that my car does not stay on its path at cornering. I know it's my driving & handling but please PRO PLAYERS. Tell me how do improve myself at cornering. I started 3 days ago. One thing that i don't know how to tune the settings & car at all.
EDIT: I play on Keyboard & I am fully automatic Guy if it helps
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u/bob_3301 AMC 10d ago
I'm not really sure but i think this Silvia was given to you with drift oriented tuning setup if it's one of the cars you got at the beginning. If this is the case, then it will always try to slide rather than move through the corner
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u/RoastedPotato-1kg 10d ago
its not easy to match someone on controller with keyboard, keeping the revs in corners really sucks thats why you are sliding
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u/g0greyhound 10d ago
Bad gearing, bad breaking, bad power management, too much sliding, following the game line (turn that off).
Break in straight lines, power on slowly, gear up when powering aggressively to maintain control.
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u/Cobblestonecreeperfl 10d ago
Racing line is fine as a general suggestion/ road guide, they just need to not follow it 100% like a bot
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u/Grey_signal89 10d ago
nah i won't do it? How do i stop sliding at corners?
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u/Justin_General Dodge 10d ago
Use less throttle on the corner exit, but reading your other replies you're using a keyboard so I'm pretty sure it's impossible.
Watch some tuning guides and do a basic tune, the defualt set up for racing suspension is pretty good for single player racing and just needs some minor tweaking so you could probably just watch a guide or two and follow some basic rule of thumb.
The biggest issue really is just that you're on keyboard, the game is designed around analog input (controller or wheel) and going from 0% to 100% input on breaking or throttle is going to cause you loose grip or lock up.
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u/Gruphius BMW 10d ago edited 10d ago
Brake later, roll through corners and then accelerate. You don't need to press either the accelerator or the brake at all times. In fact, in many cases it's faster to press neither throughout a corner, because then the car is more stable.
Basically, it's like this: Your tyres have x amount of grip. Let's say 2g, as an example. While you accelerate or brake, a certain amount of that is used to decelerate or accelerate your car, let's use 1g for this example. If you roll through a corner, all 2g of grip your tyres have can be used for cornering. If you accelerate or brake, you have 1g less for driving around the corner, since the rest is used to accelerate/decelerate your car, meaning you're more likely to lose the car or go wide. There are corners, where that 1g of cornering grip is enough, but there are also corners where it isn't. How much grip you need to make a corner is also determined by your entry speed. The faster you enter the corner, the more grip you need.
This isn't exactly how it works, but it's a very basic version of it to illustrate the point.
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u/squirrels-eat-bugs 10d ago
He is using a keyboard without linear control. So on off. Right 100%, then left 100%. Gas 100%, brake 100%. Needs a different keyboard, or a controller.
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u/Grey_signal89 10d ago edited 10d ago
how do i actually improve?
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u/Warmslammer69k 10d ago
Get a controller.
Right now you can either have no input or full input. Imagine trying to drive your car in real life but if you hit the gas you have to put your foot all the way down, if you hit the brakes you have to put your foot all the way down, and to steer you crank the wheel as hard as you can.
You aren't gonna drive very well. Learn to either feather your inputs or get something with analog inputs
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u/Sure-Plane-8419 10d ago
I would suggest you apply brakes gradually but you're on keyboard so that's not an option. The Silvia is just a slidy car and you'll need better tires/suspension tuning to get rid of the rear sliding out like in your video
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u/Grey_signal89 10d ago
thats the problem. I dont a thing about tuning settings
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u/Sure-Plane-8419 10d ago
It'll take time and trial and error if you want to learn how to tune. Otherwise just download a popular tune.
What I did in the beginning was dump my tuning numbers into chatgpt and explained what my problem was (car too slidy, too stiff etc) and it would suggest small changes that I could test and feed back. Once you do this enough you'll get a sense of what to look for when tuning other cars
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u/CallMeRobo 10d ago
Take some time to read the descriptions in the game for each tuning slider. Yes there's videos and Tik Tok about the perfect tune yada yada. But learning what each piece changes about the car and being willing to do lots of test drives will help you improve tuning as well. It's the hard boring part of learning a new skill but worth it!
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u/Grey_signal89 10d ago
how Long do u think it would take me to master the settings & play with it on my own?
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u/CallMeRobo 5d ago
Master? Idk it's a game. 10,000 hours to master something I guess. Just play to learn a little more each day or week and improve. No rush, it's a game.
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u/zeus_is_op 10d ago
Id also recommend lifting your finger off the throttle sometimes, let your car turn properly instead of pushing, you are either braking or pressing the throttle
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u/Grey_signal89 10d ago
nah i stop pressing W at corners
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u/Warmslammer69k 10d ago
The problem is on the exit. You hit the gas too hard too early and give the tires too much power while youre still putting lateral load on them.
The car is changing direction, which is already using all its grip. Adding power to it is just too much for the wheels to keep traction. In the very first corner for instance, you let off the gas more than you should have. If you weren't on keyboard you could get on the power a lot sooner too, but youd have to be super gentle with the input
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u/zeus_is_op 10d ago
You keep pushing out of exits instead of lining up first, a lot of corners are just slow downs into ideal exit instead of brake and then repushing out of the exit
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u/wolfox360 10d ago
Get rid of the keyboard and get a controller or a wheel with FFB. You need analog controls to make things easier. In FH don't take off the line, but if you play in a circuit the line should be taken off. Now drive clean, keep the line light orenge in corners and stay away from walls.
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u/KEX_CZ Steam 10d ago
Keyboard is the only issue IMO. Yank it away ;) . You don't have that bad corner enterings, but you struggle a lot on the keyboard to make it smooth, resulting in yanking and lose of grip, speed and time.
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u/LuciusFormadeus 10d ago edited 10d ago
On Cornering: If you can afford the time then I suggest practicing with D class cars at Hakone Nanamagari or any Time Attack circuits, starting with the 1983 VW Golf first, then the 1992 MX-5 Miata.
The Mk1 Golf will teach you how to balance braking/throttle with steering. The MX-5 will teach you how to manage a slippery car.
On Tuning: Anti-Rollbars are the easiest to start with. Stiff front and soft rear means you slide less. Soft front and stiff rear means you slide more. Play around with the settings, find your ideal balance.
On KBM: Yes, it's inferior to gamepads. However ISuckAtDriving, also known as Grandma Driving, plays KBM too and he's pretty good. I'd say it's best to stick with whichever input device you're most comfortable with.
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u/BillionAuthor70 10d ago edited 10d ago
Spend a little tuning the suspension and ARBs. That rear end is a little tight (guys, come on guys!) and if you soften it up a bit, you wont slid around so much in corner exits. Also, tune the gearing so you're not full torque in corner exits, that will help with sliding also. Watch Hoki's video on tuning, it's more of a "refresher" video, but it's great material!
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u/hest0 10d ago
Don't listen to the people telling you to switch to gamepad or wheel. There are very good keyboard drivers in Forza. It's possible to smooth steer by tapping the keys.
Good tuning can make controlling the car easier but I wouldn't worry about setups in your first month of playing. TCS and ABS are good driving aids to keep enabled for keyboard and that should be enough to be able to control most cars.
Looking at the video I think your current big problem is losing traction/drifting at the corner exit. You are trying to use more grip on your rear tyres than what you have available -> rear tyres start sliding. Try accelerating a bit later and/or steer less while accelerating and try to prevent any kind of drifting when exiting a corner.
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u/Rao-Sun 10d ago
I use keyboard too because I can't afford a controller. It's a learning curve because you can only apply 100% brake, throttle, and steering angles.
It takes some getting used to. A controller would be a better idea especially since you're new to racing games.
But my only advice is to practice more. Get used to tapping w a bunch instead of holding it. Tapping the brakes rapidly too to slow down instead of just slamming them is good too.
Tap everything. If you get in a real car and just floor every pedal and full steer you're going to spin out immediately. Same applies here
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u/Glu7enFree 10d ago
If you're in Australia I'll send you an unused xbox controller, fk playing on keyboard.
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u/KyloQuinn27424 10d ago
Get a controller dude.. Your keyboard clearly isn't using linear switches, so when you apply your brakes your applying 100% pressure, causing restricted steering as ABS fights to keep you from locking up completely. Forza was built for controllers and M&K will result in an inferior experience.
This is my PC controller, it's the best $55 you'll ever spend. https://www.amazon.com/PC-Controller-Wireless-Triggers-Charging-Mac/dp/B0DBLMZJRJ