FEATURE REQUEST/ Left Hand or Right Hand Drive select option

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  1. Turtle Power

    Turtle Power Well-Known Member

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    RE: FEATURE REQUEST: Left Hand or Right Hand Drive select option

    Apologies if this has already been discussed before?

    I think it would be a brilliant feature to have. Select between Left or Right-hand drive :) . I have a few cars on my purchasing list but due to driving on the right side it looks odd on my sim rig and I personally don't like it. Just a personal preference here.

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  2. Andi Goodwin

    Andi Goodwin Moderator Beta tester

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    i believe that some cars are licensed that way , due to the manufactures choice ..... after that i suppose it depends on your rig setup , you could move the seating position ingame etc if you use a dash app etc or edit the car cockpit file

    Andi
     
  3. Cheeseman

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    Some cars are only designed to be either left or right handed drive. R3E has mostly race cars, I doubt manufacturers will have choices for teams to buy as it does not matter in a race.

    And also, converting a car from left to right or vice versa would require the interior at least to be remodelled. It is not as simple as flippping the driver seats with a button.
     
  4. GooseCreature

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    Photoshop, mirror image, done! :D:D
     
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  5. RoccoTTS

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    This is never going to happen and in all honesty it would be a waste of time and money. It is much smarter to spend this time and money on creating new car models.
     
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  6. Christian G

    Christian G Topological Agitator Beta tester

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    Not completely sure, but I think this could even mean having to buy a license for the optional layout.
    And as mentioned above this would only apply to a handful of cars cause most have only been built and used with one layout, so I'm not even sure the manufacturers would approve a model they never actually built.

    Not to mention the effort it would take to implement this properly, i.e. not adding them as additional models but instead add a menu function that allows to switch between the two. Too much cost for very little added value, like @RoccoTTS already said.
     
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  7. fischhaltefolie

    fischhaltefolie Well-Known Member

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    If this is bothering you, drive formula cars, problem solved.:p
    First world problem.;)
     
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  8. Turtle Power

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    Funny stuff.... i drive formula thats is no issue :)
    For example, Daytona Prototype and nissan gtr are great cars in raceroom. If they could only be switched to the left side..... well can't have everything i guess.
     
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  9. Turtle Power

    Turtle Power Well-Known Member

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    Thanks, so the mirrored image wouldn't work?
     
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    What sort of dash app are you referring to, and what game file exactly?
     
  11. RoccoTTS

    RoccoTTS Well-Known Member

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    Is this a serious question ? :confused:
     
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  12. fischhaltefolie

    fischhaltefolie Well-Known Member

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    Fine you're able to see a joke as it was ment to be.:)
     
  13. Andi Goodwin

    Andi Goodwin Moderator Beta tester

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    i was replying to the game rig , ie you have your wheel and dashboard , switches etc in hardware , so technically there is no need for the interior of the car , just the windscreen ... so by switching sides etc it could be a fix for people who have an issue with one side or another

    Andi
     
  14. MattStone

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    In all fairness to Turtle; I too struggle to drive the RHD cars; Heck I even live in Australia where we drive RHD cars LOL.
    But since the majority of these gaming cars are LHD that's what I get used to so I find it very hard to hit the apexes accurately in a RHD car; I'm always searching for the apex as opposed to nailing it every time.

    But if I stay with RHD cars for a few nights of racing then it starts to feel natural...but then it takes some getting used to when swapping back.

    I'm not sure if this is true but I think the switch between RHD and LHD feels more exaggerated when using triple screens.
     
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  15. Alex Wurst

    Alex Wurst RaceRoom

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    you can try mirroring your monitor, comes with a side benefit of an additional layout (inverted) for each and every single track ;)
    Just remember to change your steering configuration ( right -> left).
    In all honesty though, i dont think this will happen b/c of licensing reasons. Just recently, we got into a problem with a manufacturer because one of the liveries of a car was in a little bit darker shade of blue than the real car, so everyone is pretty serious about their representations in games and media.
     
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  16. KOKORO ga PYONPYON

    KOKORO ga PYONPYON Well-Known Member

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    I usually ride on RHDcar, but LHDcar does not feel particularly inconvenient. :D:D(I live in a country on the left hand side)

    It seems that it does not greatly affect reality.
    Other,There are many things to do.
    The priority will be quite low.
     
  17. Turtle Power

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    I agree. The priority is not high at all and it would only be cool feature to have. As much as i would love to have it, its not a great deal as there are many other cars to chose from and most are LHD.
     
  18. GooseCreature

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    Sounds like your chap needs to learn how to use the eyedropper tool! :D
     
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