Post by Vormir on Jul 7, 2015 15:40:54 GMT -5
I wanted to put together a collection of useful tips and tricks for GTA:V. If you know of any others, please post them below and I will add them.
Keep up to date with upcoming features to GTA:V here Rockstar Games official news page. If you don't see it posted there, its just a rumor and probably isn't true.
Hold the handbrake button when in midair to spin your car laterally, rather than rotating it.
Press down on the D-pad to display the name of the vehicle you are driving, the region you are in, and the name of the street you are on in the lower right corner
When driving a boat, lean back to go faster. This puts the propeller further into the water, and keeps it in the water longer when going over waves. Hold the handbrake to turn tighter.
When driving a motorcycle, lean back to increase acceleration; forward to increase top speed. Leaning back puts more weight on the rear tire, giving you more traction, leaning forward increases your aerodynamic profile.
Changing tire types or putting on custom tires doesn't actually affect the performance of a vehicle, in my experience. Adding a spoiler does increase grip slightly, however. Lowering the suspension of a car can help it roll over less.
Ignore the stats on cars, both the bars given and listed stats in game, as they are usually not very representitive of the actual performance of a car. Not only are they not accurate, but speed and handling have a hundred more factors to them than just what is listed.
Always use the right analog stick to move your view as you drive. When I was in driving school, my instructor gave me some great advice: look down the road you are turning into before (and as) you take the corner. This applies in GTA as well; When driving in GTA it's rare when my thumb isn't moving my camera around.
Radar markers will have an up or a down arrow inside them to indicate whether the object is above or below you.
To get the boost off the line at the beginning of a race, hold down the gas as soon as you see the "go!" in a green circle appear.
There is a technique called "double clutching" (which is actually downshifting, and has no relation to real life double clutching). To do it, right as you shift let off the gas, tap the handbrake (the A button is easier), then hold the gas again, very quickly. You will know it worked when you hear your car's engine rev really high rapidly. From what I have read, this is only doable in rear wheel drive cars, and its easier to do in some cars than in others (the easiest I've found so far is the Dominator). Most cars require it to be done right before the shift, but some (like the Dominator) can do it immediately after the shift. Lower gears are easier to perform it in, but it can sometimes be done in higher gears in the righ car.
When accelerating off the line (when outside a race) don't burnout, this will slow you down. The best way to not burn out is to hold down the handbrake, hold the gas about halfway, then let off the handbrake and gradually hold the gas down all the way.
Keep up to date with upcoming features to GTA:V here Rockstar Games official news page. If you don't see it posted there, its just a rumor and probably isn't true.
Hold the handbrake button when in midair to spin your car laterally, rather than rotating it.
Press down on the D-pad to display the name of the vehicle you are driving, the region you are in, and the name of the street you are on in the lower right corner
When driving a boat, lean back to go faster. This puts the propeller further into the water, and keeps it in the water longer when going over waves. Hold the handbrake to turn tighter.
When driving a motorcycle, lean back to increase acceleration; forward to increase top speed. Leaning back puts more weight on the rear tire, giving you more traction, leaning forward increases your aerodynamic profile.
Changing tire types or putting on custom tires doesn't actually affect the performance of a vehicle, in my experience. Adding a spoiler does increase grip slightly, however. Lowering the suspension of a car can help it roll over less.
Ignore the stats on cars, both the bars given and listed stats in game, as they are usually not very representitive of the actual performance of a car. Not only are they not accurate, but speed and handling have a hundred more factors to them than just what is listed.
Always use the right analog stick to move your view as you drive. When I was in driving school, my instructor gave me some great advice: look down the road you are turning into before (and as) you take the corner. This applies in GTA as well; When driving in GTA it's rare when my thumb isn't moving my camera around.
Radar markers will have an up or a down arrow inside them to indicate whether the object is above or below you.
To get the boost off the line at the beginning of a race, hold down the gas as soon as you see the "go!" in a green circle appear.
There is a technique called "double clutching" (which is actually downshifting, and has no relation to real life double clutching). To do it, right as you shift let off the gas, tap the handbrake (the A button is easier), then hold the gas again, very quickly. You will know it worked when you hear your car's engine rev really high rapidly. From what I have read, this is only doable in rear wheel drive cars, and its easier to do in some cars than in others (the easiest I've found so far is the Dominator). Most cars require it to be done right before the shift, but some (like the Dominator) can do it immediately after the shift. Lower gears are easier to perform it in, but it can sometimes be done in higher gears in the righ car.
When accelerating off the line (when outside a race) don't burnout, this will slow you down. The best way to not burn out is to hold down the handbrake, hold the gas about halfway, then let off the handbrake and gradually hold the gas down all the way.