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Project Cars 2 KEYBOARD Guide For Keyboard User (For Smooth Racing)

By Yakitaki

KEYBOARD GUIDE FOR KEYBOARD USER

For those people who dont have a wheel setup or even a gamepad controller, well this guide is for you.
This guide is for keyboard users only.
Driving around with this game is hard using a default keyboard settings compare to other games like F1,AC,FM7,NFS,GRID,TDU etc...
So we have to change a bit on the controls to match the needs, entering thru sharp turns, exiting turns smoothly and make the car easier to control.
note that by changing some settings the cars behavior will change... ok lets start.
(Im not good at english so please respect thank you)
Im actually a wheel user but sometimes a keyboard user as well (racing with keyboard is faster sometimes).

Award

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Category: Gameplay Basics, Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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Guide Index

Overview

Control Scheme

Configuration

Configuration: Smoothing The Drive

Edit Assignment: Key Mapping Tips [Optional]

Comments

Control Scheme

From Options on the Main Menu, Select Controls.

On Controls select Control Scheme.

On Type use the Keyboard. (Not the Keyboard and Mouse, because mouse will stand as your vehicles steering as you move it left to right) you can set anything what you prefer here like the gearing for automatic or manual.

Configuration

Now Click Configuration.

On Configuration you will notice that all Steering, Throttle, Brake, and Clutch Settings are all set to 100, Why? Because they dont function on keyboards as they need axis as keyboard doesnt have axis only press and unpress (Deadzone and Sensitivity only works on Wheels and Gamepads).

Configuration: Smoothing The Drive

The only settings that you have to change to smooth your drive is the Speed Sensitivity and Controller Damping.

The function of the Speed Sensitivity is to Prevent your car to Understeer on high speed. If this is set to 100 the car prevents the wheel to understeer and the steer is limited depends on the car speed(The higher the car speed, the lower the turn)(The lower the speed,the Higher the turn). If the Speed Sensitivity is set to 0 you can turn its Wheel Forcely to Full left and Full right at any speed (Even at high speed) and could get into Oversteer (spin).

On Controller Damping, the purpose of this is how fast the wheel turns from center to left or right,left to right or right to left. If the Controller Damping is set to 100 the turn is slow and smooth. If the Controller Damping is set to 0 the turn is fast(quick) and rough making the behavior of the car shaky at slow speed.

The Ideal Guide for smooth drive settings is:
Speed Sensitivity = 100
Controller Damping = 75

You can set it at any value depends on your preferences.

Edit Assignment: Key Mapping Tips [Optional]

Sometimes your fingers is tired of pressing keys while finger crisscross on arrow pad using one hand and you still want to drive.

For better and comfortable drive you can map the settings by changing your keys and use your two hands to reduce finger pain.

You can assign your Gas(accelerator) and Brake to your left hand. Example: A key for gas and Z key for brake. On your Right hand is your vehicles turn Arrow left for turn left, and Arrow Right for turn right (default).

you can also set your Manual Gear on Arrow Up and Down if you prefer.

31 Comments

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~Ed~ 7 Sep, 2024 @ 2:01pm

I have used controller, wheel and joystick. I only feel the car through keyboard no mouse. I feel it's what one gets comfortable with. If you started out with a controller and mastered the feeling of it, you will be better with that. I started with a KB mouse and do well with it.. great thread. We keyboarders appreciate you.

sharpas 25 Jun, 2023 @ 10:40pm

I use a joystick all the time but my dog seam to like it more. now waiting for a new one. but i will try config. thank you

Haskimaxxing 30 Dec, 2021 @ 4:40am

i dont have pc2 but i tried this settings on pc1 and it works the same, thanks for this. my referred speed sens settings is 50 it'll turn the game into dirt rally XD very easy to handle

__TİM☾☆RLENK_ 1 Dec, 2020 @ 10:48am

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deathwish14 15 Sep, 2020 @ 5:36pm

Thank you. Arigato, Gracias, Muito Obrigado, Merci, Efjaristopoli, Danke

AdmV0rl0n 15 Aug, 2020 @ 12:31pm

OK ----

After a LOT of testing - change the following:-
Set SPEED SENSITIVITY to 48.
Set Controller Damping to 100. <---- You will need this, make sure you set to 100.

Test.
Drive really hard.
If you get enough turn in and are happy. Leave it there.
If you still have under steering - try SPEED SENSITIVITY at 45, then 43, then 41.
After that your car will become too twitchy on keyboard (IMHO).

AdmV0rl0n 15 Aug, 2020 @ 4:06am

This game has fundamental problems on keyboard. I don't know and I actually don't care if its deliberate, but chronic understeering (not understeer) is prevelent all across the game.

If you hit a slow corner - You can smash the left or right key to the middle of the earth, and the wheel will only actually turn hard if you crawl to a stop. I'm picking the slower corner because its the worst there, but the same problem exists in all corners, its just at the worst on the slower corners in the most visible way.

The game needs to consider shifting to a steering angle as in race 07 IF keyboard is selected. An absolute 12% wheel turn is vastly better than this garbage. Most of the time, the game simply doesn't provide the input that the driver is putting it. Its being massaged. The faster you go the worse it gets. Its garbage.

harry kane 6 Aug, 2020 @ 9:31am

funny to see the controller players rage in the comments

anyway good guide

Friedrich Nietzsche 19 Jul, 2020 @ 5:23am

idk help this me or not, but i just use this guide and say thanks for u :)

OffPoynt 17 Jul, 2020 @ 8:30pm

So many salty people in the comments hating on people who do not want to buy a racing wheel.... Oof. Not everyone is willing to spend money to buy equipment they would use in only one game. People that play PC2 casually, as a relaxation, don't want to play like a pro with a G29.
This guide is useful for me, not actually for me (I use it to help my keyboard using friends get better with the game) as I do have a wheel and a gamepad (a Thrustmaster and the PS4 controller). Come on people, stop being salty. Buying a racing wheel is expensive and more so in many countries due to taxes. Stop it. Get some help.

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