uberdriver wrote:
Hey guys,
I'm looking at practicing my driving. I don't have access to a car, so I figure the best way to practice is to buy a racing wheel and play some driving simulation games. That would at least get me use to the movements of a driver and what not.
So, I did some research and came across City Car Driving. It looks like a genuine and quality driving simulator.
Just had a few questions about the game:
1) Is the game still being updated?
2) What kind of racing wheels are compatible with City Car Driving?
3) In the Download/Buy pages, I see an option to either Download or Buy the game. What's the difference between the non-purchased downloaded version and the purchased version?
4) Will City Car Driving make me a better real-life driver? How much can I learn about driving from playing CCD?
5) Does CCD allow you to practice parking?
Thanks in advance for any input.
Matt
Hi Matt,
1. Yes
2. All Logitec wheels are compatible (G25/27, Driving Force GT). Basically almost all wheels which are compatible with Windows. Even an Xbox controller works.
3. The download is after you purchase the game, you receive a serial key. Once you download it, you will need to insert the serial key to activate and play the game.
4. Yes, CCD will make you a better driver (
especially if you use a wheel with 900 degrees steering). I would personally go as far as CCD is actually harder than driving in real life (many big uncontrolled intersections, controlled intersections let traffic on both sides pass, etc...).
5. Yes, there is a mission which allows you to practice parking. In all missions, you have to park to complete and in free driving, you can park in the various parking in CCD.
Off-topic note: There is a mod which allows you to change road signs to North American road signs by David02.
The traffic lights operate the Russian way (orange - red > green > flash green > orange > red), however you can also change that.
Hope this helped,
Spoutnik