GTA V Basics

[RedX]

Great work, this is awesome!

[Rainbow]

The best you can do on a keyboard is to tap yourself back in the position carefully over and over...  @ the gliding section

This is not the best way to do it, it is far better to overlap the leaning keys instead of tapping. I'm sure Paul will correct that if you let him. By overlapping I mean pressing leaning forwards before releasing leaning back, and the same goes for leaning back again. The game only wants to let you get back into an upright position if you give it no leaning input which results in dramatic speed/momentum loss! So avoid giving no input at all cost.

EDIT:// It's a good starting point for an accurate guide though, eventhough there is some incorrect information it is well written.

[VaNilla]

Rainbow's right about gliding in the sense that overlapping lean keys is much better than tapping lean backwards, but the best results actually come from swapping lean keys as quickly as possible.

Firstly, you should always glide by switching between the lean backwards/forwards keys at medium to rapid speeds, depending on the type of glide (height = medium, distance = rapid). When you want to switch lean keys, release the lean backwards/forwards key and immediately switch to the opposite key. Overlapping helps you do this, but by holding both lean keys at the same time, you can actually mess up the velocity gained from smoothly pumping your glide back and forth. With that said, I would recommend switching lean keys as quickly as possible, rather than holding the next key before letting go of the previous key. For a better understanding of how quickly you should pump your glide position back and forth, I'd advise watching as many old videos as possible.

Nonetheless, you're much better off using a gamepad in GTA V for smooth glides, because as long as you keep moving the stick, you will keep gliding. Keyboards work great with GTA V, but wheelie steering aside, they really don't have any advantages over gamepads, given that you can't make fast/sharp turns at diagonal directions (which is really the only advantage of WASD over an analogue stick). Finally, some methods are downright impossible with a keyboard, such as long bicycle stoppies and plane hovering without thrusters. This is unlike VC/SA where keyboards had a massive advantage over gamepads, because digital solutions have 100% throughput at diagonal directions.

Most old school stunters prefer keyboards for stunting, and normally I would agree with them. For the reasons outlined above, I personally dislike using gamepads in VC/SA. But in GTA V, I would go as far as saying that using a keyboard puts you at a major disadvantage. You might be more comfortable with it, and keyboards are sometimes more convenient than gamepads (BMX sprinting, wheelie steering). However, losing out on smooth glides, simple turn gliding (changing direction in the air), and all the methods that only work with analogue triggers is simply not worth it.

Note: That last sentence is just my opinion. But I'm probably right .

[SlayerUK]

Nice, I was too lazy to update my thread

[Rainbow]

Keyboard best 4 ever - "Simon 2k15"

Also a slight overlap is similar enough to a quick switch without risking having no input right? 

[VaNilla]

Maybe if you're supa dupa fast . Although I think if you're that fast, you're better off not worrying about overlapping whatsoever . It's actually not that big of a deal, but you do lose a little speed when you overlap lean keys. Just not as much as you do by tapping lean back to glide instead of pumping it.

[Pendji]

Been doing stupid collectibles all day but just gone done. Honestly I sorta lost the thread in your discussion and haven't even landed a stunt myself that required gliding, so have little experience. I'm gonna try editing the wheelie part and add the race creator now, but it'd probably be best if either of you re-did the gliding section, as you actually know what's going on.

//Rewrote the speed part and tried to add the racing. I really don't like how the non-banner pictures look but dunno how to make them fit better. WELP.

[Rainbow]

I pretend to know 

[OrangeW]

Just one thing I'm confused on - is there a higher topspeed than the high pitched consistent buzz of the engine that I assume is max speed? Or is it just that? 

[Matias]

Thank you, awesome work. The setting up part is that what i needed.

[MrCooper]

I feel like when people here new to GTA 5 find out that perfect gliding allows you to fly they're gonna talk so much shit on the game's physics

[VaNilla]

I feel like when people here new to GTA 5 find out that perfect gliding allows you to fly they're gonna talk so much shit on the game's physics

They already did . Mount Chiliad is the only place you can do it (unless you use a jet or a plane), because it's high enough to build up the necessary velocity.

[xTrendSs]

I feel like when people here new to GTA 5 find out that perfect gliding allows you to fly they're gonna talk so much shit on the game's physics

They already did . Mount Chiliad is the only place you can do it (unless you use a jet or a plane), because it's high enough to build up the necessary velocity.

True this. I do it all the time in freeroam, its actually pretty easy to do it solo once you master it 

(You see me flying faster than a jet whit my bati on PS3, people have called me hacker for that haha)

[dirtybird78]

"Word of warning: Alt-tabbing out of GTA V sometimes end up disabling the Replay system, so make sure it's on by pressing F2 after clicking back into GTA V."

Thank you for that tip

"Most old school stunters prefer keyboards for stunting, and normally I would agree with them."

I'm old school and use a gamepad 

[PK]

Thanks a ton, bud! I suggest contacting some of the fellas here that already have experience with Franklin's ability to go on with your thread.