The Best Controller Setup hints and tips for MXGP3 - The Official Motocross Video Game

The Best Controller Setup

Hi Everyone,

I think I have some great setup Tips to share with you...

Please try them and let me know what you think.

Firstly, the Controls. Forget about "Automatic". Manual is the only way to go.

With the bike in Auto, it wastes so much time. The bike sits on Redline far too long. Rather than hooking the next gear just as it hits Redline. It's like it can't think what to do. It doesn't know if you're coming onto a straight or about to hit the Brakes to go into a corner.

Even if you think it is difficult, once you get the hang of it it's a far better experience.

Yes the factory configuration sux.

Button placement is not good. Feels unatural. I especially don't like the fact that I have to take my thumb of the right stick. Put it down onto the correct button then move it back up onto the "Rider Lean" stick. When you use "Pro" physics. You want to have your thumbs on both sticks at all times for continuous control.

So... I change my Controller to (R3=Gear Up) and (L3=Gear Down). Gears can now be shifted while both thumbs stay on the Sticks. Note: You can't button mash anymore but don't worry. You get better anyway because you are more conscious of your thumb movements.

Next up is "Rear Brake". Also when using "Pro Physics" it automatically splits the Front and Rear Brakes between two buttons. Front Brake stays at "L2" and Rear brake goes to maybe "Circle"?

I can't remember, because it also sucks.

Still don't like removing my Right Thumb off that "Lean" stick, it's far too important for continuous control. And it would also mean you can't "Lean Inward or Outward" whilst coming into the corner and using "Rear Brake". So dumb.

Ok so where else can "Rear Brake" go then? There's only one place left and it's actually the most perfect place for it to go...

(R1=Rear Brake). Let's think about it...

You come flying into a corner with some extremely "Late Braking" (the fastest way).

The last thing you are going to be doing is accelerating (R2=Accelerator).

So all you need to do is move your finger slightly from R2 to R1 then back onto R2 with a dab of L1.

L1 because you'd only ever slide the rear on a very tight corner. With a rut or berm is great when you can slide the rear wheel into it. Then as you are pulling away..

R3...R3.......R3....L2 L3.L3.then R1 to slide that back into the hairpin rut.

Now....

This is the tricky (and stupid) bit...

The developers have programmed R1 for "Chat" and it is locked there.

Hope this helps someone. I have many other Tips and Techniques for Bike Setup too. What actually does what. Advice with finding a good setup that works with your Riding Style for any Particular Track.

What to look for in undesirable characteristics of your bike. What order to start adjusting the settings to finally get to a end point that can be saved for use later (online possibly)

Regards

Denis

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