Drive Train Controls

[zinthorne]

So I have been a driver for 3 seasons. Sadly I'm graduating so I'm done Anyways I have tried joystick, tank, and my own version of arcade drive. I was absolute junk at tank drive. Maybe it was just lack of practice, but I fealt almost no precise control at all. The robot fealt jerky and it was difficult to drive straight. Joystick was okay. I did not enjoy it very much. We used a 3 axis so it was hard to drive straight without turning. I also fealt restricted in the buttons I could use. The last 2 seasons I drove with arcade version. I have done both two stick driving where one stick does forward and back and the other turns. The other is my favorite style. See below

I use an Xbox one controller. The left stick controls left and right and the triggers are for driving. Left trigger for reverse and right trigger for forward. It works great for me because I can drive straight because both sides of the drivetrain are powered at the same time. It also gives me smooth turning ability. You can also do some fancy things with triggers and turning combinations for some nice maneuvers. I find driving with two triggers easier than the second stick because it gives me more precise movement, the other is button usage. I used 13 buttons on the Xbox one controller not including the triggers or the sticks. We ran out of buttons so we had to program an extra "button" at 45 degrees on the d-pad. I will tell you it's a nightmare trying to hit 45 degrees on that thing while driving full speed and turning on the field. My right thumb had to fly around the controls this year having to be able to hit 11 buttons at any time. I did in fact use all the buttons. There was even a time or two where I hit the right bumper with my right thumb. Hopefully you read this whole thing and it helps.

I would reccomend arcade any day of the week. I believe the reason I like the trigger style more is because I used to play Forza 4 a ton, and that is the stile of driving It uses.