"The suspension is too bouncy"

Lol ,check out this craigslist winner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-i2_g33wXQ

 

The video won't load.

Also, the suspension is too bouncy.

P.S. It actually loads, I'm just a smartass.

 

Yo dawg I heard you like suspensions:

 

ROFL

Bro, do you even shock absorb?
More like do you even have any shock absorbers?

 

Well you also have to take in account that that video wasn't taken in the late 80s or early 90s when that car was new. 20 or so years of driving can do a lot to a car's shock absorbers, wearing them out, making the car a lot more "bouncy." The rule of thumb when testing a cars shocks, is if they bounce more then once when compressed (by pushing down on the bumper or otherwise) you need new shocks. when you spawn the Gavril Grand Marshmallow (stealing that name from another thread) it bounces 2 or 3 times even from a low height. The shocks should be able to dampen the car by the second bounce at LEAST. Now I'm not asking for the cars to be like Baja 1000 trucks that absorb the slightest bump, but driving a car in this game shouldn't feel like driving an old western buggy with leaf springs.

 

When you spawn it it's half a meter in the air versus you being able to push it down maybe 5cm, at most, with your weight. That's the difference.

 

I said "while pushing on it OR OTHERWISE" it still should not bounce 3 or 4 times if the shocks are new. Now if Gabe is intending the vehicles to have worn out shocks/struts, then it makes sense for them to bounce so much, but if they are supposed to represent cars fresh from the factory, the shock rebound is quite off.

 

The damping is perfectly fine. Like I said before, a car falling 50cm to the ground will not have all the force magically absorbed by the dampeners. It will bounce back up.

 

Like I said, the damping is fine if it's supposed to simulate a worn out fullsize sedan thats been driven for 20 years or so.

Driving the car around on the pothole-ridden roads of the industrial map leads the car to bounce so much it bottoms out, even at lower speeds.

 

Either way, the bottom line is that if the car is meant to simulate a NEW car, the shocks wouldn't be as bouncy as they are, but if its meant to be a worn out car, it makes perfect sense, and the suspension is just right.

 

I'm not saying I'm an expert, I'm simply stating my opinion from what I've experienced. It doesn't mean my opinion is right or wrong, either.

 

EDIT: Wrong Thread >.<

 

That was no pothole, that was a manhole missing its cover xD

 

ah, Well... I tried

 

it's on dirt and they didn't drop the whole car but i was still surprised at how little it bounced.