Driving Assists

Driving assists are a set of features that make driving easier, some of them are applied on top of user inputs to make the car easier to control, some only provide additional information (like raceline). Some assists also have a corresponding weight penalty (ballast) applied on the car.

You can view and change driving assists in Settings > Gameplay > Assists.

Transmission
If the car is equipped with H-pattern shifter, you can use it by enabling it in Settings > Controls > Advanced: "H Pattern Shift", and binding all gears in Settings > Controls > Key bindings. You can't use H-pattern shifting if the car doesn't have it (if it has sequential gearbox instead).
 * Manual;
 * Manual + autoclutch;
 * Automatic.

Automatic gear change in Raceroom game is different from most other games in that it tries to be as safe in gear change as possible: it won't change gears if it might destabilize the car in the corner. For example it may not downshift if you're trail-braking, or it may not upshift when the car turns quickly. You might want to manually change gears to avoid that (you can do it even if Automatic is selected).

Braking Assist
This usually means Anti-lock Braking System, ABS. It automatically eases off brake pressure to keep the wheels from locking and keep the car in full control. See the section "Factory Assists" below for more information.
 * Off (this option disables Factory ABS if the car has one);
 * ABS (applies 10 kg ballast);
 * Factory ABS (if Factory ABS is available on the car, other Braking Assists won't apply ballast);
 * Assisted (your car will partially brake before corners even if you don't brake; applies 10 kg ballast).

Traction Control
A system that eases off throttle to keep driven wheels from losing grip because of spinning too fast. Wheelspin in a rear wheel drive (RWD) car can lead to oversteer or even spinning the car out; in a front wheel drive (FWD) car it can lead to understeer. See the section "Factory Assists" below for more information.
 * Off (this option disables Factory TC if the car has one);
 * On (applies 15 kg ballast);
 * Factory TC (if Factory TC is available on the car, the other Traction Control option won't apply ballast).

Stability Control

 * Off, Low, Medium, High (none of these apply any ballast).

Countersteer assist
Helps you countersteer when the car is about to oversteer.
 * Off;
 * On (applies 10 kg ballast).

Raceline
Also see: Raceline
 * Off;
 * Own or Challenged (when driving against another driver in Leaderboards or Competitions, their raceline will be shown; in other cases, the raceline of your fastest lap will be shown);
 * Ideal (a raceline that the game developers suggest is the fastest; sometimes it's not the fastest one).

Show Ghost cars
A Ghost car of your fastest lap, or the lap of your opponent in Leaderboards or Competitions.
 * Off;
 * On (works similar to "Own or Challenged" raceline option, see "Raceline" section).

Factory Assists
Factory Assists are ABS and Traction Control that some cars have in real life and are thus regarded as a native feature of these cars in the game. For example, all GT3 and GT4 cars have both these assists. You don't get any penalty for using these assists and you aren't encouraged to turn them off even if you can.
 * Factory ABS is not adjustable.
 * You can adjust Factory TC intensity while driving by switching between six TC levels (make sure to bind buttons to change TC level in Settings > Controls > Key bindings). In addition, in open setup races each TC level can also be adjusted in the car setup menu.

Difficulty presets
There are three presets that are either forced in Leaderboards and Competitions (i.e. if you select one preset, you can't change it during session), or are suggested in Test Drive (i.e. you can change presets or individual assists as you like during session).

Novice
"Novice" sets these assists: Depending on the car, you get from 10 to 35 kg ballast.
 * Braking Assist: ABS (10 kg ballast unless the car is equipped with Factory ABS);
 * Traction Control: On (15 kg ballast unless the car is equipped with Factory TC);
 * Stability Control: High;
 * Countersteer assist: On (10 kg ballast);
 * AI control in pitlane: On;
 * AI control in cooldown lap: On.

Amateur
"Amateur" sets these assists: Depending on the car, you get upto 25 kg ballast.
 * Braking Assist: ABS (10 kg ballast unless the car is equipped with Factory ABS);
 * Traction Control: On (15 kg ballast unless the car is equipped with Factory TC);
 * Stability Control: Low;
 * Countersteer assist: Off.

Get real
Is regarded as the most realistic preset and no penalty is applied.

"Get real" sets these assists:
 * Braking Assist: Factory ABS;
 * Traction Control: Factory TC;
 * Stability Control: Off;
 * Countersteer assist: Off.