This update improves steering of all cars and changes suspension to make cars feel heavier and less like toy cars. Every single car has been reworked. Version 1.2 Beta has already been uploaded and will be avilable for download soon.
version 1.1 features handling for 170 vehicles, and does now include the eagerly awaited realistic handling for the mighty Skylift. Furthermore, several cars, helicopters and the "high car damage" handling have been reworked. have fun!
Version 1.0 features handling for 166 vehicles, including all vehicles from TBoGT and TLAD. Riding TLAD bikes has finally become fun! Enjoy fast sports cars in TBoGT or take one of the new helicopters for a test flight.
Realistic Driving EFLC Beta1 has been released. The "Realistic Driving" mod has been ported over to "GTA: Episodes from Liberty City" and features handling for 132 vehicles.
Version 2.7 features a major realism upgrade for the "advanced" handling. Tire properties and brakes of all cars have been reworked to be more realistic. Furthermore, there is now a slipping tire noise when your car is understeering. Bikes have completely new handling that allows you to do burnouts and to slide using the handbrake. There is now an option to choose even more realistic helicopters. All cars and bikes have been tested on a race track to ensure they perform like their real life counterparts.
Progress: 90% completed.
Version 2.7 features a major realism upgrade for the "advanced" handling. The tire properties and brakes of all cars have been reworked to be more realistic. furthermore, there is now a slipping tire noise when your car is understeering. All bikes have completely new handling that allows you to slide using the handbrake. Helicopters are now more realistic and less agile. All cars and bikes have been tested on a race track to ensure they perform like their real life counterparts.
this mod was started 365 days ago. now there is nothing left to fix or improve. this mod has been downloaded more than 100000 times in the past 300 days but nobody dares to post any suggestions... ... well, now it's too late to make suggestions anymore :D
this is meant to be the final version
This version features realistic handling for 12 of the best custom cars available to date. Get behind the wheel of a cool Lamborghini or Formula 1 race car!
Progress: about 50%
Features: realistic weight distribution, different suspension for each wheel, more realistic flip over.
traction and brakeforce raised to 110%
the next update improves bike handling and changes all cars to correct wheel drive (some cars are FWD now). furthermore, the update features new helicopter handling and physics and turns the game into some kind of flight simulation.
here is a graphic of helicopter handling changes:
http://freenet-homepage.de/killatomate/GTA4_Bell_handling_changes.jpg
version 1.08 features completely new bike handling and furthermore makes the brakes of each car (including e-brake) more realistic. Also works with GTA4 patched to v1.030
features: all new bike handling, new spawning areas for bikes, new handling for every car, adjusted the performance of every car to match manufacturer specifications.
this version features easier handling for super cars and a reworked vehicle spawning. there are now scooters, busses, sultanRS, Sanchez and some rare cars added to the traffic.