The throttle and brakes are controlled with the thumb slider on the right. The green zone is throttle and the red zone is for braking. They’re on the same slider so that you can quickly and easily switch from acceleration to braking without taking your finger off the screen, or looking down at the phone. No other app provides such fine proportional control of both the throttle and brakes, which is essential for precision driving.
Tilt Racer uses haptics to give you tactile feedback about the controls. When braking, you’ll feel a continuous vibration that gets stronger the harder you brake. This lets you FEEL how hard you’re braking. You’ll also feel a short buzz when you reach maximum throttle, so you’ll never be in doubt about whether you’ve got the pedal to the metal. All four buttons also vibrate when pressed. This means that you never have to look down at the phone while you’re driving. We all know how dangerous that can be! Note: on iPhones, continuous vibration is not possible, but there’s still a short vibration at the top of the throttle, bottom of the brakes, and when you cross over from throttle to brakes (and vice versa).
The four buttons on the left are fully programmable. They work exactly like the buttons on a joystick. The buttons are big so that they’re easy to press without looking down at the phone. Typically, you would use the buttons on the far left for shifting up and down, and the other two for whatever you want: e-brake, rear view, nitro, fire?
Tilt Racer is available on iPhones with iOS 5.0 and above, and on Android phones with Android 4.0 and above. The app requires Touch Pilot Server to be running on the same Windows PC as your game. Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 are supported in both 32 and 64 bit. Download Touch Pilot Server for free, and follow the instructions. Your PC and phone must be connected to the same network, with a strong WiFi connection. Your WiFi network must allow multicast to enable the app to find the PC on the network. This can usually be turned on in the WiFi router settings, but it is normally enabled by default on most routers. If you can’t enable multicast for some reason, you can always enter the PC’s IP address manually.
Make sure your battery is charged before you begin. The low battery alert on iOS might interrupt your driving.
Any game that can’t use a normal joystick or steering wheel.