Realistic car sway/bounce?

[Rainvillain]

Hi there,

I have a few shots in my game that take place behind the driver's seat and I'm trying to get a realistic ATL of the car's swaying. So far they feel a little stuttery and stiff. This is the transform code I'm working with:

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transform car_sway:
        ypos 0
        linear 0.3 ypos -2
        linear 0.2 ypos 0
        linear 0.2 ypos 2
        linear 0.1 ypos 0
        linear 0.2 ypos -2
        linear 0.3 ypos 0
        repeat

and the effect is "okay"... does anyone have any suggestions? I'm thinking I might just have the transform code longer with slight variations and that might help it.

I also want to design a more "intense" version, for during a police chase, but figure I should nail the calmer speed first.

[Donmai]

In one of my old and unreleased projects, I've used a similar transform trying to suggest the sensation of being inside a moving car.

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transform car_moving:
        ease 0.1 xoffset -1 yoffset 2 
        ease 0.1 xoffset 0 yoffset 0 
        ease 0.1 xoffset 1 yoffset -2
        ease 0.1 xoffset 0 yoffset 0
        repeat

Maybe the main difference is that in this case the "car" moves a bit to the left and right while it gently "bounces" in the road.
It worked for me. It can be easily adjusted by changing the warper and offset values.