Like you said, it's a computer. Think of it as such and fly like it's a video game, no feel or "Seat of the pants".
See if you can get a gouge on settings for the sim you fly. For example - Pitch attitude for steep turns and V1 cuts. Power settings also. Every sim I have flown, if you set "x" N1 (737), or EPR (75/76), or FF (727), and then nail the pitch, your steep turns will come out +/- 20' everytime.
Same apllies to most other maneuvers. If nothing else, the sim is very consistent.