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Icer

In regards to accuracy and calibration,  the MS optical pots are super. No
twitches, spikes or calibration drift whatsoever.

Regards,
Krabby

The wheel has a very slight racheting thing as you turn it (with the
"return force" option set to off) that might be disturbing to some,
but I got used to it and kind of like this feedback on slight steering
motions. It's good with the higher resistance on also. Not sure
which I like best.

It has a lot of buttons and they all seem to be in good places.
The shift paddles behind the wheel are particularly nice.
The only ergonometric problem I have is keeping the clutch button
(set up as one of the 6 buttons onthe wheel face)
depressed with the wheel turned full when I'm finishing a slide.
(I only do this when I'm, err, "Testing" the wheel, you see ;)

- Matt

The wheel has a very slight racheting thing as you turn it (with the
"return force" option set to off) that might be disturbing to some,
but I got used to it and kind of like this feedback on slight steering
motions. It's good with the higher resistance on also. Not sure
which I like best.

It has a lot of buttons and they all seem to be in good places.
The shift paddles behind the wheel are particularly nice.
The onl ergonometric problem I have is keeping the clutch button
(set up as one of the 6 buttons onthe wheel face)
depressed with the wheel turned full when I'm finishing a slide.
(I only do this when I'm, err, "Testing" the wheel, you see ;)

- Matt

Andreas

Krabmeat schrieb:

But the MS FF wheel has good effects as you can tell by the test forces
screen.

Jon Ballinger

From Gamecenter on Trespasser - "Luckily, Anne has the top speed of a
one-legged child with emphysema, so she's fair prey for a mildly determined
raptor."

Just tried it for a few minutes in a demo setup in a shop, with Colin
McRae Rallye.

I only discovered the ForceFeedback on/off switch.
With FF off, the wheel showed no self-centering "force" as it
apparently has no springs like standard wheels, so it turns too easy.
I certainly don't like this. Maybe there is an option to simulate
standard springs - I don't know about it.

With FF on, the wheel rattles. It also has strong resistance, which is
nice and realistic (to me). But the FF effects are IMHO useless : few
rattling on a smooth track, tough rattling off-track. The FF effects
seem to be only a show, loosely related to the driving, and have no
real feedback as drivers expect.

So the GPL developers might have a point when they claim that FF is
not ready yet for realistic feedback. But I hope in the future it gets
much better.

6, atleast.

Maybe a little small, but they have short travel and a "click"
feedback.
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-Larry

One of the best is Viper Racing.  It gives a good feel of tire grip and
slip, and even 'lightens' up as the front raises when power shifting.

Well done..

MTM2 isn't half bad.

NFS3 sucks.

-Larry

OTOH, now I have two pedal systems under my desk! It's getting
crowded...

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