rec.autos.simulators

by **Richard S Becket** » Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:26:28

I have released a new program called "F1C file editor V2".

It is available here:
http://www.racesimcentral.net/%20_File_ed...

This new version is much improved and:
Allows editing of controller axes.
Allows editing of Head Physics parameters.
Allows driver's arms to be turned off/on at a single click.
Allows editing of all force feedback parameters.
Allows editing of the number of qualifying laps for all seasons.
Allows editing of the number of points for finishing positions for all
seasons.
Has an updated help file.
Is much quicker than V1.
Looks quite nice.

In the help files, you will find instructions on how to gain an extra 20
FPS.

Here's how:

I have only tested this with my MSFF gameport wheel, as it's all I have.
Please try these settings with different wheels and let me know how they
work. Also, if you have to experiment with different wheels, and come up
with settings that work better, please send them to me for inclusion in the
help file. My email address is shown in the "Help -> About" window of the
program.

There are three vibration settings, that cause a vibration of the wheel. One
varies with engine revs, one varies with forward speed, and one comes on
under braking. By turning these vibrations off, as I found them annoying
anyway, I got a 20 FPS increase!

They are:
"FFB steer vibe freq mult", "FFB throttle vibe mult" and "FFB brake vibe
mult", and I simply set them to 0 to turn them off.
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R.
GPLRank +79.699

by **Greg Dun** » Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:19:12

> There are three vibration settings, that cause a vibration of the wheel. One
> varies with engine revs, one varies with forward speed, and one comes on
> under braking. By turning these vibrations off, as I found them annoying
> anyway, I got a 20 FPS increase!

> They are:
> "FFB steer vibe freq mult", "FFB throttle vibe mult" and "FFB brake vibe
> mult", and I simply set them to 0 to turn them off.

Just a report from the field. I set these all to 0 with my MOMO red
and saw zero, nada, zip, no difference in FPS. I suspect the Logi
drivers are a bit more efficient than the MS drivers, as has been
reported in the past. In fact, I don't see a clear and repeatable
difference between FFB on and off, at least with all the game details
maxed. Of course I have a pretty healthy XP2600 and GF4Ti4200 combo,
so I may be above the threshold where the extra burden of the wheel
drivers makes little difference.

by **JTBur** » Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:41:31

Yep, same for me on my Momo.

> > There are three vibration settings, that cause a vibration of the wheel.
One
> > varies with engine revs, one varies with forward speed, and one comes on
> > under braking. By turning these vibrations off, as I found them annoying
> > anyway, I got a 20 FPS increase!

> > They are:
> > "FFB steer vibe freq mult", "FFB throttle vibe mult" and "FFB brake vibe
> > mult", and I simply set them to 0 to turn them off.

> Just a report from the field. I set these all to 0 with my MOMO red
> and saw zero, nada, zip, no difference in FPS. I suspect the Logi
> drivers are a bit more efficient than the MS drivers, as has been
> reported in the past. In fact, I don't see a clear and repeatable
> difference between FFB on and off, at least with all the game details
> maxed. Of course I have a pretty healthy XP2600 and GF4Ti4200 combo,
> so I may be above the threshold where the extra burden of the wheel
> drivers makes little difference.

by **Richard S Becket** » Fri, 31 Oct 2003 18:54:27

Yeah, well, I've no sympathy for you at all!!!
You were clearly already up by at least 20 FPS on us MSFF users to begin
with!!! ;-D

R.

by **Ruud van Ga** » Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:30:49

>> There are three vibration settings, that cause a vibration of the wheel. One
>> varies with engine revs, one varies with forward speed, and one comes on
>> under braking. By turning these vibrations off, as I found them annoying
>> anyway, I got a 20 FPS increase!

>> They are:
>> "FFB steer vibe freq mult", "FFB throttle vibe mult" and "FFB brake vibe
>> mult", and I simply set them to 0 to turn them off.

>Just a report from the field. I set these all to 0 with my MOMO red
>and saw zero, nada, zip, no difference in FPS. I suspect the Logi
>drivers are a bit more efficient than the MS drivers, as has been
>reported in the past.

Indeed, Logitech drivers don't require ACK's from the devices they
send data to, so it's expected to be a lot more efficient that MS'
wheel devices.
For an XP2600, having to wait for a slow device such as a consumer
wheel really bites.

Ruud van Gaal
Free car sim: http://www.racer.nl/
Pencil art : http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery/

by **JTBur** » Fri, 31 Oct 2003 21:07:31

Hey, I'm not complaining !! Although we'd all like a few more fps when we
can get them =)
Anyway, that was a great discovery for others Richard.

Todd

by **Richard S Becket** » Fri, 31 Oct 2003 22:44:35

Hehehe, I'm only teasing. Sorry it didn't have the same effect for other
wheels, but you can imagine my delight at discovering this! :-D
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R.
GPLRank +79.699

rec.autos.simulators

F1C file editor V2 released !!! (Gain 20 FPS for FFB users)

F1C file editor V2 released !!! (Gain 20 FPS for FFB users)

F1C file editor V2 released !!! (Gain 20 FPS for FFB users)

F1C file editor V2 released !!! (Gain 20 FPS for FFB users)

F1C file editor V2 released !!! (Gain 20 FPS for FFB users)

F1C file editor V2 released !!! (Gain 20 FPS for FFB users)

F1C file editor V2 released !!! (Gain 20 FPS for FFB users)

F1C file editor V2 released !!! (Gain 20 FPS for FFB users)