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F1 Challenge + Microsoft FF Wheel

redTe

F1 Challenge + Microsoft FF Wheel

by redTe » Fri, 22 Aug 2003 03:41:23

Has anyone go satisfactory results using the USB FF wheel(red) and F1
Challenge '99-'02 ? I'm finding the accelerate and brake settings way too
sensitive. It's like a digital controller, either ON or OFF. Are there
adjustments that cam be made in the .plr file that sort this out ? The
steering is fine.
The wheel and pedals work perfectly in GPL. Perhaps it's just the way the
programmers have set up the calibration tools.
Any help greatly appreciated.
I'm using XP and DirectX 9, btw.
DJRJ

F1 Challenge + Microsoft FF Wheel

by DJRJ » Fri, 22 Aug 2003 05:56:12


I don't have it, but if its like F1 2002 the deadzone is set to 5% right out
of the box. Look for the settings for the joystick/wheel and set to 0%
deadzone.

David G Fishe

F1 Challenge + Microsoft FF Wheel

by David G Fishe » Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:42:56

frederickson posted the following a few weeks ago. I had to change the
Center="0.00000" line to Center="1.00000" for both the y and z axis on my
Ferrari wheel. It was on/off as well until I made the changes.
-----------------
The main problem with the ISI game is that all the important options are
hidden, so here I'll try to put all the ones i can remember. If you have
different/better tips please add them.

Everything is just based on my settings for the game.

I'll start with controls:

I have all the axes set to 50% sensitivity and 0% dead zone.
Make sure you turn off speed sensitivity in the digital controller rates
screen. Set it to 0%.
I use a button on my wheel for clutch and have it set to 10% sensitivity. (I
cant decide what is best)

The rest is in the /Save/yourname/yourname.PLR file

Look at the red bars in the control screen that show your gas and brake. If
either one doesnt rise until you press that pedal down halfway, then you
need to adjust the centering value since it gets confused with the dual axis
pedals.

Near the bottom of the PLR:

Axis [00, 00] Dead Zone="0.00000" // Controller 1 X
Axis [00, 00] Sensitivity="0.50472"
Axis [00, 00] Center="0.50000" // 0.0=min, 0.5=center, 1.0=max (use to
correct centering or split-axis issues)

Find the one that is the axis that is not getting full travel, and change
the Center value to either 1 or 0.  For me, i set the Y axis (gas pedal) to
1.

--
David G Fisher


redTe

F1 Challenge + Microsoft FF Wheel

by redTe » Sat, 23 Aug 2003 00:50:09

Top posting to save the hassle of scrolling all the way down just for a
massive, THANK YOU.
I'll save all this for future reference, too.



redTe

F1 Challenge + Microsoft FF Wheel

by redTe » Mon, 25 Aug 2003 08:31:07



> > frederickson posted the following a few weeks ago. I had to change the
> > Center="0.00000" line to Center="1.00000" for both the y and z axis on
my
> > Ferrari wheel. It was on/off as well until I made the changes.
> > -----------------
> > The main problem with the ISI game is that all the important options are
> > hidden, so here I'll try to put all the ones i can remember. If you have
> > different/better tips please add them.

> > Everything is just based on my settings for the game.

> > I'll start with controls:

> > I have all the axes set to 50% sensitivity and 0% dead zone.
> > Make sure you turn off speed sensitivity in the digital controller rates
> > screen. Set it to 0%.
> > I use a button on my wheel for clutch and have it set to 10%
sensitivity.
> (I
> > cant decide what is best)

> > The rest is in the /Save/yourname/yourname.PLR file

> > Look at the red bars in the control screen that show your gas and brake.
> If
> > either one doesnt rise until you press that pedal down halfway, then you
> > need to adjust the centering value since it gets confused with the dual
> axis
> > pedals.

> > Near the bottom of the PLR:

> > Axis [00, 00] Dead Zone="0.00000" // Controller 1 X
> > Axis [00, 00] Sensitivity="0.50472"
> > Axis [00, 00] Center="0.50000" // 0.0=min, 0.5=center, 1.0=max (use to
> > correct centering or split-axis issues)

> > Find the one that is the axis that is not getting full travel, and
change
> > the Center value to either 1 or 0.  For me, i set the Y axis (gas pedal)
> to
> > 1.

:(  I'm still getting***poor results, even with the new settings. And
I've tried the 0.0-0.5-1.0. Nothing changes. Could it be old settings from
my Momo messing up something ??
Thanks anyway David.
David G Fishe

F1 Challenge + Microsoft FF Wheel

by David G Fishe » Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:16:01




> > > frederickson posted the following a few weeks ago. I had to change the
> > > Center="0.00000" line to Center="1.00000" for both the y and z axis on
> my
> > > Ferrari wheel. It was on/off as well until I made the changes.
> > > -----------------
> > > The main problem with the ISI game is that all the important options
are
> > > hidden, so here I'll try to put all the ones i can remember. If you
have
> > > different/better tips please add them.

> > > Everything is just based on my settings for the game.

> > > I'll start with controls:

> > > I have all the axes set to 50% sensitivity and 0% dead zone.
> > > Make sure you turn off speed sensitivity in the digital controller
rates
> > > screen. Set it to 0%.
> > > I use a button on my wheel for clutch and have it set to 10%
> sensitivity.
> > (I
> > > cant decide what is best)

> > > The rest is in the /Save/yourname/yourname.PLR file

> > > Look at the red bars in the control screen that show your gas and
brake.
> > If
> > > either one doesnt rise until you press that pedal down halfway, then
you
> > > need to adjust the centering value since it gets confused with the
dual
> > axis
> > > pedals.

> > > Near the bottom of the PLR:

> > > Axis [00, 00] Dead Zone="0.00000" // Controller 1 X
> > > Axis [00, 00] Sensitivity="0.50472"
> > > Axis [00, 00] Center="0.50000" // 0.0=min, 0.5=center, 1.0=max (use to
> > > correct centering or split-axis issues)

> > > Find the one that is the axis that is not getting full travel, and
> change
> > > the Center value to either 1 or 0.  For me, i set the Y axis (gas
pedal)
> > to
> > > 1.

> :(  I'm still getting***poor results, even with the new settings. And
> I've tried the 0.0-0.5-1.0. Nothing changes. Could it be old settings from
> my Momo messing up something ??
> Thanks anyway David.

Sorry, not sure. All I know is that when I changed the y and z axis to
1.00000 for my Ferrari wheel, it corrected the on/off problem. Are you
positive the settings aren't reverting back to the default value?

Also, I think I remember the new setting didn't work correctly the first
time I tried it with the 1.00000 . I had to shut the game down, restart it,
calibrate within the game, and then it worked normally. Maybe try that.

David G Fisher


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