rec.autos.simulators

n4+FF Joystick

Greg Dugge

n4+FF Joystick

by Greg Dugge » Wed, 14 Feb 2001 12:16:44

I am running on a athlon 700 mhz, voodoo 3 16 meg, 128 meg ram.  Then game
runs great until i turn the force feedback on.  As soon as i turn it on, the
game gets so choppy while driving that it almost freezes at time.  I am
using a Microsoft FF 2 joystick, can anyone tell me what i have set wrong
that is causing the whole system to bog?


Philip D'Amat

n4+FF Joystick

by Philip D'Amat » Wed, 14 Feb 2001 12:30:10

The MS FF controllers have significant CPU overhead compared with some (not
all) other manufacturer's implementations.  I get this from some reviews and
benchmarks posted over the last two years or so.  You may be seeing the
effects of a bogged down CPU.

--
Philip D'Amato

00 ZX-6R
00 S4


> I am running on a athlon 700 mhz, voodoo 3 16 meg, 128 meg ram.  Then game
> runs great until i turn the force feedback on.  As soon as i turn it on,
the
> game gets so choppy while driving that it almost freezes at time.  I am
> using a Microsoft FF 2 joystick, can anyone tell me what i have set wrong
> that is causing the whole system to bog?



John Harwoo

n4+FF Joystick

by John Harwoo » Wed, 14 Feb 2001 12:40:24

At a guess...  Possible IRQ conflict?  Is it freezing in time with
sounds or anything?  Just a thought...

-John



>I am running on a athlon 700 mhz, voodoo 3 16 meg, 128 meg ram.  Then game
>runs great until i turn the force feedback on.  As soon as i turn it on, the
>game gets so choppy while driving that it almost freezes at time.  I am
>using a Microsoft FF 2 joystick, can anyone tell me what i have set wrong
>that is causing the whole system to bog?




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