Iain,
Nope, I don't have the TM Force GT....YET! It was supposed to show up at
Electronics Boutique today, but it never did...It'll be there tomorrow. I
bought the MS FF wheel last week, and it SUCKED! No DOS support (I was not
expecting DOS FF, just support as a standard wheel in DOS games), a lame
clamping mechanism positioned in the center of the wheel, and a pretty
cheesy feel. I immediately brought that one back and placed an advanced
order for the TM wheel....It wasn't released retail until yesterday, so I'm
told. Here's a few relevant excerts from the relnotes.txt file that was on
the drivers I downloaded...you may want to grab the drivers from the TM site
and rummage through the features:
- The Force GT can be connected to your computer in one of two
ways: either through a standard serial port, or a Universal
Serial Bus (USB) port, if your system's hardware and software
is set up to work with USB peripherals.
As far as it peacefully coexisting with other *** devices, it should do
that without a hitch. Just de-activate the FF wheel through the software
when you want to use your game port. At least that's what I think I read in
the help files.
In a non FF game, it'll work just like a standard wheel....nothing
different.
I'll be able to give you more "feedback" (hehehehe) if the darn thing comes
in tomorrow!
Ray
>thinking about a FF wheel setup...
>does anyone use the TM variety - particularly via USB...If I use USB will
it
>coexist with my ordinary MS precision joystick ?
>Any known problems with GP2 or GPL? Can the pedals be split to different
>axis?
>Also could someone explain to me what happens with an FF wheel in a non FF
>game...is the effort needed to turn the wheel just contstant from lock to
>lock or does does it get more difficult as you turn further (i.e. as id
does
>with an ordinary Sprung non FF wheel.
>All in all is it any good?
>Anyone had a chance to compare it with any other FF wheels?
>thanks for any & al comments
>Iain
