rec.autos.simulators

Great game!  I managed to get a used copy from a terrific local retailer
(Mediascape) here in Toronto as the game is not yet distributed in North
America.

Only one problem: the joystick calibration seems rather odd.  I get proper
left and right controls for steering, but the forward backward motion for
acceleration/brakes has all the variability compressed into the first few
millimetres of joystick travel.  It is next to impossible to apply normal
brakes--just slam them on full or nothing!

Of course, my joystick works properly on other applications (including GP2,
NFS SE, etc.).  Has anyone else using Rally Championship noticed this
problem, or is it just me??  I cannot find any reference to a sensitivity
adjustment (a la GP2) for the joystick, and I have re-calibrated it using
the menu option to calibrate several times.  I can make it worse by only
moving the joystick forward and back slightly during calibration, but the
best I can get is so jerky as to ruin control of the cars.

Any help or comments would be welcome.

Thanks.
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Marc Collins

digital economies

http://www.racesimcentral.net/~digecon
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Hi,

I haven't had any joystick problems with RAC Rally Championship. I use
a Gravis gamepad with a ACM gamecard and there doesn't seem to be
anything wrong. It works in the demo and the complete game. I prefer
to use the keyboard with this game.

John

That's because the gamepad, as well as the keyboard, act as digital
input, where most joysticks and wheels are analog.

Marc

Thanks for the clarification (other) Marc!

Has anyone using an ANALOG joystick experienced this weird situation where
the X-axis motion is compressed into about 10 mm while the Y-axis works
normally (spread across the whole range of movement)?

If Europress ever gets around to responding to my e-mail query, I'll let
everyone know here whether this sorry situation has been intentionally
programmed into the game.

By the way, how can anyone use a digital on/off input for something that is
inherently analog like steering or accelerating/braking a car????