rec.autos.simulators

by **David L. Co** » Sun, 11 Jul 1999 04:00:00

I'm running a P2400 w/64MB Ram and a 12MB Voodoo2, and am using an Act
Labs USB FF wheel with TSW2 pedals.

I run GPL with the following Graphics settings:

Resolution: 800x600
3D Accelerator: 3DFX
Detail Bias: 50%
Mirror Detail: Cars and Track*
Trackside Objects: All
All features checked

* IMPORTANT: Get this http://www.racesimcentral.net/
(It's George M. Smiley's Glide Wrapper). Put it in your main GPL
directory along with Glide.INI.

In Glide.INI I have these settings:

GPL Override=0
Resolution=8
Mirror Frequency=3 (THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE)

You will not notice the difference in your mirrors, but you will surely
notice the difference in frame rate.

David Cook

by **Wayne Hutchiso** » Sun, 11 Jul 1999 04:00:00

David,

Slightly off topic but, I noticed you were running an Act Labs USB FF wheel
with TSW pedals. I have a TSW now and have been thinking about getting the
Act Labs FF wheel. What did you have to do to use the TSW pedals with the
Act Labs wheel? Was it just a matter of having both connected and choosing
which you wanted to use in GPL, or did you have to set up some kind of
"virtual" joystick?

Thanks,

Wayne Hutchison

by **David L. Co** » Sun, 11 Jul 1999 04:00:00

The Force RS is plugged into my USB port and the wheel runs fine without
the pedals connected. My TSW2 wheel is under my desk - it and the pedals
are connected to my game port. The Force RS needs to be Contoller #1 and
the TSW will be #2. GPL see's them both.

David Cook

> David,

> Slightly off topic but, I noticed you were running an Act Labs USB FF wheel
> with TSW pedals. I have a TSW now and have been thinking about getting the
> Act Labs FF wheel. What did you have to do to use the TSW pedals with the
> Act Labs wheel? Was it just a matter of having both connected and choosing
> which you wanted to use in GPL, or did you have to set up some kind of
> "virtual" joystick?

> Thanks,

> Wayne Hutchison

> > I'm running a P2400 w/64MB Ram and a 12MB Voodoo2, and am using an Act
> > Labs USB FF wheel with TSW2 pedals.

> > I run GPL with the following Graphics settings:

> > Resolution: 800x600
> > 3D Accelerator: 3DFX
> > Detail Bias: 50%
> > Mirror Detail: Cars and Track*
> > Trackside Objects: All
> > All features checked

> > * IMPORTANT: Get this http://www.the-fastlane.com/patches/glide2x.zip
> > (It's George M. Smiley's Glide Wrapper). Put it in your main GPL
> > directory along with Glide.INI.

> > In Glide.INI I have these settings:

> > GPL Override=0
> > Resolution=8
> > Mirror Frequency=3 (THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE)

> > You will not notice the difference in your mirrors, but you will surely
> > notice the difference in frame rate.

> > David Cook

by **David L. Co** » Sun, 11 Jul 1999 04:00:00

> You WILL notice the difference in your mirrors, David.

> I run at the second of the update levels (every second frame) and even with
> that the action of following cars is irritating at times....one second they
> are on the left then FLASH!.... suddenly they are on the right.
> I tried the third setting but that was extremely annoying!

Well Bruce, maybe I'm just so used to cars blowing by me that I didn't
realize it was because of my mirrors ;) Seriously - To each his own. I
prefer having 36 fps in front of me, and a little less in my mirrors.

David Cook

> > I'm running a P2400 w/64MB Ram and a 12MB Voodoo2, and am using an Act
> > Labs USB FF wheel with TSW2 pedals.

> > I run GPL with the following Graphics settings:

> > Resolution: 800x600
> > 3D Accelerator: 3DFX
> > Detail Bias: 50%
> > Mirror Detail: Cars and Track*
> > Trackside Objects: All
> > All features checked

> > * IMPORTANT: Get this http://www.the-fastlane.com/patches/glide2x.zip
> > (It's George M. Smiley's Glide Wrapper). Put it in your main GPL
> > directory along with Glide.INI.

> > In Glide.INI I have these settings:

> > GPL Override=0
> > Resolution=8
> > Mirror Frequency=3 (THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE)

> > You will not notice the difference in your mirrors, but you will surely
> > notice the difference in frame rate.

> > David Cook

by **Jay** » Sun, 11 Jul 1999 04:00:00

So... You can use a FF USB wheel (I wonder if ACT RS, and Logitech FF wheels
will work this way too?) and just connect the pedals to the soundcard's game
port...

But doesn't win95 only allow you to support one controller at a time??? Or
does GPL let you override this limitation ?

What about other racing games like ToCA2, CMR, F1RS, N2, etc.....

Thanks!!!
Jay J

by **Ed Ba** » Sun, 11 Jul 1999 04:00:00

On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 16:48:40 GMT,

David, thank you SO much for posting this. I didn't know I could use
my TSW pedals with my Force RS (serial port version).

My GPL immersion is now pretty much overwhelming... :)

Thanks again,

--
* rrevved at mindspring dot com
* unit.26 - s.p.u.t.u.m.
* http://www.cabal.net
* http://www.sputum.com

by **Jeff Vince** » Sun, 11 Jul 1999 04:00:00

You need Win98 for proper USB support.

"But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

by **Ginge** » Sun, 11 Jul 1999 04:00:00

This works for me and my LWFF and F1Sim peds, with win95

Dont know and dont care
Jay.
I have

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Mon, 12 Jul 1999 04:00:00

You WILL notice the difference in your mirrors, David.

I run at the second of the update levels (every second frame) and even with
that the action of following cars is irritating at times....one second they
are on the left then FLASH!.... suddenly they are on the right.
I tried the third setting but that was extremely annoying!

by **David L. Co** » Mon, 12 Jul 1999 04:00:00

My project in the morning will be to extend the shifter from my TSW2
wheel assembly to my desktop somehow. I have ordered the RS Shifter
from Act Labs, which BTW will work in "up and down" mode for GPL, but
don't want to deal with these paddle shifters for 2 more months.

Someone posted that the TSW wheels are excellent because you forget about
them when you're driving. I agree. With these Force RS paddle shifters
I'm thinking way too much about where the hell they are in a corner
instead of concentrating on more pressing issues.

I'll let you know what I come up with...

> On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 16:48:40 GMT,

> >The Force RS is plugged into my USB port and the wheel runs fine without
> >the pedals connected. My TSW2 wheel is under my desk - it and the pedals
> >are connected to my game port. The Force RS needs to be Contoller #1 and
> >the TSW will be #2. GPL see's them both.

> >David Cook

> David, thank you SO much for posting this. I didn't know I could use
> my TSW pedals with my Force RS (serial port version).

> My GPL immersion is now pretty much overwhelming... :)

> Thanks again,

> --
> * rrevved at mindspring dot com
> * unit.26 - s.p.u.t.u.m.
> * http://www.cabal.net
> * http://www.sputum.com

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