rec.autos.simulators

>So I bought one of these wheels, the new MS Force feedback model, and love
>it. The fact that you can program six buttons and there are small "shifter"
>paddle buttons behind the wheel (also programmable for a total of eight) is
>very nice. The FF features are great, but overall it is a very well
designed
>and built. However the effects are only there when you hit a curb etc. I
>agree with Papyrus that for a true simulation the software is not there
yet,
>however this wheel works fine with non-ff games too. I love being able to
>use the paddles to shift and you can program it so the brake and throttle
>are on different axis for left foot brakers (like me). Also it is digital
>which makes it very precise, which leads to my problem...

>The problem is with F1rs, with 1.0.9 patch, even after I modify the ubisoft
>ini file to indicate that the force feedback devise is a wheel, in the game
>the wheel is recognized, the force feedback works, but the wheel is
>calibrated such that you need full left or right lock to make the car turn.
>Since I don't want to drive the Minardi this is somewhat unplayable ;).

>Any thoughts? The wheel does not have a traditional calibration routine and
>it works fine in other games (FF effects in TOCA are particularly fun). So
>far I have also tried GPL and Need for Speed III with no problems.

>CHEERS

>Joe

>I had the same problem, but changing the controller type in the ini file
>worked for me.  The only other place I know to adjust the sensitivity is in
>the sidewinder profile under settings.  There is a slider which can be used
>to increase or decrease the deadband.

>>So I bought one of these wheels, the new MS Force feedback model, and love
>>it. The fact that you can program six buttons and there are small
"shifter"
>>paddle buttons behind the wheel (also programmable for a total of eight)
is
>>very nice. The FF features are great, but overall it is a very well
>designed
>>and built. However the effects are only there when you hit a curb etc. I
>>agree with Papyrus that for a true simulation the software is not there
>yet,
>>however this wheel works fine with non-ff games too. I love being able to
>>use the paddles to shift and you can program it so the brake and throttle
>>are on different axis for left foot brakers (like me). Also it is digital
>>which makes it very precise, which leads to my problem...

>>The problem is with F1rs, with 1.0.9 patch, even after I modify the
ubisoft
>>ini file to indicate that the force feedback devise is a wheel, in the
game
>>the wheel is recognized, the force feedback works, but the wheel is
>>calibrated such that you need full left or right lock to make the car
turn.
>>Since I don't want to drive the Minardi this is somewhat unplayable ;).

>>Any thoughts? The wheel does not have a traditional calibration routine
and
>>it works fine in other games (FF effects in TOCA are particularly fun). So
>>far I have also tried GPL and Need for Speed III with no problems.

>>CHEERS

>>Joe