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Greetings,

        I bought Electronics Arts: The Need for Speed Special Edition
yesterday and got the game installed under Win95 and then used the
Joystick configuration utility....  I have a GUS Max soundcard which is
where the joystick gameport is and have a CH FlightStick plugged into it.
However, when I played the game, I can only use the keyboard or mouse,
what am I doing wrong?  Thanks in advance for any help.

Vince

Robert

: >
:> > Greetings,
:> >
:> >         I bought Electronics Arts: The Need for Speed Special Edition
:> > yesterday and got the game installed under Win95 and then used the
:> > Joystick configuration utility....  I have a GUS Max soundcard which is
:> > where the joystick gameport is and have a CH FlightStick plugged into it.
:> > However, when I played the game, I can only use the keyboard or mouse,
:> > what am I doing wrong?  Thanks in advance for any help.
:>
:> I had the same problem, I have a Lxycon (Soundblaster compatible) sound
:> card with a joystick port. Windows 95 needs to recognize your joystick.
:> Look under Control Panel to see if you have a Joystick Icon, if so try
:> to configure it there first. I was never able to get Win/95 to recognize
:> my joystick port so I settled for the DOS version.

        I checked in the Control Panel and the joystick works, it just
doesn't work under NFS SE for some reason... Also, do you actually need
the CD in the drive in order to play the game or did it install everything
on the HD already?

Vince

I think you have the option for full or partial install. I used the
partial install, so I need the CD in to play, I don't know about full.  
Does you joystick work under NFSSE JCU? If if does, once you start the
game, go into options and configure controller. If that doesn't work, I
am out of ideas.

Robert

: Greetings,

:       I bought Electronics Arts: The Need for Speed Special Edition
: yesterday and got the game installed under Win95 and then used the
: Joystick configuration utility....  I have a GUS Max soundcard which is
: where the joystick gameport is and have a CH FlightStick plugged into it.
: However, when I played the game, I can only use the keyboard or mouse,
: what am I doing wrong?  Thanks in advance for any help.

This took me forever to figure out since the instructions with the
original version of the game didn't detail this. However, just go to
configure and highlight steering. Then press your spacebar. That should
help you out.

:> >         I checked in the Control Panel and the joystick works, it just
:> > doesn't work under NFS SE for some reason... Also, do you actually need
:> > the CD in the drive in order to play the game or did it install everything
:> > on the HD already?
:> >
:> > Vince
:>
:> I think you have the option for full or partial install. I used the
:> partial install, so I need the CD in to play, I don't know about full.  

        Hmmmm, I did the recommended install so I'm not sure if that needs
the CD or not...

:> Does you joystick work under NFSSE JCU? If if does, once you start the
:> game, go into options and configure controller. If that doesn't work, I
:> am out of ideas.

        Hmmm, JCU does work....  but there is no way to test the joystick
in JCU I think...

Vince

:> : Greetings,
:>
:> :         I bought Electronics Arts: The Need for Speed Special Edition
:> : yesterday and got the game installed under Win95 and then used the
:> : Joystick configuration utility....  I have a GUS Max soundcard which is
:> : where the joystick gameport is and have a CH FlightStick plugged into it.
:> : However, when I played the game, I can only use the keyboard or mouse,
:> : what am I doing wrong?  Thanks in advance for any help.
:>
:> This took me forever to figure out since the instructions with the
:> original version of the game didn't detail this. However, just go to
:> configure and highlight steering. Then press your spacebar. That should
:> help you out.

        Actually, that wasn't the problem...  It seems JCU would lock up
when it's exiting if you run it from Win95 but I fixed the problem when I
went to Win95 DOS Bootup mode and ran JCU...  Anyways, how well can you
steer in the game with a joystick or what's the best solution besides
getting that steering wheel thing....   Thanks for your suggestion though
since that was a problem but I figured it out...  Also, on my FlightStick,
there is a throttle wheel, is that any use in the game?

Cheers,


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Hi all,

I've been having some joystick (T1) trouble with NFSSE too. It works under
Win95, no problem there. For a direct link race I wanted a better frame
rate so I changed to dos. I can calibrate the T1 more or less (after
turning/pushing it to the extremes it doesn't return to center + what the
hell are those bars on the right supposed to be?). In the game I can set
the controls and steer the car but it doesn't react to throttle or brake
control. I've tried everything including changing the speed setting on my
ACM. I've done some measurements on the T1 and have decided to try to
extend the range of the throttle/brake axis electronically. I'll let you
know if that works out.

Meanwhile all comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Jan.

Can anyone tell me is NFS SE is better than the original and if the
editors available for changing the tracks in NFS work on SE's tracks.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Can anyone tell me is NFS SE is better than the original and if the
editors available for changing the tracks in NFS work on SE's tracks.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

: Can anyone tell me is NFS SE is better than the original and if the

Yes IMO if you have a fast enough machine to run it (runs slower than original)
I would say at least a P120 for alot of graphics left on.

: editors available for changing the tracks in NFS work on SE's tracks.

In a word, NO.

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'56 Ford F-100    
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Paul

: It's just as fast as the original. I played the demo of the first NFS,
: and the full NFS SE. They both ran smoothly on my P-100/16 with full
: detail in SVGA. The only place it gets a bit choppy is the dark forest
: on the Coastal track.

I have both the original nfs, and nfsse.  On my P133/32/mach 64 2meg Vram, NFS classic
was perfectly smooth on all tracks at all times, not limited by the computer at all.
nfsse is ever so slightly limited at times. I can tell a slight frame rate drop.
A friend who has a 486 DX5133 cannot run SE except in interlaced mode, but could
run NFS with most detail settings to high, in high detail SVGA.
I am very picky about driving games being absolutely smooth, with no choppyness
whatsoever.  I am sure you can run it like you do, but it would not run acceptably
fast for my taste, and the original NFS would run better.  

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'56 Ford F-100    
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Oh, and i didn't know anything about editing tracks! Do you? Please tell me how to get such a thing
.

Bret.

P.S. -> And your fastest times are?

Just to add my own $.02:

I have found the NFS SE runs just as well as the original on my
P133/32/Stealth 64/6x CD

Fortunately, though, for anyone who is concerned about speed or the
game in general is that Electronic Arts has announced, OFFICIALLY,
that there WILL be an NFS 2

John