other than the usual wheel/pedal set up or joystick ?
I am thinking of something like the NegCon or JogCon
available***the PlayStation. Are there such things,
and does anyone have any recommendations for or
against ?
John
John
Mikkel
> > Are there any steering controllers available for the PC
> > other than the usual wheel/pedal set up or joystick ?
> > I am thinking of something like the NegCon or JogCon
> > available***the PlayStation. Are there such things,
> > and does anyone have any recommendations for or
> > against ?
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I guess you can use a spaceorb too. Mainly I think it's designed for fps in
mind, but I have seen it used in driving games too.
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
Joakim
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
The site's in German, but there are plenty of pictures.
Michael Lowery
> John
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> The site's in German, but there are plenty of pictures.
> Michael Lowery
> > Are there any steering controllers available for the PC
> > other than the usual wheel/pedal set up or joystick ?
> > I am thinking of something like the NegCon or JogCon
> > available***the PlayStation. Are there such things,
> > and does anyone have any recommendations for or
> > against ?
> > John
I've switched to a wheel now, but I previously used two different
controllers; one is the Interact Hammerhead FX (force feedback), the
other is an Interact Axispad (non-force feedback). Both are very
similar to the Playstation Dual Shock; in fact the Axispad is almost
identical. Both work very well for racing games; not as good as a
wheel, of course, but very usable.
Dave
> > > Are there any steering controllers available for the PC
> > > other than the usual wheel/pedal set up or joystick ?
> > > I am thinking of something like the NegCon or JogCon
> > > available***the PlayStation. Are there such things,
> > > and does anyone have any recommendations for or
> > > against ?
> There's a thing called the Ultra Racer which was made by Interact. No
> mention of it on their website though.
> > There's a thing called the Ultra Racer which was made by Interact.
No
> > mention of it on their website though.
> I have one in a drawer somewhere, not to bad but not near as good as
a regular
> wheel. Kinda like a arcade controller, small wheel, trigger
... or like an American R/C transmitter, then.
I won a GP2 season using the mechanics of a (UK-style) two-stick
transmitter, with new pots wired directly to the joystick connector
and a couple of fire buttons on top. Worked well except that the pots
didn't like the tiny range of movement used, especially for steering,
and became glitchy very fast.
Jonny
TIA
JensSchumi
On Mon, 10 Sep 2001 23:04:24 +0100, "Jonny Hodgson"
>I won a GP2 season using the mechanics of a (UK-style) two-stick
>transmitter, with new pots wired directly to the joystick connector
>and a couple of fire buttons on top. Worked well except that the pots
>didn't like the tiny range of movement used, especially for steering,
>and became glitchy very fast.
>Jonny
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No, I haven't after all. However, it's pretty damn simple: IIRC there's a
common earth, then a return via each pot (they're actually used as
variable resistors - yuck, who specced this?!) and another via each
fire button.
I'd imagine that a web search ought to return something helpful on
pin connections and resistor values; note that you need over-value
resistors if you're not going to use the full 270 degree travel
(and they may need regular rebuilds; Vaseline makes a good
lubricant* for the carbon tracks)
Good luck!
Jonny
*Oi, less of the ***ty laughing over there!
> >I won a GP2 season using the mechanics of a (UK-style) two-stick
> >transmitter, with new pots wired directly to the joystick connector
> >and a couple of fire buttons on top. Worked well except that the pots
> >didn't like the tiny range of movement used, especially for steering,
> >and became glitchy very fast.
I should be able to find the info in the www.
Cya
Jens
On Fri, 14 Sep 2001 17:53:54 +0100, "Jonny Hodgson"
>Sorry, I don't have a pin diagram to hand any more... <thought hits> <ouch>
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> I should be able to find the info in the www.
> Cya
> Jens
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2001 17:53:54 +0100, "Jonny Hodgson"
> >Sorry, I don't have a pin diagram to hand any more... <thought hits>
<ouch>
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