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by **Rod1204** » Tue, 29 May 2001 08:45:35

NASCAR Heat isn't recognizing the pedals on my Thrustmaster Sprint racing
wheel, so I have to use the paddles on the back of the wheel for gas and
brakes. Is there a patch or trick for getting them to work properly?

Thanks

by **Dave Henri** » Tue, 29 May 2001 13:25:10

Heat uses ONLY data from the windows control panel section. 'game
controllers' I think is the current name. make sure your pedals and paddles
are configured properly in windows before loading Heat. Then you 'should'
be able to assign the gas and brake to either the paddles or pedals...
dave henrie

by **Dave Pollatse** » Thu, 31 May 2001 11:12:48

First, of course I would check to make sure they show up in Windows, etc, or
if any other games can recognize them... if you go into Heat's
Options/Controls screen and click on a control so that the detect-o dialog
box comes up, does anything happen if you press the pedals?

It's conceivable that your Thrustmaster drivers may assign the floor pedals
to the "Slider0" and "Slider1" axes, as they are known to DirectInput... no
mainstream devices did this at the time we shipped Heat, but driver writers
like to keep us on our toes...

the shipped game and released patches "only" recognize the x, y, z, rx, ry,
and rz axes. However, our unreleased patch now (as of this afternoon,
actually) will recognize slider0 and slider1, as well as multiple
controllers (finally, but probably too late); hopefully we will be able to
post the new patch at some point in the not-too-distant future.

-Dave Pollatsek

by **Dave Henri** » Thu, 31 May 2001 12:34:37

That is great news Dave.. Keep us informed if you can.
thanks
dave henrie

> First, of course I would check to make sure they show up in Windows, etc,
or
> if any other games can recognize them... if you go into Heat's
> Options/Controls screen and click on a control so that the detect-o dialog
> box comes up, does anything happen if you press the pedals?

> It's conceivable that your Thrustmaster drivers may assign the floor
pedals
> to the "Slider0" and "Slider1" axes, as they are known to DirectInput...
no
> mainstream devices did this at the time we shipped Heat, but driver
writers
> like to keep us on our toes...

> the shipped game and released patches "only" recognize the x, y, z, rx,
ry,
> and rz axes. However, our unreleased patch now (as of this afternoon,
> actually) will recognize slider0 and slider1, as well as multiple
> controllers (finally, but probably too late); hopefully we will be able to
> post the new patch at some point in the not-too-distant future.

> -Dave Pollatsek

> > NASCAR Heat isn't recognizing the pedals on my Thrustmaster Sprint
racing
> > wheel, so I have to use the paddles on the back of the wheel for gas and
> > brakes. Is there a patch or trick for getting them to work properly?

> > Thanks

by **Fran** » Sat, 02 Jun 2001 09:21:45

Actually, that is cool... I've got a vertical axis on the Wingman Rumblepad
that I'd like to use for throttle/brake, and I can't do that right now.

Compliments on an excellent game, Dave. It still makes my jaw drop after 2
weeks of owning it.

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NASCAR HEAT & NASCAR Sprint Wheel

NASCAR HEAT & NASCAR Sprint Wheel

NASCAR HEAT & NASCAR Sprint Wheel

NASCAR HEAT & NASCAR Sprint Wheel

NASCAR HEAT & NASCAR Sprint Wheel

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