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ActLab ForceRS paddles/rFactor 1150 stability?

evente..

ActLab ForceRS paddles/rFactor 1150 stability?

by evente.. » Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:12:29

So I'm super e***d to try the new rFactor and mods, and one of my AL
ForceRS paddles breaks!  I don't see any spares available through
ActLabs - anyone got a source or dead wheel they want to sell?  I'd
snap up a LogiG25 if they were out.

Also - has anyone seen 1150 of rFactor to be *much* less stable than
previous versions?  I get random CTDs all over the place, even when
sitting in the menus.  I've tried the obvious stuff (disabled the menu
animations and music).  I'm still running an un-modded reinstall - I
thought it was OK when I let the AI take the F1 BMW around Toban for a
few hours, but I still get totally random crashes at other times.  No
error message, just straight CTD.

Thanks for any help,
Kendt


w/91.31 drivers
I may crank it down, but it passes every stress-test as configured.

Bob Simpso

ActLab ForceRS paddles/rFactor 1150 stability?

by Bob Simpso » Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:39:20

You can use any of the many buttons on the front of the wheel that you
like to change gears, of course.

I just so happens that I broke one of the paddles on my Act-Labs Force
RS and got a replacement set.  Contact me at

we might be able to work something out.  (remove SPAMLESS btw).  I'm
surprised that they don't offer this as a spare part since it's pretty
flimsy and likely to break.

Bob Simpson


> So I'm super e***d to try the new rFactor and mods, and one of my AL
> ForceRS paddles breaks!  I don't see any spares available through
> ActLabs - anyone got a source or dead wheel they want to sell?  I'd
> snap up a LogiG25 if they were out.

Bob Simpso

ActLab ForceRS paddles/rFactor 1150 stability?

by Bob Simpso » Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:50:57

Your system looks good enough.  I'm not getting any CTDs at all so far,
but I've only driven for 0.5 to 1.0 hours - mostly with the 1979 F1
Mod.  I reinstalled and I've added back many of the mods and tracks
that I had DLed before.

I have AMD 3700+, ATI X1900XT, 2GB RAM, Windows XP Home.

Bob Simpson


> Also - has anyone seen 1150 of rFactor to be *much* less stable than
> previous versions?  I get random CTDs all over the place, even when
> sitting in the menus.  I've tried the obvious stuff (disabled the menu
> animations and music).  I'm still running an un-modded reinstall - I
> thought it was OK when I let the AI take the F1 BMW around Toban for a
> few hours, but I still get totally random crashes at other times.  No
> error message, just straight CTD.

> Thanks for any help,
> Kendt


> w/91.31 drivers
> I may crank it down, but it passes every stress-test as configured.

evente..

ActLab ForceRS paddles/rFactor 1150 stability?

by evente.. » Sat, 12 Aug 2006 04:05:54


> You can use any of the many buttons on the front of the wheel that you
> like to change gears, of course.

> I just so happens that I broke one of the paddles on my Act-Labs Force
> RS and got a replacement set.  Contact me at

> we might be able to work something out.  (remove SPAMLESS btw).  I'm
> surprised that they don't offer this as a spare part since it's pretty
> flimsy and likely to break.

> Bob Simpson

Thanks - you are a thoroughly helpful bloke ;).
I think I'm covered - I found someone with a spare set of paddles.
My CTDs turned out to be my BIOS reseting the CPU voltage to default -
not enough to crash alot of other things, but rFactor was just taxing

little extra juice ;) (only 0.05V actually)

Thanks!
Kendt


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