rec.autos.simulators

Hi,

I've dug out and dusted down my TSW (I've been away from driving for a
bit) for use with F1RS.

However, I cannot get the Game Controller applet under Win95 to
configure it. My wheel is through my SoundBlaster 32's gameport, and
with a Logitech stick through the port it works, so it isn't a port
config problem.

I've got an old two-button TSW, and if I try defining my own two axis,
two button race car wheel setup, it always comes up with the status as
Disconnected.

Am I missing something? I've got the latest (I think!) DX5 but only
Win95 flat (not OSR2). The wheel works fine under DOS games like
Carmaggedon.

Also, has anyone got any good pages with F1RS setups? And has anyone
got a release date for MS's CART PR

Ken
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% I've dug out and dusted down my TSW (I've been away from driving for a
% bit) for use with F1RS.

% However, I cannot get the Game Controller applet under Win95 to
% configure it. My wheel is through my SoundBlaster 32's gameport, and
% with a Logitech stick through the port it works, so it isn't a port
% config problem.

% I've got an old two-button TSW, and if I try defining my own two axis,
% two button race car wheel setup, it always comes up with the status as
% Disconnected.

% Am I missing something? I've got the latest (I think!) DX5 but only
% Win95 flat (not OSR2). The wheel works fine under DOS games like
% Carmaggedon.

Make sure that you only have one device (the TSW) specified in the DX5
game controller.  Also make sure it is device #1.

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I'll get back to you if it doesn't work.

Ken
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But just about everything needs to be Device 1 to work in most
games...so I don't understand DX5's device numbers.

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Ajax, Ontario, CANADA

It now works! And ooh, it's even more lovely with the wheel. Full
detail on my 64Mb P166 + 3dfx round Melbourne runs smoothly (20fps+ I
think?) except for a slowdown when big things like the city skyline or
the grandstand appears. Even with all the aids I can find turned off
(ABS and TCS) it's much more driveable than GP2 NSA, although that
could be to do with the fact that I'm *nowhere* near pushing the
handling envelope - 1:43's my best lap time after about 60 laps. It's
a hell of a lot of fun to drive, but one thing I miss over GP2 is the
track-side brake markers. I'm still trying to find the right position
to stamp on the anchors in three or four of the corners.

It feels to me a worthy challenger to GP2, but I'll let the experts
debate whether it's better, but for me, it's renewed my desire to sim
drive.

Ken
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% >Make sure that you only have one device (the TSW) specified in the DX5
% >game controller.  Also make sure it is device #1.

% Thanks. I'll give that a go. Does that mean that if I wish to switch
% sticks (TSW, Logitech & game pad) I've got to reinstall and reconfig?
% I thought that was one of the things the control panel was supposed to
% get around? Or is it just that the client software assumes there's
% only one stick configed? This doesn't explain why the control panel
% applet doesn't like it.

I think we can blame this on Microsoft and Win95.  I find it odd too,
why have the option to add different devices (maybe it's for UBS?), but
it only works when only one device is installed???

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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
     Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

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As soon as you start using these fancy joysticks with extra functions,
the game port cannot handle more than one, as the fancy joysticks
extra functions are using the resources of the *second* joystick
features.

So if you try to connect a game controller that has more than the
standard features, eg:- throttle controls, extra/programmable buttons,
top hat switches, etc you will not be able to connect another game
controller under win 95 at the same time?

So there you go, if you use a fancy joystick and only have one game
port, you probably cannot use more than one device at the same time?

d8?)

* Peter *  8-)   Please remove asterix from address to email.

For instance, I've got my wheel for F1RS, my joypad for MotoRacer, and
my stick for MechWarriors. What the Game Controllor applet seems to
offer but not deliver is a way to configure up all three sticks, and
each of the games (if they were all multi-config aware) would save the
preferred input method. So, all I'd need to do to play a different
game would be to unscrew my stick, plug in the wheel, and F1RS would
use the saved config, thus avoiding all the recalibration. As it
stands right now, switching controllors is *worse* than in DOS as at
least each game there remembered your prefered config.

Surely it's not like Microsoft not to deliver on their promises?

Dids
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Actually you can have several devices configured. The important thing
to remember is that only the device on ID #1 will get used by Win95
games. I have my joystick & T2 setup so that I just run the Joystick
applet and remove one & replace it with the other. It takes all of 5
seconds. You generally don't need to recalibrate either.

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