Gentlemen,
I've been using my Thrustmaster Digital Pro 2 with N4, and think it's a good
wheel. But I've recently gotten the urge to try a force feedback wheel (I've
never tried one on any game) and wondered if most people here think it's
worth it.
Thanks for your opinions.
--
tm
The Sigless One
Here is the best editorial I read on the subject:
http://www.sportplanet.com/features/editorials/simracing/forcefeedback/
I hope it helps. Also, if ou are running N4, FF will finally enable you
to see what the caster angle is all about ;).
-Gregor
Troy Mastern wrote:
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> > Gentlemen, > > I've been using my Thrustmaster Digital Pro 2 with N4, and think it's a good > wheel. But I've recently gotten the urge to try a force feedback wheel (I've > never tried one on any game) and wondered if most people here think it's > worth it. > > Thanks for your opinions. > > -- > tm > > The Sigless OneOn Wed, 21 Mar 2001 14:48:04 GMT, "Troy Mastern"
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If you play sims like GPL and N4, it's a must-have, since the ff gives
you extra feedback of the behaviour of the car.
In arcade games like NFS:Porsche 2000 and Colin McRae II it's just
there for the fun factor.
All in all I couldn't live without ff.
Ok, I could, but simracing wouldn't be as much fun then.
Andre
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> >Gentlemen, > >I've been using my Thrustmaster Digital Pro 2 with N4, and think it's a good >wheel. But I've recently gotten the urge to try a force feedback wheel (I've >never tried one on any game) and wondered if most people here think it's >worth it. > >Thanks for your opinions.Quoted text (7 lines)
> >-- >tm > >The Sigless One > >Definitely - it takes a few weeks to get used to, but I cant live without it
now.
Ash
GPL Rank -5 -> Getting there!
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| Gentlemen,
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| I've been using my Thrustmaster Digital Pro 2 with N4, and think it's agood
| wheel. But I've recently gotten the urge to try a force feedback wheel(I've
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| never tried one on any game) and wondered if most people here think it's | worth it. | | Thanks for your opinions. | | | -- | tm | | The Sigless One | |I was using a Thrustmaster GP1, then I got a set of pedals from my
brother-in-law (he makes them), then I moved to an Act Labs Force RS,
with the old pedals rewired to work with the new wheel. The first
night I used it, it almost flew! I mean I almost through it out the
window! It took me a week of messing with setting and just driving it,
to get to any comfort level. I can now race either with it or without
it. I really have no preference either way. I use it in GPL, to give
me a little bit more information. I do not use it in NFS5 as it sucks
too much CPU at certain times. Right now these are the only two sims I
am driving. Then again the Sim Chassis Racing Pod really helps, it
puts my body in a racing postion and sets my mind to think about
racing. Too bad with all this hardware I still suck!
SLG
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> >Gentlemen, > >I've been using my Thrustmaster Digital Pro 2 with N4, and think it's a good >wheel. But I've recently gotten the urge to try a force feedback wheel (I've >never tried one on any game) and wondered if most people here think it's >worth it. > >Thanks for your opinions. > > >-- >tm > >The Sigless One > >Troy Mastern <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Gentlemen,
>
> I've been using my Thrustmaster Digital Pro 2 with N4, and think it's agood
> wheel. But I've recently gotten the urge to try a force feedback wheel(I've
> never tried one on any game) and wondered if most people here think it's
> worth it.
>
> Thanks for your opinions.
>
It's hard to give a real answer to that.
If you can afford one then I say go for it, get a Force feedback wheel.
However, if your scrimping and scraping to accord one your old non-FF wheel
is fine.
Get one if you can afford it but its not worth breaking the bank for.
2 Thumbs and 2 Big Toes up for FF.. As Ashley says once you get use to
it you will never go back to a Non-FF wheel. Btw: FF-joysticks are great
for bike racing too.. <g> Cheers Thom_j.
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| Definitely - it takes a few weeks to get used to, but I cant live withoutit
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| now. | | Ash | GPL Rank -5 -> Getting there! | | "Troy Mastern" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | news:Ea3u6.8876$[email hidden]... | | | | Gentlemen, | | | | I've been using my Thrustmaster Digital Pro 2 with N4, and think it's a | good | | wheel. But I've recently gotten the urge to try a force feedback wheel | (I've | | never tried one on any game) and wondered if most people here think it's | | worth it. | | | | Thanks for your opinions. | | | | | | -- | | tm | | | | The Sigless One | | | | | |
Troy Mastern wrote:
I have a LWFF, and I love it! The FF in both GPL and N4 adds so much to
the experience, so much so that I just couldn't be without FF now.
It's a shame that Logitech no longer make the WFF, it's a design classic
in my opinion. Not sure which other wheels use the i-force cable FF
technology...anyone? But I found it MUCH better than the MS gearing
system.
You never know you might be able to get a LWFF second hand, unless I get
to it first ;). BTW, if anyone has one for sale in the UK, I'll pay top
money for it!
I've just done a ball bearing conversion to mine,
http://members.nbci.com/JensSchu/LogiCorner.htm and now it's even
better!!! A real precision instrument in my opinion.
Cheers
Gerry
ps. Look here for more... http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/index.htm
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> > Gentlemen, > > I've been using my Thrustmaster Digital Pro 2 with N4, and think it's a good > wheel. But I've recently gotten the urge to try a force feedback wheel (I've > never tried one on any game) and wondered if most people here think it's > worth it. >Well, based on feedback from here and other fora, I decided to order an
Act-labs RS Wheel and shifter. I'll be back with a full report when I get it
running....
TM
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> Gentlemen,
>
> I've been using my Thrustmaster Digital Pro 2 with N4, and think it's agood
> wheel. But I've recently gotten the urge to try a force feedback wheel(I've
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> never tried one on any game) and wondered if most people here think it's > worth it. > > Thanks for your opinions. > > > -- > tm > > The Sigless One > >If you turn off the texture forces, the effects forces are pretty good.
It sure helps in the snow rally :)
Jason.
TM-FF
Andre Warringa wrote:
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> > In arcade games like Colin McRae II it's just > there for the fun factor. > All in all I couldn't live without ff. > > Ok, I could, but simracing wouldn't be as much fun then. > > Andre >
Don't be disappointed if you're not immediately impressed.
It will probably take you a little while to get the settings
just the way you like it.
Good luck.
Cheers.
-Nick
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