N4 - Force Feedback Question

Is there any way to add more 'centering spring' in N4 ? At some tracks, mainly Dega and Daytona, my return-to-center is non-existent, and the wheel is extremely loose 30 degree's each side of center going down the straits. I need some more centering spring to dampen things down. The centering spring controls in the SideWinder software don't really work at all when FF is enabled in N4. TIA -Larry

try setting steering ratio to 15:1 works great "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:kSEh6.64919$[email hidden]... > Is there any way to add more 'centering spring' in N4 ? > > At some tracks, mainly Dega and Daytona, my return-to-center is > non-existent, and the wheel is extremely loose 30 degree's each side of > center going down the straits. I need some more centering spring todampen

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> things down. > > The centering spring controls in the SideWinder software don't really work > at all when FF is enabled in N4. > > TIA > > -Larry > > >

Larry <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:kSEh6.64919$[email hidden]... > Is there any way to add more 'centering spring' in N4 ? > > At some tracks, mainly Dega and Daytona, my return-to-center is > non-existent, and the wheel is extremely loose 30 degree's each side of > center going down the straits. I need some more centering spring todampen

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> things down. > > The centering spring controls in the SideWinder software don't really work > at all when FF is enabled in N4. > > TIA > > -Larry

I'm experiencing the same problem as Larry with my MSFF wheel. I changed the centering force from 0% to 100%, but still the dead zone makes driving with the MSFF wheel almost useless. Joel Willstein

"Joel A. Willstein" wrote: > I'm experiencing the same problem as Larry with my MSFF wheel. I > changed the centering force from 0% to 100%, but still the dead zone makes > driving with the MSFF wheel almost useless. You did adjust the linear setting in the N4 options menu, right? I had the same problem with my LWFF until I changed the linear setting to 95%. -- Fester

Man, that's WAY too sensitive for Dega or Daytona :) -Larry "Jack Wilson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:yfGh6.652$[email hidden]...

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> try setting steering ratio to 15:1 works great > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:kSEh6.64919$[email hidden]... > > Is there any way to add more 'centering spring' in N4 ? > > > > At some tracks, mainly Dega and Daytona, my return-to-center is > > non-existent, and the wheel is extremely loose 30 degree's each side of > > center going down the straits. I need some more centering spring to > dampen > > things down. > > > > The centering spring controls in the SideWinder software don't really

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> > at all when FF is enabled in N4. > > > > TIA > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > >

Feels like you're driving one of those wheels tacked onto a Baby Car Seat, doesn't it :) -Larry "Joel A. Willstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:967dr1$5ut$[email hidden]...

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> > Larry <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:kSEh6.64919$[email hidden]... > > Is there any way to add more 'centering spring' in N4 ? > > > > At some tracks, mainly Dega and Daytona, my return-to-center is > > non-existent, and the wheel is extremely loose 30 degree's each side of > > center going down the straits. I need some more centering spring to > dampen > > things down. > > > > The centering spring controls in the SideWinder software don't really

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> > at all when FF is enabled in N4. > > > > TIA > > > > -Larry > > > I'm experiencing the same problem as Larry with my MSFF wheel. I > changed the centering force from 0% to 100%, but still the dead zone makes > driving with the MSFF wheel almost useless. > > Joel Willstein >

I'm all the way to 100%. It doesn't matter... -Larry "Uncle Fester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > "Joel A. Willstein" wrote: > > I'm experiencing the same problem as Larry with my MSFF wheel. I > > changed the centering force from 0% to 100%, but still the dead zonemakes

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> > driving with the MSFF wheel almost useless. > > > > You did adjust the linear setting in the N4 options menu, right? I had > the same problem with my LWFF until I changed the linear setting to 95%. > > -- > > Fester

Try playing with the caster settings. Larry wrote:

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> > Is there any way to add more 'centering spring' in N4 ? > > At some tracks, mainly Dega and Daytona, my return-to-center is > non-existent, and the wheel is extremely loose 30 degree's each side of > center going down the straits. I need some more centering spring to dampen > things down. > > The centering spring controls in the SideWinder software don't really work > at all when FF is enabled in N4. > > TIA > > -Larry

That seems to be the problem. The only way to get decent feedback is to tighten the steering ratio--until it is too twitchy to drive at the super speedways. Marc. "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lmHh6.65925$[email hidden]...

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> Man, that's WAY too sensitive for Dega or Daytona :) > > -Larry > > "Jack Wilson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:yfGh6.652$[email hidden]... > > try setting steering ratio to 15:1 works great > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:kSEh6.64919$[email hidden]... > > > Is there any way to add more 'centering spring' in N4 ? > > > > > > At some tracks, mainly Dega and Daytona, my return-to-center is > > > non-existent, and the wheel is extremely loose 30 degree's each side

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> > > center going down the straits. I need some more centering spring to > > dampen > > > things down. > > > > > > The centering spring controls in the SideWinder software don't really > work > > > at all when FF is enabled in N4. > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Been there, done that. It's a FF issue of some sort. -Larry "Pierre Robitaille" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Try playing with the caster settings. > > Larry wrote: > > > > Is there any way to add more 'centering spring' in N4 ? > > > > At some tracks, mainly Dega and Daytona, my return-to-center is > > non-existent, and the wheel is extremely loose 30 degree's each side of > > center going down the straits. I need some more centering spring to

dampen > > things down. > > > > The centering spring controls in the SideWinder software don't reallywork > > at all when FF is enabled in N4. > > > > TIA > > > > -Larry

Remove the stability cheat in the options (this helped me to get a bit of feeling when turning on those banked corners!) This cheat is made for a joystick, not a wheel. Also lower the steering ratio in car setup. Also raise Linear to 90% in wheel config. NB "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:kSEh6.64919$[email hidden]... > Is there any way to add more 'centering spring' in N4 ? > > At some tracks, mainly Dega and Daytona, my return-to-center is > non-existent, and the wheel is extremely loose 30 degree's each side of > center going down the straits. I need some more centering spring todampen

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> things down. > > The centering spring controls in the SideWinder software don't really work > at all when FF is enabled in N4. > > TIA > > -Larry > >

I'm there, except for the ratio. It gets too touchy down that low :) -Larry "NightBreed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:zc0i6.224222$[email hidden]...

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> Remove the stability cheat in the options (this helped me to get a bit of > feeling when turning on those banked corners!) This cheat is made for a > joystick, not a wheel. > Also lower the steering ratio in car setup. Also raise Linear to 90% in > wheel config. > NB > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:kSEh6.64919$[email hidden]... > > Is there any way to add more 'centering spring' in N4 ? > > > > At some tracks, mainly Dega and Daytona, my return-to-center is > > non-existent, and the wheel is extremely loose 30 degree's each side of > > center going down the straits. I need some more centering spring to > dampen > > things down. > > > > The centering spring controls in the SideWinder software don't really

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> > at all when FF is enabled in N4. > > > > TIA > > > > -Larry > > > > > >