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T2 sucks!!! also doesn't work in gp2 right

8 posts by 7 people · 05 Aug 1996 - 09 Aug 1996

Marc Johnso 05 Aug 1996#331815
Playing with my t2 the other day I was going thru the fourth turn at long beach and all the sudden crack crack and my throttle goes to the floor. So look at and the spring inside is broken. Today I called Thrustmaster and they are sending me springs. I am afraid they are sending me the ones for outside the case, but I need inside the case. After I called Thrustcraper I took apart the pedals and try turning around the spring and it works a ok a little soft but ok, So I hook it up adn start up gp2 and I calibrate it and race but my brake is the throttle and vise versa. Has any one gotten it to work? I know they have or we wuld have seen alot more post about it.
Jeff Th 06 Aug 1996#332043
You need to use the adapter that came with it. GP2 uses Joystick one's Y axis to control throttle and brake. If you use Joystick two's X axis, it'll come up backwards like you said. Maybe it's because it's a British product? They drive on the wrong side on the road you know... :)
Mark Smi 06 Aug 1996#332044
Thrustmaster has the BEST DAMN CUSTOMER SUPPORT in the business. I have sent in broken merchandise (THAT I BROKE) to be repaird only to find a SHINEY NEW CONTROLLER at my door within a week. This has happened with my F16 and my WCS. I now own the FLCS16, TQS and T2 and can race and fly hard knowing my gear is in good hand should it ever break.
Quoted text (10 lines)>Playing with my t2 the other day I was going thru the fourth turn at long >beach and all the sudden crack crack and my throttle goes to the floor. >So look at and the spring inside is broken. Today I called Thrustmaster >and they are sending me springs. I am afraid they are sending me the >ones for outside the case, but I need inside the case. After I called >Thrustcraper I took apart the pedals and try turning around the spring >and it works a ok a little soft but ok, So I hook it up adn start up gp2 >and I calibrate it and race but my brake is the throttle and vise versa. >Has any one gotten it to work? I know they have or we wuld have seen >alot more post about it.
: Playing with my t2 the other day I was going thru the fourth turn at long : beach and all the sudden crack crack and my throttle goes to the floor. : So look at and the spring inside is broken. Today I called Thrustmaster : and they are sending me springs. I am afraid they are sending me the : ones for outside the case, but I need inside the case. After I called : Thrustcraper I took apart the pedals and try turning around the spring : and it works a ok a little soft but ok, So I hook it up adn start up gp2 : and I calibrate it and race but my brake is the throttle and vise versa. : Has any one gotten it to work? I know they have or we wuld have seen : alot more post about it. You need to select the "Control Driven Calibration" for Control Method under Control Method/Advanced Menu. Or you can use the T2.CON file on the CD under GPSAVES directory. Or you can use the attached uuencoded con file. begin 644 t1_test.con MOJ$]A0( & 3( #% ," $R" %& end -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Quoted text (8 lines)> >and I calibrate it and race but my brake is the throttle and vise versa. > >Has any one gotten it to work? I know they have or we wuld have seen > >alot more post about it. > You need to use the adapter that came with it. GP2 uses Joystick one's Y axis > to control throttle and brake. If you use Joystick two's X axis, it'll come up > backwards like you said. Maybe it's because it's a British product? They drive > on the wrong side on the road you know... :)
NO, NO, NO! advanced control menu. Make sure the contro ldriven calibration box is checked, and hey presto it will calibrate properly. You don't need to use the adapter, although you can if you want to, especially if running under w95, without booting to dos. Chris Fisher
Jo 07 Aug 1996#332263
Quoted text (7 lines)>>and I calibrate it and race but my brake is the throttle and vise versa. >>Has any one gotten it to work? I know they have or we wuld have seen >>alot more post about it. >You need to use the adapter that came with it. GP2 uses Joystick one's Y axis >to control throttle and brake. If you use Joystick two's X axis, it'll come up >backwards like you said. Maybe it's because it's a British product? They drive >on the wrong side on the road you know... :)
I have a SB-16 card that I use for joystick, and I'm not needing the adapter. It was a bit of a pain to set up at first, but I finally figured out that I needed to create my own setup using one of the "Not Used" slots in the control setup advanced menu. I think T2 is great (despite my post 5 minutes ago complaining about the wild price differences in stores- low as $89 and up to $179- DOUBLE!). It isn't an arcade wheel, you can break or dislodge it, but it isn't fragile, it is built to take respectful use. [anybody out there ever watch a new driver at the wheel? Jeeze- if it is ever going to break, that is the time] BTW, about setup again- I've since been alerted that there is a "T2.con" file in the CD. Put that in to your GPSAVES directory (I think that is the directory), and then just use that when you go into controller setup/advanced setup. Gear shift was reversed for me, but that was easy enough to change.
Marc Johnso 08 Aug 1996#332541
> Thrustmaster has the BEST DAMN CUSTOMER SUPPORT in the business. I have sent in > broken merchandise (THAT I BROKE) to be repaird only to find a SHINEY NEW > CONTROLLER at my door within a week. This has happened with my F16 and my WCS. > I now own the FLCS16, TQS and T2 and can race and fly hard knowing my gear is in > good hand should it ever break. Yah that is true they send me parts and have also fixed it for me. I just think when I spend that much money (hey for 14 $100 is a ton of money) it shouldn't break, but my friend has said I am sorta rough with it but they do have excellent tech support. Maybe its so good cause there products are so easy to break <g>
JEB 09 Aug 1996#332764
Quoted text (11 lines)> > Thrustmaster has the BEST DAMN CUSTOMER SUPPORT in the business. I have sent in > > broken merchandise (THAT I BROKE) to be repaird only to find a SHINEY NEW > > CONTROLLER at my door within a week. This has happened with my F16 and my WCS. > > I now own the FLCS16, TQS and T2 and can race and fly hard knowing my gear is in > > good hand should it ever break. > Yah that is true they send me parts and have also fixed it for me. I > just think when I spend that much money (hey for 14 $100 is a ton of > money) it shouldn't break, but my friend has said I am sorta rough with > it but they do have excellent tech support. Maybe its so good cause > there products are so easy to break <g>
I've got a 10 year old (today) and a 14 year old, and about a dozen of their friends playing GP2 on two machines, one with a T1 and the other with a T2, in the same room direct connect, EVERY DAMNED DAY, and the Thrustmaster wheels are standing up real fine. Easy to break, not in my experience. JEB in Vegas

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