Need For Speed SE and T2 Calibration Problems with p200-MMX

I have just recevied my T2 Wheel back from Thrustmaster and have been playing all of my racing games fine, with the exception of Need For Speed SE. Even after installing the adapter on the joystick cord, I continue to have very poor calibration problems when trying to drive using the T2. I know this is not a hardware issue, since this works fine without the adapter in Nascar2, Indycar2, and all of my other racing simulations. Any help would be appreciated. BTW, I have owned the original Need For Speed, not the special Edition, and things have worked fine. Has there been a change in the programming?? Thanks

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> I have just recevied my T2 Wheel back from Thrustmaster and have been > playing all of my racing games fine, with the exception of Need For > Speed SE. Even after installing the adapter on the joystick cord, I > continue to have very poor calibration problems when trying to drive > using the T2. I know this is not a hardware issue, since this works > fine without the adapter in Nascar2, Indycar2, and all of my other > racing simulations. Any help would be appreciated. > BTW, I have owned the original Need For Speed, not the special > Edition, and things have worked fine. Has there been a change in the > programming??

If you play under WIN95 then you need to calibrate joystick under Windows too. The NFS calibration procedure must be carefully done or wheel will tend to one direction. Turn the wheel fully into left or right direction and press pedals till end (more than necessary that graphics gear box is at right position). I always follow the order of gears 1-6 and then turn to middle to press a button. If doing it perfectly then it should be able to drive on straight streets without wheel corrections.

This is strictly from a Dos Prompt. I has no problems with Need For Speed. Its just the SE version that is driving me nuts. If anyone has a joystick file for the game that is calibrated correctly for a T2, please respond here.

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>> I have just recevied my T2 Wheel back from Thrustmaster and have been >> playing all of my racing games fine, with the exception of Need For >> Speed SE. Even after installing the adapter on the joystick cord, I >> continue to have very poor calibration problems when trying to drive >> using the T2. I know this is not a hardware issue, since this works >> fine without the adapter in Nascar2, Indycar2, and all of my other >> racing simulations. Any help would be appreciated. >> BTW, I have owned the original Need For Speed, not the special >> Edition, and things have worked fine. Has there been a change in the >> programming?? >If you play under WIN95 then you need to calibrate joystick under >Windows too. >The NFS calibration procedure must be carefully done or wheel will >tend to one direction. Turn the wheel fully into left or right direction >and press pedals till end (more than necessary that graphics gear box is >at right position). I always follow the order of gears 1-6 and then >turn to middle to press a button. >If doing it perfectly then it should be able to drive on straight >streets without wheel corrections.

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>>This is strictly from a Dos Prompt. >>I has no problems with Need For Speed. Its just the SE version that >>is driving me nuts. >>If anyone has a joystick file for the game that is calibrated >>correctly for a T2, please respond here.

Have you tried using the JCU.EXE utility? (DOS version) It works for me. Never did get the Win95 version working, but why would you want your game to run slower anyway? Joe