Hi folks!
I've got a problem:
I own a Thrustmaster-Formula-Pro wheel and a Thrustmaster-ACM gamecard. When
I swich to seperate axes, I can't calibrate the brake-pedal neither in
Win95-Joystick-Calibration nor in that of Thrustmaster-Pro-Panel, gas and
steering is okay. In GPL this setting allows me to use brakes only with
Papy-driver, DirectX-driver doesn't recognize any brakes. I find this rather
strange, because braking in GPL is rather shitty, I can't achieve clean
braking without locking up, whilst my gas-pedal is very precise.
My questions:
1. Any1 with similar experience?
2. Any1 know a solution?
3. Does the slider for linearity in GPL influence gas and brake pedals?
4. How do you guys (and gals?) set that slider for best control (question
goes only to Thrustmaster Formula/Nascar-Pro users)
5. What can I do to spread the effect of the pedal-depressing-way across the
WHOLE range of gas and brake pedals, because I fell that 80% of the effect
of depressing comes on the final third of the way, which isn't very
sensitive?
6. Is there any patch for GPL which allows me to put in fuel for one lap and
renew this filling everytime I cross Start-Finish (this was implemented in
F1RS and very handy for hotlapping as for my point, I need rythm for decent
laptimes, and getting back to the pits after 3 laps plus driving a
warm-up-lap everytime thereafter is annoying)?
Thanx for your help!
Markus
% I've got a problem:
% I own a Thrustmaster-Formula-Pro wheel and a Thrustmaster-ACM gamecard. When
% I swich to seperate axes, I can't calibrate the brake-pedal neither in
% Win95-Joystick-Calibration nor in that of Thrustmaster-Pro-Panel, gas and
% steering is okay. In GPL this setting allows me to use brakes only with
% Papy-driver, DirectX-driver doesn't recognize any brakes. I find this rather
% strange, because braking in GPL is rather shitty, I can't achieve clean
% braking without locking up, whilst my gas-pedal is very precise.
The fact that you can use the brake when set to separate using the
"generic" driver indicates a problem with your Win95 setup. Is it
possible that your soundcard's gameport is still in conflict with your
ACM gamecard?
Try setting your ACM card to only use I/O 201-201 and see if this helps
any.
Make sure you have the latest ProPanel applet
ftp://208.129.210.78/pub/library/calibration/propanelv11.exe
I don't remember if ProPanel comes with a utility called joyview.exe,
but search for this program on your HD and see if you can tell what is
happening in Win95 when you move the pedals.
% My questions:
% 1. Any1 with similar experience?
% 2. Any1 know a solution?
% 3. Does the slider for linearity in GPL influence gas and brake pedals?
No it does not.
% 4. How do you guys (and gals?) set that slider for best control (question
% goes only to Thrustmaster Formula/Nascar-Pro users)
I started with it in about the middle. As I adapted to this and
modified my setups, I am incrementally moving it more towards the left.
Currently it is somewhere between 4/5ths - 3/4's to the left. Find a
spot where you are comfortable and once you get consistent, try moving
it a little more to the left.
% 5. What can I do to spread the effect of the pedal-depressing-way across the
% WHOLE range of gas and brake pedals, because I fell that 80% of the effect
% of depressing comes on the final third of the way, which isn't very
% sensitive?
You can try short-calibrating in GPL. Do not press the pedals all the
way to their limit.
% 6. Is there any patch for GPL which allows me to put in fuel for one lap and
% renew this filling everytime I cross Start-Finish (this was implemented in
% F1RS and very handy for hotlapping as for my point, I need rythm for decent
% laptimes, and getting back to the pits after 3 laps plus driving a
% warm-up-lap everytime thereafter is annoying)?
No. I know that some people out there can get their best times in the
first 3 laps. I can rarely do this. I usually find that my best times
come in about lap 6-7 in GPL. So I usually run at least 9-12 laps of
fuel during qualifying heats. The cars in GPL are less sensitive to
fuel weight than the cars in F1RS.
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