MTBR - about to give up!

I loaded up this game again. I liked the demo, but had never been able to get the retail to work with my wheel. Go into the game screen - no graphics. All I get was green and gray, and the 'shadow' of the truck, but that's it. I downloaded and installed the patch from the website. It's supposed to bring it to ver 1.10, but it only takes it to 1.9. So anyway, I try the game again. This time, I can see the truck and the track. But I still have the same problem with my wheel as before. The brake pedal works backward - meaning it engages when up and releases when I press it. And, I don't have any sound now. Checked in the game menus to make sure sound is on and volume is up, still doesn't work. After running AOL to post this message, I realize IT doesn't have any sound either. Reboot - still no sound. I look at the sound properties - the damn thing turned my wave sound off in the control panel. I set it back to the right level, and go back into the game. I have sound now. But I still can't get the brake pedal to work right. And to think, I used to think *EA's* controller calibration sucked. Grrr... System specs: Athlon 1.2 win98se DX 9.0b TSW2mod w/ split axis GF4 T14600 video Can anyone help? Otherwise, the stupid thing is going up on ebay. Eldred p.s. Too bad, too...because I love the idea of the game, and liked the demo. -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Just a thought here ---- I don't have the game, but I had a similar problem with Rally Trophy and an original TSW. The only way around it was to manually edit the config file. Of course, I wouldn't know what it's called in MBTR, but is there something like config.dat in there somewhere? If so, look for some axis settings and reverse the Y or RZ axis setting (that's usually the brake pedal) and see if that helps. EldredP wrote:

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> I loaded up this game again. I liked the demo, but had never been able to get > the retail to work with my wheel. Go into the game screen - no graphics. All > I get was green and gray, and the 'shadow' of the truck, but that's it. I > downloaded and installed the patch from the website. It's supposed to bring it > to ver 1.10, but it only takes it to 1.9. So anyway, I try the game again. > This time, I can see the truck and the track. But I still have the same > problem with my wheel as before. The brake pedal works backward - meaning it > engages when up and releases when I press it. And, I don't have any sound now. > Checked in the game menus to make sure sound is on and volume is up, still > doesn't work. After running AOL to post this message, I realize IT doesn't > have any sound either. Reboot - still no sound. I look at the sound > properties - the damn thing turned my wave sound off in the control panel. I > set it back to the right level, and go back into the game. I have sound now. > But I still can't get the brake pedal to work right. And to think, I used to > think *EA's* controller calibration sucked. Grrr... > System specs: > Athlon 1.2 > win98se > DX 9.0b > TSW2mod w/ split axis > GF4 T14600 video > > Can anyone help? Otherwise, the stupid thing is going up on ebay. > > Eldred > p.s. Too bad, too...because I love the idea of the game, and liked the demo. > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Member > Screamers Racing League > IICC League > GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 > ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 > Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress > N2k3 rank:in progress > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Just a thought here ---- I don't have the game, but I had a similar problem with Rally Trophy and an original TSW. The only way around it was to manually edit the config file. Of course, I wouldn't know what it's called in MBTR, but is there something like config.dat in there somewhere? If so, look for some axis settings and reverse the Y or RZ axis setting (that's usually the brake pedal) and see if that helps.

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> I loaded up this game again. I liked the demo, but had never been able to get > the retail to work with my wheel. Go into the game screen - no graphics. All > I get was green and gray, and the 'shadow' of the truck, but that's it. I > downloaded and installed the patch from the website. It's supposed to bring it > to ver 1.10, but it only takes it to 1.9. So anyway, I try the game again. > This time, I can see the truck and the track. But I still have the same > problem with my wheel as before. The brake pedal works backward - meaning it > engages when up and releases when I press it. And, I don't have any sound now. > Checked in the game menus to make sure sound is on and volume is up, still > doesn't work. After running AOL to post this message, I realize IT doesn't > have any sound either. Reboot - still no sound. I look at the sound > properties - the damn thing turned my wave sound off in the control panel. I > set it back to the right level, and go back into the game. I have sound now. > But I still can't get the brake pedal to work right. And to think, I used to > think *EA's* controller calibration sucked. Grrr... > System specs: > Athlon 1.2 > win98se > DX 9.0b > TSW2mod w/ split axis > GF4 T14600 video > Can anyone help? Otherwise, the stupid thing is going up on ebay. > Eldred > p.s. Too bad, too...because I love the idea of the game, and liked the demo. > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Member > Screamers Racing League > IICC League > GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 > ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 > Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress > N2k3 rank:in progress > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <"bhoenig<no-spam>"@comcast.net> writes:

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>Just a thought here ---- I don't have the game, but I had a similar problem >with >Rally Trophy and an original TSW. The only way around it was to manually >edit the >config file. Of course, I wouldn't know what it's called in MBTR, but is >there >something like config.dat in there somewhere? If so, look for some axis >settings >and reverse the Y or RZ axis setting (that's usually the brake pedal) and see >if >that helps.

Hmm...good Idea. I'll look for the file. Thanks! Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (EldredP) writes: >Hmm...good Idea. I'll look for the file. Thanks! Rats...it's in a .dsv format. Can't edit it. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Eldred...alot of people had a minor niggle with MBTR until the 1.10 patch came out and i was one of them. I am not certain but i really think you need the 1.10 version installed for everything to come together. You are 100% correct in thinking that this sim is worth the effort,so please dont Ebay it...lol My own experiences were full of niggles and compromises but finally i got there and had a magic 6 months addicted to this sim,so i advise you do a little ground work maybe... Have you been to the homesite..? Does it still have the FAQ section etc etc.. I will try and dig out some old haunts if i can,they all helped me alot. Good luck and dont give up AD "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> In article <[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] (EldredP) writes: > > >Hmm...good Idea. I'll look for the file. Thanks! > > Rats...it's in a .dsv format. Can't edit it. > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Member > Screamers Racing League > IICC League > GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 > ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 > Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress > N2k3 rank:in progress > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

http://www.mbtr.de/ Here you go Eldred... AD "AD" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bs3qkl$nlk$[email hidden]... > Eldred...alot of people had a minor niggle with MBTR until the 1.10 patch > came out and i was one of them. > I am not certain but i really think you need the 1.10 version installedfor > everything to come together. > You are 100% correct in thinking that this sim is worth the effort,soplease

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> dont Ebay it...lol > My own experiences were full of niggles and compromises but finally i got > there and had a magic 6 months addicted to this sim,so i advise you do a > little ground work maybe... > Have you been to the homesite..? > Does it still have the FAQ section etc etc.. > > I will try and dig out some old haunts if i can,they all helped me alot. > Good luck and dont give up > > AD > "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > [email hidden] (EldredP) writes: > > > > >Hmm...good Idea. I'll look for the file. Thanks! > > > > Rats...it's in a .dsv format. Can't edit it. > > > > Eldred > > -- > > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > > Member > > Screamers Racing League > > IICC League > > GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 > > ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 > > Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress > > N2k3 rank:in progress > > > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply. > >

In article <bs3qkl$nlk$[email hidden]>, "AD" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Eldred...alot of people had a minor niggle with MBTR until the 1.10 patch >came out and i was one of them. >I am not certain but i really think you need the 1.10 version installed for >everything to come together. >You are 100% correct in thinking that this sim is worth the effort,so please >dont Ebay it...lol >My own experiences were full of niggles and compromises but finally i got >there and had a magic 6 months addicted to this sim,so i advise you do a >little ground work maybe... >Have you been to the homesite..? >Does it still have the FAQ section etc etc.. > >I will try and dig out some old haunts if i can,they all helped me alot. >Good luck and dont give up

Yeah, I downloaded the patch. However, it only brings it to 1.1.9. That's the version number I see in the menu. Their webpage still has a FAQ section, but I haven't seen a description of the problem I'm having. I tried to download the other file, and I get: Es ist ein fehler aufgetreten. Sie m�ssen den Datenschutzbestimmungen zustimmen Don't have a CLUE wtf that means, except it didn't work. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Based on my rusty German, the first sentence reads: "There is an error." I can't decipher the second sentence unfortunately, but I think it has somethng to do with bad or corrupted data. (I think). Perhaps if you tried downloading using a different browser? EldredP wrote:

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> In article <bs3qkl$nlk$[email hidden]>, "AD" <[email hidden]> > writes: > > >Eldred...alot of people had a minor niggle with MBTR until the 1.10 patch > >came out and i was one of them. > >I am not certain but i really think you need the 1.10 version installed for > >everything to come together. > >You are 100% correct in thinking that this sim is worth the effort,so please > >dont Ebay it...lol > >My own experiences were full of niggles and compromises but finally i got > >there and had a magic 6 months addicted to this sim,so i advise you do a > >little ground work maybe... > >Have you been to the homesite..? > >Does it still have the FAQ section etc etc.. > > > >I will try and dig out some old haunts if i can,they all helped me alot. > >Good luck and dont give up > > Yeah, I downloaded the patch. However, it only brings it to 1.1.9. That's the > version number I see in the menu. Their webpage still has a FAQ section, but I > haven't seen a description of the problem I'm having. I tried to download the > other file, and I get: > > Es ist ein fehler aufgetreten. > Sie m�ssen den Datenschutzbestimmungen zustimmen > > Don't have a CLUE wtf that means, except it didn't work. > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Member > Screamers Racing League > IICC League > GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 > ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 > Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress > N2k3 rank:in progress > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Based on my rusty German, the first sentence reads: "There is an error." I can't decipher the second sentence unfortunately, but I think it has somethng to do with bad or corrupted data. (I think). Perhaps if you tried downloading using a different browser?

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> writes: > >Eldred...alot of people had a minor niggle with MBTR until the 1.10 patch > >came out and i was one of them. > >I am not certain but i really think you need the 1.10 version installed for > >everything to come together. > >You are 100% correct in thinking that this sim is worth the effort,so please > >dont Ebay it...lol > >My own experiences were full of niggles and compromises but finally i got > >there and had a magic 6 months ***ed to this sim,so i advise you do a > >little ground work maybe... > >Have you been to the homesite..? > >Does it still have the FAQ section etc etc.. > >I will try and dig out some old haunts if i can,they all helped me alot. > >Good luck and dont give up > Yeah, I downloaded the patch. However, it only brings it to 1.1.9. That's the > version number I see in the menu. Their webpage still has a FAQ section, but I > haven't seen a description of the problem I'm having. I tried to download the > other file, and I get: > Es ist ein fehler aufgetreten. > Sie mssen den Datenschutzbestimmungen zustimmen > Don't have a CLUE wtf that means, except it didn't work. > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Member > Screamers Racing League > IICC League > GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 > ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 > Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress > N2k3 rank:in progress > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" wrote... > > <snip> > <snip> > > Es ist ein fehler aufgetreten. > Sie m�ssen den Datenschutzbestimmungen zustimmen "An error has ocurred. You must allow secure sites", or something to that effect. "Datenschutz" is data protection, "bestimmung" is destination (in a web context: website) and "zustimmen" is to allow/to condone, hence the above is my best guess. Perhaps you need to add their site to your "trusted sites" or something. I'll have a go at installing and updating the game myself later. Jan. =---

In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <"bhoenig<no-spam>"@comcast.net> writes: >Based on my rusty German, the first sentence reads: "There is an error." I >can't >decipher the second sentence unfortunately, but I think it has somethng to do >with >bad or corrupted data. (I think). Perhaps if you tried downloading using a >different browser? Same error with Netscape 7.1. Maybe I'll just delete the whole thing and start again... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"Jan Verschueren" wrote... > > <snip> > I'll have a go at installing and updating the game myself later. Done that... main menu also indicates version 1.0.9 and all the menu options have reverted to German (no problem for me, but a bit inconsiderate towards international customers methinks), but it fixes the display problems and allows for split axis. So, IMO, this is the "good" update. Unfortunately, if after setting up your wheel and selecting the axes (click the axis and hold down the control for a moment or two for it to be selected) your brake works in reverse, I don't see any option to change that, nor in game nor by editing a file. If your rig allows you can try combined axis and for control type I recommend selecting Joystick instead of Wheel (Lenkrad), otherwise control is just too vague. Quite an enjoyable game, with nice track graphics and fairly believable physics (it's the ancestor of Mercedes Benz World Racing after all). It would be a shame if you couldn't have a play for mechanical reasons. Jan. =---

In article <%aqFb.90579$[email hidden]>, "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> writes: >Done that... main menu also indicates version 1.0.9 and all the menu options >have reverted to German (no problem for me, but a bit inconsiderate towards >international customers methinks), but it fixes the display problems and >allows for split axis. So, IMO, this is the "good" update. > Mine is still in English...<shrug> >Unfortunately, if after setting up your wheel and selecting the axes (click >the axis and hold down the control for a moment or two for it to be >selected) your brake works in reverse, I don't see any option to change >that, nor in game nor by editing a file. If your rig allows you can try >combined axis and for control type I recommend selecting Joystick instead of >Wheel (Lenkrad), otherwise control is just too vague. Well, that sucks. 1 - I really don't want to change all my setup/config info just for ONE game. 2 - I don't know where the adapter is for that. I haven't used combined axis in over two years, and I've moved in the meantime. I sent an e-mail to the tech support on their webpage, but I'm not holding my breath. >Quite an enjoyable game, with nice track graphics and fairly believable >physics (it's the ancestor of Mercedes Benz World Racing after all). It >would be a shame if you couldn't have a play for mechanical reasons. Well, at least I know now not to waste my money or time on MBWR... Thanks anyway. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.