Colin MacRae - Controller Problems

I picked up Colin MacRae Rally on my recent trip to Austria, and I'm having problems getting it to recognize my TSW Wheel. I'm all configured properly in Windows, but I get no response from the accelerator, although the shifters work fine. I can't tell if the steering works, though, because I haven't moved. ;-) The manual is in German (naturally), and I can't quite decipher the section on controllers. At least the readme.txt file and the sounds are in English, but they don't explain how to get my wheel to work. (I'd like to get it to work using split-axis, by the way). Any help would be appreciated.

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> I picked up Colin MacRae Rally on my recent trip to Austria, and I'm > having problems getting it to recognize my TSW Wheel. > I'm all configured properly in Windows, but I get no response from the > accelerator, although the shifters work fine. I can't tell if the > steering works, though, because I haven't moved. ;-) > The manual is in German (naturally), and I can't quite decipher the > section on controllers. At least the readme.txt file and the sounds are > in English, but they don't explain how to get my wheel to work. (I'd > like to get it to work using split-axis, by the way).

CMR doesn't work with split axis, but it should work fine with the TSW (at least, it works for me!). If you're using a standard gameport (as opposed to the PDPI) then you must NOT have the "poll with interrupts enabled" option set, as this seems to***it up completely (random movements of the wheel when in the menu screen cause it to choose options all by itself). I think you need to calibrate the wheel using the Windows game controller stuff, before entering the game.

One other question, since I'm having trouble deciphering the German manual -- How do I switch the view to***pit view? Thanks.

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> > I picked up Colin MacRae Rally on my recent trip to Austria, and I'm > > having problems getting it to recognize my TSW Wheel. > > I'm all configured properly in Windows, but I get no response from the > > accelerator, although the shifters work fine. I can't tell if the > > steering works, though, because I haven't moved. ;-) > > The manual is in German (naturally), and I can't quite decipher the > > section on controllers. At least the readme.txt file and the sounds are > > in English, but they don't explain how to get my wheel to work. (I'd > > like to get it to work using split-axis, by the way). > CMR doesn't work with split axis, but it should work fine with the TSW > (at least, it works for me!). > If you're using a standard gameport (as opposed to the PDPI) then you > must NOT have the "poll with interrupts enabled" option set, as this > seems to***it up completely (random movements of the wheel when in > the menu screen cause it to choose options all by itself). > I think you need to calibrate the wheel using the Windows game > controller stuff, before entering the game.

Answered my own question -- I figured it out.

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> One other question, since I'm having trouble deciphering the German manual -- > How do I switch the view to***pit view? > Thanks. > > > I picked up Colin MacRae Rally on my recent trip to Austria, and I'm > > > having problems getting it to recognize my TSW Wheel. > > > I'm all configured properly in Windows, but I get no response from the > > > accelerator, although the shifters work fine. I can't tell if the > > > steering works, though, because I haven't moved. ;-) > > > The manual is in German (naturally), and I can't quite decipher the > > > section on controllers. At least the readme.txt file and the sounds are > > > in English, but they don't explain how to get my wheel to work. (I'd > > > like to get it to work using split-axis, by the way). > > CMR doesn't work with split axis, but it should work fine with the TSW > > (at least, it works for me!). > > If you're using a standard gameport (as opposed to the PDPI) then you > > must NOT have the "poll with interrupts enabled" option set, as this > > seems to***it up completely (random movements of the wheel when in > > the menu screen cause it to choose options all by itself). > > I think you need to calibrate the wheel using the Windows game > > controller stuff, before entering the game.