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Microsoft Sidewinder FF Wheel & N3

7 posts by 5 people · 21 Nov 1999 - 22 Nov 1999

Paddle buttons dont work in N99 or Legends as well.......work great for GPL, which really screws me up with using both config's.......I either blow my engine trying to shift in N3/NL with the paddle button or I keep lookin right trying to shift with the buttons in GPL.......go figure. I really wanted the Logitech instead of the MS but opted for pedals for paddles. But I do prefer the paddle to the shifter. Shifter made me wanna drive with one hand, where this way I feel better control with 2.
Having purchased the same wheel last Tuesday, I had the same problem, but a gracious soul explained how to fix it. In a nutshell, you have to use one of the profiles included with the MS software. Basically, go to the MS control panel, and click on the "activator" in the bottom left corner, then load the nascar 2 profile, thus creating a new profile. The nascar 2 profile is set up the same as N3 and Nascar Legends. Make sure you check off your Nascar 2 profile, then exit the profile/ control panel program. Once this is done, you can go into N3 and Nascar Legends, and run them with the paddles for you shift up, shift down. One final thing to remember is that you must uncheck your N2 profile before you run GPL or your controller will be screwed up..... Hope this helps.... Dave
Hi all, Finally bought myself a FF wheel on friday, opted for the MIcrosoft Sidewinder and have been having a real blast with it for the last couple of hours. The feedback in both new Nascar sims was very strong out of the box whereas I felt that a little tweaking was required for GPL to increase the force.... There's no question that a long race is now certainly going to be a lot harder work (physically..) than it ever was before (not that I have ever had an easy race up to now). I haven't noticed any problem with a drop in frame rate on my under-powered P233mmx except in DTR where it is actually more or less undriveable with 10 ai cars with FF enabled :O((. I was a little surprised at that as DTR runs very smoothly without FF, I thought my problems might be with N3, NL and GPL. I have one quick query (at the moment...) regarding Nascar 3... it doesn't seem to recognise the buttons on the back of the wheel, only those on the front... anybody else found this, and if so any solution for it. I much prefer the paddle buttons for shifting. On that point my only disapointment so far is that I feel MS made a mistake by not including a stick shfter on this unit, I have got used to the one on my Thrustmaster F1 and it does give a more authentic feel when driving N3. NL, TOCA2, GPL, SCGT. Still, that's just a minor gripe at the moment. Appreciate any feedback anyone can give... Regards Peter Hooper
On Mon, 22 Nov 1999 01:55:13 -0000, "Peter Hooper" >Hi all, >Finally bought myself a FF wheel on friday, opted for the MIcrosoft >Sidewinder ... >I have one quick query (at the moment...) regarding Nascar 3... it doesn't >seem to recognise the buttons on the back of the wheel, only those on the >front... anybody else found this, and if so any solution for it. Use the profiler to attach keystrokes to the buttons; then in N3 define those keys for shifting up/down. Select your N3 profile and race away! Ruud van Gaal MarketGraph / MachTech: http://www.marketgraph.nl Art: http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery
Cheers Ruud, All working fine now :O))) Peter Hooper
Quoted text (8 lines)> On Mon, 22 Nov 1999 01:55:13 -0000, "Peter Hooper" > >Hi all, > >Finally bought myself a FF wheel on friday, opted for the MIcrosoft > >Sidewinder > ... > >I have one quick query (at the moment...) regarding Nascar 3... it
doesn't
Quoted text (10 lines)> >seem to recognise the buttons on the back of the wheel, only those on the > >front... anybody else found this, and if so any solution for it. > Use the profiler to attach keystrokes to the buttons; then in N3 > define those keys for shifting up/down. > Select your N3 profile and race away! > Ruud van Gaal > MarketGraph / MachTech: http://www.marketgraph.nl > Art: http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery
> In a nutshell, you have to use one >of the profiles included with the MS software. Basically, go to the MS >control panel, and click on the "activator" in the bottom left corner, then >load the nascar 2 profile, thus creating a new profile. 'nother tidbit about this...the little Sidewinder icon that now resides by your clock can be right-clicked resulting in a menu allowing you direct access to the profile activator. Yes..at that point you will likely want to check the GPL profile you created using separate axes for throttle and brake. ~daxe -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

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