F1C - How to gain 20 FPS!!!

Well, I promised to reveal all, so here it is... I have released a new program called "F1C file editor V2". It is available here: http://www.teamspeedsims.com/zero1ferrarifan/downloads/F1C%20_File_editorVersion2.zip This new version is much improved and: Allows editing of controller axes. Allows editing of Head Physics parameters. Allows driver's arms to be turned off/on at a single click. Allows editing of all force feedback parameters. Allows editing of the number of qualifying laps for all seasons. Allows editing of the number of points for finishing positions for all seasons. Has an updated help file. Is much quicker than V1. Looks quite nice. In the help files, you will find instructions on how to gain that extra 20 FPS. Here's how: I have only tested this with my MSFF gameport wheel, as it's all I have. Please try these settings with different wheels and let me know how they work. Also, if you have to experiment with different wheels, and come up with settings that work better, please send them to me for inclusion in the help file. My email address is shown in the "Help -> About" window of the program. There are three vibration settings, that cause a vibration of the wheel. One varies with engine revs, one varies with forward speed, and one comes on under braking. By turning these vibrations off, as I found them annoying anyway, I got a 20 FPS increase! They are: "FFB steer vibe freq mult", "FFB throttle vibe mult" and "FFB brake vibe mult", and I simply set them to 0 to turn them off. -- R. GPLRank +79.699

Richard, If you turn these three vibrations off, do you have any force feedback left? Todd "Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bn8hdm$abq$[email hidden]... > Well, I promised to reveal all, so here it is... > > I have released a new program called "F1C file editor V2". > > It is available here: >http://www.teamspeedsims.com/zero1ferrarifan/downloads/F1C%20_File_editorVersion2.zip

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> > This new version is much improved and: > Allows editing of controller axes. > Allows editing of Head Physics parameters. > Allows driver's arms to be turned off/on at a single click. > Allows editing of all force feedback parameters. > Allows editing of the number of qualifying laps for all seasons. > Allows editing of the number of points for finishing positions for all > seasons. > Has an updated help file. > Is much quicker than V1. > Looks quite nice. > > In the help files, you will find instructions on how to gain that extra 20 > FPS. > > Here's how: > > I have only tested this with my MSFF gameport wheel, as it's all I have. > Please try these settings with different wheels and let me know how they > work. Also, if you have to experiment with different wheels, and come up > with settings that work better, please send them to me for inclusion in

the > help file. My email address is shown in the "Help -> About" window of the > program. > > There are three vibration settings, that cause a vibration of the wheel.One

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> varies with engine revs, one varies with forward speed, and one comes on > under braking. By turning these vibrations off, as I found them annoying > anyway, I got a 20 FPS increase! > > They are: > "FFB steer vibe freq mult", "FFB throttle vibe mult" and "FFB brake vibe > mult", and I simply set them to 0 to turn them off. > -- > R. > GPLRank +79.699 > >

BIG Thanx ...... Richard work GREAT .......... got 32 FPS increase @ Melb :)) ....... using a very Hi track update ....... a big bonus!! Cheers David, TopLoader, Melbourne, Australia.

I made the changes, but unfortunately the fps stayed the same. I'm using the Ferrari ff wheel. Maybe the changes just don't help with this wheel? David G Fisher "Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bn8hdm$abq$[email hidden]... > I have only tested this with my MSFF gameport wheel, as it's all I have. > Please try these settings with different wheels and let me know how they > work.

Same with me on a Momo. Same fps, but loss of some feel in the wheel. "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I made the changes, but unfortunately the fps stayed the same. I'm usingthe

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> Ferrari ff wheel. Maybe the changes just don't help with this wheel? > > David G Fisher > > > "Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:bn8hdm$abq$[email hidden]... > > I have only tested this with my MSFF gameport wheel, as it's all I have. > > Please try these settings with different wheels and let me know how they > > work. > >

GEez you get around Toppy. massivechicken "TopLoader" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:pE%lb.163115$[email hidden]...

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> BIG Thanx ...... Richard work GREAT .......... got 32 FPS increase @ Melb > :)) ....... using a very Hi track update ....... a big bonus!! > > Cheers David, > TopLoader, > Melbourne, Australia. > >

>"Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:bn8hdm$abq$[email hidden]...... >> I have only tested this with my MSFF gameport wheel, as it's all I have.... >> There are three vibration settings, that cause a vibration of the wheel. >One >> varies with engine revs, one varies with forward speed, and one comes on >> under braking. By turning these vibrations off, as I found them annoying >> anyway, I got a 20 FPS increase! The problem with MS' approach is that they acknowledge all things sent to the wheel. So for an FF change, you send something, wait for ACK to return... Not fast ofcourse. So turning off FF for a moment will reveal what your machine can REALLY do. The funny thing about DirectInput on the other hand is that it directs you to use multiple separate effects, that all run on the hardware (say a triangle function for a kerb, a noise for road noise, and a 'constant' force, which is really variable, for the steering feedback). By that paradigm, you'll have to update all the changes to the wheel, for each effect. Meaning you quickly go overboard with lots and lots of communication. I now choose to do all FF on the CPU, and use only a constant force (even for kerb effects). Haven't tested for any FPS increase though, but it was the sane thing to do, esp. since it was easier to control a simpler wheel that way (which has only 1 effect, a constant force). Ruud van Gaal Free car sim: http://www.racer.nl/ Pencil art : http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery/

In article <bn8hdm$abq$[email hidden]>, "Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>There are three vibration settings, that cause a vibration of the wheel. One >varies with engine revs, one varies with forward speed, and one comes on >under braking. By turning these vibrations off, as I found them annoying >anyway, I got a 20 FPS increase! > >They are: >"FFB steer vibe freq mult", "FFB throttle vibe mult" and "FFB brake vibe >mult", and I simply set them to 0 to turn them off. >--

Phooey - that won't help some of us. I didn't realize you were referring to FF before. 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.