About the MSFF wheel and GPL

In the Sidewinder software make sure you turn off return to center. -- Jeff Murchison JR Screamers League Admin www.speakeasy.org/~jmurch/

I agree that this sounds like the problem. If you set damping down real low ( I use 2) you should not have problems making quick adjustments.

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>In the Sidewinder software make sure you turn off return to center. >-- >Jeff Murchison JR >Screamers League Admin >www.speakeasy.org/~jmurch/ >> I have a MSFF wheel but have never had the opportunity to try any of the >> others for comparison. My question concerns the software damping as >> mentioned by Alison Hine in her discussion on FF wheels. I have had >extended >> periods where I have tried FF enabled and disabled in Gpl. At present I >have >> it disabled. The reason is, that as my times have improved and I drive >> nearer the "edge" I find I require more and more use of brief but rapid >> opposite lock (usually when exiting corners under max accel. and >correcting >> slides). With FF enabled on the MS wheel the level of resistance

(damping) >> makes this very difficult and quite distracting. I have tried every >variabe >> of the 'damping' setting in the core.ini but it seems to have little >effect. >> Interestingly this damping is disabled in Rally Champ.2000 leading me to >> think it is within Gpl and not the MS software.So I am wondering if others >> with this particular wheel experience the same and are bothered by it and >if >> this to common to all FF wheels. Cheers, Andrew.

I have a MSFF wheel but have never had the opportunity to try any of the others for comparison. My question concerns the software damping as mentioned by Alison Hine in her discussion on FF wheels. I have had extended periods where I have tried FF enabled and disabled in Gpl. At present I have it disabled. The reason is, that as my times have improved and I drive nearer the "edge" I find I require more and more use of brief but rapid opposite lock (usually when exiting corners under max accel. and correcting slides). With FF enabled on the MS wheel the level of resistance (damping) makes this very difficult and quite distracting. I have tried every variabe of the 'damping' setting in the core.ini but it seems to have little effect. Interestingly this damping is disabled in Rally Champ.2000 leading me to think it is within Gpl and not the MS software.So I am wondering if others with this particular wheel experience the same and are bothered by it and if this to common to all FF wheels. Cheers, Andrew.

Which genius at Microsoft is responsible for the Sidewinder software? After weeks being unable to find the "split axes" selection because the tab was too dark to see I now find (thanks to Jeff Murchison JR) that I have had centring turned on all this time. This is not anywhere in the Sidewinder Profile Editor but back in good old Control Panel! Not to mention the wheel's habit of powering up off-centre. Anyway, I'm now happier with the feel and particularly with being able to opposite lock without fighting the FF. Now all I have to do is learn how to drive the car all over again... Tony Whitley Do people really lap Spa under 1:20? Hmmm.

I am glad I could help. It took me about 2 month before I found out about turning of return to center in the controllers panel. Another thing I found out a few weeks ago was turning the force feedback damping in the core.ini to 600 would also give more feel. -- Jeff Murchison JR Screamers League Admin www.speakeasy.org/~jmurch/ Tony Whitley <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:88ot9p$ahu$[email hidden]... > Murchman <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:hQYq4.50$[email hidden]... > > In the Sidewinder software make sure you turn off return to center. > > Which genius at Microsoft is responsible for the Sidewinder software? After > weeks being unable to find the "split axes" selection because the tab was > too dark to see I now find (thanks to Jeff Murchison JR) that I have had > centring turned on all this time. This is not anywhere in the Sidewinder > Profile Editor but back in good old Control Panel! > > Not to mention the wheel's habit of powering up off-centre. > > Anyway, I'm now happier with the feel and particularly with being able to > opposite lock without fighting the FF. Now all I have to do is learn how to > drive the car all over again... > > Tony Whitley > Do people really lap Spa under 1:20? Hmmm. > >

Thats odd. The return to centre function( in the windows game controller panel) is disabled in Gpl(when FFis enabled). Give it a try on all different settings you will see what I mean. Anyway on someones advice I have disabled FF and have found driving much more precise - an immediate 1sec time improvement at Mexico to boot. Cheeres, Andrew. > I am glad I could help. It took me about 2 month before I found out about > turning of return to center in the controllers panel. Another thing I found

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> out a few weeks ago was turning the force feedback damping in the core.ini > to 600 would also give more feel. > -- > Jeff Murchison JR > Screamers League Admin > www.speakeasy.org/~jmurch/ > > > In the Sidewinder software make sure you turn off return to center. > > Which genius at Microsoft is responsible for the Sidewinder software? > After > > weeks being unable to find the "split axes" selection because the tab

was

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> > too dark to see I now find (thanks to Jeff Murchison JR) that I have had > > centring turned on all this time. This is not anywhere in the Sidewinder > > Profile Editor but back in good old Control Panel! > > Not to mention the wheel's habit of powering up off-centre. > > Anyway, I'm now happier with the feel and particularly with being able

to > > opposite lock without fighting the FF. Now all I have to do is learn how > to > > drive the car all over again... > > Tony Whitley > > Do people really lap Spa under 1:20? Hmmm.