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F1 Challenge + Microsoft FF Wheel

6 posts by 3 people · 20 Aug 2003 18:41 UTC - 24 Aug 2003 06:16 UTC

redTed 20 Aug 2003 18:41 UTC#57334
Has anyone go satisfactory results using the USB FF wheel(red) and F1 Challenge '99-'02 ? I'm finding the accelerate and brake settings way too sensitive. It's like a digital controller, either ON or OFF. Are there adjustments that cam be made in the .plr file that sort this out ? The steering is fine. The wheel and pedals work perfectly in GPL. Perhaps it's just the way the programmers have set up the calibration tools. Any help greatly appreciated. I'm using XP and DirectX 9, btw.
DJRJR 20 Aug 2003 20:56 UTC↳ reply to redTed#57244
"redTed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bi0fbt$3vjg7$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (11 lines)> Has anyone go satisfactory results using the USB FF wheel(red) and F1 > Challenge '99-'02 ? I'm finding the accelerate and brake settings way too > sensitive. It's like a digital controller, either ON or OFF. Are there > adjustments that cam be made in the .plr file that sort this out ? The > steering is fine. > The wheel and pedals work perfectly in GPL. Perhaps it's just the way the > programmers have set up the calibration tools. > Any help greatly appreciated. > I'm using XP and DirectX 9, btw. > >
I don't have it, but if its like F1 2002 the deadzone is set to 5% right out of the box. Look for the settings for the joystick/wheel and set to 0% deadzone.
frederickson posted the following a few weeks ago. I had to change the Center="0.00000" line to Center="1.00000" for both the y and z axis on my Ferrari wheel. It was on/off as well until I made the changes. ----------------- The main problem with the ISI game is that all the important options are hidden, so here I'll try to put all the ones i can remember. If you have different/better tips please add them. Everything is just based on my settings for the game. I'll start with controls: I have all the axes set to 50% sensitivity and 0% dead zone. Make sure you turn off speed sensitivity in the digital controller rates screen. Set it to 0%. I use a button on my wheel for clutch and have it set to 10% sensitivity. (I cant decide what is best) The rest is in the /Save/yourname/yourname.PLR file Look at the red bars in the control screen that show your gas and brake. If either one doesnt rise until you press that pedal down halfway, then you need to adjust the centering value since it gets confused with the dual axis pedals. Near the bottom of the PLR: Axis [00, 00] Dead Zone="0.00000" // Controller 1 X Axis [00, 00] Sensitivity="0.50472" Axis [00, 00] Center="0.50000" // 0.0=min, 0.5=center, 1.0=max (use to correct centering or split-axis issues) Find the one that is the axis that is not getting full travel, and change the Center value to either 1 or 0. For me, i set the Y axis (gas pedal) to 1. -- David G Fisher "redTed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bi0fbt$3vjg7$[email hidden]... > Has anyone go satisfactory results using the USB FF wheel(red) and F1 > Challenge '99-'02 ? I'm finding the accelerate and brake settings way too > sensitive. It's like a digital controller, either ON or OFF. Are there > adjustments that cam be made in the .plr file that sort this out ? The > steering is fine. > The wheel and pedals work perfectly in GPL. Perhaps it's just the way the > programmers have set up the calibration tools. > Any help greatly appreciated. > I'm using XP and DirectX 9, btw. > >
Top posting to save the hassle of scrolling all the way down just for a massive, THANK YOU. I'll save all this for future reference, too. "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (16 lines)> frederickson posted the following a few weeks ago. I had to change the > Center="0.00000" line to Center="1.00000" for both the y and z axis on my > Ferrari wheel. It was on/off as well until I made the changes. > ----------------- > The main problem with the ISI game is that all the important options are > hidden, so here I'll try to put all the ones i can remember. If you have > different/better tips please add them. > > Everything is just based on my settings for the game. > > I'll start with controls: > > I have all the axes set to 50% sensitivity and 0% dead zone. > Make sure you turn off speed sensitivity in the digital controller rates > screen. Set it to 0%. > I use a button on my wheel for clutch and have it set to 10% sensitivity.
(I > cant decide what is best) > > > The rest is in the /Save/yourname/yourname.PLR file > > Look at the red bars in the control screen that show your gas and brake.If > either one doesnt rise until you press that pedal down halfway, then you > need to adjust the centering value since it gets confused with the dualaxis
Quoted text (11 lines)> pedals. > > Near the bottom of the PLR: > > Axis [00, 00] Dead Zone="0.00000" // Controller 1 X > Axis [00, 00] Sensitivity="0.50472" > Axis [00, 00] Center="0.50000" // 0.0=min, 0.5=center, 1.0=max (use to > correct centering or split-axis issues) > > Find the one that is the axis that is not getting full travel, and change > the Center value to either 1 or 0. For me, i set the Y axis (gas pedal)
to > 1. > > -- > David G Fisher
redTed 23 Aug 2003 23:31 UTC↳ reply to redTed#56872
> "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > frederickson posted the following a few weeks ago. I had to change the > > Center="0.00000" line to Center="1.00000" for both the y and z axis onmy
Quoted text (14 lines)> > Ferrari wheel. It was on/off as well until I made the changes. > > ----------------- > > The main problem with the ISI game is that all the important options are > > hidden, so here I'll try to put all the ones i can remember. If you have > > different/better tips please add them. > > > > Everything is just based on my settings for the game. > > > > I'll start with controls: > > > > I have all the axes set to 50% sensitivity and 0% dead zone. > > Make sure you turn off speed sensitivity in the digital controller rates > > screen. Set it to 0%. > > I use a button on my wheel for clutch and have it set to 10%
sensitivity.
Quoted text (21 lines)> (I > > cant decide what is best) > > > > > > The rest is in the /Save/yourname/yourname.PLR file > > > > Look at the red bars in the control screen that show your gas and brake. > If > > either one doesnt rise until you press that pedal down halfway, then you > > need to adjust the centering value since it gets confused with the dual > axis > > pedals. > > > > Near the bottom of the PLR: > > > > Axis [00, 00] Dead Zone="0.00000" // Controller 1 X > > Axis [00, 00] Sensitivity="0.50472" > > Axis [00, 00] Center="0.50000" // 0.0=min, 0.5=center, 1.0=max (use to > > correct centering or split-axis issues) > > > > Find the one that is the axis that is not getting full travel, and
change > > the Center value to either 1 or 0. For me, i set the Y axis (gas pedal) > to > > 1. :( I'm still getting piss poor results, even with the new settings. And I've tried the 0.0-0.5-1.0. Nothing changes. Could it be old settings from my Momo messing up something ?? Thanks anyway David.
"redTed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bi8tem$6db95$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (9 lines)> > > "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > frederickson posted the following a few weeks ago. I had to change the > > > Center="0.00000" line to Center="1.00000" for both the y and z axis on > my > > > Ferrari wheel. It was on/off as well until I made the changes. > > > ----------------- > > > The main problem with the ISI game is that all the important options
are > > > hidden, so here I'll try to put all the ones i can remember. If youhave
Quoted text (8 lines)> > > different/better tips please add them. > > > > > > Everything is just based on my settings for the game. > > > > > > I'll start with controls: > > > > > > I have all the axes set to 50% sensitivity and 0% dead zone. > > > Make sure you turn off speed sensitivity in the digital controller
rates
Quoted text (10 lines)> > > screen. Set it to 0%. > > > I use a button on my wheel for clutch and have it set to 10% > sensitivity. > > (I > > > cant decide what is best) > > > > > > > > > The rest is in the /Save/yourname/yourname.PLR file > > > > > > Look at the red bars in the control screen that show your gas and
brake. > > If > > > either one doesnt rise until you press that pedal down halfway, thenyou > > > need to adjust the centering value since it gets confused with thedual
Quoted text (13 lines)> > axis > > > pedals. > > > > > > Near the bottom of the PLR: > > > > > > Axis [00, 00] Dead Zone="0.00000" // Controller 1 X > > > Axis [00, 00] Sensitivity="0.50472" > > > Axis [00, 00] Center="0.50000" // 0.0=min, 0.5=center, 1.0=max (use to > > > correct centering or split-axis issues) > > > > > > Find the one that is the axis that is not getting full travel, and > change > > > the Center value to either 1 or 0. For me, i set the Y axis (gas
pedal)
Quoted text (7 lines)> > to > > > 1. > > :( I'm still getting piss poor results, even with the new settings. And > I've tried the 0.0-0.5-1.0. Nothing changes. Could it be old settings from > my Momo messing up something ?? > Thanks anyway David.
Sorry, not sure. All I know is that when I changed the y and z axis to 1.00000 for my Ferrari wheel, it corrected the on/off problem. Are you positive the settings aren't reverting back to the default value? Also, I think I remember the new setting didn't work correctly the first time I tried it with the 1.00000 . I had to shut the game down, restart it, calibrate within the game, and then it worked normally. Maybe try that. David G Fisher

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