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USB version MSFF SideWinder

3 posts by 2 people · 01 Apr 2000 20:25 UTC - 03 Apr 2000 14:13 UTC

John Smith 01 Apr 2000 20:25 UTC#281738
Has anybody tried the new USB version of the SideWinder wheel with GPL? Very interested in responces.
Gordon McLachlan 02 Apr 2000 19:27 UTC#281567
The wheel feels marginally better than the gameport version. Less of a "gear" feel in the wheel. The wheel grips are made of a different material , which hopefully won't deteriorate as quickly. Pedal springs feel a little more stiff than I remember the old wheel's springs when new, but I may be mistaken. I think the accelerator spring on the old unit is ready to go. The bad news is that force feedback sucks 7 fps in GPL with DX 7.0a. This makes it essentially unusable for FF IMO. I was very surprised that the USB wheel was this slow. Also, FF with the MSFF just doesn't "feel right". I have never played with another FF wheel, so I can't compare, but I have never liked FF with this wheel in any game I've played. Without FF, I like the wheel just fine. I would rather do without FF than deal with the lousy pedals on the LWFF. Why can't someone make a FF wheel that doesn't suck? Regards, Gordon John Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<VWsF4.3$[email hidden]>... > Has anybody tried the new USB version of the SideWinder wheel with GPL?Very > interested in responces. > >
John Smith 03 Apr 2000 14:13 UTC#281381
Can anyone provide some good settings for the MSFF-USB using Grand Prix Legends? thanks, Tony B. "Gordon McLachlan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:OaNF4.2266$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (10 lines)> The wheel feels marginally better than the gameport version. Less of a > "gear" feel in the wheel. > > The wheel grips are made of a different material , which hopefully won't > deteriorate as quickly. Pedal springs feel a little more stiff than I > remember the old wheel's springs when new, but I may be mistaken. I think > the accelerator spring on the old unit is ready to go. > > The bad news is that force feedback sucks 7 fps in GPL with DX 7.0a. This > makes it essentially unusable for FF IMO. I was very surprised that the
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Quoted text (24 lines)> wheel was this slow. > > Also, FF with the MSFF just doesn't "feel right". I have never played with > another FF wheel, so I can't compare, but I have never liked FF with this > wheel in any game I've played. > > Without FF, I like the wheel just fine. I would rather do without FF than > deal with the lousy pedals on the LWFF. Why can't someone make a FF wheel > that doesn't suck? > > Regards, > Gordon > > John Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:<VWsF4.3$[email hidden]>... > > Has anybody tried the new USB version of the SideWinder wheel with GPL? > Very > > interested in responces. > > > > > > > >

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