T2 adapter???

Quick question. I got a T2 for Christmas and it works great and I love it. Of course, I got the adapter with it and I have been using it for all of my games such as GP2, Indycar 2, Nascar, and NFS. I couldn't find anything in the instructions that said anything about what this gizmo is for or when to use it. Can someone please enlighten me? Are there disadvantages to using it with some games? Thanks, Todd Walker *********************************************** Todd Walker T-Type on IRC Homepage: http://cust.iamerica.net/twalker ***********************************************

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> Quick question. I got a T2 for Christmas and it works great and I > love it. Of course, I got the adapter with it and I have been using > it for all of my games such as GP2, Indycar 2, Nascar, and NFS. I > couldn't find anything in the instructions that said anything about > what this gizmo is for or when to use it. Can someone please > enlighten me? Are there disadvantages to using it with some games? > Thanks, > Todd Walker > *********************************************** > Todd Walker > T-Type on IRC > Homepage: http://cust.iamerica.net/twalker > ***********************************************

Here's what I got with my T2: The adapter is for Win95 games. Install it AFTER shutting down the computer. Restart the 'puter, and do the following: Under "desktop", go to "my computer", "control panel", and then "joystick". Under "current joystick", select "joystick 1". Under "joystick selection", go to "custom". Under "custom", click on "2 axes and 4 buttons". Click on "special", and then "is a race car controller". Click on calibrate", and then follow the onscreen instructions. When finished, click on test. Then on OK. If this doesn't work, then....call Thrustmaster... Jimmy

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> I > couldn't find anything in the instructions that said anything about > what this gizmo is for or when to use it. Can someone please > enlighten me? Are there disadvantages to using it with some games? > Thanks, > Todd Walker

-- Without the adapter the T2 uses two seperate joysticks for the steering and the pedals. So steer left/right is joystick 1 x axis and accelerate/brake is joystick 2 y axis. Win 95 can't cope with this concept and requires the T2 to use a single joystick. So the adapter switches joystick 2 y axis to joystick 1 y axis to kjeep win 95 happy. Any T2 built after 11/96 don't need an adapter as the are wired as a single joystick to keep win 95 happy. Hope this helps. ================================================================== "Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not after you" ==================================================================

Hi, The adapter is to be used when your game card or port does not read the second joystick during calibration.....ie....the pedals. Use of this adapter gets around this problem. I use it with my SB16 sound card game port so that I can set my pedals in Nascar 2. MBG

> Quick question. I got a T2 for Christmas and it works great and I > love it. Of course, I got the adapter with it and I have been using > it for all of my games such as GP2, Indycar 2, Nascar, and NFS. I > couldn't find anything in the instructions that said anything about > what this gizmo is for or when to use it. Can someone please > enlighten me? Are there disadvantages to using it with some games? I believe you mean the axes-adapter (a short joystick cable between computer and T2). The axes-adapter inverses the values of the Y-axes (pedal). The pedal is treated like Y-axes of a normal joystick. Without the adapter the Y-values decrease when using the accelerator pedal. Usually games want that the Y-value increases (increase speed). There are no disadvantages. Only few games need decreasing values for increasing speed. I have to remove the adapter when I play Screamer I, or I can't play it with the pedals. When to use: First try new games with your standard configuration. If game refuses to accept the T2 then retry it with/without the adapter. The newest T2 version doesn't need adapters any more.

Um, that's not really what it does. Out of the box (at least on the older models) the pedals and wheel were each on one axis of separate joysticks: the wheel used Joy1 X-axis while the pedals used Joy2 Y-axis. The problem lies in that some games and Win95 don't like Joy1 having only 1 axis, not allowing the controls to work. The solution is to use the adapter, which remaps the pedals to the Y-axis of Joy 1. Joy 2 is now unused, except for the 2 panel mounted buttons. -- The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars/index.html http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

The Adapter effectively rewires the T2 so that your PC thinks that is a single Joystick rather than two separate joysticks. T2s Manufactured after November 16 do not need the adapter because they are wired as a single joystick. Regards -- Michael Wesley - AutoDrome The Place for Automobile Enthusiasts ... Products, Services & Free Classifieds Ads > Quick question. I got a T2 for Christmas and it works great and I > love it. Of course, I got the adapter with it and I have been using > it for all of my games such as GP2, Indycar 2, Nascar, and NFS. I > couldn't find anything in the instructions that said anything about > what this gizmo is for or when to use it. Can someone please > enlighten me? Are there disadvantages to using it with some games? > Thanks, > Todd Walker > *********************************************** > Todd Walker > T-Type on IRC > Homepage: http://cust.iamerica.net/twalker > ***********************************************