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>>> STILL BROKE -- T2 + MTM

4 posts by 4 people · 28 Jun 1997 - 03 Jul 1997

jbd&cm 28 Jun 1997#371998
I have tried everything! The trucks in MTM idle at 6000RPM when I use the T2. Revs to 9000 when I hit the gas. If I use a plain old joystick it works perfectly... What gives? I've been on the phone with Thrustmaster, all they say is that I need to buy one of their ISA slot eating, $30 game ports because my Pentium 200 system is too fast. Why does the joystick work perfectly then? Isn't the T2 electrically identical to a joystick? The T2 works perfectly with SuperKarts, Virtual karts and NFS. Why not with MTM? I have done everything mentioned in this group and on the Thrustmaster web-site including: - turn on auto braking - install as custom joystick, 2 axis, 4 button, race ctl - calibrate till I puke in Win95 and MTM Anyone else out there running a non-MMX P200 + Asus 97VX +T2? ...Jeff
Joe McGinn 28 Jun 1997#371999
>Anyone else out there running a non-MMX P200 + Asus 97VX +T2? I have a P200 & a T2. It works fine with all games, Win95 and DOS, EXCEPT MTM. Microsoft has definetly done something screwy in their directInput implementation. You'd think the guys who invented the ***y API could do better. Joe
Thrustmaster told me the same stuff. I say that is ridiculous - my wheel works with every other game. So, here is what I did to get MTM to work with the wheel - perfectly. From within MTM - control setup - choose "Joystick" as opposed to "Wheel." (assuming that you have configured your wheel in the Win 95 "Control Panel - Joystick" applet). After choosing "joystick" in MTM - DO NOT CONFIGURE - then set steering to "Most Responsive" - and you are all set. I hope this works. Later, Shep Jeff Shepherdson
Dave Hawnt 03 Jul 1997#372447
Quoted text (25 lines)> I have tried everything! > The trucks in MTM idle at 6000RPM when I use the T2. Revs to > 9000 when I hit the gas. If I use a plain old joystick it works > perfectly... What gives? > I've been on the phone with Thrustmaster, all they say is that > I need to buy one of their ISA slot eating, $30 game ports because > my Pentium 200 system is too fast. Why does the joystick work > perfectly then? Isn't the T2 electrically identical to a joystick? > The T2 works perfectly with SuperKarts, Virtual karts and NFS. Why > not with MTM? > I have done everything mentioned in this group and on the Thrustmaster > web-site including: > - turn on auto braking > - install as custom joystick, 2 axis, 4 button, race ctl > - calibrate till I puke in Win95 and MTM > Anyone else out there running a non-MMX P200 + Asus 97VX +T2? > ...Jeff
Aghhh......well, Thrustmaster T2 uses 200k pots! Most other Joysticks and wheel pedal assm use 100k pots. You may have to buy the Thrustmaster card :-( Thats commercialism for you......why use 100k pots when you can flog a $30 add on. Grab a fistful of throttle springs as well.....you will need them. Or better still, build your own pedal/wheel assm! Check out Wallys World. http://www.oz.net/~wottenad/drivesim.htm Jammer (UK)

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