N2:Joystick help

<HTML> I have ran the patches, re-installed the game and ran the patches, changed joysticks, etc...and the damn thing STILL JERKS THE CAR TO THE RIGHT!!!!&nbsp;&nbsp; What the hell is going on.&nbsp; N2 is hard enough without random joystick anomalies. <BR>I am running P180, 32Megs EDO, Sidewinder 3D pro, ch gamecard. <BR>I need a solution. <BR>Any help/thoughts are welcome. <BR>Thanks. <BR>Kenny L.

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> I have ran the patches, re-installed the game and ran the patches, > changed joysticks, etc...and the damn thing STILL JERKS THE CAR TO THE > RIGHT!!!! What the hell is going on. N2 is hard enough without > random joystick anomalies. > I am running P180, 32Megs EDO, Sidewinder 3D pro, ch gamecard. > I need a solution. > Any help/thoughts are welcome. > Thanks. > Kenny L.

This is gonna sound silly,,,,but just in case you haven't checked already... make sure that your steering help is turned OFF.... it happened to me once...I accidentally turned it on, I guess, in the controls setup screen... (can also be enabled/disabled by hitting ctrl/s) -- Sit down,,Strap in,,Shut up,,Hang on,,Go fast,,Turn left,,Kiss Trophy Girl GGGGGGgoooo #3,,,31,,,28,,,94,,,6,,,5,,,18,,,8,,, Handy^man

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> > I have ran the patches, re-installed the game and ran the patches, > > changed joysticks, etc...and the damn thing STILL JERKS THE CAR TO THE > > RIGHT!!!! What the hell is going on. N2 is hard enough without > > random joystick anomalies. > > I am running P180, 32Megs EDO, Sidewinder 3D pro, ch gamecard. > > I need a solution. > > Any help/thoughts are welcome. > > Thanks. > > Kenny L. > This is gonna sound silly,,,,but just in case you haven't checked > already... > make sure that your steering help is turned OFF.... > it happened to me once...I accidentally turned it on, I guess, in the > controls setup screen... (can also be enabled/disabled by hitting > ctrl/s) > -- > Sit down,,Strap in,,Shut up,,Hang on,,Go fast,,Turn left,,Kiss Trophy > Girl > GGGGGGgoooo #3,,,31,,,28,,,94,,,6,,,5,,,18,,,8,,, > Handy^man

Go into calibration. Slowly move the stick left and right. If there is a consistant value that the pointer "jumps" then you know it's not a Nascar2 option that is causing the problem. I found that using the bios method to read the joystick, when the value reaches approximately 500, it jumps to 0. This ia a computer speed problem. The thing is somehow Nascar2 decide not to use Nascar2's way of reading the stick. It uses either the bios (DOS) or driver (Win95) and if the driver isn't right, it appears to use the bios even under windows. This is what I found while I was hassling getting the wheel to work under Win95. Once I got all the drivers set right, the problems disappeared. Another possibility is some "dirt" in the pot causing a bad "spot". Some form of cleaner would be needed to remove the "dirt". Since you changed joysticks, the "dirt" problem doesn't sound likely but it's still possible. mykey

To correct this problem you need to make a speed adjustment on the game card... have you tried that? I used to have this problem too... but a variable speed game card is cheap, like $12 if you just get one at your local computer store (like one that sells clones, not one of the big commercial ones). Since you said you have a CH Gamecard I assume it has a speed adjustment anyways? My problem was with my T2 but I am sure a joystick that has too great a range of motion for the computer speed would do the same. The problem existed not only in NASCAR but in other games too, but not all of them. So it may not be a problem with NASCAR at all, just with hardware... Just a possibility anyways. ST