Dual axis

as both the replies have talked about the TSW, the Logitech is available for 139.99, and the TSW2 for 220, that's a big jump for me. Also I know I shouldn't buy on game bundle, but the extra cost of the MS should get me something. How is the Logitech for non FF games (I've read papy isn't planning it for NR2000. and finally what is the URL to this 'Alison Hine's webpage' thanks for the support, btw I saw the Interact wheel at EB for like 100 bucks, and the Thrustmasters for slightly more, how are these wheels? >I have the Logitech wheel. No, not many more realistic racing games support >FF all that well, except Viper Racing. However, once I replaced the pedals >with my old T2 pedals I really love it. There is a great tutorial on fixing >up the LWFF on Alison Hine's webpage I do believe. I don't really care one >way or another about the FF, but with exception of GPL, I really do love the >fact that the controller calibrates itself precisely...no guessing at all. >Besides, I run it with the USB port and makes it very easy to switch between

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>multiple games with different types of controllers (most of mine are USB >anyways). However, yes it does have slightly weaker effects than other FF >wheels, however I liked the quality of effects better >Btw, never buy a hardware device for its game bundle. That should never be >the deciding factor in a hardware decision. :) >Oh, and for nearly the same price, maybe a bit more depending on price >points, you can get a TSW2....but, personally I'm not dealing with them or >ECCI until they get themselves into the digital age (doesn't mean FF >either). :) >> My biggest worry about buying the Force RS is that I've heard that it >> doesn't support dual axis for games which support such a feature, is it >true >> that the new drivers now allow it? >> I was also looking at the Logitech wheel, is it true that this wheels >> slightly weaker effects lead to more refined sim racing controls? What

are >> some simple ideas on making the pedals better? bungies, or are the springs

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>> easily replaced by those purchased somewhere? >> I like the looks of the MS wheel, but high price and weak bundle turns me >> off. >> My Formula T1 from the early 90's has finally gotten it, so I've been >stuck >> out of sim racing basically for awhile. :(

I figured the Logitech had gone down in price. Avoid the Interact wheels. The Logitech works just dandy for non-FF games...works just fine in GPL. :) > as both the replies have talked about the TSW, the Logitech is available for

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> 139.99, and the TSW2 for 220, that's a big jump for me. Also I know I > shouldn't buy on game bundle, but the extra cost of the MS should get me > something. > How is the Logitech for non FF games (I've read papy isn't planning it for > NR2000. > and finally what is the URL to this 'Alison Hine's webpage' > thanks for the support, btw I saw the Interact wheel at EB for like 100 > bucks, and the Thrustmasters for slightly more, how are these wheels? > >I have the Logitech wheel. No, not many more realistic racing games > support > >FF all that well, except Viper Racing. However, once I replaced the

pedals > >with my old T2 pedals I really love it. There is a great tutorial on > fixing > >up the LWFF on Alison Hine's webpage I do believe. I don't really care one > >way or another about the FF, but with exception of GPL, I really do love > the > >fact that the controller calibrates itself precisely...no guessing at all. > >Besides, I run it with the USB port and makes it very easy to switch > between > >multiple games with different types of controllers (most of mine are USB > >anyways). However, yes it does have slightly weaker effects than other FF > >wheels, however I liked the quality of effects better > >Btw, never buy a hardware device for its game bundle. That should never be > >the deciding factor in a hardware decision. :) > >Oh, and for nearly the same price, maybe a bit more depending on price > >points, you can get a TSW2....but, personally I'm not dealing with them or

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> >ECCI until they get themselves into the digital age (doesn't mean FF > >either). :) > >> My biggest worry about buying the Force RS is that I've heard that it > >> doesn't support dual axis for games which support such a feature, is it > >true > >> that the new drivers now allow it? > >> I was also looking at the Logitech wheel, is it true that this wheels > >> slightly weaker effects lead to more refined sim racing controls? What > are > >> some simple ideas on making the pedals better? bungies, or are the > springs > >> easily replaced by those purchased somewhere? > >> I like the looks of the MS wheel, but high price and weak bundle turns

me > >> off. > >> My Formula T1 from the early 90's has finally gotten it, so I've been > >stuck > >> out of sim racing basically for awhile. :(

I don't see any help on the Logitech wheel at Alisons site

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>On Sat, 1 May 1999 10:03:08 -0700, >>and finally what is the URL to this 'Alison Hine's webpage' >http://nh.ultranet.com/~alison/gpl/ >-- >// rrevved posts from mindspring dot com