Cosmonaut Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 As we know FFB isn’t supported in lockon and this can leave some M$FFB users with out any centering force .. (known as limp stick) or you could, like me, have the reverse and the centering defaults to its maximum setting, which can feel like you’ve been weight training after a few minutes of flying.. Well I don’t know if this has been posted here before but here’s a program that allows you to adjust the centering force in game: http://toca.game-editing.net/dl?f=rtc.zip . All you do is run the program and then launch lockon… press F10 to engage the centering force and F6,F7 to adjust the strength.. Only draw back is that you have to remap a few F keys because the software doesn’t allow you to change the default keys but it works so well that its well worth it. According to the readme it was designed for a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Racing Wheel while playing Colin McRae Rally 3 but it works great for controlling the centering force for a MSFFB2 joystick.. Cozmo. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. CDDS Tutorial Version 3. | Main Screen Mods.
Weta43 Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 That's odd - I have used my MSFFB SW2 stick with all the versions of LO since 1.0 & it's worked fine for all of them ??? Cheers.
Force_Feedback Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Talking about Force Feedback, that wanker will be gone for two weeks starting tomorrow :P Enjoy your rest. :lol: Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
Gunja Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 I got MSFFB2 and my FFB works just fine. BUT... once i tryed without, i didnt wanna go back. I feel like my mooves are much smoother, especialy if you stall ur plane. For example, stick looses centering force and you pull it even harder which is not good in stall situation. Anyway, i like it better now with FFB off, just centering force.
peterj Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 FFB is supported, and very nicely in the AFM aircrafts. I hope it will be in BS to, ie no centering mechanism unless the real aircraft has it.
Cosmonaut Posted July 1, 2006 Author Posted July 1, 2006 Having FFB turned on in the producer.cfg causes some pretty bizarre handling anomalies for most people, which is why its recommend to turn FB off if you’re having control problems. When ever I have FFB turned on the forces are great but the aircraft becomes extremely pitch sensitive and I can forget about trimming because that just induces a constant roll to the left. With FB turned off I get much better handling however the centering force is way too high.. its not a show stopper but it is a little irritating. So are you guys saying that FFB works perfect for you in lockonFC and you have no control issues? That’s amazing .. it used to work for me but I think it was around FC when FFB hit the fan and it became useless. Cozmo. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. CDDS Tutorial Version 3. | Main Screen Mods.
Weta43 Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 AS far as I can tell my FFB works perfectly except for this: The keystroke assigned to what is labeled as pich nose up actually causes the left wing to rise. The keystroke assigned to what is labeled as pich nose down actually causes the right wing to rise The keystroke assigned to what is labeled as left wing up actually causes the nose to rise & The keystroke assigned to what is labeled as right wing up actually causes the nose to drop Untill I respawn - then they work as labeled.... Cheers.
peterj Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 I did also experience some bizarre handling abnormalities ie sensitive pitch, I solved this by adjusting the curves. There's sepperate curves for pitch, bank, and yaw. Iv'e turned off ShakeGain also because it's not very nicely done in the SFM aircrafts. Strong static shake on AOA-over limit. Weta43, trim controls? Mine's also seemingly backwards, hat left/right is pitch trim, up/down is bank. Doesn't change tho.
warthogmadman987 Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 I still use my MS sidewinder force feedback 2 and it works perfect with force feedback on. Although i love my x52 also! (kinda wish my x52 had force feeback, not the stupid spring.
33rd_bratpfanne. Posted July 2, 2006 Posted July 2, 2006 i did it, i mounted the Handle of my x45 on the base of the MS SW FFB2, it works great! S! Brati "Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them." (THX Rich :thumbup: )
Cosmonaut Posted July 2, 2006 Author Posted July 2, 2006 i did it, i mounted the Handle of my x45 on the base of the MS SW FFB2, it works great! S! Brati That sounds great, did you get all the buttons to work?.. Oh and got any pics?? Well this comment got me thinking; Untill I respawn - then they work as labeled.... .. so yesterday I tested a few missions with FFB turned on and I got some surprising results. What I did was to start the mission then move off the spot and eject so I could use the recover facility; I noticed, after clicking RCVR, that most of the problems I was having with force feed back had pretty much disappeared. However there were still a few things regarding the flying characteristics that didn’t seem quite right when compared to FFB turned off so for me it will remain just centering forces..Thx for tip Weta43 I never would have thought of trying that. Cozmo. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. CDDS Tutorial Version 3. | Main Screen Mods.
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