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From: "Murch" <murchman@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: MS Force Feedback Wheel
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 08:00:33 -0400
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The one in the store wasn't setup right. You can adjust how much tension the
wheel gives you with and with out force feedback. The wheel will center
itself. They probably had the one setup in the store with the tension set
all the way up and that is why it felt like he was moving a drill.


Andy wrote in message <3623d020.1688402@news.wpa.net>...
>On Tue, 13 Oct 1998 07:03:45 GMT, alfacors@pobox.com (Nathan Wong)
>wrote:
>
>
>>>How is the feel when there isn't and FF effects?  I mean, can you use
>>>it on GPL, and does it have a smooth feel, or can you feel the gears?
>>
>>Without FF it feels like rubbish. Very loose, no tension, no real
>>effort needed to turn the wheel. With FF it's better, but Ionly tried
>>it with Need For Speed 3 (which is a rubbish game at BEST). Driving
>>over cobblestone roads and corrugations produces a nice effect though.
>>Logitech are supposed to be bringing out a FF Wheel too, which uses
>>technology used in microsurgery (apparently)
>
>Damn, I was afraid of this.  I don't want to swap wheels when a game
>doesn't support FF.  What about hitting the center button like the
>other poster suggested?  (which didn't make much sense to me, but I
>don't have the wheel yet)
>
>Andy
>
>Please use ridger@wpa.net for all email replies
>



