UPDATE: Thrustmaster T300 RS GT Edition came, and i switched the rig over,
i got a handle on some settings, and got the wheel "feeling" really pretty good. Not as defined as my Fanatec was, but quite a nice touch in the FF motor control ... then, with 30 minutes to spare, i was able to compete in my first 3 online races in GTS, and logged just over 100 miles.
Then went to DiRT Rally, very quickly found good settings to feel at home there, did the 2 Dailies, about 25 kilometers, and left a replay running ...
... came back into the room, to a "a controller is disconnected" message ... no response from PS button on wheel or pad, so i power everything down ... upon power up, wheel stutters and does not calibrate, given a gentle encouragement, something is grinding and doesn't want to move, (wheel does move freely and smoothly with no power switched on), so i go through the cycle again, nope, same behaviour .... so, i connect wheel the PC, wheel reboots fine, firmware update goes fine, then back at the PS4, it is still grindy & stalled
the wheel is dead, i got a lemon, probably a crappy failed solder/non-solder somewhere
it's just a lemon, Thrustmaster is good enough stuff, it felt quite good, actually, but it's very plasticky build & materials compared to what i am accustomed to ... all the plastic ... good for the money, i just got a lemon, and i'm taking it as a sign from the Universe ....
... i'm meant to stay with Fanatec, until something better for my purposes makes sense
[so i boxed it back up, amazon return is in effect, and refund on the T300]
NOW, of the three options i listed in the previous post, i chose option number four.
Cronusmax ... ordered, arrived a day earlier than scheduled, a little bit of fiddling with some firmware, and start-up protocols .... and it is working beautifully
if you have Fanatec CSW, this is a great solution ... i'm sayin' it
i have only one issue at this point, and maybe somebody here can help
i cannot get the hand brake function to map to my Fanatec hand brake, nor to my shifter in sequential mode.
i can't drive as well with hand brake mapped to a wheel button, so i'm hoping to find a solution to this
(Cronusmax has forums, and one dedicated to wheel support & users)
anyhow, ... bottom line, at the bottom, --> ChronusmaxPlus and Fanatec are GO! for GTSport
i got that ... feelin' again ... i got that ... feelin' again
all the feels
all. the. feels.
"god, it's good" J.Clarkson