Wheel Users: steering characteristics settings
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- eran0004
Steering Type is for 270 degree wheels. For 900 degree wheels I don't think it does anything.
I haven't tested Power Assisted Steering, but it sounds like it's similar to the power steering in a car, making it easier to turn the wheel.
I'm using Power Assisted Steering: Off.
I haven't tested Power Assisted Steering, but it sounds like it's similar to the power steering in a car, making it easier to turn the wheel.
I'm using Power Assisted Steering: Off.
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- Melbourne
- MJTbreww
- GTP MJTbreww
I've can't tell too much difference between power steering on or off. Probably just me
I use Simulation, Power steering off. 👍
I use Simulation, Power steering off. 👍
- 5,675
- Ohio
Simulation. Power assist off. Both wheel feedback torque and sensitivity settings at 10.
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- Shropshire
- IfAndOr
It's PD, they like to keep everything secret.
But Eran is right I believe in that the 3 settings are for wheels with 270° of turn. I think it probably alters the sensitivity.
Mines 900 but I set it to Sim just in case.
The power steering in true PD fashion isn't power steering. What it does is lower the wheel force when you turn it quickly so it's quite useful when the tail flips out and you need a fast correction. The wheel goes light and makes it easier. Personal preference really.
My torque and sensitivity settings are on 3 and 4
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- Sick_Cylinder
I believe that the Simulation setting does work (but I might be wrong) - when I had a DFGT I played about with those settings: simulation was most realistic. I always have power steering set to off as it felt more realistic off.
Sensitivity I have set to 2, but reduce to 0 if driving Formula GT - not sure if that setting only works with a hand controller though.
I now use a T500RS and have torque set to 7 and feedback 6 - it took a while to find settings that I was happy with after PD altered the game so now I leave well alone.
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- Newport Beach, CA
- TurismoSlayer
I think the steering type only applies to the Logitech wheels.
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- Sick_Cylinder
The key thing is not to turn the FFB up too high as high settings cause the wheel to clip the FFB signal so that all the detail is lost. For ultimate speed most very fast (GT Academy standard) players use very low FFB settings as the reduced resistance enables them to react more quickly / turn the wheel more quickly. Serious Nascar (oval) players often race with FFB turned off altogether.
Personally I like to have plenty of resistance and quite a strong FFB signal - I am not a fast racer and I am not trying to be fast - I want it to feel as realistic and like the cars I drive in real life as possible.
LeGeNd-1
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Logitech G25 user here
Steering Type: Simulation
Power Steering: Off
FFB Torque: 1
FFB Sensitivity: 10
Controller Sensitivity: 0
As someone mentioned having the torque set too high is actually counterproductive. It muddles up the subtler forces and it makes it harder to countersteer quickly. I used to drive with torque 10 all the time but gradually reduced it by 1 every week. Now using torque 1 I can feel all the subtle feedbacks and I have adjusted to the strength so it doesn't feel at all "floppy". Sensitivity you want cranked as high as possible to feel all the little FFB effects.
Controller sensitivity is a tricky one. Some people say it doesn't affect wheels, but I say it has a teeny tiny effect. For most road cars it practically doesn't make any difference, but for Formula/Red Bull cars having it -2 can help make the initial turn in smoother. That's what I feel anyway. Might just be placebo effect. Just try it yourself and trust your own judgement 👍
Steering Type: Simulation
Power Steering: Off
FFB Torque: 1
FFB Sensitivity: 10
Controller Sensitivity: 0
As someone mentioned having the torque set too high is actually counterproductive. It muddles up the subtler forces and it makes it harder to countersteer quickly. I used to drive with torque 10 all the time but gradually reduced it by 1 every week. Now using torque 1 I can feel all the subtle feedbacks and I have adjusted to the strength so it doesn't feel at all "floppy". Sensitivity you want cranked as high as possible to feel all the little FFB effects.
Controller sensitivity is a tricky one. Some people say it doesn't affect wheels, but I say it has a teeny tiny effect. For most road cars it practically doesn't make any difference, but for Formula/Red Bull cars having it -2 can help make the initial turn in smoother. That's what I feel anyway. Might just be placebo effect. Just try it yourself and trust your own judgement 👍
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- Sick_Cylinder
I tried out your G25 settings on my wheel (T500RS) this morning and found that high FFB sensitivity settings cause the wheel to oscillate when driving in a straight line. I know some DFGT users suffer from this problem, so my advice to them would be try reducing the sensitivity. After quite a few test laps I have now changed to the following settings which seem to be the best compromise for a T500RS:
Steering type: Simulation
Power Steering: Off
FFB Torque: 6
FFB Sensitivity: 4
Controller Sensitivity: 2
LeGeNd-1
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Thrustmaster wheels have a stronger motor so you may have to reduce the sensitivity a bit. Ideally you want sensitivity as high as possible while not making the wheel oscillate down the straights. Torque is personal preference but I'd start off at 1 and try to get used to it. If it's too weak increase it bit by bit but I won't go above 5.
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- Glasgow
- joe__kerr
Interestingly, on starting a new Profile on GT6, the settings on the T300 are defaulted to:
Steering Type: Simulation: Amateur
Power-Assisted Steering: Off
Force Feedback Max. Torque: 5
Force Feedback Sensitivity: 8
The Sensitivity at 8 makes driving on any straightish sections almost undriveable. The wheel wobbles aggressively! At first I thought it was the car (Honda Fit) but soon realised it couldn't be. For any newbie new to steering wheels/GT6 this is very disconcerting as there is no blurb written anywhere to help them figure out the cause of this violent wobble of the wheel!
Steering Type: Simulation: Amateur
Power-Assisted Steering: Off
Force Feedback Max. Torque: 5
Force Feedback Sensitivity: 8
The Sensitivity at 8 makes driving on any straightish sections almost undriveable. The wheel wobbles aggressively! At first I thought it was the car (Honda Fit) but soon realised it couldn't be. For any newbie new to steering wheels/GT6 this is very disconcerting as there is no blurb written anywhere to help them figure out the cause of this violent wobble of the wheel!
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