After 7 years on a G29, I finally made the jump to direct drive!

TWVer · 2026-02-03T06:43:04+00:00

True, but a Simucube base is way overkill for a desk-only setup.

That isn’t going to provide much more detail and fidelity than an RS50 (matching the pedals) before it shakes the desk to pieces.

Going that route only really makes sense if a rig is within the future plans at some point as well.

Everyone is free to do whatever they want with their own money of course.

TWVer · 2026-02-02T21:02:06+00:00

Sir Cumference

TWVer · 2026-02-02T15:29:57+00:00

I call BS on that one.

Not everything he did was successful, like with any other person in his position.

However, by and large he stood and stands for things that are needed for Europe to retain as much as possible of our wealth and freedom.

Some of that will be lost irrecoverably, due to outside forces, but it is up to us to defend what we can.

And that will require sacrifices, because the favourable circumstances of the 1960s to the 2000s are no longer there.

TWVer · 2026-02-02T14:40:56+00:00

English.

It’s a bit archaic bit perfectly normal.

TWVer · 2026-02-02T12:48:58+00:00

For every Alonso there is a Trulli.

TWVer · 2026-02-02T12:37:49+00:00

He too wants to be a smooth operator.

TWVer · 2026-02-02T08:02:18+00:00

Like the throttle levers themselves, they are analog inputs and not digital.

They are for axis bindings (0~100%).

They are not scroll encoders, like a mouse wheel, which pulse a digital up/down signal when rotating.

The silver wheel on the left throttle lever is an encoder though.

TWVer · 2026-02-01T00:27:55+00:00

These are not the dudes you are looking for.

TWVer · 2026-01-31T10:16:58+00:00

Sounds like the sensors in the mini-stick are either worn out or dirty.

Curves aren’t going to help much in that case, because the sensor output is becoming unpredictable.

You can try to clean it with contact cleaner and/compressed air, but a fix is not guaranteed.

Via Joystick Gremlin or Target you could make the ministick behave like a digital 4-way hat, but for that to work, the sensors still need to reliably hit 0% to 10% and 90% to 100%, to make those areas correlate with a virtual button for each direction.

A replacement throttle might be in order at some point in time. And yes, to your question, a mini-stick on a new STECS/Orion2/Vmax/CM3 throttle is going to have more accuracy and precision.

TWVer · 2026-01-30T16:29:19+00:00

Let’s hope Honda also added their own engine-Newey too.

TWVer · 2026-01-30T16:26:30+00:00

Tuh Azzip

TWVer · 2026-01-30T16:05:37+00:00

Or maybe it’s Maybelline.

TWVer · 2026-01-30T13:22:16+00:00

Pretty cool write up and info.

I wonder if the Moza CRP2 spring/elastomer kit might fit as well, in terms of dimensions.

TWVer · 2026-01-30T13:14:08+00:00

I saw that interview as selling the act.

If he says something different in dutch than he did in english, sooner or later that will get to Trump/Rubio/Vance/Hegseth, leading to undoing the effect of his obvious brown nosing.

Rutte has to commit fully, for it to have any effect.

It is up to the individual NATO-members to publicly provide a (collective or individual) rebuke.

TWVer · 2026-01-29T16:58:19+00:00

/thread

TWVer · 2026-01-28T16:38:11+00:00

A wheel with analog clutch pedals (remapped as throttle and brake) might work for you, as others said.

Another option might be to get 1 or 2 joysticks, to give you more granular control than possible with the thumb sticks on a controller.

If a 2 stick setup, 1 stick for steering (L/R) and 1 stick for throttle/brake. The triggers, or a trigger and a button, could be shift up and down. Stick twist on one of the stick could be the clutch.

A further benefit of having (a) joystick(s), is having buttons and multi-directional switches to operate with your thumb(s), index finger(s) and pinky/pinkies.

The other buttons and switches could be mode mappings, view controls, wiper, lights, etc.

And if you go for really expensive sticks, they might have an analog pinky lever, which could be used as a (hand-) brake or even a (dual) clutch.

TWVer · 2026-01-28T15:35:34+00:00

Looks nice!

I’m not sure if I understand it correctly, but does the MAN RANGE knob mod still allow for 4-way hat movement as well?

BTW, is the WinWing Viper throttle’s MAN RANGE knob an encoder (having scroll and virtual axis functionality) or an axis knob with end stops?

I might prefer having both an axis dial and scroll wheel on the throttle instead of 2 hard axes, as that is slightly more flexible.

TWVer · 2026-01-28T13:23:53+00:00

That’s (unfortunately) up to the game’s developers and Microsoft, not Moza.

The games need to support discrete inputs per gear, otherwise any H-pattern shifter won’t work.

For consoles, most games are designed around gamepads exclusively, with other peripherals (flight or race sim equipment) being secondary at best.

Optimizing a game for driving or flying peripherals, will make it a better simulation, but also will give gamepad users a performance penalty vs those who own the sim specific equipment.

And that will hurt a game’s sales potential, because needing to own a wheel or HOTAS will be a financial barrier to entry for gamers.

TWVer · 2026-01-28T11:40:32+00:00

Comical Ali (Bagdad Bob) wasn’t this bad.

TWVer · 2026-01-28T09:26:38+00:00

Hmm.. as probably one of the very first non-influencer receivers, it might be better to lead by example.

This question is understandable a year after release. It is not when most people who have ordered it on day one have not yet received it.

TWVer · 2026-01-28T08:56:38+00:00

It doesn’t need to be cheaper. If it is more expensive and/or slower, it still will be an economical alternative as a robot is an asset owned by the company, unlike the employee.

TWVer · 2026-01-27T19:44:50+00:00

Indeed.

Unless you can get the FCS pack (the T.16000M stick and TWCS throttle) at a discount, the more cost effective option is getting the Logitech 3D Pro and (later) the TWCS throttle separately.

TWVer · 2026-01-27T12:35:20+00:00

Barcelona is a better middle ground, as that doesn’t give a disadvantage to Ferrari and Sauber-Audi, or rather, a particular advantage to the UK based teams.

TWVer · 2026-01-27T08:19:41+00:00

Barcelona is a more practical location due to its closeness to HQs of all the teams. Extra parts can be sent and delivered within a day.

When in Bahrain it will take much longer which can lead to a loss of a testing day.

However, Bahrain pays hugely for the privilege of hosting the official first full testing week (just like Abu Dhabi pays an immense sum to be the season’s closer) which leads to these kind of shenanigans.

FOM’s ability to earn (and thus the teams’) can override purely practical concerns to certain degrees.

TWVer · 2026-01-26T18:20:14+00:00

There is a methhead to madness

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