What driver for Logitech Driving Force Pro steering wheel?

benlanky · 22 Feb 2006 at 16:12

Hi

Can anyone recommend the best driver to use with this steering wheel for the PC?

I've downloaded the Logitech Wingman driver but wanted to make sure it was the best one before I unleash Toca 3 tonight!

Thanks

steve45 · 22 Feb 2006 at 17:00

i think 4.60 is the latest one.

yes its 4.60
http://www.wingmanteam.com/latest_software/latest_soft_xp.htm

benlanky · 22 Feb 2006 at 17:10

Excellent, thanks steve45 that's the one I downloaded from the Logitech site.

I'll give it a go tonight.

Cheers

benlanky · 22 Feb 2006 at 20:03

hmmm, I've loaded the software & installed the wheel but in the Toca 3 demo I can't use the wheel to turn left or right...

Obviously I've tried assigning new tasks to the controls & managed it for everything else, but can't get the wheel turns to register.

Any suggestions anyone?

Thanks

gam3r · 22 Feb 2006 at 21:07

Have you plugged the DFP into the PC using the USB(sorry for the obvious)

benlanky · 22 Feb 2006 at 21:47

gam3r said:
Have you plugged the DFP into the PC using the USB(sorry for the obvious)

yes, that's definitely in. In Toca3 I can use the pedals, change gear, change camera etc, but just can't steer. Which is not helping my progress really.

When I go into the setup for the controls and try to change the 'button' for turning left or right it doesn't recognise me turning the wheel :confused:

It works in Richard Burns (RIP) Rally, although that game is almost impossible...

Help!!!

Bean0 · 23 Feb 2006 at 08:36

I remember the demo being VERY tempermental with my DFP.

I think I just tried and tried until it worked, you have to turn the wheel with a canny amount of speed/force for it to register on the setup screen.

benlanky · 23 Feb 2006 at 08:58

Bean0 said:
I remember the demo being VERY tempermental with my DFP.

I think I just tried and tried until it worked, you have to turn the wheel with a canny amount of speed/force for it to register on the setup screen.

Okay, I'll keep trying it

When it wouldn't work last night I found an old demo of GT Legends, which was superb and worked first time!

Cheers

benlanky · 23 Feb 2006 at 10:02

wa-hey, it works

A few more tries, a bit of a violent turn of the wheel and it worked

Thanks Bean0 :cool:

spoonz · 23 Feb 2006 at 10:44

do people use the "full rotation" option on PC games?

Bean0 · 23 Feb 2006 at 10:53

benlanky - Glad it worked

spoonz - With the newest drivers you're not resricted to either 200 or 900 degrees, you can set rotation at any value between 40 and 900 (iirc), you get hard FFB as the stops. I personally use 270 most of the time.

spoonz · 23 Feb 2006 at 11:31

its usually set to 240 on mine but i turned it off last night on GTL and seem better the "old way" ie traditional wheel!

Should I increase sensitivty or deadzone when using a higher degree of rotation?

steve45 · 23 Feb 2006 at 11:34

spoonz said:
do people use the "full rotation" option on PC games?

no i use 360* for most games, i reckon the 900* is rather useless, just feels weird.
with the wingman software, its allows you to choose rotation by a slider.

you can still use the 200*/900* hardstops if you wish, but as said if you wish to use a custom rotation setting its just limited by the FFB.