Arghh Steering Wheel problems

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I have recently bought a Logitech G25 steering wheel to play GT5 with and I'm having problems trying to control it. Ive never used a wheel before, have tried some but not with force feedback.

When I drive and the car oversteers even just a little I spin out really easily, usually ending up face first in a wall. I have tried changing the default force feedback setting to a lower setting but it doesn't seem to help.

Maybe I just need to get used to it but it's been very hard so far and I have even chosen to avoid playing sometimes because of the difficulty I'm having with the wheel. How did some of you get used to using a wheel and the force feedback?
 
It's all about practise trust me, I had the same problem with my G27 but I got used to controlling it.
 
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I have recently bought a Logitech G25 steering wheel to play GT5 with and I'm having problems trying to control it. Ive never used a wheel before, have tried some but not with force feedback.

When I drive and the car oversteers even just a little I spin out really easily, usually ending up face first in a wall. I have tried changing the default force feedback setting to a lower setting but it doesn't seem to help.

Maybe I just need to get used to it but it's been very hard so far and I have even chosen to avoid playing sometimes because of the difficulty I'm having with the wheel. How did some of you get used to using a wheel and the force feedback?
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I had same problems with GT4 and the old 900 degree Driving Force wheel.

I learned throttle control and to predict when your car will do it.
 
By the sound of it, it seems you give too much throttle when cornering.

I needed a few days aswell to adjust too playing with a wheel, but it will be so much better when you get the hang of it.

I was able to get Gold on a few events where I previously was struggling to get Bronze.
 
Some years ago when I first got my g25 the first thing I wanted to try was drifting with 900degrees, h-shifter and clutch and you can probably guess how well that went. I had driven a real car many times but still couldn't believe how difficult it was to stay in control in the game.

Nothing else will fix it but practice. First time using a wheel it's actually the pedals that make most of the difference. Learn to control your throttle and as soon as you feel your car start oversteer (you can feel it by ffb) lift your foot a bit and counter steer a bit. Also don't be afraid to fight the wheel, mine's lived quite a hard life but there's still plenty of life left in it.
 
Yeh the wheels do need some quick movements here there and everywhere when driving quick or if the back end is stepping out ... I found it easier just to turn power steering on & turn FFB down to 1 and then build it up as you get more and more used to it. Another thing, you have to remember that now with a wheel you are more involved with the car through a corner, so aswell as steering into a corner you now also have to learn to steer out aswell, and to learn to apply the throttle gently as you take your steering lock off. But as said above, don't be afriad to get a good grip of that wheel and try ripping its head off, it must be done :)

For me once I started to understand how the stupid force feedback wanted to work I was fine with it ... Was matching my controller times (just) within a day or two.
 
Yeh I put the force feedback back to 1 so Ill start there, it just seems so wrong fighting the movement of the wheel, feel as if that could brake it.

Is it really that useful? Would the best drivers be using the highest settings for force feedback?
 
You use whatever you are comfortable with mate ... I am on two now and I am happy with that (mainly because anymore than that and I steer the entire table :P) but I do dis-like the force feedback ... I don't really find it hugely accurate but others will say "oh it fights me it must be right!" I find it doesn't tell me that much ... My parents who have both used it dislike the force feedback aswell, they don't find it realistic either (and they have been driving for many years plus my Dad used to race aswell)

You wont brake the wheel don't worry about it :)
 
Smoothness is the key. I got my current DFP when it was new and learned to use it in GT4. To learn throttle control i sometimes set myself a speed limit and drove around the track not exceeding it(80 or 120 km/h usually). At those speeds i could also play around with the wheel and see what would happen. The wheel might not be very good for drifting, though i can use it well enough to let the car slide out of the corner in a small controlled angles easily enough with correct pedal work.
 
what do you guys think about the dead zone on the G27? i am saving for a G27 now, but am still using a DS. i have learned that my dead zone for steering on the DS is absolutely crucial to keeping control (letting the steering neutral out). but i have heard about some weirdness or issues with dead zoning the G27 by letting the wheel go or bringing it to zero by hand. anyone have anything to say about that? i so need a wheel, but i don't want it to be a big disappointment.
 
I had a similar issue, and changed the wheel settings to simulation and feedback at 6, and its allot better now.
 

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