Fanatec Announcements: CSW V2 Reviews Out

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I reckon you meant PzR, Spegetti? ;)
I don't have an xbox compatible Fanatec wheel here. :(
 
Spagetti69
Good litmus test for wheel settings is in auto cross.

Logi I have almost the same settings as yourself bar drift at 3. Now set to 4 post patch.

Try getting through the gates post patch. Lots of fun.

Online will unfortunately by Pad biased IMHO.
Randoms will bump and grind plus pad users will get away with more.

Good job I have some clean mates.
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I'll take it you meant me! I have mostly run with drift at 4 but set it back to off since the patch and I'm finding it to be ok. Passing the car challenges also seem a lot more fun since the patch and the new steering. Just had much fun at Road Atlanta. Defo think pad users have a big advantage now online but I play for fun and to have a good experience and the wheel certainly does give that since the patch 👍
 
Oops my mistake Logi.
I'll not derail any further with Forza awesomeness.

Agreed PzR.
 
Spagetti69
Oops my mistake Logi.
I'll not derail any further with Forza awesomeness.

Agreed PzR.
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Oh I don't mind you talking about Forza. I just think the AI is lacking in collision detection is all. ;)
The rest of the game is really nice. Wish they would port it to Windows and overhaul the graphics. Forza 4 + AA + Anisotropic + Tesselation and other DX11 features... :drool:
 
mikemav
This is a semantics issue which is often confused. I think what you're saying is more than 180 degrees EACH WAY would be painful. One full rotation (crossing your arms fully if you keep a constant 9/3 position grip) equals 360 degrees total (180 left, 180 right.) That as I understand it is used for somewhere like Monoco for the Casino hairpin (tightest turn in F1), and maybe a little less lock is used elsewhere on these cars. But if you set the wheel to 180 it will be very twitchy and about 1/2 the lock we're talking about here, unless I misunderstand.
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You are 100% correct, I meant each way. I watch F1 as most of you likely do, and they very rarely turn the wheel more than the 210 or 270 (total). I have seen them do it more sometimes but 360 would be the max. So the useable steering is what I'm referring to. For my setups I consider the car not the power. I general have 3 that i use and select based on the type of car I'm driving.
 
jpinard
Why is 900 degree better than 270? I'm new and am still trying to figure stuff out. For a 900 degree setup could someone post their CSR wheel tuning options and then how they match those settings in Forza 4? (post both) I know it's a bit of work but I'd really appreciate it! :)
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I agree with PzR Slim. It's not better, or faster or anything like that. I look at it as an option that allows you to immerse yourself further in the game.
 
superbike81
Is the base of the CSR-Elite wheel significantly bigger than the standard CSR wheel?
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Yeah it's a heavier wheel and much deeper (wheel to back of base) and wider. The base is the full width of the wheel which is 30cm (could be marginally larger).
 
Yeah, I've been searching through different forums and Fanatec's website but I can't find any exact measurements. I think the GT wheel is 350mm (35cm) which judging by the picture, would put the base at about 300-310mm or about 12" which would be 3" wider than the CSR base. Guess I'll have to relocate my button box, but was hoping I could get some exact measurements.
 
LogiForce
I am going to bet on 315mm.
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Look at the picture though, that wheel can't possibly be only 315mm. We know that the CSW base (same as CSR Elite) is significantly wider than the CSR base. The CSR base is 230mm and the CSR wheel is 310mm.

That CSW GT wheel is most likely 350mm.
 
Okay okay, I guess I can't confuse you guys. Smartasses! :P

Yeah, it's indeed 350mm as said by Thomas himself in the BMW video at 2:44 ;)





Simracer92
could be a good decision to bet on 315.. but could also be a good decision to bet on 350 mm.. mhhhhm who knows.... :D
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It's a good decision for your wallet? lol
Loved the confusion above though for a bit. ghehe
 
CSR E and CSW production
Submitted by Thomas on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 07:35.

More CSR Elite shipments will leave China next week and those shipments should arrive before Christmas as well. The delay on the community test wheels showed us problems with paperwork which we can avoid for future shipments. The last community testers should get their wheels by middle of next week so expect the embargo to end on Friday 9.12. at 18.00 CET (German time).

We will have enough wheels to fullfil all pre-orders and even more to start taking pre-orders again soon. But we will only do that once all open orders are shipped or at least 100% safe.

As we are now in control of the CSR E production in terms of quantity and quality we can now focus on the ClubSport Wheel (CSW) and both rims.
Production for CSW is now planned to start in January but we just added more features and a new PCBA design which should improve quality. This new design is not fully tested yet so I cannot confirm any date yet.
Due to our good UPS freight rates we will offer direct import from China by UPS so shortly after production we should be able to ship wheels.
Best case: January
Worst case: April

After that we fully take care about the ClubSport handbrake and shifter and they should follow quickly once we really concentrate on them. Multitasking is usually delaying all projects to make so making things in a sequence is surprisingly faster very often.

The nice surprises we have for the CSS will compensate you for waiting.
 
So finally we hear something about the shifter, only after I decided to purchase the Thrustmaster TH8 RS. Oh well, I like my TH8, but I'm interested to see what the surprises are. Also VERY interested to hear what the added features of the CSW are.

I'm hoping these added features of the CSW set it more apart from the CSR-Elite. Seemed kinda odd to me that the CSW would be identical to the CSR-Elite except for no X-Box support and the quick release.
 
Ooookay guys..
I really enjoyed the discussion about the BMW rim size.. It was a lot of fun :D
In the picture of Stephane at iRacing forums it really looks like the wheel is significant bigger than the wheel base.
So, but trust me. The wheel rim is not 350mm.... ;) You must know, this wheel rim is made of real alcantara over rubber and with a lot of metal so if it would be 350mm you know the rim would be extremely heavy..?! And a heavier wheel do not give you the ffb effects as a Formula rim can give you..
When you listen very carefully in the BMW introduction video you can hear 315mm or 350mm .. I think I can end the confusion here - it will be 315 mm atm.
 
superbike81
So finally we hear something about the shifter, only after I decided to purchase the Thrustmaster TH8 RS. Oh well, I like my TH8, but I'm interested to see what the surprises are. Also VERY interested to hear what the added features of the CSW are.

I'm hoping these added features of the CSW set it more apart from the CSR-Elite. Seemed kinda odd to me that the CSW would be identical to the CSR-Elite except for no X-Box support and the quick release.
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I don't think it was ever identical to that degree, for example with it's ability to recognise tens of buttons it was always potentially going to be massively more flexible for the user.
 
Suggestion to Fanatec:

The shifter, make it compatible with an iphone/android/tablet device.
Whatever gear is selected an app can show this in realtime.

If the shifter alone supported this type of feature then it would work on consoles too.
People could use devices they have as gear indicators.
 
Sounds like an idea.. mayhem there would be away to hook it up to pedals to get some realtime pedal data?
 
Simracer92
Ooookay guys..
I really enjoyed the discussion about the BMW rim size.. It was a lot of fun :D
In the picture of Stephane at iRacing forums it really looks like the wheel is significant bigger than the wheel base.
So, but trust me. The wheel rim is not 350mm.... ;) You must know, this wheel rim is made of real alcantara over rubber and with a lot of metal so if it would be 350mm you know the rim would be extremely heavy..?! And a heavier wheel do not give you the ffb effects as a Formula rim can give you..
When you listen very carefully in the BMW introduction video you can hear 315mm or 350mm .. I think I can end the confusion here - it will be 315 mm atm.
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Okay, that means the picture is either an early testing model as the pedals are just wider then the base and the distance from there seem more like 50mm the 15mm, or it's an optical illusion.
I'll take your word for it though. Shame the 550 motors aren't powerful enough for a real size rim though. Which usually are 350-360mm if I am not mistaken.
 
Mr Latte
Suggestion to Fanatec:

The shifter, make it compatible with an iphone/android/tablet device.
Whatever gear is selected an app can show this in realtime.

If the shifter alone supported this type of feature then it would work on consoles too.
People could use devices they have as gear indicators.
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I would think the console title would have to have an update to take advantage of that feature.

If you play iRacing there is an app called iRaceDash that gives you that functionality and more. I use it and love it.
 
No nothing to do with the console or PC at all.

Have the gearbox have the functionality to output a signal for each gear via wifi/blutooth. Again nothing to do with a console or PC. A tablet/phone device with an app should be able to support this.

The technology is their to do it, depends how much Fanatec want to innovate.
 
LogiForce
Okay, that means the picture is either an early testing model as the pedals are just wider then the base and the distance from there seem more like 50mm the 15mm, or it's an optical illusion.
I'll take your word for it though. Shame the 550 motors aren't powerful enough for a real size rim though. Which usually are 350-360mm if I am not mistaken.
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Seems to be an optical illusion.. ^^
 
Sometimes pictures and videos have a funny way of making something look different or bigger.

I could swear that a "Big Mac" looks much bigger on tv than in reality :)
Maybe they use people with really small hands for closeups, lol.
 
Mr Latte
Sometimes pictures and videos have a funny way of making something look different or bigger.

I could swear that a "Big Mac" looks much bigger on tv than in reality :)
Maybe they use people with really small hands for closeups, lol.
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We all know cookiemonster just has a big mouth. lol
Well, guess even I got a bit confused I guess. I can't wait to test those toys myself. I bet it will be a whole new experience from what I see, hear and read. ^_^
 

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