Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel stettings

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Hi There

Is there anyone out there owning a Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel and GT5 who has found some usable settings for this wheel yet?

This is the first time I´m using the wheel with the PS3 and there is barely any FFB from curbs or the road, the wheel just shakes a lot back and forth, especially on straights.

Something's just not right here...
 
You should, especially if you bought yours when they first shipped out, like I did.

The firmware adds further set up options that are vital for GT5, such as deadzone which helps remove the vibration when you are driving in a straight line, which then allows you to use a higher setting for FFB.
 
This shaking of the steering wheel is normal (for straights). Its the way you can have better feeling of the car. Everything you know what car doing at the moment is through the steering wheel. Try to set force feedback to lower level.
 
Shaking on straights, add some deadzone until it goes away. Hmm can't remember if that was added in a firmware update but anyway you realy should get the latest firmware the LIN setting and 10 degree steps for most things are awesome.

Settings is VERY personal, so I'd just fiddle with them until you find something that fits YOU. Do some time trials on the same track and the same car, when you get consistent on that track and car, start messing with the wheel settings and see if you shave some ms of your laptimes. Consistancy is very important, if you are not consistent yet, things like tuning and wheel settings is pointless, because you don't know if you just got a lucky lap or your changes worked for the better.

I use 900 degrees steering, LIN set to 10 that gives me really nice smooth steering. I have deadzone set so I get stabillity on straights so the steering is less nervous. ABS settings so I get vibration right before wheel lockup (with the clubsport pedals) and then set ABS in game to 0 so I can handle threshold braking myself instead of fighting with ABS. No ABS will probably hurt for a while and create some hillarious crashes, but it's worth it.

Strange that you get no FFB, I have to keep mine at like 10-20 or it's to much, the Fanatec FFB motor is realy strong.
 
erorcustoms
This shaking of the steering wheel is normal (for straights). Its the way you can have better feeling of the car. Everything you know what car doing at the moment is through the steering wheel. Try to set force feedback to lower level.
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I imagine he is referring to the see-sawing back and forth of the wheel while on straights, not just some bump vibration feedback. It's horrible on the fanatec wheel. The firmware updates helps dramatically with it.
 
Kreepnslayer
I imagine he is referring to the see-sawing back and forth of the wheel while on straights, not just some bump vibration feedback. It's horrible on the fanatec wheel. The firmware updates helps dramatically with it.
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Of course you need the correct firmware to be able to do this but so long as you have the function for Deadzone - DEA on the wheel and set this to 10 or 20 you'll get rid of the sawing effect when bombing down straights 👍
 
In one of the latest eipsodes of InsideSimRacing they go through their PS3 Fanatec Wheel settings. It was either the latest episode or the one before that. I would find it myself but I'm on a break at work and Youtube is blocked.
 
I had problems with rev 669 and flashed directly to 681. Now everything OK with GT5 (and still OK with "the other game").

Set FF at 1 in GT5.
On the wheel : 900°, FF 100, Sho 0, Dri 0, Dea 20

OK for me. No wheel shaking (Dea stands for "dead zone". 0 it to small for GT5)
 
Taurim
I had problems with rev 669 and flashed directly to 681. Now everything OK with GT5 (and still OK with "the other game").

Set FF at 1 in GT5.
On the wheel : 900°, FF 100, Sho 0, Dri 0, Dea 20

OK for me. No wheel shaking (Dea stands for "dead zone". 0 it to small for GT5)
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How does the wheel feel with this game? I've heard twice now that there aren't a lot of rumble effects; that basically there isn't a lot of driving feedback in the wheel.
 
With Sho : 0, I desactivate rumble motors in the wheel cause I don't like it too much.
There is quite a decent feedback and you feel the bumps on the track. I almost only drive on the ring since I unlocked it. Don't like too much the game but the ring is perfect and the simulation is fine.
I frequently drive on the real NS so for me, it feels OK with the Fanatec.
 
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20 on the deadzone works well in GT5P. You can actually release the wheel on the straights and it will behave.
 
Hmmm... Thomas had said that he was told by PD there would be no need for the deadzone setting in GT5. I fear the DFGT and G27 are too blame for this (as they have inherent deadzones built into the wheel due to less precise sensors). By supporting the G25/G27 in GT5, they may have had to keep the in-game deadzone to account for this flaw.



;)
 
Delphic Reason
Hmmm... Thomas had said that he was told by PD there would be no need for the deadzone setting in GT5. I fear the DFGT and G27 are too blame for this (as they have inherent deadzones built into the wheel due to less precise sensors). By supporting the G25/G27 in GT5, they may have had to keep the in-game deadzone to account for this flaw.



;)
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Now that I think about it I don't remember any wheel wobble in the time trial demo that was out earlier
 
Kreepnslayer
Now that I think about it I don't remember any wheel wobble in the time trial demo that was out earlier
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Unfortunately, I never had a chance to play the TT demo. I'll have to take your word for it.



;)
 
On GT5P mine is
in game FF set to 5
FF 100
deadzone 30 (no shake at all even in F1)
ABS 85
Rotation 900 (lets the game take over- same as off)
rumble 100

Those are the only settings I've adjusted so far, but the other night in Expert 550 class on Suzuka 10 laps, it was heaven. The people behind me didn't even have time to finish the race and most quit out!
 
Taurim
I had problems with rev 669 and flashed directly to 681. Now everything OK with GT5 (and still OK with "the other game").

Set FF at 1 in GT5.
On the wheel : 900°, FF 100, Sho 0, Dri 0, Dea 20

OK for me. No wheel shaking (Dea stands for "dead zone". 0 it to small for GT5)
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I tried your ffb settings and must say it's better than what I had. Ffb 8 inGT5 and 50 on the wheel. With it set at just 1 in game I would of thought it was going to be too weak!! No way, it's much better, just feels more natural don't know how else to explain , however I do have shock set to 50. Thanks .👍👍
 
Sportscar_Rob
Hi There

Is there anyone out there owning a Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel and GT5 who has found some usable settings for this wheel yet?

This is the first time I´m using the wheel with the PS3 and there is barely any FFB from curbs or the road, the wheel just shakes a lot back and forth, especially on straights.

Something's just not right here...
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I spent a bit of time trying to get something that feels right earlier, the settings on the wheel are:

SE - 900 degrees
FF - 30
Sho - 0
dri - OFF
abs - OFF
Lin - 30
dEA - 0
SPr - -3

The ingame wheel settings are:

Professional
Powersteering ON
ForceFeedback 1

It may need slight adjustments just depending on what you prefer but it feels pretty good for me now.

If anyone wants to add me to race go ahead tag is RemoteFortress I only like clean sporting races and no ramming etc.

Hope the settings help.
 
RemoteFortress
I spent a bit of time trying to get something that feels right earlier, the settings on the wheel are:

SE - 900 degrees
FF - 30
Sho - 0
dri - OFF
abs - OFF
Lin - 30
dEA - 0
SPr - -3

The ingame wheel settings are:

Professional
Powersteering ON
ForceFeedback 1

It may need slight adjustments just depending on what you prefer but it feels pretty good for me now.

If anyone wants to add me to race go ahead tag is RemoteFortress I only like clean sporting races and no ramming etc.

Hope the settings help.
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Why are people turning the shock off? Doesn't that control the intensity of the rumble motors?
 
Kreepnslayer
Why are people turning the shock off? Doesn't that control the intensity of the rumble motors?
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No shock just provides vibration when you press the accelerator peddle. I find some is good, turning it completely off feels like something is missing, I feel sorry for G25/27 owners in that respect.
 
Yeah but the accelerator does not vibrate in a real car so for me it does not add anything extra just feels odd having it shake under your foot.
 
why power steering on ? haven't tried it yet but will make a point of doing so tonight to see what difference it makes does it make steering too easy ?
 
I'm also struggeling a bit finding the right setting with my PWTS wheel.
Didn't notice the "wheel wobble" until the last a class licence test, the wheel would violently steer from side to side.

Does everybody use 900 degrees ?
How does the Lin setting effect the steering?
Any need to change the dPr or SPr setting?

Fanatec should come out with an official recommended setting :).
 
Sounds like my settings from GT5P will transfer right over to GT5. :)

Anything below 700 degrees the wheel just saws back and forth uncontrollably and that not even the deadzone settings can fix.
 
mf-dif
Anything below 700 degrees the wheel just saws back and forth uncontrollably and that not even the deadzone settings can fix.
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Yes, it can...

I've used many different steering ratios in GT4 and GT5:P, and I haven't found a ratio yet that I can't fix with the deadzone and linearity settings...



;)
 

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