Automobilista 2 Force Feedback - Overview & Recommendations

Given the disparity between wheels I don't think a "one size" fits all is a prudent approach tbh.
@RoccoTTS you beat me to it

 

As of the last build, my AMS 1 and AMS 2 FFB are as close to identical as one could likely ever expect. @Ivysaur, what LFB do you use in AMS? It has no minimum force slider--it is just built in as they may do here.

If I am understanding what Reiza is doing, LFB in AMS and AMS 2 is now pretty much the same. The same settings should produce more or less the same results (if you leave FX at default 50). Works on my wheel, anyway....

And, for the zillionth time, there is no reason or logic to put LFB (or FX) at 0.

 

I have a fanatec DD2. Reiza recommends leaving the menu spring at 0. Actually, cranking it up doesn't make any difference. Is there a setting in the .ini or FFB file to increase the spring force?

 

Menu spring only works in the menu..

 

With your wheel perhaps but my DD wheel is set to 0 for both LFB and FX as it feels alot better. Maybe your confusion is because not all DD wheel users set their Wheel strength to 100 They may find if they did so they won't need LFB or FX! Stop confusing everyone with your findings for Fanatec belt drive wheels! How would you know what my DD wheel feels like?

 

I have the DD1. I come form rf2 and downloaded AMS2 two days ago. I found that if I run the gain at the recommend 40-50, even with my DD1 at 100% torque, it feels too weak. And I am not someone who likes a very strong wheel. I then used the FFB tool in AMS2 to find the clipping point on F1 cars, and I found that I can run the gain at 75 without clipping. And my DD1 at 50% torque. Also, don't feel the need for LFB at 75 gain and dd1.

 

see post #336

 

Stop confusing people who don't have DD wheels by talking about your settings!!

Grow up.

And you will notice I said "for my wheel."

And, there are plenty of DD users on here (and making YouTube videos) who are thrilled with the FFB...none of whom are using 0. Go tell them what they are feeling is wrong.

 

Holy cow guys, adding -pthreads 4 to the Steam launch options makes a HUGE difference to the FFB!

Go ahead and drive a lap or two with your current FFB settings to remind yourself what it feels like. Then add -pthreads 4 to the Steam launch options and go out on track. The FFB feels much more "full."

 

Where did you get that info from mate?

 

Apparently it was an old command from pCARS2. I never knew about it until someone mentioned it on these forums, so I tried it.

 

Als er een schaap over de dam is volgen er meer

 

By default, unless Reiza changed this, the Madness engine used to use 2 dedicated threads for (tire IIRC) physics. Using -pthreads 4 will allocate 2 more additional dedicated threads for the physics processing. IIRC, 4 was the limit so trying to use larger values doesn't work.

 

Can't wait for the feedback to see if this is actually "a thing."

 

Some people quoted in the past that it enhanced their FFB. To be fair, I never noticed a difference in PC2 for FFB with or without that flag. However, I don't consider my Thurstmaster TX a high end device so those with better hardware may notice a difference.

What I did notice is that things were smoother with gameplay (no lag on collisions that some people reported, and no sound drops that other's reported). I completely forgot about that flag for AMS2. I plan to try it out this weekend.

 

I'd like to understand what possible reason would there be to not make it the default. Why would anyone want fewer threads used? Just for older/really weak computers?