Finally got Steering Wheel to work (Logitech G920)

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After buying this game 3 times and refunding it twice, I gave it another go after tempering with the Wheel support of the original, which was also pretty messed up.

The problem I was having: On controller settings, the game showed the wheel as an "Unknown Device" and whenever I tried to map any action, it would immediately force LS input. (Which turned out to be the accelerator).

In the original, the same problem exists. The game at least identify my Logitech G920 but it would also stuck any action to LS.

In both games, you could still map the wheel axis by turning it all the way to the max in one direction, which would prove that somewhere hidden in this remaster, the code for wheel support was still there and I would still get force feedback.

The solution: Quite simple actually.
Open the Logitech G Hun app. (I know, it's garbage and you should never use it otherwise).

Then in the "Game & Applications" section, add a new game. Pick NFS11Remastered.exe from whichever path you have the game installed.

Set steering wheel operating rage to 180 which is the minimum. (default is 900). Or choose whatever it works for you.

Then, the most important bit: Go into pedal options and check [x] COMBINED PEDALS. This was the single option in which was glitching out the accelerator and making the game force LS in any input. This solves everything in both the original game and the remastered for me.

Now, start the game and voila.. you will be able to map your wheel normally under "Unknown Device" and it works perfectly. Dare a say, better than the original. I've been experimenting a bit with both and the original had no deadzone, making the handling very twitchy to me. The remaster for some reason has a nice deadzone so you can comfortably move the wheel a bit without moving the car too much.

Force Feedback works as it should and everything is fine.

The only con is unlike the original, you can't map menu only actions in this version, so you still need a controller or keyboard next to you to navigate the game outside races.. in the original you could have everything mapped into the wheel and never had to touch the controller.

Bonus, if you have a shifter, you can even map your handbreak to your shift 4 for a bit of more immersion, since the game doesn't have manual gear anyway..

I hope it works for you too if you try. Should be the same for the G29, which is basically the same Wheel, but for Playstation. G920 is the Xbox version.

Edit: Because G Hub is pure trash.. after I launch the game I Alt+Tab to make sure the NFS11Remastered profile is active, because it's often not and G Hub has the awful habit to switch back to the Default Desktop profile. So switch back to NFS11 profile, then Alt Tab back into the game.

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Publicado originalmente por mrorange:

Publicado originalmente por V I D A L:

I get you. It really sucks that a fresh release of a racing game doesn't give you plug and play support for steering wheels.
I'm used to the hassle because I mostly use my wheel to play classic arcade racing games on emulation such as Crusin n USA, San Francisco Rush, Daytona, Outrun2 etc.. A lot of hours and patience setting them up.

Actually a great idea to get back to those classics. Loved them in the arcades.

Well you would be mind blown of how much of an arcade perfect experience you can have at home with those classics. Including H way shifter if you are into manual gear and force feedback. The more generation passes.. the less I like modern racing games and more I play the classics from 90s and early 2000s.

[mrorange]

totally forgot there is a sega rally 3 - nice will try to get to run. Dirt 5 is the closest we get to Sega Rally actually :D

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Yeah.. For SEGA Rally 3 you need Tekinoparrot. Same emulator of Outrun 2.

[Wolfmann Mike]

The Classics are great, i still played GTR2 until Assetto Corsa came out, usually game that support sim racing and user content can last forever, and a game like AC won't really age in a bad way, except the tons of vehicles and tracks from users.

[sanchies]

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Publicado originalmente por necrogoatlord:

any sort of deadzone for a wheel is garbage and so is only using 180. I dunno why you people keep trying to play this game with the wheel. Its literally the purest arcade triple A racer in the past decade.

Thanks for your toxic input. You don't know much of what you are talking about.

So you mean Steering Wheels are only meant for simulators?

You must be too young to remember that arcade racers "invented" steering wheel in video games. The first time any of us have ever play a racing game with steering wheel was on the arcades. Arcade racers have had cabinets with steering wheels since the 90s. For a decade we play arcade racing games with steering wheel before there was even a possibility to have a steering wheel controller at home.

Outrun, Turbo, RoadBlasters, Rad Mobile, VirtuaRacing, Daytona USA, Sega Rally, Crusin' USA, California Speed, San Francisco Rush, Scud Racer among another thousand arcade racing game that popularised steering wheel.

Second, no.. deadzone is important depending in how a game handle. Most games with a controller require deadzone and it has deadzone by default you cannot control. In the original, the lack of deadzone makes it impossible to even stay in a straight line playing with a wheel. The remaster thankfully feels better than the original.

Third, you don't even know how the operation range of a steering wheel works, so no point of explaining.

Run along now.. you obviously not interested in playing this game with wheel and seeing other people figuring out how to have fun and to make the game work with the controller they want only makes you mad for some reason.... so go find some purpose, will you?

Extremely based sir.

[ObamaLawyer]

Could you see about uploading your controls file in your game save directory
C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit Remastered\Save\Default\controls.NFS11Save

[Wolfmann Mike]

anyone hating on wheels just don't wanna compete with wheels, but good point, it is biased.

[[dse]Circlestrafe]

I always hated using anything other than a wheel for driving/racing games. I don't understand why someone would get pissed off because someone else spends hours or days trying to get a wheel to work with a a game. Driving games 'need' a wheel. I wouldn't use a keyboard or a gamepad to drive to work. Of course a game is nothing like real driving, but a wheel makes all the difference, for the better!

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Publicado originalmente por dseCirclestrafe:

I always hated using anything other than a wheel for driving/racing games. I don't understand why someone would get pissed off because someone else spends hours or days trying to get a wheel to work with a a game. Driving games 'need' a wheel. I wouldn't use a keyboard or a gamepad to drive to work. Of course a game is nothing like real driving, but a wheel makes all the difference, for the better!

ikr... the dumbest argument I keep seeing is like: "This is not a simulator, it's an arcade game.. it doesn't 'need' steering wheel."

These people often think steering wheel makes the game "easier" to play the same way mouse is more precise for FPS.. if anything I think steering wheel can often make it harder.. it's just about fun. It's 100 times more fun to play with steering wheel...

And finally, and I can't stress that enough, it has nothing to do with simulation... in fact, arcade racing games "invented" steering wheels in gaming. The first time anyone has ever played a racing game with a steering wheel were in the arcades. Arcades had racing wheels over a decade before there was even a steering wheel you could buy to play at home with.

[ObamaLawyer]

sir may i please have your controls file so i can try to get this working

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Publicado originalmente por Cruzmatt22:

sir may i please have your controls file so i can try to get this working

Sorry I don't have it anymore. I got it working.. played through the entire game.. both campaigns and then uninstalled it.

[jag009]

Publicado originalmente por dseCirclestrafe:

I always hated using anything other than a wheel for driving/racing games. I don't understand why someone would get pissed off because someone else spends hours or days trying to get a wheel to work with a a game. Driving games 'need' a wheel. I wouldn't use a keyboard or a gamepad to drive to work. Of course a game is nothing like real driving, but a wheel makes all the difference, for the better!

Driving games are designed to be played with wheels, not freaking joypads. If not then why we still haven't seen joypad control cars in real life lol

[mrorange]

Publicado originalmente por jag009:

Publicado originalmente por dseCirclestrafe:

I always hated using anything other than a wheel for driving/racing games. I don't understand why someone would get pissed off because someone else spends hours or days trying to get a wheel to work with a a game. Driving games 'need' a wheel. I wouldn't use a keyboard or a gamepad to drive to work. Of course a game is nothing like real driving, but a wheel makes all the difference, for the better!

Driving games are designed to be played with wheels, not freaking joypads. If not then why we still haven't seen joypad control cars in real life lol

couldnt have said it better :D

[Mike350Z]

Not played the remaster yet but back in the day I had the choice of buying the low Res 30fps version on the Xbox but with native wheel and force feedback support or the superior in every way pc version but with no official wheel support.
I went for Xbox. The wheel support with force feedback was superb. It really ...... Me off that it was not added to pc version . I now play on pc on a pad . I tried but was never able to get the wheel to right like it does on Xbox

Arcade racers work really well on a wheel. Just look at sega rally or daytona .... When is the last time you saw that at an arcade with a joystick?

[Hipster Dufus]

Best 8 bucks I've spent in a while...once i got the wheel working.