Fanatec GT DD Pro Force Feedback

[matekalan1801]

Hi All,

I`m using a Fanatec GT DD Pro wheel base (8Nm) with the McLaren wheel. Recently changed from PS4 to PC and I have noticed a considerable downgrade in FFB strength in ACC. I`m using the same wheel settings as I was on PS and still there is a major difference. I used to feel exhausted after a couple of hours of gaming on PS but on PC I`m not even tired after more gaming.. It feels as if the wheel would only be using 3-4Nm instead of the 8, even though the FFB settings are on 100% in both the Fanatec software and in ACC.
Has anybody else experienced this?
Thanks

[Dustezz]

Saying your running 100% Gain ingame would lead me to believe your ffb is clipping out the wazoo.

[Wolke]

yeah, reset your ffb to default values. i have a CSW 2.5 and usually 80% is enough including in car value around 85-90.

https://forum.fanatec.com/discussion/634/assetto-corsa-competizione-pc-fanatec-recommended-settings/p1

check the driver too

[matekalan1801]

Originally posted by Dustezz:

Saying your running 100% Gain ingame would lead me to believe your ffb is clipping out the wazoo.

Tried to lower it but I haven`t really noticed any difference, except that it was even weaker.

[matekalan1801]

Originally posted by Hasenbein:

yeah, reset your ffb to default values. i have a CSW 2.5 and usually 80% is enough including in car value around 85-90.

https://forum.fanatec.com/discussion/634/assetto-corsa-competizione-pc-fanatec-recommended-settings/p1

check the driver too

Lowering the FFB settings didn`t change much so far, but I have a look at the link, thanks!

[goblueteam]

yea not really sure i have the csl DD 8 nm and notice the higher you go on the in game gain the more stuff gets canceled out and feeling like nothing. also keep in mind the console patch is behind the pc patch so it might not even be the same.

one thing i like having my wheel base plugged into a usb 2.0 port i feel like it just feels a little stronger for some reason than when i use a usb 3.0port(could just be me but worth a try)

to try these out select another profile from your current settings in the fanalab software use advanced not auto.

I found some settings online i really liked
fanalab
SEN 900
FFB 100
FFS PEAK
NDP 5%
NFR 10%
INT 1
FEI 100
FOR 100%
SPR 90%
DPR 100%
BLI OFF i dont have a brake pedal that vibrates lol

In game settings
gain 70 but depends on car 68-73 is usally the range im in
min force 0%
damper 20%
dynamic damper 20%
road effects 0
frequency 400hz
steer lock 900
steer lin 1.0
brake gamma 1.0
gear debounce 60ms

i really like these settings i wish i could remember who i got them from to give some credit lol they actually had the gain at 65 in game originally.

anyways if you do not already know and you might there is a bar in the bottom right when your driving that is your force feedback meter if its flashing red a lot then your in game gain is way to high and clipping basically muting out all the effects that is how i decide if i can go up a notch in the gain or if i have to go down many times going down in gain you will start to feel much more power coming through and more details as well.

[matekalan1801]

Originally posted by goblueteam:

yea not really sure i have the csl DD 8 nm and notice the higher you go on the in game gain the more stuff gets canceled out and feeling like nothing. also keep in mind the console patch is behind the pc patch so it might not even be the same.

one thing i like having my wheel base plugged into a usb 2.0 port i feel like it just feels a little stronger for some reason than when i use a usb 3.0port(could just be me but worth a try)

to try these out select another profile from your current settings in the fanalab software use advanced not auto.

I found some settings online i really liked
fanalab
SEN 900
FFB 100
FFS PEAK
NDP 5%
NFR 10%
INT 1
FEI 100
FOR 100%
SPR 90%
DPR 100%
BLI OFF i dont have a brake pedal that vibrates lol

In game settings
gain 70 but depends on car 68-73 is usally the range im in
min force 0%
damper 20%
dynamic damper 20%
road effects 0
frequency 400hz
steer lock 900
steer lin 1.0
brake gamma 1.0
gear debounce 60ms

i really like these settings i wish i could remember who i got them from to give some credit lol they actually had the gain at 65 in game originally.

anyways if you do not already know and you might there is a bar in the bottom right when your driving that is your force feedback meter if its flashing red a lot then your in game gain is way to high and clipping basically muting out all the effects that is how i decide if i can go up a notch in the gain or if i have to go down many times going down in gain you will start to feel much more power coming through and more details as well.

Thanks for the tips, it looks great, however as soon as I have downloaded Fanalab and updated the drivers ACC stopped recognising the wheel,, The in game dash board kept flashing and the middle switch on the steering wheel was going crazy while the pedals and the wheel didn`t respond.. It is doing the same even after reinstalling all Fanatec software so now I`m stuck. Switching to PC really isn`t going as planned so far.

[goblueteam]

that is really strange i have never had any problem like that the csl dd and the gt dd are basically the same when your using it on PC

[Protonv5]

Suggestion: Go to c;\users\yourusername\documents\Assetto Corsa Competizione\Config\controls.json. Delete this file and restart the game and let it recreate this file. Then re-enter your desired settings.

If after this you still have issues, delete your wheel's drivers and reinstall.

[goblueteam]

probably try what proton above said first

one thing is i never use the fanatec control panel it used to close everytime i would open it but you really never need to open it.
i use specifically fanalab version 1.63 not sure if that is the newest or not maybe your trying to use the fanatec control panel and not fanalab could be the problem.

if that is not it what i would do is turn off your wheel base unplug the power and usb try again.
you can also try pressing the reset button in the ACC controls there is 2 arched arrows sort of in a circle somewhere on the left i think this should reset things.

you could try a different usb port

all of your button bindings could just be wrong or something and setup for playstation? and you just need to check over the input bindings and cancel out any conflicting bindings.

make sure your wheel base is not in compatibility mode for me this means the power button lights up red in normal pc mode and yellow in compatibility mode it will function as a csw 2.5 in compatibility mode and is needed on some games although i cant think of any off the top of my head maybe forza horizon 5

if all that fails uninstall all the software and reinstall it probably with it connected to a different usb port.

also the only thing i do use the fanatec control panel for is firmware updates make sure your firmware is all up to date for the base and wheel maybe google fanatec gt dd pro firmware problems reddit- then read and see if its possibly a bad new update or something.

you could also just try pulling your wheel rim off and putting it back on.

could just need to restart the pc after install

[matekalan1801]

It has been solved in the end, by uninstalling and reinstalling everything (apart from Fanalab) and now only using the Fanatec control panel. I`ll probably skip the installation of the Fanalab for a while after this experience :S. The bonus is that I have managed to increase the feeling of the strength to an extent by increasing the NFR and NIN to 100%, the downside is that know every time I go over a kerb the wheel base rattles like hell. That will need to be ironed out somehow and then we are getting somewhere.

[broadswordnottm]

You can get recommended settings from the Fanatec forums.

[goblueteam]

lol idk i tried probably 20 dif sets of settings including a lot of settings from fanatec forums.

i think you can just change them on your steering wheel without opening fanalab on my wheel its a button with a wrench on it not sure what it would be on the GT dd wheel

honestly if you cant change the settings though your kind of leaving some ffb behind and its a pretty expensive item to only like partially use it that is how i feel anyways.

i guess everyone likes different things though

i think for some reason many people really focus on making the wheel feel really heavy and hard to turn the wheel these GT3 cars have power steering and it should only be hard to turn the wheel if there is a lot of force being put on the wheels like driving fast through corners with your tires at the correct temp/psi
when your wheel is already putting out so much power to make the wheel feel stiff and hard to turn in every situation your just not actually getting the details because the wheel base is most likely clipping and just can not produce anymore force feedback due to being overloaded.

[matekalan1801]

Originally posted by goblueteam:

lol idk i tried probably 20 dif sets of settings including a lot of settings from fanatec forums.

i think you can just change them on your steering wheel without opening fanalab on my wheel its a button with a wrench on it not sure what it would be on the GT dd wheel

honestly if you cant change the settings though your kind of leaving some ffb behind and its a pretty expensive item to only like partially use it that is how i feel anyways.

i guess everyone likes different things though

i think for some reason many people really focus on making the wheel feel really heavy and hard to turn the wheel these GT3 cars have power steering and it should only be hard to turn the wheel if there is a lot of force being put on the wheels like driving fast through corners with your tires at the correct temp/psi
when your wheel is already putting out so much power to make the wheel feel stiff and hard to turn in every situation your just not actually getting the details because the wheel base is most likely clipping and just can not produce anymore force feedback due to being overloaded.



I`m using the McLaren wheel so not sure which button you would be referring to, but I have an idea.

I agree regarding the usage of features, which is why it is so frustrating.. I`ll definitely tweak around more before giving up and that includes contacting Fanatec directly if I have to..
I have heard about the power steering in GT cars, however to my understanding those wheels are still putting out something like 8-14 Nm IRL. So even if I use my wheel on max power I`m only just getting the feel for the lowest level. Which is why I would like to use all it`s potential. If I have ended up spending all this money, I would like to make sure I`m getting at least a remotely realistic feeling.