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Multiple Racing Emulators?
Hadeys:
Hey, thanks for all of the input. I would like doing racing simulators, but do keep in mind that i am currently set up for a 4-speedwhile shifter and i do not have a clutch, so that is a limiting factor. As far as the monitors go, i have taken them out and looked at them but i have no knowledge on them. They are Nanao monitirs abd i believe from what i read they can switch the frequency that they support. I am a bit confused because i didnt see a way to power them... so any input on this would be awesome
Hadeys:
I just looked at the monitors model number, it is a Nanao ms8-26su.
rCadeGaming:
The shifters built into those cabs are really just 4 pushbuttons. One is held down for each gear depending on where you put the lever. I think most of the PC games you'll be working with only support two buttons; one pressed momentarily to shift up and one pressed momentarily to shift down, not one that is held down for each gear. Also, most cars in these games have five or six gears, not four. You need to either toss those 4-speed shifters or make them modular so they can be swapped with something else. They'll probably only be useful for playing the games they're actually designed for in MAME, and those won't give you your dual-cab multiplayer.
For PC games you need a simpler shifter. Does the Logitech wheel you bought have one in it? I have a Logitech Driving Force GT that had a shifter mounted behind the wheel. It's a stupid location, but it was easy to mod, just taking it out of that housing, extending the wires and mounting the shifter next to the seat.
None of the games I mentioned use a clutch. Some others might be able to use one, but it probably isn't required. The Logitech G27 wheel has a clutch, but it also has a six speed shifter that might not be compatible with most games, and it's expensive.
Nanao's are common monitors, there should be plenty of people here that can help you get it hooked up.
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Aside from all this I just wanted touch on your concern that using consoles would be more complicated. Once you got some PS3s hooked up to your monitors (PS3 can output 480p and 480i, you'd have to use one of those) it would be far far simpler to run the cabinets off of them. No modding controls, no dealing with handling inputs in the computer, simpler setup for networked multiplayer, no wiring except for hooking up the monitors. Just buy two copies of GT5, two PS3's, and two Logitech G27 wheels, and plug them in, no hassles. You probably will not want to go this route because of the cost (understandably so), but I just wanted to clarify that you shouldn't count it out because you think it would be complicated.
Trip:
The high end sims have settings to have auto clutch shifting. There are a lot of wheel/pedal setups that don't include clutches and have paddle or up/down shifting, every game I know of has auto clutch settings.
isamu:
--- Quote from: Trip on March 12, 2012, 01:34:32 pm ---iRacing or rFactor 2 or some of the other hardcore high end driving sims for PC would be my choice
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Can't run iracing in a LAN environment. Great sim but it's online mp only.
Great thread guys. I believe OutRun 2006 PC also supports LAN play. Hopefully SuperModel will as well someday. I wish we could get it for the Ridge Racer games in MAME too.
90 Arcade Racer is coming out this year so perhaps it'll support LAN as well as online multiplayer.
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