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Author Topic: Wheel config before game start messaging?  (Read 71 times)

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Fursphere

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Wheel config before game start messaging?
« on: Yesterday at 11:24:20 pm »
Wondering if anyone else has tackled this 'problem'. 

I'm finally getting back to working on my cabinets after a long break, and I'm finding it a bit troublesome to 'inform' the user (me most of the time) how the wheel needs to be configured before the game starts.   270 degree, 360 degree...   FFB on/off...    pedals combined or separate...   shifter setup (H pattern vs sequential)...   any special button mapping (aka - spy hunter controls). 

I'm using Fanatec gear for both of my cabs, and it doesn't have any command line options (booo).   For all of the Logitech G27 faults, they did a good job on the software game profile system side of things. 

I was thinking about making a loading screen (per game?!  argh...  lots of work) AHK script with a message that tells the user (again, me most of the time) how to setup the controls before the game starts or something like that.  Maybe do some AI image generation (go go slop factory) to speed things up.

Anyone else tackled this?   Have any ideas?

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Re: Wheel config before game start messaging?
« Reply #1 on: Today at 12:54:10 pm »
Funny. I just came to the forum to post a solution for Moza wheels (using command line for settings), as I just got one and certainly wouldn't keep it unless settings could be adjusted on the fly.

Sorry I can't be helpful for Fanatec wheels.

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Re: Wheel config before game start messaging?
« Reply #2 on: Today at 01:08:16 pm »
I bought the Fanatec stuff based on my experiences with the old Clubsport CSW 2.5 (great piece of kit).   

I can probably use an AutoIT GUI-based RPA-type script to do it, assuming the GUI never changes (lol). 

edit - Hell, Power Automate with Windows 11 might even work.   I'm going to have to explore that...
« Last Edit: Today at 01:11:53 pm by Fursphere »