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geocab:
Great timing on the thread, I just got the G25 and was able to configure it for a couple of games, but it's been acting screwy in others.  I especially can't get it to work in Roadblasters.  I'll try out these settings as I know I have them wrong now!

George
sqwirral:
I have a Logitech Momo Racing wheel too, and have just been trying it out in various emulators with little success. I've been setting the steering to X Axis by turning the wheel (so I know it's recognised) and the pedals to Y Axis.

--Taito games (Chase HQ, Continental Circus, etc) don't list a seperate axis for the pedals, all you get is "AD Stick Analog X" for the steering, so I can't get the pedals to work (the steering was far too unsensitive anyway)
--Jaleco games (Grand Prix Star, Big Run, etc) work ok but the pedals appear to be digital according to mame's input controls, I don't know if the original machines were like this?
--Sega games (Outrun, Power Drift, etc) are really weird, controls seem to be mapped okay but the accelerator fluctuates on its own, making your speed drop then pick up again at random, unplayable.
--Capcom's Slipstream the steering works but pedals only worked on the select screens and not in game
--Namco's Final Lap kinda works but the steering is so wildly over sensitive I can't play it without spinning out at the slightest touch (altho I seem to remember the original arcade being a bit like this too)


I then tried games in other emulators since Mame was proving frustrating:

--Ridge Racer (VivaNonno) steering works but couldn't get pedals to work. You have to edit the *.xml file to change the config here but I tried listing "Y" or "-Y" for the pedals and could only get them to work in reverse at best (full acceleration = no pedal pressure)
--Daytona USA (Nebula Model 2) finally a game that works properly!! I set steering to X Axis, Accelerate to Y Axis Inverted, and Brake to Y Axis... everything works pretty good
--Sega Rally, Sega Touring Car, etc (Nebula Model 2) the other games you'd think would be the same, but I'm getting some weird behaviour where if I steer while accelerate isn't depressed the car spins 180, making it really difficult to play, I don't remember the arcades doing this

So, one game out of several hours testing, better than nothing I suppose :/

If anyone else with this wheel can shed some light on how to get things working good with some games, please let me know. I've been searching google for help but there's a big lack of information (that's how I found this thread in the first place).
geocab:
Thanks, Rebelscum!  I've only tried out Power Drift so far, but I now have analog control. :)
mikeveli20:
Well looks like I'm on the right track now thanks to all of you! Apparently my wheel is Joy 1 afterall, so not sure why it wasn't working before. I've decided to test with Cruis'n USA instead for no particular reason. The wheel and pedals work pretty good. Is there a way to adjust the sensitivity of the wheel? It's pretty tight right now. I have to turn it about 25 degrees before the game even registers that I'm turning the wheel. In the wheel calibration in Windows if I move it even the slightest it registers perfectly. I tried adjusting it's sensitivity (down to 0 and all the way up to 200) in the Analog controls menu but nothing seemed to be affected by it.

Also, in regards to the gear shift, how (if possible) do I set it up so that I can go up and down all the gears with the shifter? The shifter is a simple up/down meaning if you're in gear one and press up on the shifter it goes to 2, press up again it goes to 3, press down it goes back to 2, etc. etc. The way I have it configured now the shifter only goes up and down between gears 3 and 4 and I have to press other assigned buttons to move between 1 and 2. Here is what my config file looks like:

P1 Button 2: Joy 1 Button 3
P1 Button 3: Joy 1 Button 5
P1 Button 4: Joy 1 Shifter Forward
P1 Button 5: Joy 1 Shifter Backward
P1 Button 6: Joy 1 Button 6

Paddle Analog: Joy 1 Wheel axis
Paddle Analog Dec: None
Paddle Analog Inc: None

P1 Pedal 1 Analog: Joy 1 Combined pedals -
P1 Pedal 1 Analog Dec: None
P1 Pedal 1 Analog Inc: None
P2 Pedal 1 Analog: Joy 1 Combined pedals +
P2 Pedal 1 Analog Dec: None
P2 Pedal 1 Analog Inc: None

If I change P1 Button 2/3 to Joy 1 Shifter Forward/Backward as well, I can then move between 1 and 2, but can never get to 3 and 4. Also, when I press down on the shifter it moves to the higher gear out of the 2 (whether it's 1 and 2 or 3 and 4) and when I press up it moves to the lower. I know the actual version of Cruis'n USA had a 4 position shifter so that might be where the issues are coming from, but I'm hoping there is a way around that.

Thanks again for all your help.

EDIT: In addition to the above issues I'm having, I went back to California Speed to configure that, but there is no way for me to configure the brake pedal. In the input menu there is only 1 pedal to configure. I can't get passed the calibration screen at the beginning because I need to press brake to calibrate the controls within the game itself.
geocab:
Sorry to go off topic, mikeveli20, but what speed proecessor do you have?  I can't play Cruis'n USA and I don't know if it's my processor speed or if I have other settings incorrect like I did my steering wheel.  For the record I have the Intel Q6600 2.4G quad core.  ( I know MAME doesn't use multi-cores, but this is my everyday computer as well.)

Nevermind, I just saw your other thread about Blitz.  I have a ways to go, and a lot to consider when I build my cabinet.

Thanks,
Geo
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