PC games with realistic force feedback

[iloveboost]

I just bought a Driving Force GT and after playing on it for about an hour I give up! I tried so hard to like GT6 that I even bought this stupid wheel but the force feedback feels fake and rubbish to me. I don't feel there's any advantage to it other than it finally gives you a linear throttle to work with not the non-linear throttle controller users are slowed down with.
Is there a game and wheel combo on the PC that will give me a car like feel from the steering and physics?
Thanks.

[SlipStream77]

Assetto Corsa and iRacing are both pretty good IMO.

[iloveboost]

SlipStream77 said:

Assetto Corsa and iRacing are both pretty good IMO.

When Assetto Corsa gets a full release I will probably buy it if have a wheel still and I like the demo. Iracing seems good but it's expensive, looks dated, has no free demo and has no real variety.

[FourWheelDrift]

You probably know this already but if not in some games the force feedback needs to be set to negative settings (or invert) instead of positive settings, if not it feels odd driving in a straight line.

[Bullett]

I used to set my FFB too high. Since I turned it down it's much better.

I mostly play iracing as it gave me the best feel, it is pricey though and if you want to race a new car every 5 minutes its probably not for you. I've been driving the Skippy for 6 months now.

[cianha]

It took me ages to get it right, but I eventually dialled back the FFB on my DFP to the point where it feels just right for racing.

I gave up on drifting howver, as I couldn't get the lock on fast enough, and it felt like the motors and gears were straining.

[iloveboost]

cianha said:

It took me ages to get it right, but I eventually dialled back the FFB on my DFP to the point where it feels just right for racing.

I gave up on drifting howver, as I couldn't get the lock on fast enough, and it felt like the motors and gears were straining.

I put it on 1 in GT6 almost straight away and it's better but still bad to me. As you said it's too slow to spin and you feel this un-natural resistance vary with the position of the wheel but not vary with the virtual front tyres position. I'll sell it and try a Thrustmaster TX with Assetto Corsa when it gets released.

[james_gt3rs]

Netkar pro was really good when I played that. Made by the same peopel as Assetto Corsa.

[NateWM]

www.lfs.net

[cianha]

Redownloaded that on Tuesday, still getting the hang of it singleplayer.
Runs at 95FPS on my secondhand PC, it used struggle to get 35 on my old one.
Hot hatch + Autocross editor + handbrake = giggles!

[Boobonman]

If you are running the 0.6E version then download the tweak program, hours of fun to be had.

[tim-b]

iloveboost said:

Iracing seems good but it's expensive, looks dated, has no free demo and has no real variety.

I think you've been spoiled by Granturismo with it's 1000+ cars (that all feel the same) and polished graphics ..

Give iRacing a go, it's only $6 (about £3.50) for one month, same price as an online movie rental but a lot better value! The learning curve is steep, but once you get your head around it and get past the usual frustrations, it feels like you are really driving.

The graphics are getting pretty good and the latest sounds are unrivalled. Since the graphics are not cutting-edge it runs great on older machines too. I'm not exactly a fanboy, it has lots of issues, but nothing else I've tried comes close.*


*Assetto Corsa feels great in the slower cars, but completely dead in the faster ones IMHO.

[jon-]

iloveboost said:

Driving Force GT

There's your problem.

I found the driving force gt too slow to feel realistic, especially when trying to drift, the motors just didn't have the speed or power to react like a wheel would.

Swapped for a T500 RS which made GT6 feel much better.

[iloveboost]

I've decided to sell the Driving Force GT seems I'm not alone in thinking it's bad. I've bought a T500RS to try with GT6 if it's not for me still (the game and/or wheel) I'll return the T500RS then buy a TX and Assetto Corsa. The TX I can use with the Xbox One and Forza when I get bored with Assetto Corsa. That's the plan but I'll see what the T500RS is like first.