I finally upgraded from a G27 to a CSL DD. Wow what an upgrade. If you’re on the fence - do it. You feel so much more of what’s happening on the road. Instantly became more consistent and a tiny bit faster.
Next month (if all goes well), I'm shooting for the moza r9 and ES wheel to get started. Hopefully after I upgrade to moza I won't have to keep upgrading, this hobby is expensive
Haha it can be. Posts like mine don’t help. But at the same time I know there are people out there like me, holding onto their 10 year old g27 thinking it might not be worth it.
I too am really excited and on the fence right now. Only thing holding me back is the uncertainty of driver stuff regarding linux. I am using the G29 as of now and am looking at the ready to race bundle from fanatec - has anyone here any experience with fanatec drivers under arch/manjaro linux?
I did find some threads talking about driver stuff but each is several years old. The git repo hasn't been updated in a while, too. So here I am. But thanks for the hint - any help is much appreciated
I can totally relate. I must say though that the experience with the Logitech stuff was pretty easy and plug and play for the most part. Even more stable than windows in this regard
I'm assuming you know about https://github.com/gotzl/hid-fanatecff ? That's the one that's mentioned by the oversteer dev https://github.com/berarma/oversteer. I don't personally have experience with it as I use a t300rs currently, but I've been keeping an eye open for a used Fanatec wheelbase that's on that list since it would be nice to try to contribute to the project if I can.
My experience digging into the tmff2 driver is that very few games actually support all the effects that the wheel does so the "feel" tends to be pretty much the same even if not every effect is supported. That said the issues I've faced are nearly all proton related and more often with my pedals like here than anything else.
I actually bought into the fanatec bundle a couple months ago, yea. The basic functionality worked, but I must say that the feeling of the force feedback felt off under Linux - hard to describe though. I feel bad to say this, but simracing is the only reason for me to have a dual booted windows workstation for now :(
All the cool hard- and software stuff that I was missing out, left me longing for windows compatability.
You could definitely give it a try though. Like I said, most of it was and is already there in form of these drivers: https://github.com/gotzl/hid-fanatecff
Just last week I upgraded from a G29 to the 8nm CSL DD, exceeded expectations entirely, I was mostly racing the MX-5, GR86 and Civic in IRacing and was super happy with the added detail, jumped in the new LMP3 they just added and the direct drive really came into its own. Worth every penny. I’d also recommend a load cell brake if you don’t already have one, equally as game changing in my opinion.
I am so excited to make the upgrade! I am planning on a Moza R9/R12 and the new KS wheel. Just waiting a few months as I am making a major move+other life events. Want to save up a bit and also wait until I have the space for a proper rig.
Just got AMS2 while traveling and I'm psyched to get home and try it.
I went with the r5 bundle and I have been so happy. I play on a desk so I can't have huge torque. But I want the ks wheel too. It has been worth every dollar.