Of all of the wheels I've followed, the Pro and DF:GT probably have the most trouble with this particular issue, but it is not the only one. The G25 has also been known to have it, including mine, too.
You seem to think the deadzone is / might be for drivers who press against the brake while driving. Keep in mind that the GT's pedals have fairly light springs, so you may experience this if you rest your feet on the brake pedal using left-foot braking. The G25 has stronger springs, so that is certainly not an issue with these pedals. If you can replace your springs with stronger ones, or maybe put a suitable sponge in there, you should be able to eliminate that problem.
the problem seems to be with the cheap plastic, among other design issues inside the pedal housing.
loose connections - check
plastic that compresses as you press the pedals - check
openings that let in hair and dust - check
potentiometer bracket moves when pedal pressed firmly - check
BTW guys, I just got my new (used) pedals in the mail and they work great so far. Hopefully that will be another year of DFGT use for me. then I'm definitely upgrading to something much more durable.
Maybe I missed something along this line mentioned earlier in the thread but I'm genuinely curious as I've never noticed it on games outside of the PC environment, that might be because I've only had a wheel for the last few months and simply never looked.
I hardly ever hear about deadzones anymore. There used to be some PS2 sims or games that had it, but as I mentioned above, maybe they needed it. Today's sims have pretty good wheel and pedal simulation.
The only reason I can see that it is being discussed here and now is as a fix for a mechanical problem, for which it was never intended. It's a non-issue, as far as I can see.
Destinkeys wrote:.........
And back to @all... Look, I understand that some of you feel PD shouldn't get involved in this. But let's be pragmatic, for once. If a couple of lines of simple code that every other racing game seems to not find repugnant to write solves a well known issue, why is it so uncompromisingly defended that PD shouldn't do anything about this..? I guess, once again, I come up against this wall of 'PD is right, no matter what they do' from a few dedicated players. Well, sorry, but I am probably just as dedicated a player of this game as any here, but somehow I don't feel this call to arms to defend every single decision PD makes, for good or bad. Sometimes, some of the things they do leave me wondering what the hell they DO think, and sometimes whether they care at all.
I mean, in the big picture, what exactly is so wrong about a deadzone in the steering wheel options? Why are you all so adamant that PD not fix this?
PD and/or others find this "repugnant"? Overstating the case a bit, isn't it?
Speaking of overstating.........To suggest that there is a wall of "'PD is right, no matter what they do' is ridiculous given what I've seen some of these people write. Perhaps it's just a reaction based on some people's perception that you say "'PD is wrong, no matter what they do'. That makes as little sense doesn't it? Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if some people concluded that there is a wall of "Destinkeys is right, no matter what you say" in this forum. Maybe that's not fair, but sadly that perception is also out there.
Pedal to the metal, or plastic in this case!
Lordmarshal wrote:
exXboxFan wrote:the problem seems to be with the cheap plastic, among other design issues inside the pedal housing.
loose connections - check
plastic that compresses as you press the pedals - check
openings that let in hair and dust - check
potentiometer bracket moves when pedal pressed firmly - check
BTW guys, I just got my new (used) pedals in the mail and they work great so far. Hopefully that will be another year of DFGT use for me. then I'm definitely upgrading to something much more durable.
I believe this^^ is the main problem. I have taken apart my DFGT 3 times.... the first time I stretched the springs, this worked for a day or so.......The second time I stretched springs again and checked the wires, cleaned it out and greased it.....this worked for a week or so. The third time I put dum dum (rubber type caulk) inside the potentiometer bracket and it has worked ever since....its been 8 months...still working. Luck? you decide.
hmm that might be a viable option for when this new one eventually starts to have issues. But yea if you have pictures or could type up more of a "how to" that would be awesome!
Destin, we all use left foot braking I think and no we are not dragging our feet.
Also, not constantly blaming everything we experience in life on PD does not mean we think they are flawless...
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