Logitech G27 Force feedback Settings for DiRT 4

by Falagar / Articles, DIRT / 16 Jun 2017

G27 force feedback guide

Logitech profiler:

Overall effects strength: 107%

Spring effect strength: 0%

Damper effect strength: 0%

Enable centering spring: unticked

Centering spring strength: 100%

Use special steering wheel settings: ticked

Report combined pedals: unticked

Degrees of rotation: 900°

Use special game settings: ticked

Allow the game to adjust settings: ticked

Dirt 4 gives a big deadzone of the FFB motors, and setting the overall effect to 107% puts this deadzone at a minimum. This is possible the most important thing to get a good FFB in this game, in my opinion. Spring and damper are set to 0 because these are just fixed effects, and we can get better information by setting these in-game.

Advanced input settings

Steering linearity: 0

Steering deadzone: 0

steering saturation: 100

Throttle deadzone: 0

Throttle saturation: 100

Brake deadzone: 5

Brake saturation: 100

Clutch deadzone: 5

Clutch saturation: 100

Soft lock: On

All the saturations are on 100, such that the car’s behavior matches exactly what I do on the wheel/pedals. I have chosen a small deadzone on the brake and clutch because I tend to rest my foot on them, but I don’t want to trigger them when I do that. Soft lock-on and steering linearity 0 mean that the in-game wheel will follow the g27 wheel exactly. Some cars in-game have less than 900 degrees, but they will still match the physical wheel exactly. You should feel the wheel “lock” earlier for those also.

Vibration and feedback:

Self-aligning torque: 80

Wheel friction: 0

Tire friction: 0

Suspension: 90

Tire slip: 80

Collision: 70

Soft lock: 100

Steering center force: 0

Steering center force enabled: Off.

Wheel and tire friction are set to 0 since these are just fixed effects. The same can be said about the steering center force. They offer nothing regarding information about the car’s behavior. Together with the 107% overall effect, this is the most important thing to get a good feeling. Also, keep in mind that self-aligning torque scales all the effects. Soft lock 100 makes the wheel notify us when we turn the wheel further than what the car supports.

Apart from the three values set to zero, you can change the others to your liking – this is just what I prefer, and I think it will serve as a good starting point for g25/g27/g29 users struggling to find a good setup. If you have any suggestions to improve these settings further, do not hesitate to comment below. Otherwise, thanks for reading this guide!

Falagar

He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.
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