The options for turning audio off in multiplayer are under 'Audio' in My F1. Certainly solved the issue for me.
Some instructions would still be useful regarding multiplayer.
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The options for turning audio off in multiplayer are under 'Audio' in My F1. Certainly solved the issue for me.
Some instructions would still be useful regarding multiplayer.
I don't know what you mean by "My F1".
However I've discovered that you can silent other players in the lobby (before launching the race).
Also you can activate push to talk so the rest of the players don't hear your respiration and swearing. Notice that this option will appear only after going from the lobby to the box, and before the actual race. Weird, right?
Eh, it's on the first screen where you adjust all your settings and options!
How?
Can you explain a little more. How does 'push to talk' work? It also can be enabled/disabled in 'My F1'.
To silent a player you just need to move the cursor to its nickname, then press return and select the option there. All this before launching the race.
The push to talk option means that the other players will hear you only when you keep pressed a certain key (T by default).
two simple questions before I buy:
1. Will it run on i7 13" MBA? Will it playable at all - either on built-in display or 24" external display?
2. Is it compatible with G25 wheel? There are no OSX drivers from Logitech, so I wonder whether force feedback would work?
kal800
1. Will it run on i7 13" MBA? Will it playable at all - either on built-in display or 24" external display?
2. Is it compatible with G25 wheel? There are no OSX drivers from Logitech, so I wonder whether force feedback would work?
kal800
Going back to your recommendations on the Logitech G27, it turns out that it's not officially supported on OS X. Therefore I'd need to install patches and executing some lines in Terminal.
Obviously this a less than ideal situation. What luckily works today, might not work tomorrowso I could end up having a very expensive paperweight tomorrow.
Is there a steering wheel that is officially supported on Mac and that I can use to play F1 2013?
Obviously this a less than ideal situation. What luckily works today, might not work tomorrowso I could end up having a very expensive paperweight tomorrow.
Is there a steering wheel that is officially supported on Mac and that I can use to play F1 2013?
You don't have to install patches or execute lines in Terminal. The basic functions of the G27 work just by plugging it in. It's force feedback that is no longer officially supported, and that is sorted by installing the old Logitech force feedback kext which works perfectly.
Your card (Nvidia 300 series?) is just not good enough on OS X. If the game plays but slowly we allow the user to play with a warning about being under spec. If the graphics card has issues that would cause it to hang or have under 1fps then we block the specific card to save the user getting stuck.
Your hardware just plain cannot draw and run the game and most likely would have hung your Mac. So we did the right thing (we think) and stopped you from hanging your Mac.
Yes and Yes.
Saying that they are not important seems a little bit abitrary to me. What is important or not is up to every consumer.
Now there you have two good examples of G27's features that don't work on OS X. I'm sure if I keep looking I'll find more.
Aren't there more alternatives? I get that a lot of people like the G27, but I doubt it's the only steering wheel "compatible" with the Mac.
Both are cross platform as far as I can tell from your descriptions.
4. The line on the nose based on your description is a texture line that is more apparent at some angles/graphical settings.
5. The rare missing tyre colours can also happen (more often after using an in race replay/rewind), again this is related to a cross platform issue and beyond our control.
Edwin
I said the lights are unimportant because they are purely cosmetic with no functionality. The lights show up in the F1 cockpit on-screen.
You seem to be a little bit aggressive on this when people are only trying to help.
Look, the facts are these:
1) Logitech do not support OS X with their wheels
2) the basic functions of the wheels work OK when you just plug the device into a USB port. When I say basic, I mean steering, breaking, accelerating and gear change paddles. Also supported are the buttons on the 'gear shifter' accessory and 2 of the buttons on the main wheel
3) force feedback is not supported on OS X after Lion (I think), but you can easily install the Logitech FF kext as described above in my previous post
4) there is also a very useful utility from Feral called Free the Wheel, which gives you access to all the 6 buttons on the main wheel, but force feedback will not work if you use this.
So, you have 2 choices, either have force feedback and only 2 buttons on the main wheel, or use Feral's FTW and have no FF but all buttons working.
Personally, I use the FF option because driving without it is a waste of time in my view.
I use the 2 buttons on the wheel for KERS and DRS, and have the shifter sited next to my wheel so that I can use the buttons on it for giving instructions via the D-menu, looking left or right or accessing replay.
Has worked perfectly for me and many others for a number of years now.
If you are not comfortable with the few compromises you need to make to use wheels in OS X then perhaps you should use Bootcamp.
I've been using a Logitech Formula Force EX wheel the last few years with Dirt 2, F1 2012, Autosport driving, Virtual GP3 and now F1 2013.
I've had this back since the days when Logitech supported OS X with their wheels and it was an upgrade from a Wingman Formula Force GP when the PSU gave up.
Like everyone says once you install the kernel extension it works just as well as before and I can use the D-pad for changing brake bias, fuel etc, the two top buttons for kers and DRS and of course the paddles for gears.
The G27 is a much higher spec wheel and nicely finished more like the old Momo option so was out of my budget at the time.
I've had this back since the days when Logitech supported OS X with their wheels and it was an upgrade from a Wingman Formula Force GP when the PSU gave up.
Like everyone says once you install the kernel extension it works just as well as before and I can use the D-pad for changing brake bias, fuel etc, the two top buttons for kers and DRS and of course the paddles for gears.
The G27 is a much higher spec wheel and nicely finished more like the old Momo option so was out of my budget at the time.
Yeah, I know that the lights show up on the HUD, but I thought having them on the actual steering wheel would be a nice touch.
On the other hand, when you say it has "no functionality", does that have to do with this particular game, with OS X or the actual wheel?
Not my intention at all. Sorry if that's how I looked.
Ok. Got it. Is there any brand that supports OS X? If not, any brand whose wheel will be useful even if it's not fully compatible (just like the G27)?
Do ALL the buttons (D-Pad included) on the gear shifter work? That could compensate the lack of support of all the 6 buttons (though it's still very uncomfortable).
Ok, good to know that I can install the Logitech FF kext. Not sure about how long it will stay compatible though.
Yep, it wold be nice if they worked, but they don't actually do anything except add a little bit of realism.
Not that I know of.
Yep, all the buttons work on the shifter.
You're right, we don't know how long the old FF kext will work, but you could say that about any piece of hardware/software in future OS releases. Nothing is supported forever, workarounds are a fact of life.
Sorry, but as I have already said, Logitech wheels are not officially supported in Mac OS X!
They stopped producing drivers some years ago.
Have you been following this thread? He's asking about officially supported wheels.
As an aside, it's kext, not KEK.
Easy there. Actually, I asked considering that there are no officially supported wheels.
Being that said, I was wondering how that GT wheel works in general terms: feedback, buttons support, overall quality, etc. For instance, if all of those PS buttons work simultaneously with the FFF, that would be a win.