G940 bugs sorted out???

[F19_Klunk]

so throttle and pedals are still screwed up??
Stick I can live with as I still have my CH...

[Arrow]

Originally Posted by F19_Klunk

so throttle and pedals are still screwed up??
Stick I can live with as I still have my CH...

well, maybe I am some lucky user - but nothing is screwed up with my G940. I fly Il-2 4.10, FC2, Black SHark without any rudder/throttle problems.

[Qpassa]

I also dont have any issue, just they could work better. But now they work great!

[Blue 5]

The stick does not move as smoothly as a MSFF2 with an annoying tendency for reistance to rise and then suddenly fall, as though the mechanism had some tiny foreign objects stuck in it. This can make precise control difficult.

[W32Blaster]

from my point of view with the new beta firmware the stick is very precise.

All axis of the stick except x/y still have the reversal glitch. Precise when moving in one direction, if direction is reversed, there is a gap of around 3%.
e.g.
Moving up from 30 to 31% is precise, moving down from 31% firstly nothing happens then a jump to 28% is made.

This i a major glitch when trying to control 2 motors independendly or if trying to find correct trim settings of rudder etc.

Up to now to solutions to solve it:
Use of MikkOwl Multithrottel Tool
Modding the G940 with e.g. Bu368 Joystick Chipset.

[F19_Klunk]

hmm for that amount of cash I would not expect to start modding it directly from the box... if there is such a gap still, I think I just have to pass for the time beeing...

[robtek]

a 3% jump is definitely no "major" glitch, more a minor glitch and shurely less than the mechanical linkage in RL had!!!
I've read many reports where bomber pilots told that they fiddeled quite a time to synchronize the engines.
On the other side the german bomber pilots during the BoB intentionally desynchronized their engines to add some difficulty for the acoustic direction finding attempts of the brits.

[pupo162]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzYoi...&feature=feedu

here you go, this is the issue I have on my throttle. throw all the video i only move the thortles, look how all the other axis just dance around. there is even a bit where i only move 1 throtle and the other has a spike too.


cheers

[Yammo]

Wait...?!

Are you saying that when you increase the throttle SLOWLY in IL2 1946...
...it does NOT jump 1-3? (but instead goes in smooth 1% increments)

Are you saying that when you SLOWLY reverse the throttle in IL2 1946...
...it does NOT jump 2-6%? (but instead goes back the single 1%)


When I started out, I thought my bad aim at high speeds were due to
my lacking skills... I did not realize that there was a quite major flaw
in the G940 compounding the problem. While the reversal bug has been
fixed for the X/Y axis on the stick(via a firmware update which is all but
easy to find), ALL other analogues still have this glitch. While not a big
thing for a newbie, it WILL annoy the HECK out of you as you improve.

What is worse, is that Logitech has been working on a fix for this since
they released the stick. Furthermore they give close to no feedback on
what the plans/schedules are. So, don't count on the rest of the axis
being fixed.

The really appalling flaw of the G940 is that one of the cables going from
the buttons on throttle to its base, are 1cm too short and made from
a brittle material. Meaning after about 4-6 months of use, you will start
seeing R1&R2 jitter as you move the throtte(and thus the cables) back
and forth. While this is not hard to fix, it is a defect by design.


In short...
- The G940 is overprised!
- Has a design flaw which WILL break the throttle automatically.
- Has a bug which remains un-fixed after 2 years.
- The profiler(which binds the keys etc) is adequate at best, but actually rather "sub par"
- There is close to NO information from Logitech and they are SLOW to produce Software.
+ The Logitech phone support is very professional and serviceminded.
+ The only HOTAS FFB stick on the market.
+ Once you figure out how to fix the wires in the throttle, it is a sturdy piece of EQ.
+ Once you resign to throttle frenetically up and down to get to specific percentages
or RPMs, the reversal bug on the throttle is nothing more than a constant inconvenience.

[Mysticpuma]

Great video examples, thanks for the information. I can imagine that would be a nightmare to work with!

Cheers, MP