Fanatec has confirmed it’s investigating reviews of Gran Turismo DD Professional wheel bases disconnecting, dropping pressure suggestions, or behaving erratically in Gran Turismo 7 following the arrival of update 1.71 final week.
1.71 was an unusually deep replace, overhauling the sport’s tire, suspension, and steering physics, revising pressure suggestions output for wheel customers, and (in the end) bringing FullForce support to the DD Pro. “FullForce” is Fanatec’s high-frequency pressure suggestions system, which layers effective particulars like curb and floor textures on high of the wheel’s common output.
Sadly, that long-awaited function appears to have arrived with some baggage. Customers in our personal boards have been reporting issues since nearly instantly after the replace, with pressure suggestions cutting out repeatedly, bases spinning to full lock at maximum force, and wheels requiring a restart, with points usually surfacing across the 20-minute mark of longer races. At the least one person has discovered that turning FullForce off entirely resolved the issue, which traces up with Fanatec’s personal recommendation beneath.
In keeping with Fanatec’s statement, present reviews recommend the FUL setting (which controls FullForce power within the wheel’s Tuning Menu) is the important thing variable. Working FUL beneath 100 seems to cut back the chance of a disconnection, and the corporate recommends a decrease setting as an interim precaution whereas its investigation continues.
Should you’re nonetheless seeing disconnections or different surprising habits, the recommendation is to cut back FUL additional, or change it to Off solely. That successfully means giving up FullForce for now. It’s a tough tablet to swallow for DD Professional homeowners who waited over two months for the function to go stay, however preferable to a wheel that cuts out mid-race.
Ought to your wheel base shut down and fail to function usually after a restart, Fanatec asks that you simply contact its support team along with your firmware model, your Tuning Menu settings, and whether or not you’re working the usual energy provide (5Nm) or the Increase Package (8Nm).
Fanatec says figuring out the trigger is its highest precedence, and that it’ll share extra info as quickly because it’s accessible. We’ll replace because the scenario develops; within the meantime, if you happen to’re experiencing points along with your DD Professional, you may evaluate notes with different gamers within the update 1.71 discussion thread and the Fanatec General Discussion thread in our boards.
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