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Sim Racing Product Guides » Best Assetto Corsa Competizione Thrustmaster Force Feedback Settings: T248, T128, T818 + More
Here are the best ACC force feedback settings for the most popular Thrustmaster racing wheels. These include recommended settings for the T248, T128, T818 & more.
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This guide is designed to show you the best Assetto Corsa Competizione Thrustmaster force feedback settings. I’ll show you how to set up any Thrustmaster wheel, and show you our recommended wheel settings for the most popular Thrustmaster racing wheels.
Setting up your Thrustmaster racing wheel in Assetto Corsa Competizione is relatively simple. However, the process will change slightly depending on which console you are racing on.
The first step is to ensure that you find a Thrustmaster racing wheel that is compatible with ACC on your platform. There are a wide range of Thrustmaster racing wheels, with many only being compatible with a single console.
Use this table to see which Thrustmaster wheel is compatible with Xbox, PlayStation and PC.
Before doing anything, you should mount your Thrustmaster racing wheel. You can mount a Thrustmaster wheel to a sim rig, wheel stand or desk.
Once mounted, you should next connect your Thrustmaster wheel to your console or PC. This is done via the USB cable on the rear of the wheel base. If you are racing on console, ensure your pedals are connected to your wheel base. If you are racing on PC, you can use any sim racing pedals directly connected via USB.
This step is reserved for PC sim racers only. If you are racing on either Xbox or PlayStation, you can skip straight to step 4. On PC, you should download the Thrustmaster Control Panel.
The first time you start the Control Panel, you will run through the automatic calibration. Next, click the “check for update” button to run through the firmware checks.
Once your wheel is up to date, you can adjust the wheel settings via the Control Panel or directly on your wheel if available. Follow our recommended settings below for your specific wheel.
The last step is to jump into ACC and adjust the wheel settings there. Again, use the recommended settings below for your specific wheel for the best performance.
The Thrustmaster T248 is quite possibly one of the most popular Thrustmaster racing wheels in many years. It launched at a mid-range price point, with full Xbox and PS5 compatibility. This makes it one of the best budget-friendly racing wheels to race Assetto Corsa Competizione with.
With the Thrustmaster T248, you can adjust a few settings directly through the wheel. Use the recommended settings below.
These settings should be set in the Thrustmaster Control Panel which is available on PC.
The Thrustmaster T128 is one of the newest racing wheels from the American company. It is designed to sit beneath the T248 and is currently the cheapest Thrustmaster racing wheel you can buy.
It produces around 2Nm of peak torque from a hybrid belt/gear combination. If you are just starting out in sim racing, the T128 would make a great first racing wheel.
These settings should be set in the Thrustmaster Control Panel which is available on PC.
Thrustmaster has finally broken into the direct drive space with the introduction of the T818 racing wheel. The T818 produces 10Nm of torque from its direct drive motor.
This wheel base is as serious as things get when racing with a Thrustmaster wheel. And it’s designed to give a premium experience when racing sim racing titles such as Assetto Corsa Competizione.
These settings should be set in the Thrustmaster Control Panel which is available on PC.
Both the Thrustmaster TX and T300 racing wheels have been among the most popular racing wheels for many years. They may be being phased out with the introduction of Thrustmaster’s newer racing wheels, but they are still available for sale. And they are both still fantastic racing wheels for ACC.
These settings should be set in the Thrustmaster Control Panel which is available on PC.
Before the T248 and T128, the TMX and T150 were Thrustmaster’s budget-friendly racing wheels. With the TMX being Xbox compatible, and the T150 being PlayStation compatible, Thrustmaster had all bases covered.
Both of these racing wheels are still great options for racing Assetto Corsa Competizione with in 2023.
These settings should be set in the Thrustmaster Control Panel which is available on PC.
The former top dogs in Thrustmaster’s product lineup were the TS-PC, TS-XW and T-GT II racing wheels. These three racing wheels share the same internal architecture and are available with different steering wheels.
The main difference comes down to their different console compatibility. The TS-PC is only PC compatible. The TS-XW is compatible with Xbox consoles and PC. While the T-GT II is compatible with PS5 and PC. All three are incredibly good racing wheels, especially for ACC.
These settings should be set in the Thrustmaster Control Panel which is available on PC.
While the Simucube wheel settings can be changed in Simucube’s True Drive software, Assetto Corsa Competizione has its own set of wheel settings that can be changed. You can change these settings using the options menu on the home screen, by scrolling to the bottom right.
The settings that are available to you in the Thrustmaster Control Panel vary depending on which racing wheel you have.
If you are racing with a belt-driven Thrustmaster racing wheel such as the TMX, T300RS, TS-PC or T-GT II you will have a fair few options available in the control panel. If you are sim racing with the direct drive T818, there are much fewer options available.
Below is a brief explanation of all Thrustmaster control panel settings.
Overall strength of all forces
This setting is your overall force feedback strength setting. The higher this is set to, the stronger your force feedback will be. You may want to reduce this to eliminate any clipping, or to reduce the power of more powerful racing wheels.
Constant
This setting ensures that constant forces are kept the same. If you experience a continuous force such as g-force while cornering, this setting will make sure there isn’t any fluctuation in the force you are feeling.
Periodic
This setting adjusts periodic forces and how they merge together. This should ideally be set at 100% in most scenarios.
Spring
This setting will adjust how hard the wheel wants to self-center as you rotate it. The force will increase, the further you rotate the wheel. It can also be used to dictate negative forces, which can be felt when correcting oversteer or drifting.
Damper
The damper will affect how your wheel will feel at differing speeds. This will add weight to your steering wheel during certain scenarios which change depending on friction and speed.
Auto-center settings
This setting adjusts the auto-centering effect but should be set to be controlled via the game.
Below is a quick table showing Thrustmaster racing wheel compatibility with each console.
Racing Wheel | PC | PS5 | Xbox |
---|---|---|---|
Thrustmaster T818 | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
Thrustmaster T248 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Thrustmaster TS-PC | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
Thrustmaster T128 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Thrustmaster T-GT II | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
Thrustmaster TS-XW | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
Thrustmaster T300RS | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
Thrustmaster TX | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
Thrustmaster TMX | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
Thrustmaster T150 | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
Thrustmaster T80 | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
Below is an overview of all of the wheel settings within ACC.
The gain setting in ACC is an overall strength setting. Having this set to 100% will allow your wheel to use the maximum amount of torque on offer. Lowering this will reduce the overall strength and is only really recommended to avoid any force feedback clipping.
The minimum force setting should normally be left at 0%. It is designed to enhance the overall minimum force of your wheel by a set multiple. For example, at 100%, it would be boosting the minimum force of your wheel by 100%.
The damper setting should also be left at 0% in most cases. This works in the same way as minimum force and will boost the overall dampening of your wheel.
The dynamic damping setting adjusts the variation in the damping at different speeds. For example, when your car is stationary, your steering wheel will feel heavier to turn. Whilst at higher speeds, it will feel lighter.
The road effects again act as a boost to your base wheel settings. This option changes how the differences in road surfaces feel. Much like the minimum force and damper setting, we’d recommend leaving this at 0 and controlling it via the Pit House software instead.
The frequency dictates the frequency that your wheel base updates at. At 400Hz it will update 400 times each second.
This setting should match the steering lock that you set in Pit House.
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Many Thrustmaster racing wheels work well with Assetto Corsa Competizione. The newer T248 and T128 are great starting points for anyone new to sim racing or on a budget. The direct drive Thrustmaster T818 is the most powerful racing wheel that you can race ACC with.
It isn’t required to update the firmware of your racing wheel when racing on console. However, you can connect your racing wheel to a PC, and change the force feedback settings using the Thrustmaster Control Panel if you wish.
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