Best Le Mans Ultimate Settings for Thrustmaster TMX / T150
Le Mans Ultimate is the new game from the makers of rFactor 2. This is clearly built on the rFactor 2 engine, but has a much nicer game built around it. The driving experience is excellent, though I was hoping for a more full-fledged single player experience.
The Thrustmaster TMX and T150 work very well with it. rFactor 2 has fantastic force feedback and all of that carries over to Le Mans Ultimate. The default settings even work very well. There are only a few small modifications that I have made.
In this guide, I will first show the settings you need to set in the Thrustmaster Control Panel, then the in-game settings to improve the force feedback.
Thrustmaster Control Panel Settings
Le Mans Ultimate has a Soft Lock feature and makes it easy to set the proper steering angle per car in-game, meaning you can leave the rotation set to the maximum in the Thrustmaster Control Panel.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Rotation | 900° (TMX) 1080° (T150) |
| Overall Strength of all forces | 100% |
| Constant | 100% |
| Periodic | 100% |
| Spring | 100% |
| Damper | 100% |
| BOOST | Off |
| Auto-Center | by the game |
Spring and Damper are not used by Le Mans Ultimate. I leave these at 100% since there are some games that require them.
BOOST should always be turned off. For an in-depth look as to why, see my BOOST Force Feedback Analysis.
Le Mans Ultimate Settings
In Settings > Controls > Wheel & Pedals > Calibrate:
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Use Steering Wheel Range From Vehicle | On |
| Use Steering Wheel Maximum Rotation from Driver | On |
Use Steering Wheel Range From Vehicle will use the real world steering angle for each car. If you turn this off, you can set your own steering angle that will be used for all cars.
Use Steering Wheel Maximum Rotation from Driver will automatically use the rotation that is set in the Thrustmaster Control Panel. If this doesn't detect the correct value, turn it Off and set the Steering Wheel Maximum Rotation manually to the correct value.
In Settings > Controls > Wheel & Pedals > Force Feedback:
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Force Feedback Effects | On |
| Invert Force Feedback | On |
| Force Feedback Strength | 100% |
| Force Feedback Smoothing | 5 |
| Minimum Steering Torque | 5% |
| Collision Strength | 150% |
| Steering Torque Sensitivity | 100% |
| Use Constant Steering Force Effect | Off |
Force Feedback Strength is the overall strength of the force feedback. 100% works perfectly fine, but you can always adjust this to your liking.
Force Feedback Smoothing should be kept as low as possible to get the most detail. The lower it is, though, the harsher the smaller vibrations will be, particularly if you flat spot a tire. Depending on how you have your wheel mounted, you will need to adjust this to whatever is most comfortable.
Minimum Steering Torque raises the lightest forces. This isn't strictly necessary, but raising it gives more road noise, which I like.
Collision Strength is how much the wheel shakes when you hit something.
Steering Torque Sensitivity adds or removes weight from the wheel.
Use Constant Steering Force Effect is only used for very old wheels.
Conclusion
Le Mans Ultimate has a lot to like about it. The driving is great and the cars sound good. I'm disappointed there isn't more single player content like the F1 games. This could be a great way to get people into sim racing, especially if there was a driving school or some way to teach the basics in a high quality simulator like this.
Let me know if you have any comments or questions.