Best NASCAR 25 Settings for Logitech G29 / G920
NASCAR 25 isn't quite what I was expecting. Being developed under the iRacing Studios brand, I was expecting a more detailed simulation like NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. Instead, NASCAR 25 is basically the next game in the NASCAR Heat series. It's much more of an arcade-style game than a simulator.
The Logitech G29 and G920 work fine with it. The force feedback isn't extremely detailed, but you can feel what the car is doing. In particular, you can feel the weight of the car shifting around. It varies heavily based on the track, though.
In this guide, I will show you the settings I use to improve the force feedback and what you may want to adjust for your own setup.
G HUB Settings
NASCAR 25 is designed to use 180° as the steering angle. If you set the rotation higher than 180°, the game will only register input up to that point, but the force feedback continues past it, creating a jarring disconnect.
To create a custom profile for NASCAR 25, be aware that the binary you need to select is:
NASCAR 25\Maverick\Binaries\Win64\NASCAR25_Steam-Win64-Shipping.exe
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Operating Range | 180° |
| Sensitivity | 50 |
| Centering Spring | Off |
NASCAR 25 Settings
In Settings > Gameplay:
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Transmission | Manual |
| Brake Smoothing | Off |
I like to turn off all the assists. The physics are quite forgiving without them.
In Settings > Driving:
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Driving Aids | |
| Preset | Expert |
Again, I turn off all the assists, but you can always enable them if you like.
In Settings > Adv. Controls:
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Car Handling Config | Custom |
| Steering | |
| Non Linear | 0 |
| Dead Zone | 0 |
| Overshoot | 0 |
| Speed Sensitive Range | 0 |
| Speed Sensitive Non Linear | 0 |
| Reduce Dampening | 100 |
This disables any strange input settings that you don't want when using a wheel.
In Settings > Controls > Wheel
The best force feedback settings vary based on the track. Driving on a Super Speedway is very different than a road course. FF Leveling is the primary setting we are going to use.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Rotation | 180° |
| Steering Range | 50 |
| Force Feedback | 95 |
| FF Leveling | 25-100 |
| FF Overdrive | 0 |
| FF Impact Boost | 50 |
| Centering Spring | Off |
Rotation needs to match what you have set in G HUB.
Steering Range should be 50 to use the full 180°.
Force Feedback can be set nearly to the maximum. I turn this down just a bit to remove the feeling of the motor grinding when you hit the maximum force.
FF Leveling raises the lighter forces. This is very effective for counteracting the Force Feedback deadzone in the center of these wheels. This is the setting that you need to adjust on a per track basis. On courses where you barely turn the wheel, like Super Speedways, you can raise this very high. On courses where you will use the full range of the wheel, you will turn this down much lower.
FF Overdrive acts as a multiplier to the force feedback. I haven't found this necessary on these wheels. If you find you need to increase the forces, setting this to 1 will be enough.
FF Impact Boost raises the collision effects.
Centering Spring simply pulls the wheel to the center at all times at nearly 100% strength. This essentially overrides the actual force feedback and simply makes the wheel very heavy.
Conclusion
I was hoping for more with NASCAR 25, but on its own merits, it's fine. I have seen some people say their wheels aren't recognized by the game. I haven't had that problem, so it's probably something specific to certain setups and will likely be fixed in an update.
Let me know if you have any questions or comments.