Forza Motorsport 7 (PC) - Fanatec Recommended Settings

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• Yevgeniy Tareyev Member

  April 2019

  Hi!

  First of all — thanks for this thread! That's always a good thing to have a baseline from a developer.

  I'm using CSL Elite Wheel Base + / CSL Elite Racing Wheel PS4™. Forza 7 doesn't support natively this wheel. Only in V2 compatibility mode. So the question is — what mode do you guys used for this baseline?

  And I've tried your settings. And they feels way off. The steering wheel feels empty, there is almost no feedback or grip. Maybe there's some mistake?

  I've tried another games and corresponding settings from this thread — and they are completely fine!
• Joseph Gossen Member, Moderator

  April 2019 edited April 2019

  Hi Yevgeniy,

  
  

  Keep in mind these settings are prior to the latest couple of updates to the Forza FFB system, which introduced new tuning features and adjustments. You can try these settings below which I use on the CSW V2 and CSL that I really like. 

  
  

  Normal Steering
  

  
  

  All Deadzones 0 inside / 100 outside

  VIB 20

  FFB 100 (T10 recommends keeping this default and adjust per car ffb)

  ATS 100

  MTS 120

  PTS 100

  RFS 20

  LoadSens 80

  WDS 25

  CSS 20

  DDB 100 ( I leave this as the wheel gets too light when lowered)

  WHEEL 720

  Steering Linearity 50

  
  

  CSW (driver/firmware 330)

  
  

  SEN 720

  FFB 90

  SHO 100

  ABS 85

  DRI Off

  BRF 50

  MPS Auto  
• Yevgeniy Tareyev Member

  April 2019

  Hi Joseph.

  These settings are FOR the latest update. Aligning Torque Scale, Mechanical Trail Scale and Pneumatic Trail Scale was added in February Forza 7 update. So these settings can't be prior to this update. And they are definitely should be fixed.
• alan hilton hilton Member

  May 2019

  i have the uni hub on pc

  how do i set the DD1 to V2.5 Compatibility Mode? i can set to xbox or pc.

  thanks 
• Joseph Gossen Member, Moderator

  May 2019

  alan hilton hilton said:

  i have the uni hub on pc

  how do i set the DD1 to V2.5 Compatibility Mode? i can set to xbox or pc.

  thanks 

  You should be able to cycle modes until you see "Comp V2.5" on the upper left corner of the wheel base display. Have you done the updates?
• alan hilton hilton Member

  May 2019

  thanks

  i got pushing the buttons and finally got it.

  
  

  anyone found good settings.

  with The setting Dom has  im not getting a good FFB feel and wheel is real light.

  i rased the center spring to 40 its alot better but not sure if thats the right way to do it
• Joseph Gossen Member, Moderator

  May 2019

  Good to hear. Try the in-game settings I posted above as a base reference and tweak your DD settings.
• Dominic Brennan Member, Administrator

  May 2019

  Hi folks, as I explained in the Xbox thread, I've revised all settings, it was a data entry error on my part. It should feel much better now! Apologies for the confusion.
  
• Yevgeniy Tareyev Member

  May 2019

  Dominic Brennan said:

  Hi folks, as I explained in the Xbox thread, I've revised all settings, it was a data entry error on my part. It should feel much better now! Apologies for the confusion.
  

  Thank you Dominic!

  What mode do you used for these settings? V2 compatibility (purple) mode?
• Darren Richards Member

  August 2019

  Bought and binned as useless!

  Then I found this thread and I'm actually enjoying the game. Thank you!
• Emmanuel Tetteh-Lartey Member

  October 2019

  I'm getting no vibration or forces in this game so won't open a thread. I'm using 347 drivers/firmware.
• Marshall Aiken Member

  April 2020

  I need help. I have a DD2 and the BMW wheel. I downloaded Forza 7 for PC and the game starts on my computer. Nothing works. So I ordered and just received the F1 Xbox specific wheel and still nothing works. I set the wheel to Comp V2.5 mode and I get steering only. No pedals. What am I doing wrong??
• Grayden Wagner Member

  May 2020

  Do any of the above settings apply well to a CSR Elite Wheel (the old Forza XBox 360 one ;)?

  If not, does anyone know good setting?

  thanks!
• David McCauley Member

  October 2020

  Hey guys. I am a PC user, have a CSW 2.5 and a Formula Carbon wheel. Using the latest firmware and I cant get any force feedback. Any ideas? Everything is freshly installed and updated. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
• David McCauley Member

  October 2020

  Ok, I’ve answered my own question here. I uninstalled and reinstalled all drivers and firmware (for a second time) and also installed the current Fanalab software and suddenly everything works perfectly. It takes a bit of time but solved all the issues.
• Nick Sotiriadis Member

  July 2021

  Hello. I was postponing this guy forever but not that it reached end of life thought I’d give it a shot.

  Owner of CSL Elite base PS4. So, does the game only work in compatibility mode? If so, do you select fanatec CSL from the in game settings?

  https://forum.fanatec.com/discussion/comment/28504#Comment_28504

  have you found any good settings after all? Can you please share?
• Gregg Domain Member

  August 2021

  Any updates on recommended settings for the CSL DD? Recommendations for Xbox version would be most welcome, too.
• William Otis Member

  August 2021

  I'm looking for settings as well, but more importantly, I'm beginning to dial this thing in for myself. I need to find all of FM7's FFB settings explanations. That will help a lot in tuning the game to my liking. The descriptions do not expand on the PC version, so you're given the beginning of what each setting does.
• Gregg Domain Member

  August 2021 edited August 2021

  https://forum.fanatec.com/discussion/comment/69916#Comment_69916

  Lol they don't expand on the Xbox version, either! I can't believe that after all the updates that game received over its lifetime, that no one saw fit to fix that.

  I'll probably sit down either tomorrow or the next day and start fiddling to try and get some settings dialed in. The annoying thing is, settings don't seem to directly translate across Xbox/PC versions of the game, which really threw me for a loop with my old 911 GT2 wheel. I'm hoping it'll be different with settings for the CSL DD, but I'm not holding my breath.

  Btw, this link was posted at the top of this thread, but it's probably worth repeating:

  https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/360012736414-Wheel-Setup-and-Tuning
• William Otis Member

  August 2021

  Thanks for that Gregg. I was about to try and find those descriptions again.

  
  

  I don't think the CSL DD's settings will translate across platforms either. I wonder why though? When I tried using Drive Hub (before I had all the parts for my first gaming PC) AC felt largely similar. That was vanilla un-modded AC on PC vs the Xbox version. IIRC I liked the way AC felt on the Xbox initially. It took some mods and some file edits to get AC feeling better than the XB version. After that I didn't look back.

  FM7 had a night and day difference from what I remember. The PC felt stronger and had more detail. I chalked that up to running FM7 Natively on the PC and using Drive Hub to mimic a Logitech G920, on Xbox. I did notice that a lot of the FFB settings on the console weren't there. That made no sense to me, but I didn't dwell on it. After the PC was finished, I migrated all of my play time away from the XB1. The only time I turn the XB1 on these days, is to watch something on Crunchy Roll, or to play Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers or VF5 Final Round. I've uninstalled all the racing titles I had on the system too. The console is relegated to family room duties. LOL
• Gregg Domain Member

  August 2021

  Yeah I'm in the process of doing largely the same. I just got tired of not being able to use all of the buttons on my wheel. I still plan on playing the Dirt titles on xbox, since I don't need all the buttons (and I don't feel like re-purchasing the PC versions because I'm cheap).

  Basically, other than Dirt, anything non-driving will be on the Xbox for the foreseeable future. I still have a huge backlog of games, and have a lot of friends on the platform. Also, I use my gaming PC while sitting on my couch, so it's not so easy to use a mouse & keyboard for things like FPS's and such. (I know...I'm one of those weirdos who don't mind using a gamepad for FPS's.) 😉🤷‍♂️

  Interesting that you found FM7 felt better on PC than xbox. My experience was the exact opposite. I also had a Drivehub, and used it with a 911 GT2 wheel (also emulating the G920). I got it feeling pretty good on xbox, and those same settings transferred to the pc version were undriveable. I guess this probably could just be that I didn't spend enough time trying to dial things in, as I only recently got my gaming PC and about a week later, I got my CSL DD. I figured why beat my head against the wall trying to figure out settings for a wheel that I won't be using for much longer. Now I can beat my head against the wall trying to figure out settings for the new wheel! 😁🤔😖
• Gregg Domain Member

  September 2021 edited September 2021

  These are the settings I've managed to come up with for the CSL DD (5nm) after a few hours of testing:

  
  

  FM7 PC (CMP MODE, as PC mode is not recognized) 

  
  

  Wheel Settings:

  
  

  SEN 900

  FF 100

  FFS PEAK

  NDP 50

  NFR 25

  NIN OFF

  INT 4

  FEI 80

  FOR 100

  SPR 100

  DPR 100

  BLI 80

  SHO 100

  MPS AUTO

  
  

  
  

  Game Settings: 

  (Normal Steering)

  
  

  Vibration Scale 5

  Force Feedback Scale 100

  Aligning Torque Scale 110

  Mechanical Trail Scale 100

  Pneumatic Trail Scale 120

  Road Feel Scale 100

  Load Sensitivity 55

  Wheel Damper Scale 18

  Center Spring Scale 15

  Dynamic Damper Behavior 60

  Steering Sensitivity 100

  Steering Linearity 50

  Invert FFB OFF 

  Use Gamepad Steering Filters OFF

  
  

  This feels pretty good to me as-is for most cars, but for things like LMPs or open-wheelers, I found that going into the car-specific settings and reducing the steering lock from 100 to 80 felt good and made them just that bit more responsive without being twitchy.
• Thomas Oelschläger Member

  September 2021

  Hello @all,

  
  

  I wanted to start today since a long time again Forza Motorsport 7 with my Fanatec DD1 + Formula V2 Wheel configure.

  
  

  In the past (a few months) I still played with gamepad.

  First of all, my DD1 Base + Wheel works fine in other games like Race Room, AC & ACC.

  Now I have the problem that I can not assign buttons in FM7.

  Means I can click change, but then automatically assigned a button without me pressing anything on the wheel.

  This happens with every assignment. It is always set automatically. I also don't have a keyboard on the wheel that hangs or is automatically pressed. If I turn off the base DD1 nothing is automatically assigned.

  
  

  I have restarted the game several times, but nothing changes.

  Do you have any idea why the assignment is automatic, although nothing is pressed?

  
  

  Thank you!

  
  

  Best regards, Thomas

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• Thomas Oelschläger Member

  September 2021

  Sorry, I have read over the V2.5 Compatibility Mode. With this it works now.
• Anthony Garig Member

  September 2021 edited September 2021

  Can we get this updated with "official" CSL DD settings?

  
  

  Thx!
• William Otis Member

  October 2021 edited October 2021

  https://forum.fanatec.com/discussion/comment/70071#Comment_70071

  For my CSL-DD, I had to drop the Natural damper to 0. The wheel was too sluggish when it came to drifting and quick inputs. I'm still trying to find game FFB settings that work for me. I know that I am not running either of the dampers and the center spring is a lot higher than what you've posted. These settings were a great place to start, but after experimenting the wheel is getting closer to suiting my tastes.

  
  

  Here's my settings...

  Fanatec CSL-DD

  SEN 900

  FF 100

  FFS PEA

  NDP OFF

  NFR OFF

  NIN OFF

  INT 11

  FEI 100

  FOR 100

  SPR 100

  DPR 100

  BLI OFF

  SHO 100

  BRF 70 (Fanatec CSLE-LC Pedals 95 Shure elastomer spring installed)

  
  

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  Forza Motorsport 7 PC

  
  

  Preferred steering - Simulation.

  
  

  VIB - 15

  FFB - 100

  ALIGN - 100

  M TRAIL - 75

  P TRAIL - 150

  ROAD - 25

  LOAD SEN - 80

  WHEEL DPR - 0

  C. SPRING - 100

  DYN DPR - 0

  STEER SEN - 100

  STEER LIN - 50

  INV FFB - OFF

  G. PAD FLTR - OFF

  
  

  For now I am looking at getting rid of on center oscillations. That's probably the Dynamic damper settings, so I am going to see if that fixes it. On the wheel side, I am pretty happy with the way the CSL-DD is performing with FM7. Is there a way to add FM7 to Fanalab? If so I am all ears.
• Gregg Domain Member

  October 2021

  https://forum.fanatec.com/discussion/comment/71407#Comment_71407

  I don't do any drifting, so yeah, if that's your thing, my settings probably won't be ideal.

  Only way to add FM7 to Fanalab (as far as I'm aware) is to just save the settings as a preset under a different existing title. In my case, Assetto Corsa is the catch-all for all of my oddball unlisted games.
• William Otis Member

  October 2021

  Thanks Gregg, I didn't think of doing that. There are plenty of old titles I do not own and probably would never purchase. I'll give it a shot.
• Markus M Member

  April 2022

  Would someone have some good updated settings for DD1 for newer driver versions?
• Jean Marth Member

  October 2023 edited October 2023

  Sorry wrong thread haven't seen that it is for the old FM7 ... comment can be deleted.