Thrustmaster Launches Mobile Companion App

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Thrustmaster is the latest sim racing hardware manufacturer to launch their mobile companion app. My Thrustmaster is designed to allow users to fine-tune details of their simulator experience via their phone.

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My Thrustmaster: Compatible Wheelbases​

Thrustmaster have included a variety of their currently supported and former wheelbases in the My Thrustmaster app compatibility list. The following bases will work with the app:

  • T818 (Direct Drive)
  • T GT II
  • TS-XW & TS-PC
  • T300 Series
  • TX, TMX, T-LCM, T248, T128 and the T150.
Whilst the app is only PC compatible at release, Thrustmaster does not want it to stay this way, stating they describe the “big plans” they have for updates in the future. Until then, console players will have to wait patiently.

Fine Tuning​

To start tuning, download the My Thrustmaster plugin on your PC and pair your app to your wheelbase. The PC plugin is very similar to the mobile app and they work alongside each other in harmony in our experience so far.

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Settings to adjust include the overall force feedback, the ability to lock the rotation at whatever degree best suites your racing style, as well as the dampening and the gain (If applicable to your wheel base).

Settings Profiles​

Inside the app, you can assign separate Force Feedback profiles depending on which discipline of racing you prefer. For example, you can create a profile for open wheel racing, and a separate profile for rally.

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Thrustmaster will expand upon this concept of profiles in the future, with many updates still to come. However, you can currently have multiple wheel bases set up on the app. The potential for large LAN incorporation with the profiles feature especially is also interesting for the future of the app.

Simulation Inputs​

Similar to software you would expect to find on a PC program companion, My Thrustmaster allows the user to view their wheel inputs from their phone in real time. What’s more is that you can assign buttons from the app and then see their consequent output.

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Viewing the wheel and pedal inputs on your phone is unique. The status quo within ‘companion software’ is to just be a program you run in the background on your PC. However, could the utilization of mobile hardware potentially be the start of a new trend?

Thrustmaster Ferrari 488 GT3 Wheel Available for Pre-Order
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We are intrigued to hear your opinions on the My Thrustmaster app over on our Twitter @overtake_gg or in the comments below!
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Oreos
Once again T500 left out of the product range. Feeling forced out of this wheel base now with the Playstation 5 not supporting it, Ferrari 488 GT3 rim not being compatible and also this new software on the list.
 
T
why not,
I'm very happy with the pre ordered GT3 488 wheel with the new quick reslease, now it misses a new rally wheel with the new quick release, and a better software with different profiles saved
 
Gamer1963
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Oreos said:
Once again T500 left out of the product range. Feeling forced out of this wheel base now with the Playstation 5 not supporting it, Ferrari 488 GT3 rim not being compatible and also this new software on the list.
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In all fearness, T500RS was released in january 2011. You can't expect that electronic products will be updated and supported forever. Just look at Moza R9 V1, the newest cheap and round ES steering wheel they released are not supported by that base and that is only a little over a year old. T500RS was a brilliant set of equipment and top of the class when it was released back in the day but much have happened since then.
 
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Once again I guess I'm totally missing the point...
"Whilst the app is only PC compatible at release" - but this feature seems almost totally pointless for anything other than a console. On a PC, I can trivially install and fire up an app to fine-tune the settings on any bit of hardware I like. On a console, not so much.

I admit to curiosity about how it works - I was assuming it was just something simple like Bluetooth (which ought to make it console-compatible?) until I read that you need to install a PC app first (wtf). That bit kinda implies that the phone talks to the wheel through the PC, over WiFi??? (And the PC app probably phones home too...? I'm in no rush to install yet more software that phones home but luckily I won't have a dilemma cos I don't own a TM wheel :))
 
Skinny McLean
Johnr777 said:
Everything has an end of life cycle... cant expect Thrustmaster to keep developing and supporting 13 year old hardware.
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That's true. On the other hand, this app is only communicating with the user's PC, and the T500 uses the exact same configuration software/driver package as the newer bases, so it seems quite arbitrary that it's not supported.


THK84 said:
the main reason I have not yet even installed Rennsport is because it wants you to install a companion app... thanks, but no thanks.
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They do encourage you to, but it isn't required to play the game (at least not when I tried it.)
 
Oreos
Gamer1963 said:
In all fearness, T500RS was released in january 2011. You can't expect that electronic products will be updated and supported forever. Just look at Moza R9 V1, the newest cheap and round ES steering wheel they released are not supported by that base and that is only a little over a year old. T500RS was a brilliant set of equipment and top of the class when it was released back in the day but much have happened since then.
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As above it's basically the same as a T300 but that has kept relevant in their product line up, why would I downgrade my wheel? It's a perfectly good working wheel that suits my needs and I do not have the budget to spend on a fancy DD Fanatec/Simucube/Moza wheel base to replace something that isn't broken in the first place.
 
Johnr777
Neilski said:
Once again I guess I'm totally missing the point...
"Whilst the app is only PC compatible at release" - but this feature seems almost totally pointless for anything other than a console. On a PC, I can trivially install and fire up an app to fine-tune the settings on any bit of hardware I like. On a console, not so much.

I admit to curiosity about how it works - I was assuming it was just something simple like Bluetooth (which ought to make it console-compatible?) until I read that you need to install a PC app first (wtf). That bit kinda implies that the phone talks to the wheel through the PC, over WiFi??? (And the PC app probably phones home too...? I'm in no rush to install yet more software that phones home but luckily I won't have a dilemma cos I don't own a TM wheel :))
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Companion apps are becoming popular, Moza, Fanatec have them as well

Nice to have when games arent alt+tab friendly
 
Kurupt CDN
Cool....when is Thrustmaster gonna release the T818 base in Canada?
I don't care to spend $1500 for a ugly red Ferrari one....just want the black base :)
 
S
OK I observe one of my wheels included.
Is this to be understood as to ease wheel controller setting changes from in-game?
It's been +15 years since I tried last time (via ALT+TAB switch to wheel controller PC software) and that didn't work well, had to restart game to get FFB back.
 
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Johnr777
stenovitz said:
OK I observe one of my wheels included.
Is this to be understood as to ease wheel controller setting changes from in-game?
It's been +15 years since I tried last time (via ALT+TAB switch to wheel controller PC software) and that didn't work well, had to restart game to get FFB back.
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Correct, to tune your wheel in game
 
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Metla
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Last thing I would want to be doing when I'm in my sim-rig is to be looking for my phone, especially when I'm sitting in front of and using the very machine my wheel/base is being run by...
 

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