Considering the existence of numerous different equipment configurations, a new feature was added in "DAKAR 18" to support the creation or modification of device configurations such us Steering Wheels, Shifters, etc.
For this, the user now has direct access to the configuration file (.json type) for each device.
It is also expected the users to share these files with other members of the Dakar game community.

Go to %appdata%\Local\Dakar18Game\Saved\SteeringWheelConfigs and you will find a list of .json files. One file per configuration. All these files were tested at Bigmoon with the respective device.
You can now change the configuration or even use one of them as a base for your new device.



Using this manual configuration system, you have two ways to set up your device:

• Copying from other device and change the Vendor Id and Product ID to match yours (see point 3)
  
• Create your own from scratch (skip point 3)

DAKAR18 detects the Vendor and Product ID of the connected devices, so you will need to identify your new configuration with both ID's and introduce them in the respective .json file.

However to identify your vendor and product id you will need to:

• Go to "Device Manager" -> "Human Interface Devices" -> Right-click on the device you want to set up and select "Properties"
  
  
  
  
• In the new window, go to "Details" tab
  
  
  
  
• Select "Hardware Ids" and you will see a few values
  
  
  
  
• The value that matters will look like this: "HID\VID_143A&PID_D232" and the one we want has PID in it. This means that Vendor ID is 143A and Product Id is D232

Now is time for you to configure the Axis.
To minimize the frustration because it will be a "trial and error" thing, you should use the configuration file more like the new device and start from there.

Each time you want to check if something is working you need to open the game and check if it really works. We are working towards making this much easier in the next patches and all in-game.

• "Enabled" -> If the Key values are to be read or not
  
• "Key" -> The name of the Key you want the game to read
  
• "Inverted" -> If the values read are inverted
  
• "Offset" -> Adds the value you enter to the real values (Used mostly to Throttle and brakes if on their idle state sends "1" as a value. In this case we want to invert the Key and offset it with "1")
  
• "Multiplier" -> Multiplies the real value with this

There are some specific Key names that you need to settle:

• "Gamepad_LeftX" -> Steering
  
• "Gamepad_LeftTriggerAxis" -> Brake
  
• "Gamepad_RightTriggerAxis" -> Throttle

Look for the other Axis names since all have the name "GenericUSBController_Axis1" and it can conflict with the values you entered (If you put Steer on Axis1, other inputs can make the car steer not be correspondent to your wheel movement). Disabling a Key you're not using is also a valid way to ignore their values.

After axis are configured, we move on to the buttons. If you're configuring a pedal you can skip / delete this part of the file.

You can just copy paste this to your file:
"Buttons":
[
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button1"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button2"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button3"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button4"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button5"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button6"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button7"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button8"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button9"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button10"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button11"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button12"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button13"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button14"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button15"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button16"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button17"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button18"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button19"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button20"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button21"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button22"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button23"
},
{
"Enabled": true,
"Key": "GenericUSBController_Button24"
}
]

And that's it, after this we have configured a device to make it usable in-game.

We will make it possible to do this directly in game settings soon, meanwhile feel free to try this method to make your steering wheel / pedals work.

Some questions or doubts that you have, just contact us.

See you in the Dunes!

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