Logitech DFGT steering deadzone solved

[hardlife852]

This is my first post here, I googled around and found no solution to remove the deadzone when using my Driving Force GT with x360ce. I know some suggested to use anti-deadzone but it wasn't good for me.

 

Took some study of the gamepad control file "gamepad.xml" resided in "[USER Documents]\Rockstar Games\GTA V\Profiles\[XXX]\control\" .

Instead of using x360ce, I found the GTVA builtin gamepad support has no/minimal deadzone at the center and the steering is much more controllable!

The file was generated when I calibrated my DFGT in gamepad settings in-game. Then I corrected some axis mapping manually, here is my final file is like:

NOTES: 

- In the Item key line, "C29A046D" is supposed to be VID and PID of DFGT, not sure if this is the same to all DFGTs

- Mapped controls are: throttle, break, steering, d-pad and ABXY , "PS" for horn, "GT" for handbrake, "PADDLE RIGHT" for lookback

- No looking axis is mapped though... just enough for driving fun

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<rage__ControlInput__Gamepad__DefinitionList>
  <Devices>
    <Item key="C29A046D-0000-0000-0000-504944564944">
      <Definitions>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>RDOWN</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON1</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>RRIGHT</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON3</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>RLEFT</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON2</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>RUP</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON4</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>L1</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON8</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>

        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_LY_UP</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON16</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_LY_DOWN</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON19</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_LY</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON19</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>L2</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_AXIS6</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_AXIS_POSITIVE</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>R1</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON20</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>R2</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_AXIS2</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_AXIS_POSITIVE</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>START</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON11</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>SELECT</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON12</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>LUP</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_POV1_UP</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_POV</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>LDOWN</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_POV1_DOWN</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_POV</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>LLEFT</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_POV1_LEFT</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_POV</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>LRIGHT</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_POV1_RIGHT</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_POV</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>L3</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON21</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_LX_RIGHT</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_AXIS1</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_AXIS_POSITIVE</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_LX_LEFT</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_AXIS1</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_AXIS_NEGATIVE</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_LX</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_AXIS1</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_AXIS</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>R3</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON5</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_RY_UP</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON14</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_RY_DOWN</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON13</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_RY</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON13</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_RX_RIGHT</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON5</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_RX_LEFT</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON6</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
        <Item>
          <PadParameter>IOM_AXIS_RX</PadParameter>
          <JoystickParameter>IOM_JOYSTICK_BUTTON6</JoystickParameter>
          <JoystickSource>IOMS_JOYSTICK_BUTTON</JoystickSource>
        </Item>
      </Definitions>
    </Item>
  </Devices>
</rage__ControlInput__Gamepad__DefinitionList>