Controller:Fanatec Speedster 3

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Fanatec Speedster 3

XInput support
Connection method
Wired adapter
Predecessor
Fanatec Speedster 2
Successor
Fanatec Porsche 911 Wheel

The Fanatec Speedster 3 are a series of racing wheels released by Fanatec since October 10, 2003.

Unlike previous Speedster wheels, the Speedster 3 have the stick shifter removed in favor of the steering-mounted paddle shifters. Other features from the Speedster 2, including metal center springs and built-in rumble motors, were retained. Depending on the models, the wheel is emulate either as a DualShock/DualShock 2 or as an Xbox Controller.

The Speedster 3 is followed by the Speedster 3 ForceShock, which replaced the metal center springs with a basic gear-driven force feedback that react to the rumble signals. An Xbox-compatible model, the Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox, was later released. A model without both the vibration motor and force feedback, the Speedster Pure, was released for both the PlayStation and the Xbox.

Because all Speedster 3 models use the proprietary controller port (PlayStation controller port on the Speedster 3, Speedster 3 ForceShock and Speedster Pure PlayStation, Xbox controller port on the Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox and Speedster Pure Xbox), a third-party adapter is needed, and depending on what adapter is used, the wheel can be show up either as a DirectInput device or an XInput device when connected to the PC. Note that outside of the included pedal set, all Speedster 3 wheels doesn't have pressure-sensitive buttons.

General information

Speedster 3 (Archived)

Speedster 3 ForceShock (Archived)

Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox (Archived)

PlayStation version inputs

• 1 × 2-axis steering wheel with 210 degree lock-to-lock
• 1 × digital directional pad on the base: ↑, ↓, ←, →
• 2 × remappable paddle shifters on the wheel: L3, R3
• 9 × digital face buttons on the wheel: △ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇ, ○ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ, × ᴄʀᴏss, □ sᴏ̨ᴜᴀʀᴇ, L1, R1, L2 ×2, R2
• 4 × digital functional buttons on the wheel: ► sᴛᴀʀᴛ, ◼ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ, ᴍᴏᴅᴇ, ᴛᴜɴɪɴɢ
  • The ᴛᴜɴɪɴɢ button is used to enter the Tuning mode, where steering dead zone, sensitivity, tracking control, vibration effect can be adjusted. The same mode also offer limited remapping on the Horn button (mapped to L2 by default) and the gear paddle shifters (mapped to L3 and R3 by default).
  • The ᴍᴏᴅᴇ button is used to switch between digital and analog modes. In digital mode, the ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ and ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ are mapped to × ᴄʀᴏss and ○ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ respectively, while in analog mode, they are mapped to the up and down analog inputs of the right analog stick. The Speedster 3 ForceShock has an additional ForceShock mode, which act similar to analog mode but with basic force feedback.
• 2 × analog foot pedals on the pedals: ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ

Xbox version inputs

• 1 × 2-axis steering wheel with 210 degree lock-to-lock
• 1 × digital functional button on the base: ► sᴛᴀʀᴛ
• 1 × digital directional pad on the wheel: ↑, ↓, ←, →
• 2 × remappable paddle shifters on the wheel: 𝐀, 𝐗
• 8 × digital face buttons on the wheel: 𝐀, 𝐁, 𝐗, 𝗬, ◯ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ, ⬤ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ, L, R
• 4 × digital functional buttons on the wheel: ► sᴛᴀʀᴛ, ◀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, sᴇᴛᴜᴘ, ᴛᴜɴɪɴɢ
  • The ᴛᴜɴɪɴɢ button is used to enter the Tuning mode, where steering dead zone, sensitivity, tracking control, force feedback settings can be adjusted. The same mode also offer limited remapping on the gear paddle shifters (mapped to 𝐀 and 𝐗 by default), as well as changing the mapping on the pedals.
• 2 × analog foot pedals on the pedals: ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ

Controller variations

Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox

The Speedster 3 is the first model in the lineup.

The Speedster 3 ForceShock replaced the metal center springs with a basic gear-driven force feedback that react to the rumble signals.

The Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox is a Xbox-compatible version of the Speedster 3 ForceShock.

The Speedster Pure is a model without both the vibration motors and force feedback. It is available in two models: a PlayStation-compatible variant and an Xbox-compatible variant.

Use with PC platforms

Depending on the adapter used, the Speedster 3 and the Speedster 3 ForceShock will show up as a DirectInput device or an XInput device.

Depending on the platform, the Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox may requires drivers specifically made for the original Xbox Controller.

Windows

XInput wrapping

The Speedster 3 and the Speedster 3 ForceShock can be act as native DirectInput controllers, it's possible to use any of the generic wrappers. See the controller article for those.

reWASD

For the Speedster 3 and the Speedster 3 ForceShock only.

Support the wheels via OSTENT PS2 to PS3 USB Adapter, does not require manual driver installment.

Can emulate the DualShock 4 to play PS4 Remote Play, PS Now or Dualshock 4 compatible games. Including gyro and accelerometer control.

Can emulate the Xbox 360 controller to play XInput-compatible games.

Not free of charge. 14-days trial.

XBCD Driver

For the Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox only.

Specialized driver for the Xbox Controller and related peripherals.

Officially supports 32 Product IDs, although manual installation sometimes works for unrecognized deivces. See list of supported devices.

Works with every adapters as a DirectInput device.

XBCD Setup Utility tool can rebind every button, assign pressure sensitive buttons to analog axes (or transform them into digital buttons), set dead-zones for sticks, set level of rumble intensity or thresholds when buttons can be activated.

Only 3 pressure sensitive axis are free to use. At least 2 buttons will be not remapped, and support of buttons remapped to the same axis will needs specialized software to make them supported.

Complicated installation. Requires disabling driver signature enforcement in Windows, as driver is not digitally signed.

Currently no support for wireless controllers.

Mayflash Tigergame Driver

For the Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox only.

Mayflash Tigergame Xbox joystick driver is the Alternative to XBCD. It allows the use of the controller's analog sticks by changing "Controller mode" from "digital" to "analog".

Despite its name, it works with every adapters as a DirectInput device.

The driver is digitally signed. Works as designed after finishing driver installation.

Can switch the "Controller mode" between Digital (analog stick works as d-pad), Analog (recognizing two analog sticks giving the closest experience to Xbox 360 gamepads), Flight (for steering wheels), DDR (for dancing pads - D-Pad directions can respond like buttons and user can also hold down opposite directions without the joystick canceling out).

Supports only pressure-sensitive axis, which can be assigned to two from 8 pressure-sensitive buttons (2 triggers or two from 8 pressure sensitive face buttons). Assigning two buttons as "analog", locking other buttons in "digital" mode.

Limited INF for automatic driver detection. Easily side-stepped by manually installing the driver.

No dead-zone adjustment. If joysticks are even slightly worn out character will be flying one direction or the other in a game-sensing digital joystick. Some developers are including dead-zone adjustment within their game. However, that is on a case-by-case basis. May require 3rd party application to apply dead-zones.

Button remapping is very limited within the tab. It does not allow the end-user to map direction as a button or to add additional buttons past 16.

OS X

For the Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox only.

Use the 360Controller driver with Xbox USB adapter.

Linux

For the Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox only.

This controller is "Plug and Play" on most distributions of Linux, although requires Xbox USB adapter.

Xboxdrv is an alternative to the stock driver and allows many configuration options.

Steam

When use as a generic DirectInput device, Steam cannot recognize the wheel and requiring remapping it via Steam Input.

Support in games

Games with generic DirectInput support are supported by the controller, however button placements may be out of place and need to be rebound. Refer to game-specific articles for rebinding support.

Games with XInput button prompts

List of games with Xbox button prompts (For Speedster 3 ForceShock for Xbox only.)

Games with DualShock button prompts

List of games with Sony button prompts

Other information

Technical information

Xbox version: Fanatec Speedster 3 Forceshock, HWID: 3767:0101