Controller:Thrustmaster T818
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| Thrustmaster TS Racer |
The Thrustmaster T818 is a racing wheel base released by Thrustmaster in January 2023.
A departure from the usual belt-driven Thrustmaster racing wheels, the T818 features the direct-drive force feedback with up to 10Nm of torque. Another difference on the T818 is that it also has its own, clamp-based wheel quick release system that allows quick changing of steering wheels, at the cost of making existing Thrustmaster steering wheels incompatible unless a Quick Release Adapter is used. The T818 no longer have a Mini-DIN port, and in its place are a RJ45 port and a unspecified port for future Thrustmaster ecosystem. Pedal port, which also preset in previous Thrustmaster racing wheels, was left intact.
A bundle, T818 Ferrari SF1000 Simulator, was released on June 14, 2023. This bundle come with a Ferrari-branded cover plates for the wheel base and a licensed replica of the Ferrari SF1000 steering wheel.
As a PC-only wheel base, the T818 is compatible with games that support it, but requires to have Thrustmaster's driver to be installed to work. The wheel's settings can be adjust within the control panel (See Thrustmaster Control Panel). At present, only the wheel base package and the SF1000 bundle are available, so separate purchases of steering wheel(s), additional QR adapter(s) and a pedal set are required.
General information
Input (with TM Leather 28 GT Wheel Add-On steering wheel and a T-LCM pedal set)
- 1 × 2-axis steering wheel axle with 1080 degree lock-to-lock
- 2 × digital face buttons on the base: 22, 23
- 2 × digital function button on the base: ᴍᴜʟᴛɪғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴅᴇ, ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ғᴇᴇᴅʙᴀᴄᴋ
- 2 × steering-mounted paddles on the TM Leather 28 GT wheel
- 1 × digital directional pad on the TM Leather 28 GT wheel: ↑, ↓, ←, →
- 6 × digital face buttons on the TM Leather 28 GT wheel
- 1 × 3-position rotary switch on the TM Leather 28 GT wheel
- 3 × analog foot pedals on the T-LCM pedals: ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ, ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ
Use with PC platforms
- MacOS and Linux are not supported.
Windows
- Windows 10 and Windows 11 do detect the wheel, but requires Thrustmaster's driver to be installed to work.
Thrustmaster Control Panel
- Default software that come installed with the Thrustmaster driver.
- The steering sensitivity, various force feedback settings, steering locks, shifter/handbrake settings can be adjusted.
- Can be used to update the wheel's firmware.
- There is no game profile function.
Hardware
Expansions
Thrustmaster TM Leather 28 GT Wheel Add-On
- Steering wheel with rim wrapped in leather.
- Has buttons and paddle shifters.
- Requires the Quick Release Adapter to be able to use on the T818.
Thrustmaster Quick Release Adapter
- QR adapter that allows the older Thrustmaster wheels to be used on the T818.
- T818 included a single QR adapter, but requires additional purchases for more steering wheels.
Thrustmaster T-LCM Pedals
- Pedal set with 3 pedals, with the hall-sensor-based clutch and accel pedals and a load-cell-based brake pedal.
- The springs on the brake pedal can be adjusted and replaced with the included springs set.
- Separate purchase.
Thrustmaster TH8A Shifter
- A shifter that can be switch between H-pattern (with 7 gears and a reverse) mode and sequential mode.
- Can be clamped onto the desk.
- Can be connected directly to the PC via the included USB adapter.
- Cannot be connected to the T818 as it lacked a Mini-DIN port.
Thrustmaster TSS Handbrake Sparco Mod + -
- Handbrake with analog input
- Can switch between handbrake mode and sequential gear shift mode.
- Can be connected directly to the PC via the included USB adapter.
- Cannot be connected to the T818 as it lacked a Mini-DIN port.
- Require the use of TM Racing Clamp to be able to clamp onto the desk.
Thrustmaster Desk Mounting Kit
- table clamp that allows the T818 to be clamped to the desk.
- Not recommended for use on desk when thew wheel's force feedback strength is set too high.
Thrustmaster Cockpit Mounting Kit
- Mounting adapter that allows the T818 to be mounted onto a racing stand or racing cockpit.
Support in games
- Selected games has native support for the rev indicator LED and OLED screen on certain Thrustmaster wheels. It is possible for non-supported games to provide support for either functions or both by using 3rd-party wrappers such as Fanaleds.
Other information
Technical information
Firmware update
- The Thrustmaster Control Panel can be used to update the firmware of the wheel and other attached Thrustmaster sim racing products..