How can I send force feedback to my steering wheel?

axisrule_1 · November 28, 2014, 8:47am

I am currently developing a car rush game using Logitech Force GT, but I can’t find any force feedback effect in the assets. Neither can I find how to create a new force feedback effect.

My blueprint is posted at the end, is there something wrong with my blueprint?

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jinjiancheng · July 3, 2017, 8:51am

same problem！

anonymous_user_a8a694a6 · September 10, 2018, 11:54am

same problem

Arman · September 10, 2018, 11:56am

exact same problem as these three guys have!

cifulicitico · October 18, 2018, 3:47pm

also interested in this

EyeOfEnigma · October 21, 2018, 9:00pm

You can create feedback effects in the content browser → right click → miscellaneous-> force feedback effect. There is none created by default so you need to create one to have anything show up as a selected drop down on the node.

Here is the docs on more info on how to set them up: Force Feedback | Unreal Engine Documentation

NamInUz · July 22, 2022, 3:46pm

When I try to play a force feedback effect, that I created, in the content browser, nothing happen on my T300RS steering wheel.

Same thing if I use the blueprint node above.

tadahiro0820 · December 2, 2022, 11:53am

Unreal engineはDirectInputに対応していないため、そのままではForceFeedbackを使用できません。
そのため私はX360ceを使用してXboxのコントローラーに割り当てることでForceFeedbackを実現することができました。

Robbie222 · November 20, 2023, 8:24pm

It’s almost 2024 and no one has an answer / tutorial / documentation for how to set up force feedback on steering wheels for vehicles?

ArtFix-1 · February 18, 2024, 10:26am

yes, sad , no full tutorial or something …

HellFireHE · August 12, 2024, 4:54pm

I did some research around, but it does not looks good.

It looks like there is no FFB support for steering wheels (as long as it is not supported by Enhanced Input). Raw Input plugin do not support FFB.
That what is supported in UE5 is rather FFB in gamepads and other handhelds (some vibrations effects etc) - generally devices that are supported by Enhanced Input.

To have FFB wheel in my game, instead using Raw Input Plugin, I simply registered Direct Input device, and programmed all wheel stuff by myself based on this example:

github.com

walbourn/directx-sdk-samples/blob/main/DirectInput/FFConst/ffconst.cpp

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// File: FFConst.cpp
//
// Desc: Demonstrates an application which sets a force feedback constant force 
//       determined by the user.
//
// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
// Licensed under the MIT License (MIT).
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#define STRICT
#define DIRECTINPUT_VERSION 0x0800

#include <Windows.h>
#include <windowsx.h>

#include <commctrl.h>
#include <basetsd.h>
#include <mmsystem.h>

#pragma warning(push)

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It is enough to apply force to the left or right, rest may be done in pure SW.

But bad news are:

C++
Logitech Driving Force GT that I tested DO NOT register any axle with DIDEVICEOBJECTINSTANCE (like other FFB wheels like T300RS)