How to use a force feedback joystick ? With a modern force feedback joystick you actually feel the forces of rudder and sheets. This makes sailing with Sail Simulator 4.0 even more realistic. Besides modern joysticks have programmable buttons with can be used for thumb control of the viewing direction and for swiching view or control mode. Sail Simulator 4.0 was successfully tested with the following joysticks:

• Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 1
• Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2
• Logitech WingMan Force 3D
  Basic joystick control fuctions (Microsoft SideWinder FFB2):
• Left-Right: Rudder
• Fire button + for/backward: adjusting (any) sheet
• Left and right (thumb) buttons for selection of the sheet
• Thumb button for adjusting the view direction
• Middle thumb button for switch AUTOCREW on/off
• Other buttons for viewing mode and start/stop engine

To use Force Feedback in Sail Simulator 4.0, select FFB for Rudder and Sheets in Preferences/Control. Use the sliders to optimise stability.