motion simulator

[shoeylae]

hello,

i have a playseat with buttkicker and tripple screen, nice but i am missing something MOTION
D-box way to expensive 15000 Euro
I found a site prosimu.com(it is a french company) they have a motion rig for 2600 Euro can anybody help me is it good or is it crap?

regards
Sven

[roadrunner1954]

Link please

[shoeylae]

http://youtu.be/DjGPfRU5e8U he is playing a crapy game but you can see the movement

[shoeylae]

No one answers so i gues all static racers?
I wanted to order an do a pick up but they are sold out, not even a demo.
It is based on xsim, i will have to wait.

[takumi69]

If you simply wanna buy a motion sim rig, then the Prosimu looks like a good idea, although on the pricey side. 2500€ will give you just the rear motion part (judging from the pictures as i don´t speak french). The front part is 500€ extra, which is overpriced.
If you build a setup like this by yourself you save some money, the building cost will be around 800-1000€ (depending on materials and technic).
But you should have a bit of knowledge in DIY stuff.

[ukez]

I always wanted to build a 2dof simulator, but I could never work out where to get all the parts in the UK at a reasonable price.

I'm stuck with a static GamePod at the moment, its pretty boring really. I wouldn't mind attaching some SCN5 linear actuator's to the back of it and spring some life in to it.

[ukez]

Originally Posted by shoeylae

hello,

i have a playseat with buttkicker and tripple screen, nice but i am missing something MOTION
D-box way to expensive 15000 Euro
I found a site prosimu.com(it is a french company) they have a motion rig for 2600 Euro can anybody help me is it good or is it crap?

regards
Sven

What you doing with your buttkicker?

[dartguy]

Originally Posted by shoeylae

No one answers so i gues all static racers?
I wanted to order an do a pick up but they are sold out, not even a demo.
It is based on xsim, i will have to wait.

To be quite honest, they are not worth the money to me. I had the great opportunity to spend a full day on a Cruden full motion simulator. It had three seats, over a half dozen PC's to get the motion right, and cost a couple hundred thousand dollars! That thing was extremely fun. But it was fun in the same way a roller coaster is fun. Heck one of my friends actually vomited after a few laps.

We had a group of 6 from my league there for the day. 3 of those guys are what I would consider aliens in the Sim world. We all concluded that the motion doesn't really add anything that would make you a faster or just better racer. It just adds to the fun. But I don't think there is any way to simulate enough G's to feel like a real race car. Maybe one of those that have the driver way out on a robotic arm that has meters of range could come close, but only for a second or so.

So, with that said. If you have the money to get a motion simulator for your home, ask yourself this: "Self, am I going to get this for the fun it will add to my racing, or do I expect this to feel like I am in a real car?".

If you expect it to add much realism, I think you will be very much disappointed. But if you enjoy roller coasters, and have the money to fix it when it breaks, then go for it!! I promise it will be loads of fun, then it will just become a party piece to only start when your buddies come over.

If you want to see the video of us on the Cruden, let me know and I'll post it again.