Just bought the game. Full of bugs

Hi, in hoping somebody can help

I just bought AC after being disappointed with the FFB in Forza Horizon 3 and heard amazing things about the FFB in AC. At first I was amazed at how good it felt but my second session and ever since has not been so good.

First off. Online doesn't work. Every time I enter online races the game crashes and kicks me out to the dashboard. This has happened every time and I have given up trying to race online. I have probably made 10-15 attempts before giving up.

Secondly. The FFB feels great when it works but I have two problems. The FFB will drop out and the only way to get it back is to restart the Xbox. This happens very frequently. The other issue is that the wheel will stop working and the car just drives in circles accelerating wherevery inputs where at the point of the glitch.

I just spent £25 on the season pass and already feel like I will regret it.

 

What wheel do you have?
What percent of force are you running?
How long are playing before you lose force?

 

The loss of ffb was experienced by another user here on the forum, i think he solved it by using lower gain, apparently his wheel was overheating. The other thing you talking about with driving in circles is a new one to me though.

 

Fanatec Clubsport V2.

It does it instantly. I Managed to do a 24 hour Leman session with it on Forza 6 with similar FFB so I'm certain it's not an overheating issue.

 

Driving in circle's is probably a loss of steering calibration. It may help to have your ms controller off, and to start the game with your wheel.
Loss of feedback is usually due to heat. Make sure the forced fan mode is on if you own a thrustmaster TX. Also lower the the force feedback master to around 35 percent. Hope this helps

 

Microsoft controller is always off, Xbox turned on before the wheel, game started with the wheel.

My Fanatec is the CSW V2 which has the upgraded fans. I don't think it's a cooling issue. It happens almost instantly. I run FFB very light.

 

Sounds similar to when the sim loses connection (however briefly) to the wheel on pc. I've had this before when tired, setting my rig up and having the old 'usb superposition' fight... Clutching at straws somewhat but have you tried a different usb port?

 

Not tried that but did think about it. I'll give it a try.

Interestingly I seem to recall it happening after an impact. I wonder if the sudden jolt is causing it to lose connection and it fails to reconnect.

 

Wow. Customer service is already 100x better than the Forza team at T10. Thanks for the link. Will be in touch.

 

Ok guys so an update for anyone who may have the same problem as me and stumbles upon this thread.

I was playing again and the same thing happened, racing online and the wheel cutout after about 2 minutes of turning the Xbox on. Only this time I caught a glimpse of the Fanatec CSW V2 power button illuminating red briefly which indicates a loss of connection. A problem I suffered before in Forza 6.

The 5x screws behind the quick release mechanism loosen up every now and again (I guess due to vibration) and require tightening. Only about a quarter turn on each bolt but this is enough to fix the loose connection. On Forza the game would just keep pausing and reconnecting when you switch the wheel back on but in AC I guess once the wheel disconnects it crashes the whole game.

Regardless of which after I managed to tighten the 5 screws I managed to successfully complete 5 laps of the Nordschliefe online which equates to about 45/50 minutes of gameplay with perfect FFB and no crashes or glitches. I have attached a picture to show the 5 bolts that need tightening.