Re-subbing after 12 years absence?

Re-subbing after 12 years absence?

Sorry if this is a dumb question. I'm looking to resub to iRacing. The last time I was subbed was for a 3 month period ending late June 2014 via the iRacing website. I was just dabbling and didn't buy any extra content.

The Steam sale has a new 12 month sub at €24.89. My Steam account uses the same email address as my previous iRacing sub from 2014.

The Steam notice states 'If you have previously purchased an iRacing account directly through iRacing.com, you are not able to RENEW your subscription through Steam. You are able to purchase a new subscription through Steam if you prefer.'

Am I ok to resub via Steam?

u/Thermobaric_Potato — 5 days ago

Replacement K1C HotEnd arrived dead. Alternatives?

Its been one of those 'everything goes wrong weeks' with my K1C. After my unicorn nozzle centre dropped out during extrusion I removed it and it bent also breaking the ceramic thermistor in the process.

I ordered another non-Creality generic hotend from Amazon. It just arrived with the ceramic thermistor ring broken. :(

I need a replacement that

  1. Uses unicorn nozzles (as I now have a collection)

  2. Won't take a month to get here to Ireland from China (TriangleLab shipping estimate is 30 days)

  3. Has a less fragile thermistor construction than the original design.

I spotted this thing on Amazon UK. It looks like a TriangleLab knock off. Has anyone used one.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0DYHCM1WL/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1DN0VIOFMEW9H&psc=1

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u/Thermobaric_Potato — 6 days ago
▲ 21 r/hotas+1 crossposts

Warning: MozaRacingDirect Scam/Impersonation Website.

I was looking at buying a couple of Moza flight grips and on the Duck Duck Go results 1st page was this Mozaracingdirect .shop website pretending to be the official Moza site and offering everything at 70%. off.

Its a scam website. Please do not give them your money or your credit card details. If the Moza mods find this can you please try to get these scammers taken down.

https://mozaracingdirect.shop

u/Thermobaric_Potato — 8 days ago

Nozzle tip fell out. Replacement suggestions?

I was having extrusion and layer adhesion issues the last few days on my K1C. Changed filament, heated to 300c to clear potential blockages, removed and cleaned extruder etc.

Just swapped filament again and extruded to test. It extruded the nozzle tip from my unicorn nozzle (3rd party).

How long should a nozzle last roughly (I know its a how long is a piece of string question due to usage variables etc) and are there better options from certain companies with better materials used. I had purchased a Microswiss Flowtech hot end from Amazon before but it arrived DOA and was returned.

u/Thermobaric_Potato — 14 days ago

Any performance benefit using Omni Receiver with RX Falchion?

Is there any benefit of using the Omni Receiver to connect the RX Falchion keyboard to a PC instead of Bluetooth. My Bluetooth connection is stable.

I bought a used RX Falchion blue switch & love love love this thing. But it came without the Omni Receiver dongle. I'm looking for a gaming mouse in white to match the keyboard.

Is the ROG Keris Wireless Aimpoint still good in 2026. It has an Omni Receiver I can use to connect both RX Falchion & mouse. Or should I look elsewhere to another brand for a mouse. Cheers.

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u/Thermobaric_Potato — 18 days ago
▲ 46 r/Simagic

So SimPro will allow Simagic rims to display more than 8 colours. But only if you buy a Zeus.

A few days ago I posted asking why SimPro only allows Simagic rims to have 8 colours to choose from the millions they are capable of displaying unless SimHub is used (and for older rims they are incompatible with SimHub). Unfortunately Reddit doesn't allow me to edit a post with new pics. No answer from Simagic ofc. This is the old thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/Simagic/comments/1u4b75w/simpro_very_limited_colour_options_why_no_colour/

Today Boosted Media uploaded their review of the new Zeus wheels and lo and behold he showed the new Zeus Formula in SimPro V3.1.0.12558 with 32 led colour options (latest version on Simagics website today is 15th June 2026 is V3.1.0.12614).

No doubt Simagic won't answer me again just as they have always refused to respond to me here even on QA issues with brand new €740 FX Pro's I had bought but I'll ask anyway.

Is this a SimPro version only Boost Media had access to? If not why are our Simagic rims from the Alpha & Neo lines being deliberately restricted in what colours they can display in SimPro. Will this be opened up to those who have spent good money (almost €2k in my case just on rims) on your products? Cheers.

u/Thermobaric_Potato — 20 days ago
▲ 28 r/Simagic

SimPro - Very limited colour options. Why no colour wheel?

Just wondering why SimPro Manager is so limited in its colour options for the leds on Simagic wheels. You get 8 colours and thats it. Or am I missing something where there are more options?

On the Neo series at least some of the colours don't even reflect the colour of the led produced in the real world on the rim. eg purple on screen is pink on the button.

Please don't say you need SimHub and Maglink. The capability for the leds to produce any one of millions of colours via a colour wheel/hex is already present in the led without needing SimHub, Maglink and dangling heavy curly USB cables. To even create the 8 colour options in SimPro Simagic had to enter a hex value.

On any app for led fans you'll almost always find a colour wheel to pick what colours you want. Often with hex codes. I have NZXT, Thermaltake, Corsair, LianLi, Coolermaster & even the cheapest Chinese rgb fans connecting to €7 rgb led/fan hubs with OpenRGB have the option. But on Simagic rims costing €700 its a nope.

So Simagic can we get a colour wheel on SimPro Manager please?

u/Thermobaric_Potato — 23 days ago

Linear rail strength for keyboard tray?

I hope this is an appropriate place to ask this but I have a sim rig and I'm trying to design a keyboard/mouse tray which will slide out from underneath the wheelbase and split into 2 pieces. 1 for keyboard, 1 for mouse. They will be extending towards me from a 500mm horizontal piece of 4040 aluminium extrusion on the rig.

I was hoping to use linear rails. 2 rails for each keyboard/mouse section sliding out approx 400mm. Do you reckon SFC16 or SFC20 rails would be strong enough without bending. I have tried the design using 4040 profile and while solid it simply wasn't smooth enough in operation Thanks.

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u/Thermobaric_Potato — 26 days ago
▲ 3 r/VIRPIL

Physically reverse grip direction on WarBRD & CM3 Bases?

I'm looking to physically reverse the direction of the grips on my WarBRD and CM3 bases so I can reverse the bases direct so the USB and Aux ports face backwards.

I know on the CM3 throttle and Control Panels the baseplates can be reversed which I've done and its been great for cable routing on my rig but the WarBRD and CM3 bases casings are keyed so that won't work. Can I just flip the grip connectors to achieve the same thing. Cheers.

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u/Thermobaric_Potato — 29 days ago
▲ 6 r/hotas

HOSAS or Collective to complete my rig. WTB

Looking to complete my rig. Its a racing/flight hybrid custom alu profile setup. Racing up front and slide back for flight. I already have a HOTAS setup with WarBRD (OG) on right with an Alpha grip & Mongoost CM3 throttle on left. Also a Mongoost CM3 base centre stick with TM Warthog A-10 grip and a Slaw Device BF-109 rudder below.

Looking to 'fill in' the last gap on the left (a 4080 rail) with either a second WarBRD base, Z-extension and grip for something like Star Citizen or a heli collective (thinking Virpil Rotor TCS Plus) obviously for heli's.

So I'm wondering 2 things.

1: Apart from Star Citizen are there any other titles or disciplines that benefit from HOSAS over HOTAS.

2: Is anyone selling their WarBRD or collective kit. I'm in Ireland so EU sellers might be best but anywhere else will work so long as customs isn't too much of a killer. Cheers.

PS: The CM3 throttle in the pic will be on an X & Y exis sliding mount so it doesn't cross the 4080 profile for other sticks/collective.

u/Thermobaric_Potato — 30 days ago

Reusing Simagic Paddle Shifters on DIY hub?

Strange question but I've just picked up Simagic Neo X-330t & Neo X-310G wheels. They both come with the plastic shifters only on the Neo-X hubs. No carbon fibre or aluminium in the box.

To get those you have to buy a full shifter paddle kit from Simagic which includes carbon fibre and aluminium paddles plus a set of actual paddle shifters.

https://simagic.com/products/simagic-neo-x-hub?_pos=2&_psq=paddle&_ss=e&_v=1.0&variant=51001566527791

That would leave me with a set of paddle shifters with no hub to attach them to. Does anyone know if there is a way to use them on other non-Simagic hubs. Or like on a DIY 3D printed hub with a usb connection? I was looking at picking up a Fanatec Sparco Formula rim 270mm which another Simagic Neo-X hub won't fit on to. Too tight.

u/Thermobaric_Potato — 1 month ago

Reboot to Windows from within Mint desktop?

I'm running Mint 22.3 Cinnamon on a tiny 2015 Intel NUC as a secondary system. Its dual boot Mint & Windows 11 with Mint as default. I have Windows 11 only on a GMKtek mini pc as the primary system which has the only keyboard and mouse. Once both are booted Synergy auto starts to allow the Windows 11 PC's keyboard/mouse to control the Mint NUC.

I'm looking for a way select to reboot the Mint NUC into Windows 11 from within the Mint UI as I don't have a keyboard connected to the NUC to select Windows 11 in the Grub boot menu. Is this possible. Cheers.

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u/Thermobaric_Potato — 1 month ago

Opinions on Clubsport Sparco Formula & 3rd Party Hub Compatibility?

Just looking at the Fanatec website with my usual itch to buy more rims. I spotted the Clubsport Sparco Formula 270mm rim. https://www.fanatec.com/eu/en/p/wheel-rims/cs_wr_s_f/clubsport-wheel-rim-sparco-formula

I haven't heard much on forums about it. Is anyone using it and for what class/series of cars.

I'm on a Simagic base but bought a Fanatec Classic V2 rim recently and its beautiful and works great with the Neo X hub. Has anyone used the Sparco Formula with a non-Fanatec hub. It looks like it could be difficult to mount on a 3rd party hub.

u/Thermobaric_Potato — 1 month ago

I have a PIco 4 with a 5m link cable with power injection used for PCVR only. The Pico rests on a mount on the back of my sim rig bucket seat and the VR link cable travels down the back of the seat along with 2 speaker cables for the rear speakers. The speaker cables terminate with banana plugs to keystone speaker jacks so the seat can be easily removed with the speakers still mounted.

I'm looking for a short VR link cable, maybe 1.5m, with power injection I can run down the back of the seat to similar female USB keystone connectors. All I can find are 3m & 5m cables. Does anyone know if a 1.5m VR link cable with power injection exists. Cheers.

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u/Thermobaric_Potato — 2 months ago

Does anyone know of a quiet 60mm 12v pwm fan with zero rpm mode in black. The only 60mm I can find with these features is the Noctua NF-A6 but its Noctua brown.

I was about to pull the trigger on the Thermalright TL-B6B until I found out they don't do zero rpm. Thermalright also don't specify what the lowest RPM is.

The fans will be controlled via a Corsair Command Core XT which cannot turn off fans only lower them to their lowest PWM speed. The fans will be inserted into the shoulder grommets of a bucket seat to keep my head cool during summer/VR gaming. They will be right behind my ears so having zero rpm fans is a big feature. Cheers.

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u/Thermobaric_Potato — 2 months ago