NLR Motion Platform V3 w/Simtools?

I have a friend that owns a Next Level Racing V3 platform and WRC 9.

I newly discovered it was possible to use simtools for motion in WRC 9 with a bit of a workaround. Knowing this, I am wondering if there is a way to use Simtools software with the NLR V3 with some kind of redirect? I dont think there is official support but I feel it's possible given there are 2 motors driving the motion platform and I cant see those actuators being much different to drive than any others.

Any thoughts/experience?

I haven't tried it yet, but I think the telemetry patch is just making the game work with the Dirt Rally 2.0 plugin. NLR software already supports Dirt Rally 2.0 I believe.

Lol, I think you got a bit mixed up.

Im talking about the WRC series not the Dirt series.

I might very well have it mixed up. Wouldn't be the first time. But looking at the instructions of the telemetry patch for WRC it looks like it includes a DirtRally2.exe file you run to trick your motion software's Dirt Rally 2 plugin into thinking WRC is Dirt Rally 2. I have no idea how NLR software works but see it supports Dirt Rally 2 also. You might very well be able to trick NLR that WRC is Dirt Rally 2 in the same way.

That's a good point. We need someone that knows about coding that also owns an NLR that could test that out...

I dont think my buddy has any coding experience. But ya If we could use the same trick, it might just work.

Thats great to know! Hope someone can bridge that gap in the future!

It seems to me this might be easier than it seems.
To give you an example - There is no GTA V in NLR tooling. Nonetheless when I used GTA V mod that adds Steering Wheel to it (Manual Transmission) it worked with NLR. That's because the mod "Exports UDP telemetry in DIRT 4 format". The only thing I had to do was to "activate" the dirt 4 profile in NLR. To tune it up I cloned it as a "GTA V - based on DIRT" and did tweaks there.
In other words - the plugins do not seem to care what game you are actually playing (and if you are playing any). They just connect to a port that streams the data.
And the piece that sends the data seems rather straightforward too ( I can't post links yet but a relevant file is on github at this path: E66666666/GTAVManualTransmission/tree/master/Gears/UDPTelemetry/UDPTelemetry.cpp - the
E66666666 being the user and GTAVManualTransmission being the project name)

If there was a way to export telemetry data from simtools in one of the known formats (Dirt, Project Cars 2, ACC, etc), it would all click together
I'm a programmer and would consider doing some work in that direction if someone gave me some pointers.
I'd also be willing to pay good amount of "real moneyz" for someone to get it done. (I imagine it would still be cheaper than me figuring it out from scratch taking my hourly rate into consideration).
There is many more games available for simtools than it is for NLR so that would be a nice upgrade to a kit that I already paid a ton of money for.

Thanks for your answer.
Do you mean the GTA V telemetry sounds like generic joystick output? That would be surprising since I feel when I bump into walls or other cars - for example (which joystick input wouldn't know about?)
But, to be honest, that's besides the point - what I was trying to show is that NLR software can work with anything as long as it can connect to an UDP port that streams the telemetry data. I put NLR into "dirt 4 mode" and turn the "dirt 4 UDP telemetry" in GTA V mod and things start to work

This is very cool! There is hope for NLR users.

I guess NLR is the apple of the motion platforms...I guess that gives them more control of their eco-system but its a shame they dont have like an "advanced" mode for people that want to use the platform for a general motion device.

Hey, what is the work around? not sure where to start to get simtools working with my motion v3. thanks!