Using Sufferfest with Wahoo Kickr Core

I purchased a Wahoo Kickr Core a little while back and finally got it set up yesterday and have decided to take advantage of the 30 day free trial for Sufferfest, as I have been using Trainerroad in the past and fancied a change.
This is my first smart trainer so not used to the settings. I got it all set-up okay and everything paired, should say that I am using a Windows Laptop with a dongle to get it all connected.
I tried a couple of short training videos to test how things works and the first I left the Sufferfest setting in ERG mode and it kind of worked and was okay, but I didn't like the fact that you are not in much control as it just keeps the required wattage for a given cadence/speed/gear. I like to be able to shift gears a bit more to simulate riding out doors more.
So the second attempt I changed the setting in Sufferfest to level mode and just picked one of the lower levels and this gave me much more control over speed/cadence etc, but I did notice that the trainer was still sometimes trying to control the resistance which made it very difficult to hit the watt's required as if fluctuated up and down a lot. Am I missing something in the settings or is this just how it works??
I have set the Sufferfest setting to power smoothing but this still doesn't seem to help.
I might be asking for something that is not achievable but wondered if anybody else have this set-up or similar that can share your experience and settings.
This is my first smart trainer so not used to the settings. I got it all set-up okay and everything paired, should say that I am using a Windows Laptop with a dongle to get it all connected.
I tried a couple of short training videos to test how things works and the first I left the Sufferfest setting in ERG mode and it kind of worked and was okay, but I didn't like the fact that you are not in much control as it just keeps the required wattage for a given cadence/speed/gear. I like to be able to shift gears a bit more to simulate riding out doors more.
So the second attempt I changed the setting in Sufferfest to level mode and just picked one of the lower levels and this gave me much more control over speed/cadence etc, but I did notice that the trainer was still sometimes trying to control the resistance which made it very difficult to hit the watt's required as if fluctuated up and down a lot. Am I missing something in the settings or is this just how it works??
I have set the Sufferfest setting to power smoothing but this still doesn't seem to help.
I might be asking for something that is not achievable but wondered if anybody else have this set-up or similar that can share your experience and settings.
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You might want to check that The Sufferfest is compatible with your set up, be it Windows and ANT+ or BLE, to not be getting proper control over your trainer. I have no problems with an iPad II and BLE or Windows 10 and a new BLE dongle, but it doesn't seem to like the Windows inbuilt BLE with The Sufferfest.
https://support.thesufferfest.com/hc/en ... th-Devices
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Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
Workouts require you to hit the power/cadence required for that interval. For which ERG is the best way of doing so (Leave it in one gear that gives the most efficient chain line) and the trainer takes care of the rest.