Oh my god you've just brought back a terrible nightmare
yes believe me it was bloody awful and sometimes it took ages to get right on my tv, and all i wanted to do was play the game arhhh
goes and lies down ....
What type of controller will you be using for Elite Dangerous
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Oh my god you've just brought back a terrible nightmare
yes believe me it was bloody awful and sometimes it took ages to get right on my tv, and all i wanted to do was play the game arhhh
goes and lies down ....
Ah ok, thank you, so I start with a XBox 360 because I have already spent enough money to support the game in Kickstarter, and also starts to upgrade my computer (motherboard, processor, ram, power supply, and soon, graphics card and processor fan, and therefore XBox 360)
Thus it will be very sufficient for an amateur as me. With the keyboard, the mouse and the controller 360, I will be able to manage
I started on keyb+mouse, went to XB360 controller (already had one) and have just got a T-flight hotas. It is, of course, much better on the joystick & throttle but I still find lack of buttons. I'm toying with the idea of somehow fixing the controller in front of the stick to give extra buttons and axes for headlook / target selection. Messy and hacky but cheaper than an uber-stick!
It will be possible use the keyboard, the mouse and the controller 360 simultaneously ?
If you've got enough hands
The alpha options let you bind controls to any connected device, mixing and matching. There are currently some issues where ED sees some devices as the "same" (pedals and the Warthog, I think?) but those will get fixed. Certainly keyboard, mouse, controller & stick can all be used at the same time if you really wanted to.The Warthog throttle and stick have an issue where the first 19 buttons on both "overwrite" each other i.e. binding Button 1 on the stick and then binding Button 1 on the throttle afterwards will un-bind the stick mapping. But the axes work perfectly. I think the rudder peddle issue ends up getting identified as roll or something but I guess a similar type of issue: detection of multiple discrete DirectX input devices.
Hello, all.
Just joined up and have purchased / downloaded the Alpha release.
I was wondering if anyone has any experience using the Thurstmaster warthog?
I have an opportunity to acquire a used unit (in good condition).
I'm sure a read a thread in the past which outlined some problems with the multiple USB inputs but cannot find it at the moment.
general consensus seems to be that the X52 is a safe bet but I've used a warthog in the past and was really impressed with the build etc...
Thanks in advance...
Just joined up and have purchased / downloaded the Alpha release.
I was wondering if anyone has any experience using the Thurstmaster warthog?
I have an opportunity to acquire a used unit (in good condition).
I'm sure a read a thread in the past which outlined some problems with the multiple USB inputs but cannot find it at the moment.
general consensus seems to be that the X52 is a safe bet but I've used a warthog in the past and was really impressed with the build etc...
Thanks in advance...
If you've got enough hands
Ok thank you! It will be perfect for me. I thought of using the controller 360 to pilot the spaceship and the keyboard and the mouse to use the computers in the game, screens and everything else.
I'm sure you'll come up with something that suits you
The computers etc are currently only accessed in "UI-focus" mode though, which you toggle on/off with a button / key. So you don't really fly at the same time as changing the computer settings (weapon loadouts, system priorities, target lists etc) - your view is completely focused on the computer screen with no forward view.Incidentally, this is something I hope gets fixed with proper multimonitor support. I want the side monitors displaying the computers and be able to interact with them without a "UI focus" mode being required. It depends on how important to FD's gameplay vision this taking you away from your flying view is, though. They might want tinkering with computers to be something you don't do mid-combat.
The Warthog is truly beautiful piece of kit and well worth getting but one issue to be aware of is that it doesn't have a twist grip like other joysticks have.
There is currently an issue with multiple input but as that will be fixed (sooner rather than later I hope) I consider it a minor inconvenience.
Once the multiple input issue has been fixed I can see all the throttle base switches being used and assigned to their equivalent space going control.
The Lave Radio (laveradio.com) guys have offered to help with any issues with joystick setup I believe.
I am a new x52 Pro user - It is by far the best joystick I have ever used. It made a huge difference to how flying felt (ie it feels right now) and plenty of buttons.
I haven't used the x52 (I heard the joystick center-springs were a tad weak) but that again has everything you need.
Personally I don't think I would want to be without the twist axis regardless of the joystick. (I have Roll mapped to mine)
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I'm much more curious about suitability of the Steam controller than any other gamepad. I hope someone gets a hold of one and posts about it!
Minti2
Deadly, But very fluffy...
Just got confirmation from amazon UK that my X52 pro is dispatched, should be with me next day or so £125.00 P&P free.
but! stocks come and go quickly from Amazon so....
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