Yep, Big fat AT connector and IIRC serial for the mouse! Meant I kept my AT keyboard and Mk1 Serial Intellimouse (the one without a scroll wheel!) way after pretty much all keyboards and mice were PS/2!
HOTAS X45 v X52...
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Yep, Big fat AT connector and IIRC serial for the mouse! Meant I kept my AT keyboard and Mk1 Serial Intellimouse (the one without a scroll wheel!) way after pretty much all keyboards and mice were PS/2!
Well not the end of the world, I'd held onto them from my Win98 days and it wasn't like I even had a game port anymore!
(although saying that I have my MS Sidewider FFB mk1 working in Win7!)
Nice! I like the MS Sidewider Force-feedback stick for the "kick" myself.
Though I only demo'ed it in the stores, but not bought it.
Nice! I like the MS Sidewider Force-feedback stick for the "kick" myself.
Though I only demo'ed it in the stores, but not bought it.
I bought one second hand, then realised it wasn't supported in XP..... threw it on a shelf and then later discovered this - https://code.google.com/p/adapt-ffb-joy/
Dusted it off, bought a few parts and it works perfectly in Win7. Just not enough buttons for ED.
I bought one second hand, then realised it wasn't supported in XP..... threw it on a shelf and then later discovered this - https://code.google.com/p/adapt-ffb-joy/
Dusted it off, bought a few parts and it works perfectly in Win7. Just not enough buttons for ED.
Amazing! Thanks very much for that link.
Did not realise there was somebody doing hardware hacks for the Sidewinder FFB stick.
Going to be really useful when I can get my hands on a refurbished FFB stick.
Agreed on the buttons not being enough.
Amazing! Thanks very much for that link.
Did not realise there was somebody doing hardware hacks for the Sidewinder FFB stick.
Going to be really useful when I can get my hands on a refurbished FFB stick.
Agreed on the buttons not being enough.
I must admit I now regret getting rid of the X36T as it could work nicely with it, use the extra two axis for the rudder rocker and throttle...
Unfortunately the code is only a hex blob so can't modify to add more than the axis but theoretically could also get all the buttons to work.
Even then though still not enough buttons!
I haven't used the other joysticks mentioned here, but I did get the x55.
And I am very glad. The precision is picture perfect (with a bit of practice), it has twist for yaw which feels very natural for those complex rolls for tight maneuvers and touch up aiming.
In addition, it has a total of 42 buttons (from what i can count, the switches are 2 buttons, 1 for each direction to flip it).
I've mapped every single ED control (aside from some map and communication controls) to the x55.
Additionally the 3 switches at the bottom of the throttle control are lined up very nicely for managing your power distribution.
And I am very glad. The precision is picture perfect (with a bit of practice), it has twist for yaw which feels very natural for those complex rolls for tight maneuvers and touch up aiming.
In addition, it has a total of 42 buttons (from what i can count, the switches are 2 buttons, 1 for each direction to flip it).
I've mapped every single ED control (aside from some map and communication controls) to the x55.
Additionally the 3 switches at the bottom of the throttle control are lined up very nicely for managing your power distribution.
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Am I right in thinking that the X52 also has twist for yaw? That is essential for me...
I was going to order the x52 from ebuyer, but then I realized there was an x55 and immediately canceled the previous order.
I use an X45 with Elite and noticed the same thing. I get around it by mapping the throttle hat switch (under your index finger) to thruster, and the mouse thing is my head tracker.
I totally agree about the driver issue - I'd love to be able to map the throttle dials to bands for certain settings, but I can't because of the driver BSOD. That's a relatively minor thing, though. I'm not a fan of twist-to-yaw, so I imagine I'll stick with the X45 for a while.
Can someone post a screenshot shot of their x45 configurations? That would help me out. Thanks for considering.