Should I or not?? :)

Nemes · May 15, 2015

Hey all

Really enjoying the game - its the sorta game were only plenty of time on it will let you enjoy it more as there is a nack to piloting etc.

My question really is - should I dust off my old M$ Sidewinder joystick or not?

flying games like these sometimes [well more often than not truly] suffer from over input and under input with joysticks - if you follow.
They can be "too quick turn you" or "too slow to turn you effectively" and more often than not the keyboard mouse combo is better.

with the joystick I would prefer to "yaw left/right" when using it instead of "roll left/right" but I'm wondering if it would be best to just not bother and stick with keyboard/mouse combo..

Im finding that no matter how I set it up in "settings" the "yawing left/right" just goes way too slow - is that simply because of the basic standards of the entry level ship? and better ships yaw faster?

Thanks in advance ^^^
Nemes

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psss

can anyone tell me were I can buy some tea and none lethal weapons lol - every station I goto theyre not for sale

Agarthan · May 15, 2015

Nemes said:
Hey all

Really enjoying the game - its the sorta game were only plenty of time on it will let you enjoy it more as there is a nack to piloting etc.

My question really is - should I dust off my old M$ Sidewinder joystick or not?

flying games like these sometimes [well more often than not truly] suffer from over input and under input with joysticks - if you follow.
They can be "too quick turn you" or "too slow to turn you effectively" and more often than not the keyboard mouse combo is better.

with the joystick I would prefer to "yaw left/right" when using it instead of "roll left/right" but I'm wondering if it would be best to just not bother and stick with keyboard/mouse combo..

Im finding that no matter how I set it up in "settings" the "yawing left/right" just goes way too slow - is that simply because of the basic standards of the entry level ship? and better ships yaw faster?

Thanks in advance ^^^
Nemes

This game was built with the H.O.T.A.S. in mind, particularly the saitek x52, 55 and the thrustmaster warthog, you can bind almost every key you need to these.

[VR] Mad Mike · May 15, 2015

i played using my MS sidewinder precision pro for a good few months.

an excellent stick for elite, and what it lacked in buttons I made a custom profile and set up my xbox pad with it as well. the sidewinder combined with the xbox pad was a superb solution.

I have an X55 now and never looked back, but if you already have the old MS stick, you would be mad not to at least try it imo.

as for Yaw.... it impoves a little if you upgrade your thrusters, but ultimately yaw is slow by design. Not everyone likes it (I do) but it is deliberate. stick with it, many who knocked it at 1st are now converts

Captain w00t · May 15, 2015

Yaw is slow - that's by design. You'll find a much better experience with a flight stick / HOTAS setup though

KillingTime · May 15, 2015

Yaw on all ships is fairly pedestrian, getting worse with the larger ships as you would expect.

Its a lot better with a joystick... Well, actually I've never played it without one so all i can say is its really good with a joystick. As for if you'll prefer it only you can say!

Bacon Sarnie · May 15, 2015

Agarthan said:
This game was built with the H.O.T.A.S. in mind, particularly the saitek x52, 55 and the thrustmaster warthog, you can bind almost every key you need to these.

Correction, you can bind EVERY key
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26644

Nemes · May 15, 2015

Ok will give it a try thanks all

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killingtime - I see your avatar pic looks like a "foss" picture - is it?

Foss is my favourite scifi artist ^^

Agarthan · May 16, 2015

Bacon Sarnie said:
Correction, you can bind EVERY key
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26644

Is there instructions on how to do this with the x55? It's not in the taskbar menu like the x52

Beardless · May 16, 2015

X52 worth every penny ;-)

Ian Skippy · May 16, 2015

If your stick doesn't have twist, bind roll to it. Just yaw is suicide. Otherwise bind both to whatever feels best.

Entilzar · May 16, 2015

Nemes said:
Hey all

Really enjoying the game - its the sorta game were only plenty of time on it will let you enjoy it more as there is a nack to piloting etc.

My question really is - should I dust off my old M$ Sidewinder joystick or not?

flying games like these sometimes [well more often than not truly] suffer from over input and under input with joysticks - if you follow.
They can be "too quick turn you" or "too slow to turn you effectively" and more often than not the keyboard mouse combo is better.

with the joystick I would prefer to "yaw left/right" when using it instead of "roll left/right" but I'm wondering if it would be best to just not bother and stick with keyboard/mouse combo..

Im finding that no matter how I set it up in "settings" the "yawing left/right" just goes way too slow - is that simply because of the basic standards of the entry level ship? and better ships yaw faster?

Thanks in advance ^^^
Nemes

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psss can anyone tell me were I can buy some tea and none lethal weapons lol - every station I goto theyre not for sale

No leave it under the bed of dust and buy an X52 or X52 pro,, Well worth the cost if you plan to play muchous

Enty

ethelred · May 16, 2015

Tea is usually for sale at Agri stations, non-lethal weps at industrial ones.

Twelvefield · May 16, 2015

Those MS Sidewinder PROs were way ahead of their time. Microsoft made a lot of crummy hardware, but for whatever reason that stick is still tremendous. No, it doesn't have nearly enough buttons, but the build was made to take punishment and last. If you have one of the original series sticks, those have become collectors' items.