Hardware & Technical Wathog HOTAS....I about give up with it....
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I haven't tried it but it does look good.
Keep practicing it would be an expensive thing to cast aside
Well would not 'cast it aside'
I am too cheap for that. Just would find itself on ebay. I think. I just have a hard time being able to handle all the buttons etc on the throttle.
I had a similar experience with the saitek X45. To be frank I now have a fairly cheap Thrustmaster T-flight hotas x and its pretty damn good for the money, could do with a hat on the throttle but other than that I prefer it to the much more expensive x45 I had several years ago.
Still I wouldn't say no to a warthog myself, looks like a beautify piece of kit, and so many buttons I can't imagine you ever need to use the keyboard.
Still I wouldn't say no to a warthog myself, looks like a beautify piece of kit, and so many buttons I can't imagine you ever need to use the keyboard.
I'm perfectly satisfied with it using it for over 2 years, but I can see how people with small hands might run into trouble using it.
Couldn't imagine touching a plastic stick ever again, but then again, I have huge hands and I hate plastic with a passion.
Couldn't imagine touching a plastic stick ever again, but then again, I have huge hands and I hate plastic with a passion.
I KNOW that part of what I am feeling about this system is that I don't have a 'home' for it. I have to move it around from the dining room table, to the kitchen table, etc.
I own my own business, and obviously my own office. My wife has 'determined' that I don't need an office or desk at home. Most of the time she would be correct, as I have not played a game in years and years. So sitting in my 'chair' in the living room with my laptop has been perfectly fine. Now that E : D has come along...things have changed.
I am looking at sim cockpits, but don't know where I would put it.
Plus I know that the height of where the joystick and throttle are placed is making a huge difference. That is another reason I am trying and trying to make this work as I know it is not all the 'system's fault. If that makes sense.
I own my own business, and obviously my own office. My wife has 'determined' that I don't need an office or desk at home. Most of the time she would be correct, as I have not played a game in years and years. So sitting in my 'chair' in the living room with my laptop has been perfectly fine. Now that E : D has come along...things have changed.
I am looking at sim cockpits, but don't know where I would put it.
Plus I know that the height of where the joystick and throttle are placed is making a huge difference. That is another reason I am trying and trying to make this work as I know it is not all the 'system's fault. If that makes sense.
Go to Google.com
Enter "Thrustmaster Warthog Twist"
The answer will come....
No, it doesn't have a twist.
Your table and chair height do make a big difference in how easy it is to use. I tried and failed at first with a fixed height chair and small computer desk - it was too cramped and I was playing hunched forward which quickly led to back pain.
I now use a comfy office chair (height adjustable) and big L-shaped desk that I bought from a 2nd hand place and it works well, but takes up a lot of space.
There is a learning curve to using a HOTAS, but once you get used to it, it feels extremely natural.
I love mine. But I did this to get them even better.
2 minutes, no risk to destroy them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBMBR8M0z2E
2 minutes, no risk to destroy them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBMBR8M0z2E
Did that to mine but made it so loose that it fell to one side. Don't know if they switch tensions on the large spring since that video was made or what, but did nothing for me.
Mine are stable dead centre. Though it don't snap back when i let go of the stick. I still have to bring it back.
Im looking for a little harder mini springs to replace the four corners springs, just to get it a little harder. The main spring is to hard for my liking. Maybe with a extension mod. That will put a little more momentum on the spring but a longer stick that need to be mounted lower then it is on my table to be comfy
Im looking for a little harder mini springs to replace the four corners springs, just to get it a little harder. The main spring is to hard for my liking. Maybe with a extension mod. That will put a little more momentum on the spring but a longer stick that need to be mounted lower then it is on my table to be comfy