fdev should go all out rockstar methinks and the bank of zaonce should open a string of space casinos or low g theme parks or something
as you cant spend it on the latest ships atm
as you cant spend it on the latest ships atm
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Please not all out R*, that would be worse than FDev have ever been.fdev should go all out rockstar methinks and the bank of zaonce should open a string of space casinos or low g theme parks or something
as you cant spend it on the latest ships atm
well maybe not all out but we do need summit to spend our wongas on.....................
A fleel carrier carrier? Has landing pads for 12 fleet carriers.
Imagine the Tritium usage for one of those, I can imagine the cries when they found out it needed a couple of cutter full's per jump
Imagine the fun* you could have if the carrier carrier could just out jump a carrier.Imagine the Tritium usage for one of those, I can imagine the cries when they found out it needed a couple of cutter full's per jump
*well until you got banned for it.
Or perhaps it could jump a whole Kylie but has a 30 minute cooldown. And runs on chemical manipulators.
Oh yeah, that would annoy me. I just had to switch mice and I'm constantly right-clicking because it's too sensitive or I'm too clumsy.
Those Virpils look purdy.
They work nicely too, and you get extra bits so that you can customise how they feel and work.
Nice. My extra bits for the X52 were me personally buying magnets off Amazon to stop it being so wonky.
The Virpils are a little out of my price range for now but I've had them in mind.
Unlike the X52 which I also had previously (x2) the important parts are all mounted in aluminium bases, all the switches are high quality and I believe replaceable, build quality is very high.
i got the dosh for any hotas setup i want but believe it or not i am simply better with an xbox pad
due to mus mem probably had a ms sidewinder yeas ago............
i tried my m8ts virpils and steering wheels etc and they simply are just not for me anymore
had a warthog 8 years ago and sold it on after less than a week.........
i am just a pad purist for rapid full opposite axis lock only a mouse comes anyware close due to the short travel distance.........
but for ist person shooters mouse is still king imo which i use to aim and hold the pad like the stock end of a rifle for movement
i used to fly a desk years ago but now i fly a recliner and for most things keyboard are all voice controlled apart from txt chat
due to mus mem probably had a ms sidewinder yeas ago............
i tried my m8ts virpils and steering wheels etc and they simply are just not for me anymore
had a warthog 8 years ago and sold it on after less than a week.........
i am just a pad purist for rapid full opposite axis lock only a mouse comes anyware close due to the short travel distance.........
but for ist person shooters mouse is still king imo which i use to aim and hold the pad like the stock end of a rifle for movement
i used to fly a desk years ago but now i fly a recliner and for most things keyboard are all voice controlled apart from txt chat
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Trust me, you don't have to sell me on it. Feel free to keep trying though. 2024 was a tough year but I'd like to get my hands on some new gadgets like the Virpil. The X52 is fine enough but I always intended to upgrade.
FA/off with keys has just never felt right to me so that's not an option.
That's kinda weird. At least you're not fully using a controller for FPS though. That's just not right.
for accurate aiming a hard 6 the mouse cannot be beat........
as for movement the pad works as well as a keyboard plus it has a rifle feel about it
i would still prefer my ol trusty SLR before the sa 80 came into play but ho humm
as for weird prefers x box pad over a vipil says it all
as for movement the pad works as well as a keyboard plus it has a rifle feel about it
i would still prefer my ol trusty SLR before the sa 80 came into play but ho humm
as for weird prefers x box pad over a vipil says it all
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I've used my Virpils a lot. I've had to replace the yaw spring about three times, the main harness in the throttle once and one of the hats (pips) on the right stick once. Virpil are pretty good at spare parts, unlike X52. I like the X52 as well. I have a set of those on my other PC in case I have to rescue myself. I've had the same problems on them with the yaw spring, which is identical to the Virpil one, and the throttle wires breaking. The Virpils are nicer sticks to use and generally better built, but they don't really last any longer unless you like dismantling them and doing repairs.
I have peeped inside but have had no reason yet to change springs or other parts, but from what I have seen stripping and rebuilding would not pose any problems. I used to assist my dad and the local club mainly with electrical and electronic builds and repairs with model trains of various sizes. It does make a change to see something nowadays designed and built with repair and adjustment in mind rather than the throwaway crap that seems to be the norm now.
I think we're very similar in that respect. It's not difficult to do those repairs if you know how to use a screwdriver and pair of pliers. If the yaw spring goes under warranty, ask them for a couple, and if it's past warranty, order three of them. I made my own for my X52 out of slightly thinner wire. It's therefore not as stiff, which I find is better, and it seems to be lasting a lot longer. The OEM ones last about 1000 to 3000 hrs. The harness in the throttle lasted something like 3000+ hrs. I do a lot of combat. Maybe that's why I get through a lot of yaw springs. I love your dog. I'm jealous. What's he/she called?
Was the SA80 okay? It looked a bit weird to me.
Answer me quick before a mod bans us for going off topic.
