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Joysticks
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- Fitzy
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Joysticks
What are some decent joysticks for a reasonable price? I haven't bought one in 8 years and that was for a Mac
I'm reasonably certain we got a Best Buy gift certificate for Christmas so my wife and I were thinking of getting into flight sims (and the old X-wings if I can find them still for sale). We don't need anything real fancy, just nice.
I'm reasonably certain we got a Best Buy gift certificate for Christmas so my wife and I were thinking of getting into flight sims (and the old X-wings if I can find them still for sale). We don't need anything real fancy, just nice.
- Incendiary Lemon
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You want to find a copy of the X-Wing Trilogy, it includes all but the third multiplayer themed title. The included editions of X-Wing and Tie Fighter are upgraded for Win95, a bit more attractive and Winxp friendly. Some do prefer the dos versions for their dynamic music system though.
X-Wing Alliance the last of the series has a peristent mod community that has been adding updated versions of the models, try the following Link.
For a decent durable joystick try Saitek's budget offerings, 45$ will get you a refurbished HOTAS setup (Seperate throttle and stick.) You certainly don't need to spend as much, I get by on my 8 dollar disaster.
X-Wing Alliance the last of the series has a peristent mod community that has been adding updated versions of the models, try the following Link.
For a decent durable joystick try Saitek's budget offerings, 45$ will get you a refurbished HOTAS setup (Seperate throttle and stick.) You certainly don't need to spend as much, I get by on my 8 dollar disaster.
- Fitzy
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Thanks, I didn't know the X-wing series was around. I had the collectors edition on my old my Mac and it's probably the game I played more then any other ever.Incendiary Lemon wrote:You want to find a copy of the X-Wing Trilogy, it includes all but the third multiplayer themed title. The included editions of X-Wing and Tie Fighter are upgraded for Win95, a bit more attractive and Winxp friendly. Some do prefer the dos versions for their dynamic music system though.
X-Wing Alliance the last of the series has a peristent mod community that has been adding updated versions of the models, try the following Link.
For a decent durable joystick try Saitek's budget offerings, 45$ will get you a refurbished HOTAS setup (Seperate throttle and stick.) You certainly don't need to spend as much, I get by on my 8 dollar disaster.
I'll check out Saitek's joysticks. We don't need anything real fancy, durable is good though
- Huw the Poo
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- Kasey Chang
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Check Radio Shack. They have the ST290, which is almost identical to the Evo, for about $30.
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- Kyosho
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I'm a cheap gamer. I've got a Saitek ST90. It's basically the crappiest joystick they make. It only has three buttons, and a throttle. To make up for that, it has two gimmicks.
First gimmick: The throttle is actually two buttons that you push up or down, and you can see where your throttle is at by looking at the LED lights. There are four of them, one click lights up one LED, another, two, etc. 1=24% throttle, 2=50%, 3=75%, 4=100% You can hold it in as well to get more a more precise amount of thrust in your games, if need be. But of course, I've had no problems just using the four settings.
Second gimmick: The bottom is actually a tripod, and you can fold them up into a [supposedly] more compact position for storage.
It works surprisingly well for such a cheap piece of junk. Though I do miss my old Microsoft Precision Pro, for the twistability. Some day I'm going to buy an expensive joystick with tons of buttons, Z-axis (that's what it is called, right?), force feedback, and all the other bells and whistles. But not a separate throttle. I hate those, because joysticks take up enough desk space as it is.
First gimmick: The throttle is actually two buttons that you push up or down, and you can see where your throttle is at by looking at the LED lights. There are four of them, one click lights up one LED, another, two, etc. 1=24% throttle, 2=50%, 3=75%, 4=100% You can hold it in as well to get more a more precise amount of thrust in your games, if need be. But of course, I've had no problems just using the four settings.
Second gimmick: The bottom is actually a tripod, and you can fold them up into a [supposedly] more compact position for storage.
It works surprisingly well for such a cheap piece of junk. Though I do miss my old Microsoft Precision Pro, for the twistability. Some day I'm going to buy an expensive joystick with tons of buttons, Z-axis (that's what it is called, right?), force feedback, and all the other bells and whistles. But not a separate throttle. I hate those, because joysticks take up enough desk space as it is.
- Huw the Poo
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- Zitterbacke
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The Cyborg 3D USB Gold had connection issues under XP. I had them on two different Mainboards, now it only happens occasionaly. Check their forums about this issue. It's crap if you join a Onlinegame, have the rare opportunity to get a plane only to recognise you haven't had checked your Stick in System-Properties...and therefore it's not working...
The Joystick is very good mechanically, and if they had fixed it by a new driver (if it wasn't a failure in the USB-Chip design) it has my recomendation still. A friend had this issue, too, btw.
The Joystick is very good mechanically, and if they had fixed it by a new driver (if it wasn't a failure in the USB-Chip design) it has my recomendation still. A friend had this issue, too, btw.
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- Veloxi
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- LordMortis
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I almost replaced my joystick serveral times, but XWing vs Tie Fighter was the last thing I bought that needed it and I just couldn't get into that iteration of the series.
So I will watch this thread and maybe buy a joystick and see if I can get any of the old XWing games to work on XP. I haven't tried them in years.
So I will watch this thread and maybe buy a joystick and see if I can get any of the old XWing games to work on XP. I haven't tried them in years.
- Carpet_pissr
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>>Some day I'm going to buy an expensive joystick with tons of buttons, Z-axis (that's what it is called, right?), force feedback,
You can skip force feedback...a fad that never really caught on, added tremendous bulk and price, and was never really accepted by the flight sim community at large as far as I can tell.
Save your money and get this instead: http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/pro ... rview.html
You can skip force feedback...a fad that never really caught on, added tremendous bulk and price, and was never really accepted by the flight sim community at large as far as I can tell.
Save your money and get this instead: http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/pro ... rview.html
- Kyosho
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No force feedback? Hrmm. Well, you know, I don't play a lot of flight sims. Mostly stuff like MechWarrior. Doesn't MW4 support it? I actually have no idea. Oh, and I'd also be playing BF:1942. Anyone know if it supports force feedback or not?
Though having less bulk to it does sound good. Hrmm.
As for those head-tracker things... No thanks. A little too weird for me. My head traditionally doesn't move at all when gaming. Except randomly for comfort. I'd like to keep it that way.
Though having less bulk to it does sound good. Hrmm.
As for those head-tracker things... No thanks. A little too weird for me. My head traditionally doesn't move at all when gaming. Except randomly for comfort. I'd like to keep it that way.