You control your own spaceship in which you can participate in exploring a 1. Instead, i just want thoughts from people who have tried dual stick with pedals and how they control their throttles do you put the throttle on the. Elite dangerous x52 pro easy set up for mode switching. A key benefit of using a joystick is the granular control you have over flight, when you have an enemy in your cross hairs its likely they will try and put some distance between you for a flanking move, a combination of small yawing and pitching movements will allow you to keep the bad guy in your cross hairs at longer distances. I maintain better hotas compatibility than you with a joystick, and can manipulate the menus faster and more efficiently than you and your hat key. May 28, 2015 elite dangerous hotas setup x52 pro instead of dual joysticks irishlad147. What control method do you use to play elite dangerous. I had purchased this for the game elite dangerous on ps4 only to find that it required extensive customization to make it function properly it really felt as if it was set up only for the game it comes with. Though keep in mind that controlling throttle can be sometimes annoying with a joystick because of the centering. Youre going to be doing very wide ranges of motion in the elite dangerous so you should get a joystick thats got you covered. But you can make it better, by installing these mods, tweaks and apps. Flight hotas one elite dangerous xbox one your joysticks firmware.
It normally does it on its own but with two sticks it doesnt. This combination enables you to control three basic axes with the first joystick and the strafing and power of the engines with either of them. They do have profiles for different flight sticks but mine is whack. My controller setup consists of an msff2 stick, ch pro pedals and an x45. Dangerous officially launches december 16 worldwide. The saitek joystick was like a arm wrestling match. Today though, trying to programme it to my personal preferences on edh i. Plus, the games familiar triangle system and danger zones are highly entertaining, too. My videos are not intended for children under the age.
I actually use the rudder pedals and throttle to drive the scarab in elite dangerous. Also, yes, a joystick offers much more precision than thumbsticks on a gamepad do. Dual sticks or hotas elite dangerous general discussions. Joystick maps and game configuration files for the ch products fighterstick and pro throttle hotas in elite. Not all of these axes are used all the time, but you do need to bind for combat especially and even for fine manoeuvring like mining and docking. Virpil and vkb also make great joysticks and i prefer them for space sims like elite and star citizen because they have some ambidextrous options which are great for a dual joystick setup. Dual joystick setup elite dangerous general discussions. People are different, and there is much debate about the best controller type for elite. Guide setting up dual stick hosas with the thrustmaster t16000s in this video, i will guide you through setting up a t16000 left stick for a hosas setup using thrustmasters t. Only reason to boot camp for this game in particular is if you want the expansion imo. Started game, first thing i noticed is yaw and roll axis are swapped. Anyone have a binds file they can make available for setting up two of these sticks. They will all radically change the way you play elite, and for the better.
Any recommendations for freespace 2 controller setup. But to enhance your gaming experience, its important that you have the right joysticks to conquer the next advanced spaceship you meet or explore the new planet in space. Subscribe to irishlad147s youtube channel for weekly videos. Archive of the live stream available in the link above. Dec 18, 2015 anyway, i have recently installed elite dangerous horizons, but i am having great difficulty with my joystick settings.
Joystick is the simplest and the most obvious choice when speaking of flight simulators. Elite dangerous ch products and t16000m hotas and dual joystick setup duration. Special thanks go out to aussiedroid, darkcyde0, wraithmg11235, synkc, solarfly and farinhir. Elite dangerous joystick setup thrustmaster thingealogy. Aug 06, 2014 joystick movement is smooth, and the dual spring tensions quite light.
Best joysticks hotas for star citizen 2020 gamersbynight. A website for hosting screenshots of elite dangerous. Im strongly considering building a dual joystick setup t16000 on left and vkb gladiator on right most dual stick setups i see seem to rely on pedals for thrust, and the left stick for laterals and verticals. Dual joystick bindings for thrustmaster t16000m by cmdr. Elite dangerous dual joystick setup docking and combat beta 2. I own a t16000m the alternative to the 3d pro for those looking for solid yet cheap joysticks and while its proven to work well in other games with an accuracy i didnt expect from such a cheap product, even though i conciously traded better accuracy over more and better buttons when i chose this over the 3d pro, whether theyre newer like elite. Id think it would be allot less bothersome to just do it that way and save for a hotas setup than fret over dual joysticks. Came back to elite after a year, after getting a sweet new gaming rig.
Anyway, i have recently installed elite dangerous horizons, but i am having great difficulty with my joystick settings. Your rating as a combateer to become an elite combateer requires great skill and great patience, because expert trading is essential before the necessary more powerful armaments and equipment available to the cobra ship can be bought. Which hotas controllers stick and throttle would y. Dualstick setup test squadron premier star citizen. But if youre a fan of space flight or conventional sims, the investment is well worth it. Dual sticks are for sure a nice option, especially in elite. A great joystick and throttle for first time users, works with both xbox one and pc, i personally bought this for elite dangerous and it works really well, please note the pedals that can be bought separately to work with this joystick and throttle only work on pc, not on the xbox one. Hello i recently got a logitech attack 3 that i found in a garage sale for free so i wanted to add it to my logitech attack 3 pro joystick as a dual joystick setup but i dont know how to make it possible so that the software recognizes them both.
Havent been on elite dangerous since i found out jg was back online useing sidewinder precision 2 and it runs good funnely enough i bought the sidewinder to play jg yrs ago still going strong. Lewis 3 comments to all you elite dangerous gamers, if you need to succeed in exploring those galaxies, youre going to need joysticks that get the job done. Aug 19, 2014 this article was originally posted on and is for an outdated joystick map used during beta not the most inspiring of titles, but then its deliberately antilinkbait if you are not playing elite dangerous you may want to go find something more interesting to read no, seriously for everyone else, this is very ch product centric, but may provide some ideas for other. My right stick an aging sidewinder precision pro controls lateral thrusters, and the throttle on this is the one i use rather than the one on the thrustmaster. Lack of availability and massive shipping costs are my main issues with them. Im very confused on trying to set up my joysticks and was asking if a fellow gamer can help me out. Dec 24, 2018 elite dangerous warthog target script hcs keys binding 3. The official unofficial subreddit for elite dangerous, we even have devs lurking the sub.
In fact, the springs are perhaps too light for some, with a very small amount of slack in the centre. Please read the key feature list to get an overview. Ive had this thing now for about a month and ive used it in elite dangerous which i play 3 to 4 times per week for hours on end. Elite dangerous hotas setup x52 pro instead of dual joysticks. I just started playing elite dangerous, and opted to play using the touch controllers instead of my thrustmaster tflight hotas x. I would recommend looking at dual joystick setup better if you have some kind of pedals, even racing pedals it is definitely cheaper than other options, i recommend thrustmaster t16000 t16000m is a new model i havent tried so ymmw you can buy them cheap. Looking at getting a better setup for elite and been looking at both dual stick and hotas. Run the dxdiag program, either by typing it in to the search box in the start menu, or by clicking start run and typing it in there. How to play steamvr games on oculus go with alvr windows. Acknowledging the fact that a ranger is a more elite soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of. Dualsticks are for sure a nice option, especially in elite. Get a closer look at the elite dangerous thrustmaster joystick. Realizing that this may be opening a cup of worms, nonetheless, this is not intended to be a thread to debate whether hotas or hosas is supreme.
All the dual stick threads are older and i didnt want to resurrect any of them. Elite dangerous hotas setup x52 pro instead of dual. Is my controller supported by elite dangerous on windows. Being somewhat lazy, well actually very lazy especially with tech related things. The oculus touch controller and some head tracking devices such as trackir may require some additional configuration but are supported by elite dangerous. So, here are my directx button mappings and joystick binds for a hosas with elite dangerous. For me, though, joystick and throttle controls seem the most natural and effective perhaps improved by pedals, but. Dual joystick setup map everyone is all hotas this and hotas that, but i wanted to go a slightly different way with my control scheme in elite.
The minecraft for space, elite dangerous, was released to those who love to explore the space in their own spaceship. Your exceptional agility and brutal combat skills make you a powerful ally and a valuable commodity in this dangerous world. My t16000m is my left stick controlling pitch and yaw. I use the joystick to aim the turret or control the rotation thrusters when off the ground. I know im not the first to have a setup like this credit to irishlad147 and tommyttk but i havent seen may posts on the subject let alone a keybinding setup map, so. Turns out its not a complicated bug but a simple misunderstanding. Everyone is all hotas this and hotas that, but i wanted to go a slightly different way with my control scheme in elite. Remap xbox controller from button to trigger, from pad to paddles, from gamepad to keyboard just like you want it to be.
Decided to give this double joystick a try and within minutes had elite dangerous set up and running very nicely. But if you can get your hands on them, they offer a premium feel that is. My microsoft sidewinder precision 2 joystick has served me well for many years, but with a game like this, i do yearn for an affordable joystick with two pov hat switches. Dangerous and the only time i have to take my hands off the throttle and stick is to type something in i. Citizen spotlight fix dual sticks not working in target. This was all a long way from a proper pc setup, but the hotas one does work with windows. Anytime you use a joystick in elite dangerous it needs to be analog. Thrustmaster tflight hotas one official flight dual.
Dangerous game modes controls couple of words on the controller choice joystick and keyboard two joysticks hojamhomas hands on joystick and mouse hands on mouse and stick hotas hands on throttle and stick hogas hands on gameboard and stick gamepad keyboard and mouse controls joystick and the. I really want to buy a joystick for elite dangerous. Most of us here in elite are quite happy with the joystick and the keyboard. Performance for elite dangerous is superior on my macos partition vs windows.
The game doesnt recognize my joystick, page 1 forum. This includes the use of the joystick s builtin dual rudder system. See more ideas about computer accessories, game controller and best flights. Next controls hojamhomas hands on joystick and mouse hands on mouse and stick. Found that there werent any ready to go elite bindings for a dual stick setup.
Space sims like star citizen and elite dangerous have 6 dof degrees of freedom which means you need 6 axes to control your craft optimally. Watch the stream live from the premiere event for exclusive content and prize giveaways. It was a little rough at first, but i actually kind of like it now although the flight controls are going to take me some time to master. Alvr allows you to stream vr content to your oculus go headset.
Dangerous pve was created using assets and imagery from elite. In this video, i compare a variety of different control methods for modern space sims like star citizen, elite dangerous, and x4. Is it better to buy 2 joysticks or 1 joystick and 1 throttle. One possibility i was thinking of a kind of dual system for fine control depending on situations. Elite dangerous torrent is an intimidating beast, which enjoys the fast slowly. A tool to monitor a users favorite factions and systems through graphs and.
Ive been tinkering but keep waffling on pitchrollyaw on the leftright stick. Thrustmasters xbox one hotas joystick is excellent if you love elite dangerous. I twist and turn and strafe and drift, fighting to keep the sidewinder in my sights, gradually scouring away its energy shield then burning destruction into the hull beneath. Used to use a hotas setup stick and throttle, but the dual stick setup allows. Ive been using a dual stick setup for quite some time, and i really like it. This supplement to my star citizen dual joystick setup video series explains what the problem is and shows exactly how to fix it. Demonstrating setup of two joysticks in elite dangerous and using the configuration in docking and combat maneuvers. How i learned to stop worrying and love elite s keybinding menu dual joystick setup map. These are my keybindings for using a dual joystick setup in elite dangerous. But figured id look at peoples thoughts while i was at it.
In this video, i will guide you through setting up a t16000 left stick for a hosas setup using thrustmasters t. There is a simple mod for this, actually more popular on the x52, which has even weaker springs, but said to help an x 52 pro too. Being as vr costs more than half a grand, thats well out of the pbudget of most casual gamer folk, which means one pov to. Thrustmasters xbox one hotas joystick is excellent if you. The construction is so heavy duty and built so well that it makes you feel like no matter what, it will be there working. Dangerous, with the permission of frontier developments plc, for noncommercial purposes. Dual joystick problem elite dangerous general discussions. Im currently just using a keyboard and joystick but plan on finding where my old joystick wondered off to to try out dual stick. You could literally use the joystick to build a house and it would still work. Multifunctional trading and exploration tool, that integrates fully into the hud of elite dangerous as an overlay. So, im looking for ideas or, better yet, a good starting point via a binds file.
Elite dangerous is a space simulator game by frontier developments based in the year 3306. Feel free to use them as is, or modify them to suit your needs. Get a closer look at the elite dangerous thrustmaster joystick we captured the highly anticipated t. It is not endorsed by nor reflects the views or opinions of frontier developments and no employee of frontier developments was involved in the making of it. Citizen spotlight guide setting up dual stick hosas. In 2020 even the best pc joysticks arent likely to be at the top of the shopping list for a lot of gamers. Dualstickhosas with pedals how do you control your.
Remap xbox one controller with powerful gamepad mapper rewasd. Today though, trying to programme it to my personal preferences on edh i am having trouble with the pitch up setting. A controller is supported but is still not working. So was wondering what people thought about either of them. I found it really improved my accuracy as i wasnt shifting my grip at all to pull the trigger. Dec 11, 2016 most controllers and joysticks will either work out of the box, or you can also use something like joystick mappersoftware tool with ones that are not natively supported. This guide is aimed at dual t16000m users but people with other thrustmaster target supported joysticks can use it as well. One of the things i changed though was the weapon group, i like having the left trigger as your primary fire. This map is my own personal configuration that ive put together while playing elite. A short dogfight against ai, from one of my earliest experiences with elite dangerous. Enjoy the dual control experience of both a throttle and a joystick for premium control.
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