So I've been thinking about getting myself a joystick to play elite dangerous with, I've been having fun with it but feel like using an xbox controller might be holding me back. Any recommendations? Preferably cheap but reliable.
Good joystick? For playing Elite Dangerous.
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There's a thrustmaster version of the 400 euro Hotas Joystick the flight sim freaks use.
http://www.thrustmaster.com/products/tflight-hotas-x
I've seen it locally for around 50 euro.
Alternatively, here's a pcgamer article about choosing joysticks. Deals specifically about wanting to play Elite : Dangerous.
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-pc-joysticks/
Personally I use a 360 controller in conjunction with my keyboard. That way I can map most of the buttons the 360 simply does not have on a simple keyboard layout. I wouldn't even know how to drop out of supercruise any other way than switching to the keyboard.
There's a thrustmaster version of the 400 euro Hotas Joystick the flight sim freaks use.
http://www.thrustmaster.com/products/tflight-hotas-x
I've seen it locally for around 50 euro.
Alternatively, here's a pcgamer article about choosing joysticks. Deals specifically about wanting to play Elite : Dangerous.
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-pc-joysticks/
Personally I use a 360 controller in conjunction with my keyboard. That way I can map most of the buttons the 360 simply does not have on a simple keyboard layout. I wouldn't even know how to drop out of supercruise any other way than switching to the keyboard.
I've been involved in the Elite dangerous community since the kickstarter and theres been a lot of discussion on joysticks, most people appear play it with a Saitek X52, which is also the weapon of choice for showing the game off at expos.
There's decent support for most sticks as far as I'm aware.
I find its a lot easier to use mouse and keyboard if I'm honest though.
There's decent support for most sticks as far as I'm aware.
I find its a lot easier to use mouse and keyboard if I'm honest though.
I use a Logitech extreme 3d pro. It's got 10 buttons, 2 triggers, a throttle control, and a hat stick which is set to power management by default.
It's also quite cheap. It's got everything you need, nothing you don't, and it's less than 50 USD. It's not the best. It's quite basic, but it gets the job done. Makes me want to tell stories of nailing an NPC Anaconda with a class 2 plasma accelerator and killing his shield generator in one shot.
Also note that you'll still need to use a keyboard for some functions. I don't imagine many joysticks have enough buttons to actually do everything that needs to be done in Elite.
It's also quite cheap. It's got everything you need, nothing you don't, and it's less than 50 USD. It's not the best. It's quite basic, but it gets the job done. Makes me want to tell stories of nailing an NPC Anaconda with a class 2 plasma accelerator and killing his shield generator in one shot.
Also note that you'll still need to use a keyboard for some functions. I don't imagine many joysticks have enough buttons to actually do everything that needs to be done in Elite.
I've been wondering about this as well.
Got myself a thrustmaster 16000m, and although it works alright I find it just too damn stiff (heavy on the springs). I've been looking around some, but few seem to mention how heavy it is to operate, which is the main thing I'd like to know.
I'd like one which is not as heavy, so if anyone has any input on that it would be great.
Got myself a thrustmaster 16000m, and although it works alright I find it just too damn stiff (heavy on the springs). I've been looking around some, but few seem to mention how heavy it is to operate, which is the main thing I'd like to know.
I'd like one which is not as heavy, so if anyone has any input on that it would be great.