Value bang for buck joystick/flightstick for Elite Dangerous & No Mans Sky?

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Tempted with dipping my toes back in the peripheral market, loved playing aeroplanes back in the day :D

Don't want to spend a fortune, but force feedback would be amazing as would a separate thrust control so I can do the right hand / left hand thing :rolleyes:
 
DHR said:
Tempted with dipping my toes back in the peripheral market, loved playing aeroplanes back in the day :D

Don't want to spend a fortune, but force feedback would be amazing as would a separate thrust control so I can do the right hand / left hand thing :rolleyes:
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What's your budget?

Right off the bat for a cheap but good solution i would recommend either the T-Flight Hotas:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/thrustmaster-t-flight-hotas-x-joystick-pc-ps3-gc-027-th.html

Or the T.16000m

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/thrustmaster-t-16000m-usb-pc-joystick-gc-073-th.html

Force feedback is non-existant on joysticks nowadays due to a stupid patent that means nobody can use it or something along those lines.

The saitek x55/56 is controversial due to the high return rate/cheap build quality. Some people love them others don't.

if you money to burn, then the warthog with some pedals (saitek or thrustmaster pedals are good) is a solid choice.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/thrustmaster-hotas-warthog-joystick-gc-032-th.html

If money is no object then CH gear is expensive but rock solid (it looks dated as they don't care about consumer market, they care more about military/commercial applications)
 
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Fantastic thanks :)

Was looking at the first.

Aside from the space and flight sims are there any decent "arcade" games out there now worth playing? When I say arcade I mean "arcade" being need for speed opposed to project cars
 
Racing game wise, not really - most of them are going for "realism" and "simulation" nowadays.

The few there are out there unfortunately seem to be designed with a gamepad in mind.

However Assetto Corsa is great if you want a racing sim, but it is better with a wheel and pedals.
 
Maverick2332 said:
Racing game wise, not really - most of them are going for "realism" and "simulation" nowadays.

The few there are out there unfortunately seem to be designed with a gamepad in mind.

However Assetto Corsa is great if you want a racing sim, but it is better with a wheel and pedals.
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Sorry crossed threads, what I meant was flight games... but arcade equivalents. The racing games were just to get across my point around realism vs simulator :)
 
I can recommend the T.16000m. It's a great stick and much much better than the cheaper Saitek that it replaced. Hall sensors are infinitely better (same as used by Microsoft in their venerable joysticks).
 
i have the X52, its a really great stick and throttle, but I've just RMA'd it after 8 months of use, as the stick was not responding.

I had the logitech 3d pro which lasted for years and is still a great stick!
 
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I just wish that cable was a little longer between the stick and thrust lever, when you split them. Just seems an inch or 2, too short for my keyboard.
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Yea! I had the same issue! I ended up using a wireless micro keyboard between the 2 (about 5 inches long) which worked ok.
 
I was going to say the X52 but judging by the amount of issues that are being reported I would not bother. My X52 was bought when it was still Saitek and is the best flight stick I have owned since the MS Sidewinder.... So I guess the build quality has deteriorated over time since they were bought by Mad Catz
 
DHR said:
Don't want to spend a fortune, but force feedback would be amazing as would a separate thrust control so I can do the right hand / left hand thing :rolleyes:
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If you absolutely must have Force Feedback™, then a Logitech G940 HOTAS set is your friend... if you can find one. Likely 2nd hand will be your only option and they are getting pricey nowadays.

If you want cheap just to test some games out, see if you like them, then the aforementioned T-Flight or T1600.

If, like me, you are buying something *just* to play loads and loads of Elite Dangerous with (but perhaps to branch out into other games/flight sims), then the CH Fighterstick and Pro Throttle are fantastic.
People are still using the ones they got in the 80s and they're quite easy to customise if you so choose. Bang for buck, I'd say these top the list.

If you want all the bells and whistles, Thrustmaster are your only option, without going to an actual manufacturer of professional flight sim kit.
But they are expensive and not to everyone's taste. I love the stick, but the throttle *really* isn't built with my hand in mind...


I would personally avoid Saitek/MadCatz like the plague, unless you can find some older pre-MadCatz models of the X52 Pro.
 
No HOTAs support in NMS :/

The flight mechanics are pretty basic afaik, not like Elite which is quite close to being a full on sim. You can't even crash in to stuff.
 
build one. The halls sensors really aren't that hard to sort out and there's plenty of software available for the likes of arduino pro micro that will have it up and running fairly easily.

https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/ (there's tonnes of stuff out there though, just an example).
Hall sensors work like a pot (potentiometer/variable resistor) with 3 lines for +/- and "sense", would be.... fairly trivial to get basic stuff up and running.
Universal joint for the joystick pivot, a basic twisty axle joint to go above to replicate sticks that have it for another axis, you could do pedals, throttle, all sorts ;)
 
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Another fan of the t flight here. You can set up modifier keys in elite dangerous to get more buttons, but it certainly has a decent amount to start with.
 
Cheers guys, gone with one of the trustmsters. Sad that NMS won't support flight sticks though, seems crazy that.

All I need now is a list of other games to try :D
 
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