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Looks good... does this play similar to Wings of Prey? Coulden't see any damage effects other than fire and explosions etc... do wings fall off and holes appear in the craft? What about cockpit damage?

I use a Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Joystick - 12 button for Wings of Prey... it's awesome and doesn't break the bank!!!
 
*shrug* I managed just fine with the Hat switch, as did countless others long before TrackIR was invented, and long after TrackIR was invented and was in use by many, and so many still do to this day. :shrug: :p
 
cHk4 said:
To the person above would you recommend a tracker thing and a joystick?



Cool mate thank you, I really like the look of this. Also - where would you recommend finding a squadron?

Anyone have any idea about a good Joystick under £200? I'll start googeling :D
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Grab an X52 Pro - can be had for under £100, and if you still really want to go for it, sell that and get a CH Flightstick and throttle combo. :)

TrackIR is for controlling view only - i.e. it puts your head in the game, you look left, you look left type of thing. It really is awesome and I recommend it for everything that supports it (not just flight sims). It doesn't replace the joystick, it replaces mouselook, so it is perfect for use with controllers like joysticks for flightsims, wheels for race sims, etc.
 
Heatsinked said:
Looks good... does this play similar to Wings of Prey?
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In what aspect do you mean?

Coulden't see any damage effects other than fire and explosions etc... do wings fall off and holes appear in the craft? What about cockpit damage?
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Lots of damage in far far greater detail that Wings of Prey, look through this thread for older development update images: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18079342

I use a Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Joystick - 12 button for Wings of Prey... it's awesome and doesn't break the bank!!!
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I'd recommend something that has a throttle seperate to the stick personally.
 
Dj_Jestar said:
*shrug* I managed just fine with the Hat switch, as did countless others long before TrackIR was invented, and long after TrackIR was invented and was in use by many, and so many still do to this day. :shrug: :p
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Yes, but the added SA gained with TIR is an advantage, it's easy to lose orientation using a hat switch even with cockpit on whereas with TIR you get additional feedback from your head position.
 
Dano said:
Yes, but the added SA gained with TIR is an advantage, it's easy to lose orientation using a hat switch even with cockpit on whereas with TIR you get additional feedback from your head position.
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But still less important than having a joystick.

If some has only enough for a Joystick OR a TrackIR - which are you going to tell them to get to make the game more enjoyable?
 
KnightStalker said:
X52 pro, or a normal will do the job perfectly, and with the money left over grab a Track IR 4 or 5 if you have the cash for it.
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Hi mate, that looks like a cool joy stick! I know nothing about them but does it have throttle control etc? Also is there much difference between Track IR 4 or 5? Sorry at work so hard to really search as a little busy so forgive my laziness.
 
X52 Pro is a HOTAS, you have the stick in one hand, throttle in the other.

TrackIR5 is higher resolution that the 4 and has a wider field of view if I remember correctly, though I think the general consensus is that version 4 is more than good enough.
 
Aye TrackIR5 has the slightly better hardware, but to be honest my 4 does the job, super smooth and more than enough FOV for what i intend to use it for, both the 4 and 5 share the same software too, so the only difference is hardware.
 
My TrackIR 3 Pro still does the job. I'm going to get a 5 soon though as the 3 doesn't cope with being sat further back very well (which I do in race sims) and I have to balance it on my monitor because the clip doesn't hold well :p
 
Dj_Jestar said:
My TrackIR 3 Pro still does the job. I'm going to get a 5 soon though as the 3 doesn't cope with being sat further back very well (which I do in race sims) and I have to balance it on my monitor because the clip doesn't hold well :p
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My TrackIR 2 was all good for basic tracking, I just wanted 6dof and something that didn't throw a strop everytime I closed it down under W7 X64 :D
 
I bought the Vector Pro expansion pack for the 3 so I have 6DOF (though ironically I usually turn off XYZ :o)

All of this was long before v4 came out :o
 
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