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I'm using a 360 wired pad and it's better than the mouse / keyboard combo, but still lacking in buttons. I think I'll be stumping up for a decent joystick in the new year.
 
Yeah, I have to agree, so far I've tried M/K, 360 pad and a X52 Joystick, thoughts are:

M/K - Unusable for anything other than the most basic of flight.
360 - Pad - Fine, but a bit fiddly setting throttle control exactly as you want it during combat.
X52 - Amazing, The throttle control and all the buttons of a HOTAS controller take some getting used to, but it makes so much difference and for me this is the optimal way to play the game.

If anyone is interested I have some gameplay vids up on Youtube (I'm a complete and utter amateur so don't expect fancy editing or a sparkling commentary though lol :p ).

Vid 1 & 2:

Vid 3 & 4 -
 
doofski said:
I think david played his cards well with this, they released a really good looking alpha, that puts most retail games to shame. I only went for the 30 quid tier, which was almost $50 here, but having seen how well they are doing i wish i had gone for a slightly higher one.
Having waited what seems most of my gaming life for this game, i can hold out a few more months :)
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Im the same, I paid enough to get a free digital download version and to name a planet. Back in the day I can remember running home from school to play this, so Im really looking forward to being able to take a trip down memory lane
 
Somewhat tempted by these videos as an early christmas present.. Might as well kiss my degree goodbye with this and Star Citizen :(
 
mark_t50 said:
Yeah, I have to agree, so far I've tried M/K, 360 pad and a X52 Joystick, thoughts are:

M/K - Unusable for anything other than the most basic of flight.
360 - Pad - Fine, but a bit fiddly setting throttle control exactly as you want it during combat.
X52 - Amazing, The throttle control and all the buttons of a HOTAS controller take some getting used to, but it makes so much difference and for me this is the optimal way to play the game.

If anyone is interested I have some gameplay vids up on Youtube (I'm a complete and utter amateur so don't expect fancy editing or a sparkling commentary though lol :p ).
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I do like the way they seem to have managed to get the scale of space but intimacy in combat also - in many similiar games all you see of the enemy is their marker on the HUD or a tiny blur of the mesh.
 
OMG, especially for an alpha, that looks absolutely jaw-dropping. I fear that, on release, at the age of 44, this game will take me back to being that schoolkid utterly addicted to Elite on his BBC Model B that I was in the early 80s.

Next question - do I have a hope in hell of playing it on a rig with this kind of spec:

CPU: Core 2 Duo E8500, 3166 MHz
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4
RAM: 8GB DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2
VIDEO CARD: GeForce 8800 GT

Not expecting to be able to play it with all the graphic frills obviously :p

Joystick isn't a problem - got an old Logitech in the cupboard I haven't used for years ...
 
This game will ruin me, its one I have feared for a very long time (I almost want it to be rubbish (jk))
 
Looks like K/M is out of the window then, had a suspicion that it would be, being the type of game. Was hoping to get away with the 360 pad if a purchase was necessary, could be useful on other games, but this looks like putting you at a disadvantage.

Apart from the X52 pro, is there any other stick worth buying? just seems that a lot are going for the X52 against any other from reading the forums over at frontier.
 
flasher said:
Looks like K/M is out of the window then, had a suspicion that it would be, being the type of game. Was hoping to get away with the 360 pad if a purchase was necessary, could be useful on other games, but this looks like putting you at a disadvantage.

Apart from the X52 pro, is there any other stick worth buying? just seems that a lot are going for the X52 against any other from reading the forums over at frontier.
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Ive had the x52, CH fighterstick, Ch combat stick and also the Thrustmaster HOTAS. The one i always go back too is the MS FFB 2.0 because it has the most comfortable grip.
 
I've always used the throttle control from the X52 with a mouse rather than the joystick for these types of games.

Has anyone tried that setup with this game?
 
mark_t50 said:
Yeah, I have to agree, so far I've tried M/K, 360 pad and a X52 Joystick, thoughts are:

M/K - Unusable for anything other than the most basic of flight.
360 - Pad - Fine, but a bit fiddly setting throttle control exactly as you want it during combat.
X52 - Amazing, The throttle control and all the buttons of a HOTAS controller take some getting used to, but it makes so much difference and for me this is the optimal way to play the game.
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Very reassuring at least my X52 will get something to play with this year with any luck :)
 
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