Wingman extreme

[Mtemtko]

having seen some videos on youtube that brought back my memories of PF and ill-2 sturmovik,i decided to give it another go at the game,but i do remember having issues with Wingman Extreme joystick, the speed control (Unsure how i can call that part) only went upto 85% and couldnt push the plane to 100/110% speed. If anyone else has this joystick,please share some info (:

PS: im getting a feeling its a little to dusty to play well.. is it actually possible to play well with only keyboard? :S

[BadAim]

While you could play with just the keyboard, you wouldn't be able to accomplish much. I'd say that a joystick is required, but even a cheap one will do the trick for casual use. I bet you'd find that most people here use $200-$800 worth of peripherals with this game and have that much more in the closet gathering dust.

[swiss]

have you tried joycontrol to calibrate it?

[Splitter]

I am fairly new to this particular game and I use a Logitech Extreme 3d Pro (same stick you were talking about?).

I am not happy with my joystick settings as they are a little "touchy". It's not a stick problem, it's a user problem in that I have not hit on the right values yet .

The throttle seems to work fine for me to 100% thrust but I need to use the keyboard to "bump up" to 110%. I find myself using the keyboard for throttle adjustments anyway. In reality, I love the stick because it fits my oversized paw and won't be upgrading that particular device.

A suggestion I have for you, and one that I am going to try, is to change the throttle on the stick over to prop pitch. Since I have to hit a combination of keyboard buttons to change prop pitch, and since I find prop pitch adjustments rather critical when dogfighting, it would make more sense to have the prop pitch adjustable by stretching my joystick thumb a bit to the "throttle". Prop pitch is almost "on/off" in combat circumstances which is fine for the stick's throttle. Really fine adjustments to the throttle knob are difficult with the knob on the stick.

I find the keyboard just fine for throttle adjustments, even during dogfights where chopping throttle or pushing it rapidly forward are essential.

I would set up a better "cockpit" but I am addicted to playing on our large plasma and we only have one of those. So I have to wait to play until the wife is not around and even then, I have to rearrange the room lol. If I can figure out a way to attach a throttle quadrant to my recliner (yes, I play from a recliner, try it sometime lol) temporarily I will.

So to summarize my thoughts, what you have is a good "cheap" stick for flying. If you like the feel of it, it can work but you will need to come up with a set up that works for you. What the stick lacks is enough buttons that you can hit without taking your hand off the stick. But to my mind, in a fighter, that is fairly realistic....the left hand is used for throttle and other adjustments while to right hand flies the plane.

Just my thoughts.

Splitter

[HW3]

I use a Logitech Wingman Extreme 3d Pro, and I can get 110% throttle. I calibrate the stick in Windows, and then in IL2, and it works fine.

[Hunden]

I play using my recliner, I have trottle and joystick mounted to plexiglass which is mounted using a couple L brackets. My center screen is a 42 inch lcd. I recently purchased 2 Dell 21 inch monitors and I use them on either side, of course they are positioned about half the distance as the 42 inch so as to line up. I also use track ir with my 3 monitor set up. There is no way my wife would let me set this up in the living room so I created a game room. Kinda off subject more to do with the recliner and comfort.