Custom X360 HOTAS project - Page 2

Draupnir2 · #11 10-14-2009, 06:35 PM

Thanks for the tip Penguin !

Realistic is a much better setting, so I will go through the tutorial. It is a little confusing where you can change this setting and where not. Im used to the good old PC IL-2 which was much less restricted, more intuitive and flexible.
I hate all the unlocking in console games, but in IL-2:BoP its easily worth it

BTW: I finished an upgrade of my HOTAS today and will include some pictures in progress tomorrow morning. Now I have an analog joystick on top for viewing, and have wired up the Attack command to a throttle button.

Tonight I will do some flying

dazz1971 · #12 10-14-2009, 09:00 PM

cool i cant wait to see some pics do you think this could be done to av8r on 360 ???

also im a bit dense i know its something to do with flightsticks but what is hotas ???

Ancient Seraph · #13 10-14-2009, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dazz1971

cool i cant wait to see some pics do you think this could be done to av8r on 360 ???

also im a bit dense i know its something to do with flightsticks but what is hotas ???

Hands on throttle and stick

. Means you don't need to take your hands off of your controls to activate anything, because you have enough buttons on it. X52 is a good example.

dazz1971 · #14 10-14-2009, 09:06 PM

thanks seraph

that would be pretty handy for bop i mean instead of contorting my arms crossed to press the target look button

im up for some av8r surgery

Draupnir2 · #15 10-14-2009, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dazz1971

cool i cant wait to see some pics do you think this could be done to av8r on 360 ???

also im a bit dense i know its something to do with flightsticks but what is hotas ???

Rewiring of an Aviator just to swap button functions should be fairly easy, and nothing near the mess i will show you in the pics.

I have taken an old PC gaming gear from the nineties and completely wired up all buttons and potentiometers to the inputs of a wireless X360 controller.
The stick you have is after all a compatible device, that just need a couple of mods.

After another night of flying (tutorial on realistic with landing) I must say that this game really grows on me ! Its so rewarding to down a few BF109s after a long intense dogfight with spins and near crashes, then head home for a rough but safe landing. Brilliant !

The only bug-issue i came across was a total system hang in the menu just after successfully completing the tutorial. Have had one before already. Any clues ?