Need your opinion about IL2 planes

[OverDhill]

Ok guys... I decided to get a Saitek X-45 HOTAS set off Ebay. They arrived today and are in excellent condition. So far I don't seem to have the huge deadzone issue that I and others saw with the X-52 Pro. They will be great for now

I would like some recommendations as to how you have your HOTAS controls setup for IL-2

I have two eight way hats on the stick and a four way on the throttle. Also the mouse thingie with button on the throttle. Six buttons on the stick and two on the throttle. Also there is a AUX slider switch on the throttle. Last there is two rotary pots on the throttle and of coarse 3 mode settings. I prefer not to have to use the mode setting and try and figure out what is what. The touchscreen will handle a lot of the less common or needed functions.

So what functions do I need at my finger tip besided the obvious like fire.

OverDhill

[OverDhill]

I have a question. I created a quick mission with a couple of wing men and a couple of enemy planes. Why are my wing men talking in Russian?

I am using the HSFX MOD with the Tiger_33 Ultimate Sound MOD V3 for STD mode.

Is there a way to get them to talk in english?

OverDhill

[KG26_Alpha]

Navigate to your installation ie: C:\IL2 1946 \samples\Speech\

Copy the contents of the GB folder (actor1-9) and paste into the country folder you want to convert to English speech.

Make back up's of the original foreign actors folders if you so desire.

[MaxGunz]

My X-52 never needed any deadzone except maybe on the twisty-rudder since that doesn't always want to center. Some day I might get pedals and lock the twist or use it for something else. But it's not a Pro, just an X-52 I got on sale years ago.

Is the X-45 the one with the rocker-rudder?

OverDHill, check around for old threads on home-built sticks. Most use a Bodnar board for 12-bit (maybe more by now) precision and some, well just try and buy something so good -- a frame with seat, pedals and full length stick made out of a car universal joint (2 I know of used Volvo U-joint).

[OverDhill]

Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

Navigate to your installation ie: C:\IL2 1946 \samples\Speech\

Copy the contents of the GB folder (actor1-9) and paste into the country folder you want to convert to English speech.

Make back up's of the original foreign actors folders if you so desire.

Thanks that worked great. Actually I used the US ones