How many of you are using gamepads...

[BehindYou]

iam jusing the new aviator flight stick(Saitek) on the 360 and it works realy well

[nudger1964]

i was tempted to get a stick for this game, but having read this message board decided against it.
the pad is great on the aviator setting...just really beeds the throttle to be setable and to have a zoom button and it be perfect for sim mode. you do wonder why the developers seem to have gone out of their way not to make any option quite right...its by design id say. thats why for the ps3 i use a mappable controller to get more or less the avitor settings but with throtttle and zoom adaptions.

[trk29]

I have the AV8R but I fly more with my gamepad. PS3

[Lexandro]

How do you actualy change the buttons? On the 360 I dont have the option for it?

[nudger1964]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

How do you actualy change the buttons? On the 360 I dont have the option for it?

you cant.
with the ps3 you can buy a controller that allows you to map the outputs to different buttons. For the xbox, so far as i know, you have to buy one of the remap devices that a wired controller plugs into.

[Axe99]

I'm flying with the Thrustmaster for throttle control (I've learned in large part to deal with the dead zone, although it's bloody big!), but the t-hat issue for looking around and operating the turrets can be a biggie. One tip - if you're operating a turret on unlimited ammo, keep firing all the time and it won't swing wildly about .

[QBlackDeathQ]

Don't see what the big stink is all about I fly the AV8R and have no problems getting kills. its all about skill the stick does make it easier, but the rudder problem with the AV8R is a minor problem. i think that the thrustmaster has a more serious problem as you really cant kill what you cant see.

[Pup]

Originally Posted by Axe99

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One tip - if you're operating a turret on unlimited ammo, keep firing all the time and it won't swing wildly about .

I had this at first, when using the hat to move the reticule it used to accelerate as I used it, and fling to a fixed position such as right above or at 3 / 9, and so was doing as you mention, using the trigger to stop the reticule in place. However after the first mission where I had this problem it went away and has been fine since, I can move it and let go and it stops in place without using the trigger.. no idea what 'fixed' it for me.

[Raw Kryptonite]

I started giving the controller a shot today and may switch. Mainly due to needing a wheel brake for capture the airstrip. I wish free look was better, I don't like clicking and holding the right stick for that. Otherwise, the button layout is a lot more accessible than on the Aviator.

[Wifflebender]

Do you guys know if the flight sticks for the 360 have the same dead zone issues the ps3 one have?

Thanks