If anybody's curious, I tried playing the MSFSX demo and my computer basically went off like a nuclear bomb, throwing my limp corpse out the window.
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Computer Good Enough For Flight Simulator?
- Thread starter CaptainRon
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That should save the Navy money and trouble in not having to eventually outprocess you.
Brett
I'm thinking of going out and getting a gaming laptop/desktop now that I have some cash so I can play MSFSX and other computer games.
Anybody got a good joystick they can recommend to me for Microsoft flight simulator?
Also, any recommendations for rudder pedals? Or are they just a waste of money for this game?
Anybody got a good joystick they can recommend to me for Microsoft flight simulator?
Also, any recommendations for rudder pedals? Or are they just a waste of money for this game?
I've got the Saitek X52 stick and throttle system and it's pretty impressive. I used to use an older Suncom stick/throttle and separate rudder, but it was old and no longer supported for XP. You definitely want to be able to control your rudder for most flight sims. The Saitek uses a stick twist to control that axis, which takes a little getting used to, but I'm overall impressed with the controls.
Brett
I've been playing, or at least attempting to play, the last version of Flight Sim with a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback II joystick. It's got a little throttle slider and stick twist for rudder control, etc... The problem I have with it is that the force feedback implementation in MSFS is horrible out of the box and I haven't been able to tweak settings to improve it. The dead zone is huge regardless of settings and the force feedback has a small delay which ends up turning into pilot induced oscillations as I try to fight the stick. Unless you can figure out a better way of going about it I'd recommend staying away from the force feedback sticks. The Saitek Brett mentioned looks pretty sweet and it's probably the way I'd go if I decided to buy a new stick.
Thanks guys. I saw that Saitek X52 at Best Buy because it was the only joystick they had.
The only thing that worries me about using the joystick to yaw, though, is that it sounds like it might develop bad habits for flight school. Anybody ever heard of somebody making stupid mistakes out of habit in primary because of a flight simulator?
The only thing that worries me about using the joystick to yaw, though, is that it sounds like it might develop bad habits for flight school. Anybody ever heard of somebody making stupid mistakes out of habit in primary because of a flight simulator?
If you're that worried about it, you can get some traditional pedals for pretty cheap. Hell, you can have mine.
Brett
CH Products are supposed to be pretty good. I've never used them, but I think Fly sings their praises. I have a x45 (or something...previous version to the X52), and it has a rocker switch on the collective/throttle that you can use as the pedals. Worked well for helo sims, a little harder on fixed wing.
invertedflyer
500 ft. from said obstacle
^^ concur, CH products has the best joysticks and pedals in my opinion. I did receive the X52 as a gift though, and its not too shabby. I used to have a CH Combat Stick, never had any issues with it. The X52, in my experience, has rudder issues since the rudder is integrated with the movement of the stick. Even if you engage the rudder lock, every now and then you'll notice the rudder will kick in if you push the stick a certain way. This can get quite annoying at times. The CH sticks aren't as touchy, and have plenty of hat switches and other features that you can utilize.
@ Brett,
I'm not a computer expert, but my friend is (hes one of those that has a flashy lighted case that can do everything, including your laundry) ... he said Microsoft Vista is due out sometime in January.
@ Brett,
I'm not a computer expert, but my friend is (hes one of those that has a flashy lighted case that can do everything, including your laundry) ... he said Microsoft Vista is due out sometime in January.
I like Falcon 4 Allied Force for fighting types, else MSFS. Haven't used X yet, but I imagine it's not all that different from its predecessor.
Brett
I have used X-Plane in addition to FSX and like both. X-Plane is not as polished as FSX is, but it does have some nice features. The designer seems to put a lot more effort into supersonic/transonic flight. You can also find a lot of user-generated planes on the web.
BTW I have been able to run both with decent framerate on my ~8 month old laptop
2.0 GHz Core Duo
2 GB Ram
NVIDIA GForce Go 7800 video card w/ 256MB
BTW I have been able to run both with decent framerate on my ~8 month old laptop
2.0 GHz Core Duo
2 GB Ram
NVIDIA GForce Go 7800 video card w/ 256MB