Tripp
too many shrooms
really? i have been dying to play it
Elite: Dangerous - Have we found the next Crysis?
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really? i have been dying to play it
SuB
The Webmaster
I may be on about 8pm, if my hotas turn up anyway
EDIT: look what just turned up....my hotas
Pictures or it never happened!
barnsley
born in a.....
I have that same setup. Its pretty good bang for buck I must say.
Tripp
too many shrooms
aye i had a little blast on it, my first attempt at flying in Elite. its gonna take a fair bit of getting used to, i need to learn the rest of the keyboard commands too haha ^_^
barnsley
born in a.....
Tripp
too many shrooms
barnsley
born in a.....
well its not setup right then haha
You need maybe two keys on your keyboard. I'd show my binds but I don't know if I still have them. I'll check when i get home.
Tripp
too many shrooms
thanks mate i appreciate it ^_^
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Only thing i do not like about the Hotas system is it does not have another axis for vertical flight so i have to resort to keys
SuB
The Webmaster
Really? I use thumb buttons and a trigger finger multi-axis button on mine for vertical thrusters, i literally never have to touch the keyboard, ever
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Really? I use thumb buttons and a trigger finger multi-axis button on mine for vertical thrusters, i literally never have to touch the keyboard, ever
Well on mine besides up and down with the stick its either use the axis on the thruster or the z axis on the stick. Though my get around was to remove some bindings off and move the vertical axis onto the thruster. Just means i have to now use the keyboard still.
tolagarf
Member
Contrary to what many believe, you don't need a flightstick to be awesome at Elite: Dangerous. It's been like 20 years since I owned a flightstick, and being a huge Elite fan I just couldn't see the need for a flightstick. Granted it can give players an edge, however playing with mouse and keyboard can be just as effective. It's all about the right hotkey and mouse adjustments fitting your playstyle.
I was having problems in the beginning of Premium Beta with the controls. Somehow I decided that using a Xbox 360 controller would be the best option. Boy was I wrong.. Now perhaps you're an ace with a gamepad and shooter games, but I sure ain't! I couldn't hit a damn thing, even if it was right in front of me... I decided to take a hard look at the keyboard and mouse setup after that failure.
By setting the x-axis on mouse to YAW, and y-axis on mouse to PITCH, then putting a YAW ROLL modifier on the ALT key, I was able to shoot off the balls of.. well flies nearly. Keep in mind this isn't like a shooter where you have to move your mouse over the entire mouse pad, actually very little movement is required due to how the mouse controls work. A very low sensitivity is advised. Keep the deadzone around 20% on the mouse as well.
I was having problems in the beginning of Premium Beta with the controls. Somehow I decided that using a Xbox 360 controller would be the best option. Boy was I wrong.. Now perhaps you're an ace with a gamepad and shooter games, but I sure ain't! I couldn't hit a damn thing, even if it was right in front of me... I decided to take a hard look at the keyboard and mouse setup after that failure.
By setting the x-axis on mouse to YAW, and y-axis on mouse to PITCH, then putting a YAW ROLL modifier on the ALT key, I was able to shoot off the balls of.. well flies nearly. Keep in mind this isn't like a shooter where you have to move your mouse over the entire mouse pad, actually very little movement is required due to how the mouse controls work. A very low sensitivity is advised. Keep the deadzone around 20% on the mouse as well.
