I've had a MS Sidewinder ForceFeedback 2 for nearly a decade now, and it has a nice solid base thats heavy but not too heavy. Settled on a desk its nearly impossible to move around when used properly -- even when the plane you're controller has had its rudder shot off and you're trying to land on a carrier (ie, pretty decent forcefeedback going on)
So I would have to disagree that a heavy based controller is impractical or overly expensive.
And this joystick cost me 79.99 back then... Yet its more expensive now which is interesting.
Is perhaps the best joystick ever made. I've had mine for over a decade and is still on my desk and still used at least once a month. Games like Flight Simulator X and Egosoft's X3 are best played with such a joystick.
Its an absolute MUST for any flight sim junkies.
The joystick is still relatively expensive considering its age, and I have no idea why M$ decided to stop making it.
The same tech is used in their new forcefeedback racing wheel for 360 -- so I expect that to also last a decade:)
If you're a big wing commander fan like I am, you will probably enjoy this game -- X3: The Reunion
Ive been playing this game for literally a year now, its alot like Privateer in how open it is and the way the game progresses. Great space combat and collision detection, decent story (but very short), but the open ending is well worth the purchase on Steam. 19.99 i think it is? Any decent rig will run it, but you need a decent box when you have 15 wingmen with you, a carrier and a destroyer attacking the xenon in one of their sectors... has a working economy.. only downside is its only single player.
Be forewarned.. its almost as addictive as an mmorpg:)
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I've had a MS Sidewinder ForceFeedback 2 for nearly a decade now, and it has a nice solid base thats heavy but not too heavy. Settled on a desk its nearly impossible to move around when used properly -- even when the plane you're controller has had its rudder shot off and you're trying to land on a carrier (ie, pretty decent forcefeedback going on)
So I would have to disagree that a heavy based controller is impractical or overly expensive.
And this joystick cost me 79.99 back then... Yet its more expensive now which is interesting.
Is perhaps the best joystick ever made. I've had mine for over a decade and is still on my desk and still used at least once a month. Games like Flight Simulator X and Egosoft's X3 are best played with such a joystick.
:)
Its an absolute MUST for any flight sim junkies.
The joystick is still relatively expensive considering its age, and I have no idea why M$ decided to stop making it.
The same tech is used in their new forcefeedback racing wheel for 360 -- so I expect that to also last a decade
If you're a big wing commander fan like I am, you will probably enjoy this game -- X3: The Reunion
:)
Ive been playing this game for literally a year now, its alot like Privateer in how open it is and the way the game progresses. Great space combat and collision detection, decent story (but very short), but the open ending is well worth the purchase on Steam. 19.99 i think it is? Any decent rig will run it, but you need a decent box when you have 15 wingmen with you, a carrier and a destroyer attacking the xenon in one of their sectors... has a working economy.. only downside is its only single player.
Be forewarned.. its almost as addictive as an mmorpg
Definitely worth a try if you're into space sims.