Flying Help

[meketreff]

I'd like to see about the joystick emulator. You are both right, it does worth a lot buying a joystick. I'd buy that and some headphones but I know I would only take an avarage priced one (for quality and better luck on durability) which I won't afford soon and my ATI video card is also dying I think. I live in Brazil, the taxes are the haviest in the world - as means to pair up with corruption -, eletronics in especial.

I wish I had found out about this game earlier. Wacthing the tutorials was overwhelmingly cool. The first PC game I had when a kid, simply by chance from a magazine 'bonus', was F-22 Lightning II (96) and never another flight sim, becouse I never found great reviews for one in the genre. Is it complicated to apply the joy emulation? It sounds great. Know which one works best with IL?

[TheGrunch]

Ah, I see! That sucks! Here's the thread for a full guide and all the files, you'll have to register on Mission4today to download the files, but that's worth doing anyway for all the awesome skins and missions that are on there. Hope that works out for you.

[meketreff]

Sups, you should try this.

I had some difficulties installing but I got almost everything ok (the look view I couldnt). It is strange at the beggining but in a few flights one get into it, especialy if was using the keyboard. Its almost impossible to aim at the keyboard and with this is much better, the flying sensation too. Funny tough I've been failing to land every single time, It is a lot easier with the keyboard to me but I still want to learn it with the mouse anyways.

Its great tough that someone can still use both and change atm when pleases. It also seemed to improve the looping maneuver by far, it more rarely comes crooked now; I think the harshness of the button would skip the ball to much. Turning speed (for me, second to aiming in importance) goes noticiably faster since it can easily keep the edge of the secure degree, very handy during battles when someone is on the tail.

The only way for the keyboard to work nicely in movements or aiming is by rapid clicking but thats exhausting. The sensivity configuration whithin this program could still get some improvements for perfection maybe, but idk how to config for some testing. This shows that the joystick is really much better overall and not frustrating/tiring, as I thought so and you guys said.

Thanks for caring guys! I now wonder if a joy is still significantly better than this.

[K_Freddie]

This movie shows the Joystick&Rudder control movements/responses required that you can never achieve with a keyboard.
http://www.vanjast.com/IL2Movies/Scissors.avi (52MB)

One cannot over emphasize the importance of the right equipment for this Sim.

[HFC_Dolphin]

You'll definitely need a joystick and even with that it'll take a while till you manage to keep the crosshair stable.

Always keep in mind that having good hardware (joystick, track ir, throttle, etc.) gives you an advantage that no training can offer to you.
Don't fell into the "I can do it with keyboard or mouse" trap.

[AKA_Tenn]

Originally Posted by K_Freddie

This movie shows the Joystick&Rudder control movements/responses required that you can never achieve with a keyboard.
http://www.vanjast.com/IL2Movies/Scissors.avi (52MB)

One cannot over emphasize the importance of the right equipment for this Sim.

even at disadvantage with twisty stick, can't even keep your plane from side slipping for any long amounts of time or your wrist gets sore, and its really hard to hold your plane at any exacting degree of side slip when your trying to aim...

whereas with rudder pedals just a small nudge of your foot does the job, and u can hold the rudder exactly where u want it for as long as you want without it affecting your ability to move the stick, and without tiring out your wrist (and not all planes have trim, so don't go there )