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joystick recommendation

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anyone use a joystick? i figure it might help me solve my control issue and all. but i dont know which would be good. there are some plain and some with throttle controls.

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I've used a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro for many years. Plenty of buttons, good action, reasonable price.
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When I do play oolite, it's on linux. I used to use a Logitech Wingman but switched to a Logitech dual action gamepad some time ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1zeBaASgXE

Setting it up in linux is fairly easy and I like having every control I need under a finger or a thumb.

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Maybe that's just me, but I didn't manage to synchronize my rotation with stations until I got a joystick. Saitek X52.
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I bought this one (in other shop) and it is really good (and really expensive too)
http://www.thrustmaster.com/en_UK/produ ... ight-stick

and special keypad for left hand. But I still would like more buttons and controls, so maybe I will create my own programmable keypad based on AVR or another microcontroller (with LEDs indicating actions and modes, many modes selectable for fight, flight, navigation and such) (well if I can trade computers by tons in Oolite, why I should not equip my ship with few too? :lol: )
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SiriusCG wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 3:12 pm
When I do play oolite, it's on linux. I used to use a Logitech Wingman but switched to a Logitech dual action gamepad some time ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1zeBaASgXE

Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink.

Any chance of seeing your bindings?





Seriously, I've been collecting binding ideas for new players here - if yours agrees with one of the three - or is different yet again, it would be nice to add it in!

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gilhad wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 2:06 am
I bought this one (in other shop) and it is really good (and really expensive too)
http://www.thrustmaster.com/en_UK/produ ... ight-stick

and special keypad for left hand. But I still would like more buttons and controls, so maybe I will create my own programmable keypad based on AVR or another microcontroller (with LEDs indicating actions and modes, many modes selectable for fight, flight, navigation and such) (well if I can trade computers by tons in Oolite, why I should not equip my ship with few too? :lol: )

Any chance of getting your bindings too, for the afore-mentioned wiki page?
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Re: joystick recommendation

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Cholmondely wrote: ↑Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:00 pm
Any chance of getting your bindings too, for the afore-mentioned wiki page?
I am not sure, where exactly it is saved. Maybe this?

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</plist>
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