Best Joystick and rudder combo?

[brownpants_1982]

Hi

 

First post here. I've ordered a copy of WOE and hope its as good as its supposed to be. I've got back into my flight sims recently, and was thinking of getting a set of pedals for rudder purposes. My questions are...

 

1, Im used to playing MS CFS series and crimson skies with auto rudder- is this feature available in WOE?

 

2, Does anybody have any experience of the C&H rudder pedals or the Saitek pedals?

 

3, Could I use, for example, a set of C&H pedals with my Logitech joystick? Would the WOE game support this? I have heard there are compatibility issues with C&H pedals and other manufacturers joysticks.

 

4, Whats the best Joystick for WOE (and other sims), without spending £300?

 

Any advice would be really appreciated. And sorry for the long list of questions! :)

 

Thanks,

Mark

[gbnavy61]

Mark,

 

I use the Saitek X52 Joystick/Throttle combo. I've kinda thought about getting some pedals, but never felt like coughing up the change required.

 

I've kinda got my own HOTAS setup with radar, weapons, countermeasure controls on the throttle or stick - the only things I actually have to take a hand off to move are the gear, flaps and hook. To get around the lack of pedals, I've thrown my rudders onto the L/R functions of the lower HAT switch.

 

Honestly, I rarely use rudder. It probably makes a slight impact on some jets, but you can really get away without using any - except maybe a little here or there to aid with gunsight tracking. If you want to turn, just roll and pull - you'll be fine. I think there may be a limited amount of yaw damping in general for jets in the game, though I don't think it's really "auto rudder."

 

I don't really know the answer to any of your other questions, since I don't have pedals and I've only used this setup to play WOV and WOI. So, I will let someone else field those.

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