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:pilotfly: There are nine pages of commands, (well 8 1/2 really!) and I am definately not the kind of guy who would try to cram them all onto a HOTAS when there is a perfectly good MS keyboard out there that I can use to my advantage; by programming another 90 one-stroke commands!! This is my hobby, not my profession... and I definately dont have the time to sit around wondering what 'kinda guy' anybody else is!! :D Someday I may have the ambition to build a simpit, but right now its about simplicity, I just dont have much free time, because I work hard IRL!! :weight_lift_2:

I went through this and debated with myself for a month, and decided on an E8500 now, and will probably upgrade to a fast quadcore in a year or so, hopefully the price will be cheaper... as for lofc, dont have it installed so i couldnt tell you how it runs.

Yes Paul, I do realize that there are a very large number of button combinations with the X52... But did you realize that binding; \ Communication menu E - LWin Flight - Complete mission and RTB R - LWin Flight - Complete mission and rejoin T - LWin Toggle formation Y - LWin Join up formation Q - LWin Attack my target W - LWin Cover me G - LWin Flight - Attack ground targets D - LWin Flight - Attack air defenses and, Ins Engines start-up control panel and levers Home Start-up engine Home - RAlt Interrupt start-up sequence End Stop APU button E Engine selector E - LAlt Engine Startup/Crank/False Start selector PageUp Throttle up (Idle-Medium-Auto-Full) PageDown Throttle down (Idle-Medium-Auto-Full) PageUp - RAlt Left Throttle up (Idle-Medium-Auto-Full) PageDown - RAlt Left Throttle down (Idle-Medium-Auto-Full) PageUp - RShift Right Throttle up (Idle-Medium-Auto-Full) PageDown - RShift Right Throttle down (Idle-Medium-Auto-Full) PageUp - RCtrl Cut-off valve left engine PageDown - RCtrl Cut-off valve right engine R - LShift Rotor brake and, Esc End mission Pause Pause Z - LCtrl Time accelerate Z - LAlt Time decelerate Z - LShift Time normal ‘ Score window ` Multiplayer chat - mode All ` - RCtrl Multiplayer chat - mode Allies Y - LCtrl Info bar toggle Tab - RCtrl - RShift Get New Plane - respawn C - LAlt Clickable mouse cockpit mode On/Off SysRQ Screenshot Pause - RCtrl Frame rate counter - Service info Y - LAlt Info bar coordinate units toggle P - RShift Show Pilot Body Enter - RCtrl Show controls indicator ... well, binding these to your HOTAS is a bit of a stretch; talk about playing the piccolo!!:smilewink: Anywho, gonna get the MS Sidewinder tommorow, I'll let y'all know how it turns out!

Cool, he locked onto a soldier!!

I just took a first crack at mapping my X52 Hotas with the BS commands, and have realized that I am going to need some kind of additional buttons... even with a clickable cockpit, there are many commands [wingman commands, general non-cockpit commands, etc...] that I would like to have mapped. After a little search, I've come up with a couple choices, the first being the G-15 keyboard http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/3498&cl=US,EN and the MS Sidewinder keyboard http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/productdetails.aspx?pid=102 The Ms Sidewinder has many programmable buttons, looks like a good choice. Can anyone shed some light onto the pros/cons of these, I will probably pick one up this weekend.

Thanks for the updated info, so what if its not good news; It's not the end of the world, we still have the demo and other goodies coming to keep us busy before the Western release!!

@ Pilotasso, do you still have the pictures for the precision mod, I'm interested in doing it but do not see the pictures in the old thread!? The fact that the sticks handling is 'square' and not 'round' as it should be is a real annoyance to me, Shouldn't Saitek be able to solve this with software?? Anyhow, any help on that mod would be appreciated, I would like to attempt it this weekend!

Wow, those little USB 7" monitors would be perfect for the abris and shkval!! Too bad I'm waaaaaayy over budget on my BlackShark toys as it is!!

check out the thread named "manual translated" or some such, it is the 500+ page manual, and has all the photos of every panel in the cockpit!! http://rapidshare.com/files/155124427/DCS-BS_Flight_Manual_translated.pdf.html thats the link i believe cheers

me too just need the price

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I was in the same situation; E8500 or Q6700 for BS. I decided on the E8500 (45nm) for now, and am happy with the decision so far. I figured that when BS has multi-core support I can upgrade to a faster 45nm Quad then, probably for cheaper by that time! I trolled many forums before making this choice, and I really felt the real question was 'do I want to upgrade later?' If you/your pappy doesnt want to upgrade later, go for the quad now! :smartass: my opinion Cheers :D

This has been covered... there is more than one language than English to be finished. From what I understand, there are two versions coming out; Russian, and everybody else. Also, the Ka50 being replicated is Russian, and is being done by Russians, and they are in Russia. Do you see a recurring theme here? Now if this sim was being developed in Northinghamshireton England, and it was being released in Russian, to the Russians, I would share your confusion; but its not. The SIM is made in Russia!! All other localizations are on one disc, a.k.a. the one with the English language on it....so we wait... get it? :bash: Oh, and thank you from the west for this magnificent Ka50 simulator!! I can hardly wait for the Demo!! :pilotfly:

Support ED now so you can have jets LATER!

The price tag on BS is trivial compared to the $2000 I'm dropping today on my new flight sim computer!!

I have the X52 and the cyborg.... the cyborg's FFB is nice, but I find the stick too skinny for my liking. it also has less buttons and hat sticks, so I never use it. I'm going to stick with the HOTAS for now, and maybe someday there will be a FFB HOTAS on the market. p.s. I can use the cyborg with the X52 throttle, so if you want you can spend the extra money and mix and match... p.s.s The Cyborg has a small sliding lever for a throttle, but it makes a poor collective IMHO.

@ Element1108 :megalol: I will probably get 20 hours of quality entertainment from the demo alone!! I hope I can buy the manual within a month!

cant wait, and just in time for my new computer!!

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Is this in the Wish List yet? Anyway, cant wait for the day when this is possible with the DCS modules, I'll probably spend hours and hours creating smoke trails!

Yeah, I'd like to see the effects of some smoke through blade tip vortices!!

I agree with deviltetk, Mip... save for the X52, you wont be dissapointed! Also, I've heard freetrack is just as capable as TrackIR, but you may want to research it more yourself.

yeah, now that you mention it, I'll probably stick with my new mobo for two years at least anyway, then start shopping again... as for the OP, your decision should be based on what you will be using the CPU for... -for playing FC and BlackShark, possibly some other games- E8500/8600 is fine right now, most games dont use more than 1 or 2 cores. Will you be keeping this CPU for a long time, or will you replace it next year? Maybe go with the duo now, and upgrade in a year or two when quads are lower in price. Its up to you, and i dont think you'll be dissapointed either way!

I hope nehalem is 45nm so will work on my mobo. [edit] i guess the socket sizes are completely different; from LGA 775, to LGA 1336!

The E8500 is old tech?? I had assumed that because it was a 45nm penryn that it was fairly new...what are the newer duo cores named??