Manual collective & Easy avionics?!?

Dear all, I have just finishing building my first rig (i7 + gtx 285), which i bought because I thought BS looked amazing. I have been playing for about an hour and have run into an annoying problem....

I want the collective to be manually controllable using the slider on my joystick but i need all the help i can get with the avioncis. If i select Easy Avionics it seems to make the collective automatic but if i deselect Easy Avionics then the collective is controlled by the slider but i have no clue how to use any of the weapons aiming kit.

Any ideas? Sorry for being a total noob. :)

Cheers

Jimbo

Suggestion from another rookie - I have more deaths than kills \o/

But do switch to real mode (affects all missions etc, in the option).

You WILL learn to fly this honky thing, it's actually not that hard after a few repetitions. :)

Do all the training sessions - you'll get a lot of help from them

Print out the real keyboard chart, for reference. Pause when you read it, looking for a key or five.

Learn to trust the Autopilot damper mode - use trim often. (AP is often enabled when you start Training and Missions)

When you start to feel safe, in control - start learning a bit more about the instruments.

But first; start to learn to take off, fly, land.

In a couple of evenings you'll get the hang of it ;=)

Extra tip; When checking Options, controls - use the "real" section for normal sim. The "game" section is for arcade only. You will recognize it ingame by the big onscreen radar (allseeing eye).

Suggestion from another rookie - I have more deaths than kills \o/

But do switch to real mode (affects all missions etc, in the option).

You WILL learn to fly this honky thing, it's actually not that hard after a few repetitions. :)

 

Do all the training sessions - you'll get a lot of help from them

Print out the real keyboard chart, for reference. Pause when you read it, looking for a key or five.

 

Learn to trust the Autopilot damper mode - use trim often. (AP is often enabled when you start Training and Missions)

When you start to feel safe, in control - start learning a bit more about the instruments.

But first; start to learn to take off, fly, land.

 

In a couple of evenings you'll get the hang of it ;=)

 

Extra tip; When checking Options, controls - use the "real" section for normal sim. The "game" section is for arcade only. You will recognize it ingame by the big onscreen radar (allseeing eye).

OK cool - i'm on it :) Love it already

When you step into the genre of shooting at other gentlemen, and they are shooting back, try having a peek at this thread: Tactics for survival

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Have you seen the producer's note series on the shkval? That should help you getting started with targeting when combined with the one on weapons employment parts 1 + 2. They can be found on ED's home page.