SpeedStick Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Hiya everybody! TL;DR: Profiles/keymapping/Ideas for keyboard and more. Been looking at different options to expand my siming hardware. But I am a student and been going over my budget so I'm trying to cut the sim hardware purchases for a couple of months. Currently using the standard TM Warthog hotas, Saitek Pro Pedals, WheelStandPro with Warthog Hotas fitting, DIY trackir, 27 screen. I have come to the conclussion that using the mouse reduces my SA (have to move hand, look away/twards panel of use, fiddel with IR to see correctly, and then click the right button) and that it also slightly ruins the immersion. I also noticed that I hardly use the keyboard, except for some CDU inputs. SO I removed almost all the default keybindings of the letterkeys and more for the a-10c. For example all the keyboard hotas commands removed, flight inputs, trim, ect. ect. Now I am searching for a system to implement a good chunk of cockpit command to keyboard. Does anyone have a profile/system/idea they would like to share? I also have a Razer Nostromo if anyone has any cool ideas for that (The ones I've read here haven't really caught my eye) Lastly: Anyone know of something like a keyboard overlay that I can print/make/buy or to put on my keyboard if I managde to do the above stuff? Thanks! Edited March 8, 2015 by SpeedStick "Hard to imagine bigger engine. its got a beautiful face and an arse built like sputnik." - Pikey AKA The Poet, on 37 Viggen.
Fixxxer46 Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Contemplating that idea myself. I've been thinking of printing an overlay for different planes that i can put over my keyboard. Got a steelseries apex that has alot of extra buttons and macros that i use for just Mig21 gear and radar modes. Has 4 different layers that you can color. Thinking about red for weapons stuff, green for systems and avionics and yellow for whatever :) . Layer 4 is just reserved for lights off. Just an idea at this moment.
SpeedStick Posted March 9, 2015 Author Posted March 9, 2015 Yeah, I've used my Nostromo like that but I find it to small. But might work for a full keyboard. I haven't found any overlay-thingy yet but I'm thinking of just making my own printable icons to paste on to the keyboard. However I like to keep my "pit" movable and I don't fancy destroying my Ducky Premier. Might use a spare keyboard laying around. Howver, with this solution the problem is that the keyboard can only be converted to one specific plane. The search continues. (Help?) "Hard to imagine bigger engine. its got a beautiful face and an arse built like sputnik." - Pikey AKA The Poet, on 37 Viggen.
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