keyboard

[iVVChewy9141VVi]

Does dcs require a keyboard with the number pad part...

[Kendo]

For [VR CENTRE KEY 5] Unless you remap to another key, I would say yes DCS numpad keys

[Art-J]

Well, technically, it doesn't 'require', as You can remap all numpad-related functions anywhere on the keyboard You want. There are people playing the sim on notebooks after all.

 

I find the numpad too handy, however, to play without it. It's a subjective matter, though.

[iVVChewy9141VVi]

Isn't the number pad section only really used for views and stuff?

[grunf]

Isn't the number pad section only really used for views and stuff?

Yes, mostly. I think the throttle is mapped to +/-, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I don't use the numpad, my views are handled by trackir, and zoom is mapped to the hotas.

[iVVChewy9141VVi]

Yea, I have a HOTAS and Track IR. I see the mic aft and mic buttons are on it but that a again can be put to the HOTAS like they use in real life

[iVVChewy9141VVi]

The only reason I'm asking is because I'm getting a RGB keyboard at a good deal. Which does not include the Num Pad. This will help clean up desk and stuff. Also i will have some other way of adding buttons since I'm getting the Razer game pad that lets you assign macros

[BitMaster]

I used a MacbookPro 15" and it worked, no Numpad on that one either.

 

You have to remap a few maybe but totally possible...and yeah that RGB stuff is great, I hate non-lit keyboards meanwhile, used to Laptops that have lit kb's

[iVVChewy9141VVi]

Thanks, As you know I'm using the Razer NAGA which has the macro buttons like 12 of them and also the Razer Tartarus.

 

https://assets.razerzone.com/eeimages/products/20776/rzrnagaepicchroma_03.png

https://assets.razerzone.com/eeimages/products/22356/razer-tartarus-chroma-02.png

 

both are great for macros