Waxer Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 Message / question for VKB reps: A few weeks ago I bought a VKB Gunfighter II to Thrustmaster Hornet grip adapter from your EU store. Today I downloaded the latest "VKB Device Firmware v2.00.7 from the support section of your website. While there is firmware specific to the Thrustmaster Warthog grip, will you be providing firmware for the Thrustmaster Hornet grip? Thanks a bunch. Love and kisses. Flowers and bunny rabbits. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Sokol1_br Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 Probable, F/A-18 grip has the same number of buttons than their A-10/F-16 brother.
streakeagle Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) I bought two Warthog adapters (there was no Hornet adapter at that time) and filed one down to fit the Hornet grip. While it works well, having the same firmware for both but having different button maps means if when you switch grips, you have to adjust your DCS profile for a given aircraft if you plan to fly it with both grips. While you can save both profiles and easily load them as needed, I was expecting the dedicated Hornet adapter to not only have a different shape to fit well without modification, but also a unique firmware to automatically create a separate, unique controller name for DCS controller profile purposes. I was considering buying one. But if they both use the same firmware and DCS still sees it as the same grip, I don't have to worry about spending money to replace an adapter that already functions the same. Edited December 17, 2020 by streakeagle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Waxer Posted December 17, 2020 Author Posted December 17, 2020 6 hours ago, streakeagle said: ...I was expecting the dedicated Hornet adapter to not only have a different shape to fit well without modification, but also a unique firmware to automatically create a separate, unique controller name for DCS controller profile purposes... Well, indeed. And that is why I waited to get the VKB adapter for the Hornet in preference to filing down a second Warthog adapter. I suspect the Hornet adapter has different firmware so that you can distinguish between the Hornet grip and the Warthog grip. Let's wait to hear back from someone from VKB to confirm or refute. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
streakeagle Posted December 18, 2020 Posted December 18, 2020 As it stands, I normally only use the Warthog grip for the A-10C and the F-16C, and those happen to be among my least flown modules, so I really shouldn't by another adapter even if it works the way I wanted/expected. But I already have just about everything else VKB has released for the Gunfighter Mk II/III series and it wouldn't break the bank for me to get one. I would like it if they had added the twist grip function to it, since I use that to flip the pages on the kneeboard, saving other buttons/switches for their proper functions in fully mapped sticks like the Hornet, Warthog, and Falcon. When I am playing multiplayer and constantly switching aircraft types, the MCG Pro with the optional twist adapter is by far the best choice. Even when fully mapped to support all the realistic functions on a Hornet or Falcon, I still have tons of extra dedicated triggers, hats, twist grip, etc to perform game tasks like F1 and F10 views, labels on/off, kneeboard functions, etc. When I am lazy, I just leave that grip mounted. But right now, I have the F-14 grip on the stick. Besides enjoying the newly released F-14A, it still works well for the F-86, MiG-15, F-5, MiG-19, and MiG-21 that I spend most of my time flying as well as all the prop aircraft. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Waxer Posted December 19, 2020 Author Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) On 12/18/2020 at 12:12 AM, streakeagle said: As it stands, I normally only use ... No offence: I was asking a question about firmware. Not asking about your grip collection. There is a very specific question: will VKB be releasing firmware specific to the VKB to Thrustmaster Hornet grip adapter? @AeroGator are you able to answer this one, please? Edited December 19, 2020 by Milou [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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