Any X52 (not pro version) profiles out there?

[kingneptune117]

It would be really helpful if anyone could give me one. I do not know how to make my own.

[beewee]

I used to have a few, but as it seems Windows7 and the latest version of Saitek SST will not take any of the old .dat files, as quoted from Madcatz (Saitek):

"Unfortunately, the latest driver and ST versions do not support the older .dat profiles. There is no converter to update the profiles."

I am quite lost myself, therefore. It seems, building your own new one from scratch is the most obvious solution.

[YorZor]

http://rapidshare.com/files/377759805/Teddy-LO.pr0.html

 

 

There you go. It's a setup that I use for years now (and most at RvE use something similar).

[EtherealN]

Making one is fairly easy with the SST software (though the thing has a few kinks). Below is a bit of a picture tutorial:

 

The empty profiler screen. Pressing a button on your stick or throttle will highlight them in the profiler, making them easy to find.

 

Here I have added spacebar to the trigger button. To do this I clicked the "trigger" field, then pressed spacebar ("blanksteg" in my language), then clicked a green checkmark to indicate that I was done. Note the shadowed copies spread out through all iterations and all modes. I was also prompted to name the command - this can be named anything you like, it's just what shows up on your throttle MFD. Note that I had issues with this: giving too long names would cause the MFD driver to fail and drag the whole OS with it. Be short and concise.

 

I have now moved over to "mode 1+pinke". Before I changed this, holding the pinkie and pressing the trigger would do the same as just pressing the trigger - but through redoing the procedure of clicking the box and then doing the command as if I did it on keyboard, followed by the green checkmark, I have made my profile such that I'll fire cannon with the trigger, and release weapons (missiles, on the eagle) through holding pinkie and then pressing the trigger.

 

Here's a picture of part of my Eagle profile for the non-pro X-52.

As you can see, the general idea is just to make each button combination have a given keyboard combo - select them through looking them up in the DCS or FC2 commands list. The computer, and therefore the simulator, reads these commands as if you did it with the keyboard. You also have the option of "recording mouse" and thus make a key press move your mouse in a circle. (If you do not have a TrackIR this could be useful for some snap-views or similar.)

 

Another advantage here is that if you have a specific button you usually use for Ventrilo or TS push-to-talk, you don't have to change it or force yourself to move your hand from your HOTAS. If the button is LCtrl+LShit+LAlt+Home, to give a complex example, just activate a box in there and press that combination, save that, and you can have PTT on the stick without making any changes in TS or Vent.

 

I would advice against using other people's profiles. Only you know what actually works for you, and as you can see in my profile I still have empty buttons and a whole empty (well, shadowed) mode. This is because I am still technically learning the aircraft and figuring out what I need to move and what priorities different things have. I have found that this becomes an extension of learning how to use the aircraft, since it really forces you to think about procedure.

 

There are also a few items in there that I just added for fun to annoy my tutor, who made the mistake of letting me know what bothers him about people's profiles. :D

Edited April 19, 2010 by EtherealN

[CyBerkut]

I would advice against using other people's profiles. Only you know what actually works for you, and as you can see in my profile I still have empty buttons and a whole empty (well, shadowed) mode. This is because I am still technically learning the aircraft and figuring out what I need to move and what priorities different things have. I have found that this becomes an extension of learning how to use the aircraft, since it really forces you to think about procedure.

 

Good advice there! There is a remaining potential benefit to obtaining someone else's profile, though... If they are using the same keys/combinations as you intend to (as in, the standard commands already in the sim), then it can at least save you a lot of command key combo entering. Load up their profile, and then just start making your own by pulling down the commands, rather than having to create the commands from scratch. (just double check the key combos, and re-name the commands if desired to whatever sticks best in your mind.).

[Runibl]

I agree on not using others profiles, But If you are looking for inspiration, for your own, then here's mine:

I set almost all of my controls within Black Shark, and try to keep it as much to the real one as possible. Obviously with compromises.

 

X52 KA-50 Black Shark:

Joystick:

http://forums.eagle.ru/picture.php?albumid=1101&pictureid=7342

 

Throttle:

http://forums.eagle.ru/picture.php?albumid=1101&pictureid=7343

 

Saitek Profiler:

http://forums.eagle.ru/picture.php?albumid=1101&pictureid=7344

Edited October 17, 2015 by Runibl

[Zardiz]

Ressurecting this ancient thread as there at least is one....

 

I am getting desperate with this, trying to find profile for X52 (NOT PRO) versio, for A-10 C. Found one from Rgatag what was supposed to be ok for pro and non-pro at the same time, my profile selector does not even load it. Says [filename here] does not contain profile for this device.

 

Can anyone PLEEASE point me into some short of thread where I can find something I can use. Getting very frustrated with this stuff.

[Niggleworth]

I use this profile for my X52 (non pro) and I love it. Much props to SFJackBauer for coming up with it. If you look at it and the TM HOTAS Warthog side by side, you'll see they're pretty similar as far as the locations of vital functions are concerned. The only drawback is there's no view control attached to a hat switch because it's meant to be used with TrackIr. Dig it.

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=58484

[Zardiz]

Thank you mate, I will defo look into that one :)

[shu77]

Yeah Jacks is one of the better profiles out there, and served as the starting point for my own. I highly recommend it

[Zardiz]

Well, there seems to be something else wrong my end too ;S

 

says the same message with this profile:

 

SFJackBauer A-10.pro does not contain a profile for this device.

 

What I am I doing wrong?

[USAF77]

I dont know but in SST I pretty much get a blank profile too.