Are you happy with your thrustmaster warthog

[TenBlade]

Sorry, guys, dont know whats up with the ´, just putting in the marks but it comes out as ´...?!

[Succellus]

Well, so far i m very happe with my pig. Althought i have some obs. that are probably dhu!

First thing its the fact the stick is projected to be really fixed, if not it tend to slide a little. This mean its uncomfortable in my almost desktop setting, and i am really happy only with him beetween the legs making pressure on the plate again the chair cushion. (try to picture that ;) )

Other thing is that mine came with some tension almost Cougar like. It may be a grease issue like other got...so i should look into it.

The second is that the friction wheel of the throttle (the real one not the mock up) gos from suck to blow...it does nothing and i am not the only one to have observed this

Apart from those tiny things i find the T.A.R.G.E.T is a real hit and miss, some part of it like presentation can be vastly improved.

The greater shame thought is the fact TM has no Rudder system and TARGET won t integrate any system so in some games its a PITA.

 

Apart from that i m still programing it and learning to use, and its great, quite superior to my modded cougar. I was surprised how bad was my cougar stick (floppy center probably by overuse and material wear) after i handled it to a friend and showing some stuff to it.

[WynnTTr]

Very happy with mine. Nice just having all the correct buttons/switches/hats where they should be. Really nice and easy to obey the instructor as he tells you "china hat forward" without having to try and remember where I mapped the china hat function.

 

I'd buy this again in a heart beat.

[RAF74_Raptor]

I have to say of all the Hotas Systems I have bought it is one of the smoothest and accurate systems I have ever owned.

[sobek]

Even though my throttle bricked on 5th of february, i must still say that i am most satisfied with this product. Thrustmaster support worked like a charm and the throttle is now on it's way back to me.

[Mud]

Overall I'm very pleased with it, it's quite a difference compared to my old gameport Thrustmaster Top Gun :)

 

Negatives:

- Wobble/play on the right throttle

- Coolie hat left is jittery in DCS A-10C. Pressing short left often results in the left MFCD jumping two, and setting the MFCD as SOI is near impossible.

[PoleCat]

Stilll Love it!

 

Out

Edited February 26, 2011 by PoleCat

[andysim]

well i got mine on order from my usual helpfull and reliable online flightstore so heres hoping for the best. Still im not sure if its better to unplug it before and after shutdown though, Seems lots of ppl have had issues with the throttle dying.

 

:pilotfly:

[Succellus]

Well so far i m unplugged it when not using (only the throttle). I have forgotten it plugged a couple of time with no issue.

Mine also had a diference from most report my led never stayed light up. They only did it the first time i plugged it while windowswas seeking drivers and then when i upgraded the firmware it blinked couple of time, then always off, even when i plug it and unplug it it doesn t even blink.

[vCUJOv]

I just got Warthog Hotas. I don't know why people are saying that this is the perfect stick. I think thrustmaster should be selecting better words when advertising their products. "This stick has no centre play" Please, micro managing input is impossible with this thing. I'm very very pissed at them. Maybe I'm spoiled because I was using Cougar with Nxt mod.

[Milli]

Hello everyone.

 

I've had my TM Warthog for about a couple of weeks now. No problems so far.

 

I just wanted to know what the term "brick" or "bricking" means? I've seen it mentioned in a few threads now. Could someone please explain it?

 

Also, I have been leaving my throttle and stick plugged in when I power my computer off and on. Is this not advised? I have had no problems so far. Should I unplug the usb connections before turning my computer off and on? Would this not cause issues with windows (win7 64bit here) detecting "new" hardware etc each time I plug the devices in?

 

Any advise would be appreciated.

 

Regards,

Chris

[Corrigan]

It's a general hardware term. Something is bricked when it becomes completely non-functional, like a brick.

[Akheron]

I always leave them plugged and no problem so far. I really enjoy the control of this stick... a huge step from my old X52 Pro.

[Spitfire2170]

I absolutely love mine. My left engine throttle moves a bit side to side, but works just fine. Also makes KA-50 easier with all the buttons and switches I can remap. The stick is so dang smooth, my aim has gotten 300% better since retiring my X52

[Double_D]

Bought mine on Friday June 15/12 recieved it on Monday June 18/12 and I just love the beast best part is I still have my TM Cougar..though I think a spring is gone but that can be replaced...:music_whistling: or even mod it...

[Weltensegler]

Best sim investment I ever made, never regret it.

The springs or whatever centers the stick seem to be or warn out unevenly but I also stress it a lot more than supposed to bc I use an extension.

[Teej]

Over 2 years of Warthog use and haven't bricked one yet. I leave 'em plugged in most of the time...unplug 'em when I need to...

 

My FCC Cougar is feeling awfully neglected in the closet. :\

[Double_D]

Over 2 years of Warthog use and haven't bricked one yet. I leave 'em plugged in most of the time...unplug 'em when I need to...

 

My FCC Cougar is feeling awfully neglected in the closet. :\

 

Yea, I got to get the mod for my TM Cougar..its feeling abit lonely all packed up back in original box...one thing never throw out original boxes they came in never know when it will come in handy...

 

It took I think it was 5 years till I tank my TM Cougar..just needs to be modded now..to fix it..

[Spitfire2170]

Over 2 years of Warthog use and haven't bricked one yet. I leave 'em plugged in most of the time...unplug 'em when I need to...

 

My FCC Cougar is feeling awfully neglected in the closet. :\

I don't know what everybody is talking about this "brick TM" thing. Could somebody elighten me?

[BIGNEWY]

I don't know what everybody is talking about this "brick TM" thing. Could somebody elighten me?

 

It's a general hardware term. Something is bricked when it becomes completely non-functional, like a brick.

 

 

what he said :)

[Sierra99]

what he said :)

 

Yeah... OK. A couple of you have offered the definition of "Bricking" which is absolutly useless. Either you' being smart azzes or just dont know. How about actually explaining why people are using the term when discussing the throttle. Perhaps THAT information will prevent someone from having to return a throttle to TM when it can be prevented.

 

Gadgets

[Executioner]

Yeah... OK. A couple of you have offered the definition of "Bricking" which is absolutly useless. Either you' being smart azzes or just dont know. How about actually explaining why people are using the term when discussing the throttle. Perhaps THAT information will prevent someone from having to return a throttle to TM when it can be prevented.

 

Gadgets

 

Back when the TM:WH was released - several customers had issues with the throttle portion when powering on/off their computers. Several attempts were made to try and tie this down to particular motherboards or chipsets or issues with the early firmware in the throttle. Some people had their throttles fail at this point (possibly due to the device losing it's firmware) - others had them fail when a newer firmware was released and they attempted to update to this firmware.

 

"Bricking" merely refers to the process by which an item fails to complete it's firmware update correctly (in this case, the Warthog throttle) and then will no longer perform it's original functions.

 

New Warthogs should already come with the newest firmware and thus should no longer exhibit either the power on/off "bricking" (again - the loss of throttle function due to something untoward happening to the firmware at this point) or the update mechanism one.

 

Any better ? :)

 

Martin...

Edited June 26, 2012 by Executioner
missed a word out!

[159th_Viper]

....How about actually explaining why people are using the term when discussing the throttle. Perhaps THAT information will prevent someone from having to return a throttle to TM when it can be prevented.....

 

The Firmware/Circuitry inside the Throttle dies, effectively rendering the Throttle Unit useless. The exact cause of the problem is unknown (to me). Be that as it may, the effect is that you get as much use out of the Throttle Unit as you would a brick, hence the term 'bricking/bricked'.

 

As for prevention, you cannot. Defective units have to be returned to Thrustmaster for a replacement throttle - no way around it. In any event, it seems to have been a problem that only affected a specific production batch as I have not heard of other units bricking lately and after the firmware update.

 

Edit: What Executioner said :D

 

**Note to self - don't make coffee during posting**

Edited June 26, 2012 by 159th_Viper

[Masterplus]

Yessssssssssssssssssssss ;)

[BIGNEWY]

I am to old to be a "smart azzes" lol

 

good old wiki lol

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_(electronics)

 

When used in reference to consumer electronics, a "brick" describes an electronic device such as a smart phone, game console, router, or tablet computer that owing to a serious misconfiguration, corrupted firmware or a hardware problem, can no longer function. The term derives from the vaguely cuboid shape of many electronic devices (and their detachable power supplies) and the suggestion that non-functional devices are only fit for use as traditional ceramic bricks commonly used in masonry. The term can also be used as a verb. For example, "I bricked my MP3 player when I tried to modify its firmware."[1]

In one common sense of the term, "bricking" suggests that the damage, often a misconfiguration of essential on-board software, is so serious as to have rendered the device permanently unusable.

However, another use of the term "bricked" is understood to describe a situation where a device is unable to function even when the device does have potential to be recovered later to a working state. In this sense, the damage may be reversible; it is only during the period that it's unable to function that the device is deemed "bricked".