Hotas an Joy Stick profiles

[Call911]

Just curious to see(as I'm new to flight Sims) what an where u specifically set Hotas commands on your JoyStick, which ones an which buttons. tryin to lock down a good hotas for mine but like I said i'm new an well what I got works but maybe I can do it differntly (more efficiantly) mainly cuz I got sticky notes an well it kinda a pain to be looking for buttons etc when u need to be say scanning for targets or when on approach to targets et. thanx.

[TAIPAN_]

Hi,

 

What HOTAS/Joystick are you using?

[Call911]

Hi,

 

What HOTAS/Joystick are you using?

Joystick is Saitek Cyborg(all I can afford), nvr I played BS briefly an did'nt try to reset any controls differntly than default. But i think here I just wanna get a feel how others are setting keys on there joysticks as far as the hotas functions. forgive if maybe I'm not being clr as i stated I'm totally new to Sims as per the reason why i'm curious.

Keys i got set now are probably wrong but i can scan using TGP/Mav, mav auto locks on target that i hover over. Just other nite i got first spi target locked but did'nt execute with mav still learning. Only other way so far is in M in game mode but i bought this for sim aspects of game not the game aspects 8)-

China Hat FWD=Joy B-3

DMS AFT=POV-1 D

"" "" =POV-1 U this is alot easier than using ,./; for me

TMS FWD=Joy B-5

Thanx any advice much appreciated

[Le0kong]

Not sure if that's what you want, but the rule i used to map the HOTAS to a joystick(when i was using a 360 controller, very limited in buttons) is by order of importance and frequency of use. Here it is the order i used:

 

1 - Gun trigger, 1° and 2° stage on separate buttons, weapons release

2 - CMS forward&aft first (fly with countermeasures on semi-auto, so no need to change profiles, only dispense and stop)

3 - Speedbrake

4 - Slew ( i love looking around with the TGP, even when there's no reason :))

5 - DMS hat (always zooming the TGP and changing weapons/waypoints)

6 - Trim hat (if you practice to trim before you move, you can even move it to the keyboard)

7 - China hat (frequent use to toggle the FOV, and slave the sensors)

8 - TMS hat (changing from AREA to POINT, to lock on vehicles on the move needs to be done fast)

9 - Coolie hat (at least the 'up' to make the HUD SOI, the rest you can use the mouse and click on the MFCD)

10- Master Mode button (in case you spot a helicopter right in front of you, changing fast to A2A helps a lot)

 

The rest is not so bad if you need to use through the keyboard, but if there still space on the HOTAS:

11- Boat Swtich

12- Autopilot

13- NWS (Pinky) button (use auto-lease and you will only need it on takeoff)

14- MIC hat (the default ones in the keyboard are horrible, either use 'easy comm' or change the keyboard one to something more easy to remeber)

15- Pinky switch

 

*If you don't have a head tracking device then adding a hat to move the head around should go together with the slew on importance.

 

 

In my case i used two modifiers buttons, this way you can use like there's three modifiers by using the two simultaneously, like this for example:

HAT -> move view around

HAT + Mod1 -> DMS

HAT + Mod2 -> TMS

HAT + Mod1 + Mod2 -> Coolie

 

So with just a hat and two buttons you now have FOUR hats! :D

 

 

 

Looking for the profile other people created for the same HOTAS that you have can help give you ideas too. And don't forget to print the tables in the manual from pages 84 to 90, and write notes on them to where you put them on the HOTAS, that helped me the most.

[Call911]

Yup thats exactly what i was looking for. Just was curious how the veteran pilots were doing it. yes i have trac-ir an havin fun gewttin used to it. tryin to keep it centered in the monitor etc, seems to get knocked out of whack an I'm constantly hittin f12 or num pad enter to try n default it. Also thanx for the explanation on the keys. Things are certainly starting to come together here here where at first i was so so over whelmed an at least now i can somewhat nav to an setup an prcecute a somewhat of an attack 8)-

[Call911]

Oh an one other thing i try to reset, clear assign new hotas keys mainly tms forward an tms aft(zoom in, an out) all attempt end in crash. Any ideas , someone said to clear the catagory an i'am as far as i know as keys unassigned but when i reset with Joystick button it crashes the game. I'm really liking this game an wanting to play but it's gettin very hard not being able to assign keys to help a noob don't help 8(

[Le0kong]

First try the fix in the second post in the FAQ here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=67747

 

If it still crashes then delete the 'Input' folder inside the 'Config' folder in your 'Saved Games' folder: '...%user_folder%\Saved Games\DCS Warthog\Config\Input'

[Call911]

Thankyou 8)-