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Serebro - August 2024

A new action edit.
Grab some cookies, tea and enjoy

https://youtu.be/xLmgVgEIzbo

RadiantFlux

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Re: Serebro - August 2024

Thanks for sharing! ☕

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Re: Serebro - August 2024

Love some good bf1942 content! Fun video as always Serebro

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Re: Serebro - August 2024

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Re: Serebro - August 2024

A new action edit.
Grab some cookies, tea and enjoy

https://youtu.be/xLmgVgEIzbo

Joystick or keyboard ?

Serebro

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Re: Serebro - August 2024

Mostly kb.
Joystick is finally ordered and will arrive in 2 weeks ...

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Re: Serebro - August 2024

Mostly kb.
Joystick is finally ordered and will arrive in 2 weeks ...

I was advised to find an old Microsoft Precision Pro 2 joystick for use in Battlefield 1942. As you likely know they are very old- and no longer manufactured. I ordered mine on Ebay. Mine is around 20 years old. It still works perfectly.
The Precision Pro 2 is a USB stick and has no issues with Windows 10.
This Joystick has the distinct advantage of using Hall Effect sensors, rather than the typical potentiometers.
Hall Effect sensors do not suffer from drift. The stick and flight path stay perfectly centered. 

I paid about $20 US plus shipping for my stick.
Now if I could just learn to fly- I would be all set.

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Re: Serebro - August 2024

I was advised to find an old Microsoft Precision Pro 2 joystick for use in Battlefield 1942. As you likely know they are very old- and no longer manufactured. I ordered mine on Ebay. Mine is around 20 years old. It still works perfectly.
The Precision Pro 2 is a USB stick and has no issues with Windows 10.
This Joystick has the distinct advantage of using Hall Effect sensors, rather than the typical potentiometers.
Hall Effect sensors do not suffer from drift. The stick and flight path stay perfectly centered. 

I paid about $20 US plus shipping for my stick.
Now if I could just learn to fly- I would be all set.

Hah, funny but mine will also be a Microsoft but a SideWinder Force Feedback 2 model. I asked Dr. Zoidberg what he uses and after briefly reading about it made a purchase. Also ordered it from ebay.
Never used one before and I'm not expecting much, but will be fun to try it out. We can arrange some test flights to share configs/ideas.

Last edited by Serebro (2024-09-06 16:28:40)

InguiringMind

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Re: Serebro - August 2024

I was advised to find an old Microsoft Precision Pro 2 joystick for use in Battlefield 1942. As you likely know they are very old- and no longer manufactured. I ordered mine on Ebay. Mine is around 20 years old. It still works perfectly.
The Precision Pro 2 is a USB stick and has no issues with Windows 10.
This Joystick has the distinct advantage of using Hall Effect sensors, rather than the typical potentiometers.
Hall Effect sensors do not suffer from drift. The stick and flight path stay perfectly centered. 

I paid about $20 US plus shipping for my stick.
Now if I could just learn to fly- I would be all set.

Hah, funny but mine will also be a Microsoft but a SideWinder Force Feedback 2 model. I asked Dr. Zoidberg what he uses and after briefly reading about it made a purchase. Also ordered it from ebay.
Never used one before and I'm not expecting much, but will be fun to try it out. We can arrange some test flights to share configs/ideas.

We travel in the same circle. The force feedback stick uses the same technology for tracking. I think you will like it, after you get accustomed to it. It does however require a light touch compared to a potentiometer type.

It is however a shame that games including Battlefield 1942 don't properly support the force feedback feature. There would have been so many cool things that force feedback could have been used for, such as indicating a stall condition, or even bullet impacts on your plane. (Bullet impacts wouldn't really apply much to you- since you are seldom hit)