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Offline Ray77

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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #15 on: January 12, 2013, 08:45:52 PM »
I'm thinking about getting back in after 7 or so years.   I need some hardware tough.   I  use to use a MS sidewinder2 joystick.  It is not window 8 compatible.   I want a force feedback stick that won't take me a month to setup..... preferably one I can just download an aces high profile.   Any suggestions?
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Offline muzik

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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2013, 12:55:46 PM »
Quote from: Ray77 on January 12, 2013, 08:45:52 PM
I'm thinking about getting back in after 7 or so years.   I need some hardware tough.   I  use to use a MS sidewinder2 joystick.  It is not window 8 compatible.   I want a force feedback stick that won't take me a month to setup..... preferably one I can just download an aces high profile.   Any suggestions?

I haven't looked for a stick in years, but I don't think anyone makes one these days. Sad, I liked them, but I liked my Saitek X56 better. Way more advantage with it's programming and throttle abilities than with Sidewinders FF and few buttons.
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2013, 01:02:26 PM »
Quote from: Ray77 on January 12, 2013, 08:45:52 PM
I'm thinking about getting back in after 7 or so years.   I need some hardware tough.   I  use to use a MS sidewinder2 joystick.  It is not window 8 compatible.   I want a force feedback stick that won't take me a month to setup..... preferably one I can just download an aces high profile.   Any suggestions?

Weird I have the MS Sidewinder 1 and it's fully windows 8 compatible. Drivers are built in the OS.
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2013, 02:04:26 PM »
Thanks,  I'll the the x52 a shot I guess.   Keeping the Box.
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2013, 03:12:50 PM »
Quote from: Ray77 on January 13, 2013, 02:04:26 PM
Thanks,  I'll the the x52 a shot I guess.   Keeping the Box.

52, doh.   Been two years since I played  :frown:

The 52 is great, If you set it up right, you can do everything easily and instinctively after you get used to it. It would be nice if they made them in FF but like I said the advantages of the 52 outweigh the Sidewinder FF. I also got rudder pedals and liked them much better than the twist stick after getting used to them.

If you get the 52 and need a profile there are plenty of guys in game that have them. Shawk has  played a long time and has used the Saitek sticks for years. He might be the best source for profiles.

Good luck.
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #20 on: January 14, 2013, 02:16:44 PM »
After XP, gameport is no longer supported. So if your sidewinder was gameport only (like mine) it will not be usable in Win7 (which is why I had to upgrade to a USB stick). Not all sidewinders allow a USB adapter. Mine didn't. It was a nice stick, but there are probably better. X52 would be more capable, I believe.
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #21 on: January 14, 2013, 02:30:20 PM »
I went through 3 x52's in less then 3 years....Saitek sux arse...although their peddles are good...

CH fighter stick...had it for 3 years.....129$ money well spent.
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #22 on: January 14, 2013, 02:49:03 PM »
Quote from: ink on January 14, 2013, 02:30:20 PM
I went through 3 x52's in less then 3 years....Saitek sux arse...although their peddles are good...

CH fighter stick...had it for 3 years.....129$ money well spent.

Yea, they aren't built to take the abuse CH does. I personally don't like the CH set up as well. I found that my x52 was as near perfect layout as you could get.

Definately if your priority is longevity, then CH will last longer for the usage.
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #23 on: January 15, 2013, 04:04:57 AM »
Quote from: muzik on January 14, 2013, 02:49:03 PM
Yea, they aren't built to take the abuse CH does. I personally don't like the CH set up as well. I found that my x52 was as near perfect layout as you could get.

Definately if your priority is longevity, then CH will last longer for the usage.

I am still using my original X52 throttle  :D

I had to wrap a bunch of electrical tape around the CH stick so it was more comfortable to reach the castle view....I did switch the hat view to the 4 way hat under the castle hat at first but that started giving me issues, so I went back to the castle for views and then had to tape it up....

I do like certain features the 52 has.....adjustable hand rest

I also think I am not "easy handed" that being the reason why I went through so many 52's
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #24 on: January 15, 2013, 03:16:25 PM »
Quote from: Krusty on January 14, 2013, 02:16:44 PM
After XP, gameport is no longer supported. So if your sidewinder was gameport only (like mine) it will not be usable in Win7 (which is why I had to upgrade to a USB stick). Not all sidewinders allow a USB adapter. Mine didn't. It was a nice stick, but there are probably better. X52 would be more capable, I believe.

You would think a newer model would allow an adapter because even my prehistoric PP1 works with the USB adapter.
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #25 on: January 15, 2013, 03:48:55 PM »
ALOT has changed. i was gone 2 1/2 years came back and said WTF what is white flag? the towns are awesome and i hate the brewser. lol after a month or so i was back in the saddle like i never left. welcome home
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #26 on: January 17, 2013, 01:57:31 PM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on January 15, 2013, 03:16:25 PM
You would think a newer model would allow an adapter because even my prehistoric PP1 works with the USB adapter.

You can't just stick an adapter on it. It changes a number of things from gameport to USB, including the timing clock of the signals as well as the voltages in use. The USB chip has to be built into the main circuit board, even if the adapter isn't in use.

There was one or two lines of the Sidewinder that did not have this USB capability. Thus, they would not work with the USB adapter at all. Mine happened to be one of those lines. Luck of the draw, I suppose.
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #27 on: January 17, 2013, 02:21:10 PM »
Welcome back Bug  :cheers:
It's just like riding a bike :) only its a flying bike, with guns.
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #28 on: January 17, 2013, 04:04:01 PM »
"It's just like riding a bicycle, only it's a lot harder to stick baseball cards in the spokes" </Airplane!>
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Re: How playing Aces High is after 10 years of absence
« Reply #29 on: January 17, 2013, 04:30:48 PM »
welcome back bug.  :)

the thing stood out the most when i came back was that shooting off a single horizontal stabilizer no longef results in the other coming off too.  i also had no idda what people were talking about when i heard a log of chatter about white flags over vox
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