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Title: Nostromo Speedpad n52
Post by: AKFokerFoder+ on June 06, 2005, 07:49:42 PM

Has anyone used one of these in AH?

Nostromo controller  (http://www6.tomshardware.com/game/200403061/index.html)

It seems like a good way to make your keystrokes easier when in flight.

Title: Nostromo Speedpad n52
Post by: llama on June 08, 2005, 01:17:19 PM

I use one for FPS games, and like it a lot.

For flight sims, you may prefer the OLDER version that only has 10 buttons.

In that controller, the "scroll wheel" is actually mapped to an analog throttle, which AH can use. I don't think you can map a regular mouse wheel to a throttle in AH or anything else.

If you already have a throttle, then it won't matter.

-Llama

Title: Nostromo Speedpad n52
Post by: Reschke on June 09, 2005, 12:13:34 PM

Quote

Originally posted by llama
I use one for FPS games, and like it a lot.

For flight sims, you may prefer the OLDER version that only has 10 buttons.

In that controller, the "scroll wheel" is actually mapped to an analog throttle, which AH can use. I don't think you can map a regular mouse wheel to a throttle in AH or anything else.

If you already have a throttle, then it won't matter.

-Llama

The mouse wheel defaults to throttle when you don't have your joystick hooked up to the computer. At least that is how it has been for me. Its crazy flying a formation of B-24's with your mouse and keyboard BTW.

Title: Nostromo Speedpad n52
Post by: Mayhem on June 10, 2005, 06:39:55 AM

I had one fo the earlier ones but I didn't like it and it was a pain to get it to work with my CH gear in most games. Since the master pilots are gone and unprogramable in XP. I went with a X-keys Pro USB. I also have Ch pro throt pro pedals and fighterstick all usb. There are two ways to program X-keys one is to load the eprom the other is with a control aplet that runs all the time. Me I prefure to program the eprom. X-keys however are very expensive in comparison to the Belkin stuff. the pro I have is around $150

(http://www.xkeys.com/pigraphics/grxkeys/xp576.jpg)

http://www.xkeys.com/xkeys/xkpro.php

Title: Nostromo Speedpad n52
Post by: bbosen on June 14, 2005, 09:36:05 PM

I've had GREAT success with the Thrustmaster "Tacticalboard", which I use as a programmable keyboard. It allows me to standardize all of the commonly-used buttons for all of my favorite flight sims. You can see how I have mine set up by downloading and/or viewing the digital movies accessible from here:

http://snowplow.org/bobbosen/fslab/

Title: Nostromo Speedpad n52
Post by: SirLoin on June 16, 2005, 10:03:55 AM

I use the old speedpad still..Goes great with my FFB2 stick...Very mapable and has shift function so u can set up for planes,gv's and buffs.