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Originally Posted by Skybird
Windows Joystick Panel? Little do you know! The hardware comes with it's own programming software, like Couhgar, but more easy to use, for my taste. Press the button you want to program (or click it in the tool panel) and eneter the key or strings. Afterwards you can define keypress durations, functionality on pressingand/or releasing the key, and so forth. You can easily program 100s of macros to it. you can also define axis-ranges to be associated with functions instead of axis, and callbrate everything from this software. Windows OPanel has nothing to do with it. In fact it is heavily recommended NOT to use it on CH templates - it could mess up callibration.
You could attach a maximum of 144 different functions to all the knobs. If you define a shift-key, and set up the keyboard commands within the game accordingly, you can increase the number of available functions even more, almost double them (never needed that, could not even imagine to need it - and somehow I also need to store all that somehwere inside my brain...) Each function could be a single command, or a macro. It is done in three levels per knob. I usually use one level for flight and air-fight-operation, one level for takeoff and landing, and one level for ground attcks. In Steel Beasts it is one level for regular tank and combat operation, and one level for all formation management.
I have tried the Cougar on someone else's system. The metal feel is solid and nice, yes. but that was all there is for me.
The CH HOTAS I also find more flexible to use for different things than flightsims. I use the Throttle's keys for racing sims and for FPS, too.
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The felxibility of the Cougar is miles beyond simple macro key strings and I think you know that. Programming it with Foxy's is about a 2 second process too if you want it to be 2 seconds. But if you want it to be complex, you can do that too.
And another thing! Who uses a flightstick for racing games???!!!! Oh no! You need help! :p Don't you own a wheel and that? My wheel even has a 7 speed gear shifter (That can be modified for the correct # of gears for the sim you are player) + reverse and is Force Feedback.
Who knows, maybe I am the one who's nuts??
-S