WW1 flight sims? & joystick suggestion?

Ilpalazzo · 08-12-06, 11:09 AM

I was looking to see if there were any ww1 flight sims out that weren't....old. I happened to find this http://www.d-strict.com/ . Anybody heard of it? Doesn't seem to be available yet. At first I thought it was some sort of mod but it sounds like its own game. I couldn't really find anything so does anybody know if there are any good recent ww1 flight sims around? I just love those old planes.

On the subject of flight sims, what are some good joysticks? Right now I have a 'Logitech extreme 3d pro' or something like that. To be honest I hate it. My hand becomes uncomfortable rather quickly and the stupid thing doesn't center well. I let go and the plane does a barrel roll. I want a solid joystick that will center in one place without jiggling at the slightest touch or vibration. Best I can do is adjust sensitivity settings of course but it's still annoying that I have to try so hard to hold it still. Just can't let go without it going off somewhere. Hard time aiming in IL2 if you can imagine.

Hope somebody has a good suggestion. Preferably one that isn't over 100 USD.

edit. the saitek x52 looks nice and it's $100 at newegg. Anybody know if this joystick is good? I heard some people say that after some time it loses its precision or something like that. I hope that's not true because it sounds and looks like a comfortable joystick.

08-12-06, 11:09 AM	#1
Ilpalazzo Frogman Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 309 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	WW1 flight sims? & joystick suggestion? I was looking to see if there were any ww1 flight sims out that weren't....old. I happened to find this http://www.d-strict.com/ . Anybody heard of it? Doesn't seem to be available yet. At first I thought it was some sort of mod but it sounds like its own game. I couldn't really find anything so does anybody know if there are any good recent ww1 flight sims around? I just love those old planes. On the subject of flight sims, what are some good joysticks? Right now I have a 'Logitech extreme 3d pro' or something like that. To be honest I hate it. My hand becomes uncomfortable rather quickly and the stupid thing doesn't center well. I let go and the plane does a barrel roll. I want a solid joystick that will center in one place without jiggling at the slightest touch or vibration. Best I can do is adjust sensitivity settings of course but it's still annoying that I have to try so hard to hold it still. Just can't let go without it going off somewhere. Hard time aiming in IL2 if you can imagine. Hope somebody has a good suggestion. Preferably one that isn't over 100 USD. edit. the saitek x52 looks nice and it's $100 at newegg. Anybody know if this joystick is good? I heard some people say that after some time it loses its precision or something like that. I hope that's not true because it sounds and looks like a comfortable joystick. Last edited by Ilpalazzo; 08-12-06 at 01:01 PM.