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I played the heck out of this game in DOS, on my Wingman Extreme, as well as some XvT and a lot of XWA, and during XWA I had some control problems and moved to a MS Precision Pro2.

I still have it, and it technically works, however once you get out of the center dead-zone it is REALLY touchy. I am playing the TF 1998 CD version and I do not see dosbox stuff in here, so not sure how to do config mods. I have also been coming to the realization that this joystick is old and new OS's/Games don't seem to like it, as I have the same uber touchy way over corrective problems in Star Citizen, and to a lesser degree Wing Commander (on GOG) , it feels like keyboard steering in as much as it is not turning or TURNING. I think it might be OS because in 9x I never had the problem 9I have 2 of these, used to host LAN stuff forever ago) and both of my PP2s have this problem.

So, I assume there is nothing I can do, but can you advise me on a joystick that plays nice with gog games and is fairly well loaded with controls and preferably throttle and a rudder(twist), not a basic, stick and trigger. And will also work well with newer games, like Star Citizen.

Thanks all!
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Necro55: I played the heck out of this game in DOS, on my Wingman Extreme, as well as some XvT and a lot of XWA, and during XWA I had some control problems and moved to a MS Precision Pro2.

I still have it, and it technically works, however once you get out of the center dead-zone it is REALLY touchy. I am playing the TF 1998 CD version and I do not see dosbox stuff in here, so not sure how to do config mods. I have also been coming to the realization that this joystick is old and new OS's/Games don't seem to like it, as I have the same uber touchy way over corrective problems in Star Citizen, and to a lesser degree Wing Commander (on GOG) , it feels like keyboard steering in as much as it is not turning or TURNING. I think it might be OS because in 9x I never had the problem 9I have 2 of these, used to host LAN stuff forever ago) and both of my PP2s have this problem.

So, I assume there is nothing I can do, but can you advise me on a joystick that plays nice with gog games and is fairly well loaded with controls and preferably throttle and a rudder(twist), not a basic, stick and trigger. And will also work well with newer games, like Star Citizen.

Thanks all!
Thrustmaster T-16000m, it's got enough buttons, throttle slider, twist rudder and has a software for custom maps (useful for old games)
Awesome, thankyou.
How does the HOTAS version work, does that variant work well with older games?

Either the HOTAS version or the regular, how do you configure the throttle slider to work correctly?
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Necro55: Awesome, thankyou.
How does the HOTAS version work, does that variant work well with older games?

Either the HOTAS version or the regular, how do you configure the throttle slider to work correctly?
With HOTAS variant you mean this?
https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T-16000M-FCS-HOTAS-Controller/dp/B01KCHPRXA/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i1?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B01KCHPRXA&pd_rd_r=QDG1BSRKFJT3BSNF85D0&pd_rd_w=288oM&pd_rd_wg=nQ3me&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=8GRYGQRT8R1ZAKQM7711&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=781f4767-b4d4-466b-8c26-2639359664eb&pf_rd_i=desktop

It's just the standalone stick (https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T16000M-FCS-Joystick-Black/dp/B01MQEDEEW/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1491176015&sr=8-5&keywords=t-16000m) bundled with this:
https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-TWCS-Throttle-Controller-2960754/dp/B01L28LVUG/ref=pd_sim_147_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KD62Z0ZWD4A0HC5R6HRG

The throttle slider (both the one at the base of the stick and the separate throttle piece of the HOTAS bundle) using the software TARGET can be programmed to work with some older games by programming keyboard presses to it.
Games that support a throttle axis but not multiple peripheral can be made to work with teh HOTAS variant by using the same software to create a virtual merged peripheral.

The software can be used also to configure deadzones and sensibility of all axes, which is useful with those games that don't have these settings.

The standalone stick is also sold in another color (black with green highlights instead of orange), it's the same stick, only it is the batch that was made before thrustmaster came up with the HOTAS variant last year, they only changed the shape of some of the buttons on the base.
Post edited April 03, 2017 by Det_Bullock