Jabo
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Good call GK - I feel a little poorly now.
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Ditto - bookmarked here too - although I'm trying to find an aircraft it doesn't feature...
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Ah-ha! I didn't know about the sensor on the front of MSFFB stick - It's very annoying to have your stick go linp at the crucial moment just cos you've adjusted your grip
I shall be applying some tape forthwith!
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Yes, Windows 7 is the way to go, and a reformat will (likely) solve the problem
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Keep us posted Tom, I'd completely forgotten about ComboFix since I left P*****d in November but we used to use it all the time. It's regularly updated too so it's a good idea to download it fresh when you want to use it.
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Try this, on a clean machine, go here and download ComboFix. Copy it to a memory stick.
Boot your machine to safe mode, and run the exe.
This little utility has saved many a customers PC from a rebuild. I think it's fab.
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Spoiler? 4th FG P-47 circa 1943
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Like Shadrach, I'm in the process of building a switch bay which along with other functions will also have 3 axis trim capability (although not necessarily within the next week)
Currently the X52 throttle provides roll and yaw trim with the throttle on the Sidewinder providing pitch
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Patch has been uploaded to the Vault
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I should mention that this patch is for the International version only. If you're using the Russian version, you'll need the Russian patch (I don't have a link for this, sorry) and the Maddox dll (ditto).
@Jedi - you have the details I think m8? Please post the links up for the guys.
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I don't think it can be locked (unlike, say, the X52), but my plan would be to reassign the rotation axis to the rudder pedals and live with it. Not really a solution...
Yes, it works just fine with Win 7, but the software that ships with the stick for programming the buttons etc doesn't so you only use the drivers that Win 7 ships with (not the stick's own) . Fortunately, both 1946 and CloD accept direct joystick inupts for control assignment so it's not desperate.
The Sidewinder 2 only has one hat switch. If you're talking about the X52 I think the hat switch is the top one, but as you can reassign them both it doesn't really matter. Is this for controlling the views?
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Thanks for the help Jedi, good session
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Noticed on the Fighter Collection blog this evening that their P-47 is all masked up ready for the paint shop. Will it be ready for Legends? They've only got 63 days!
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Patch has been uploaded to the Vault
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Don't know if this makes much difference Pook, but are the games installing into the 'Program Files (x86)' folder or 'Program Files'. If they're 32-bit they need to be in the x86 folder. Better yet, like we do with IL-2, install them to folders outside the windows standard ones.
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Have you tried running the games in compatibility mode?
Also, I would try right-clicking the icon and selecting 'run as Administrator' sometimes that gets around programs that don't like 64 bit windows (I managed to get Lotus 123 (remember this?) to run on a Windows 7 machine by doing exactly that)
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Hooray! Another campaign from FB, and centered around one of my favourite squadrons too! Really looking forward to this Kev.
Off now to dig out Kingcombe's book.
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As far as I know m8, there's no problem with having more than 1 stick installed in Windows. You just need to ensure that the axes in-game are mapped to the correct controller. As I'm also going to be using the throttle component of my X52, I intend to map the throttle slider on the MSFFB to a separate control (probably pitch trim) after all, the computer and game have no awareness that this input is 'supposed' to be the throttle, so you could map it to whatever you like.
My current thinking having done a little research is to use a BU0836A joystick controller board and run the following on an external panel.
Magnetos x8 - (Thinking ahead to 4 engines!) - Throw Switches
Fuel Cocks x4 - (Ditto) - 3 posn Rotary Switches
Nav, Landing and Cockpit lights plus Gunsight Illumination - Switches
Pitch, Roll and Yaw Trim on sliders (Free single rtation pots)
First step will probably be a proof of concept just for the lighting (I know, I'm a coward - lol)
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Also going to build a panel with switches for magnetos etc once I can work the circuitry out
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I think I'm going to follow fb's lead, although I have an old joystick to butcher for the button bay
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Happy birthday m8!! Have a great one!!
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Nice find Skypup, I'll never get tired of hearing the sound of Merlins
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I bought one this afternoon off fleabay, I also have an old stick to butcher for a button bay and the X52 joystick will be relegated to the spares shelf just in case.
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...then you can just blame one another and hate your elected officials like people do in the US.
Don't need a written constitution for that m8.
The EU on the other hand...Grrrr
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More Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 Questions
in Hardware Hell
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The problem I have Rog is that when flying, I get situations where becuase my grip has shifted the stick suddenly stops feeding back becuase the sensor believes I have taken my hand off the stick. Unfortunately I am still applying pressure to the stick which suddenly goes to full deflection and therefore I get a massive control input which often leads to a more serious problem.