So I've just bought a flightstick. What should I do next?

[Atmos Duality]

1)Get X-Wing Alliance... somehow (I'm pretty sure it's not on Steam or GoG).

2)Upgrade that sucka [http://xwaupgrade.com/], homeslice. So's your eyes don't bleed out.

3)???

4)Profit.

Damn straight.
TIE Avengers and E-Wing(b)s for life.


Also, good pick.
As much as I loved my (ancient) X45 yoke, you definitely want something that's lower maintenance or replaceable. I've repaired the trigger spring and rudder four times on mine in 12 years.

Not fun.

 

[G32420NL]

take on helicopters

and of course, h.a.w.x.
and perhaps Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

also:

I bought take on helicopters in the steam christmas sales because i hoped it whould be like simcopter from ye olden days, i was really dissapointed, while the missions whould be fun i just can't get the dahm game to perform in any kind of resonable framerate, now i know the arma II engine is no unreal 3 in terms of system requirements but it just looks at my GTX480 and laughs while it makes it impossible to do any kind of precision landings.

And in my opinion, if you are going to pick up h.a.w.x. make sure it is the first, the second one was the next dissapointment in my christmas sale :/

But as for nice games, Wings of prey is from the makers of IL2, nice flightmodel, pretty polished (more so then IL2 with all it's moshed together add-ons) only downside is that there aren't as many planes.

games like rc flightsim can be fun aswell, atleast relaxing

 

[Simon Pettersson]

There is only one game I would love to play with a flight stick X3!
Takes time to get in to but when you are into it, it's fun.

 

[Voxgizer]

I came here thinking there was going to be talk of Sanwa bits and fighting games. Funny thing about head colds and reading.

OT: The only flight sim I've ever played is Chuck Yeager's sim from the early 90's, so I doubt that'd be very useful.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Tie Fighter Collector's Edition. The only game you will ever need. Includes awesome bad guy plot, DARTH VADER AS YOUR WINGMAN for a mission, and three of the coolest starfighters ever made, the Tie Avenger, the Tie Defender, and the Cygnus Starworks MISSILE BOAT.

 

[Luftwaffles]

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