09.01.2009, 13:53
Those with HOTAS gear (CH, Saitek or Thrustmaster) can make use of the profile software to create macro bindings to various buttons. I have a Thrustmaster Cougar, and use the Foxy software to create/edit profiles for the Cougar.
One of the supplied profiles with the Foxy software offers a slew of different radio options on one 4-way hat switch... Three modes and a modifier button allows 24 different combinations possible on that one hat switch. I couldn't wrap my brain around trying to remember all the different possible combinations and disabled the lot of them... Now I do it the old-fashioned way and simply press "tab-7" or "tab-8-1" when calling for help (for example). I prefer to keep the combat-necessary stuff assigned to the various buttons available to me, and have (over the years) memorized what each one does. Familiarity with one's controls is very important, using new gear doubles the work-load of learning a sim.
One of the supplied profiles with the Foxy software offers a slew of different radio options on one 4-way hat switch... Three modes and a modifier button allows 24 different combinations possible on that one hat switch. I couldn't wrap my brain around trying to remember all the different possible combinations and disabled the lot of them... Now I do it the old-fashioned way and simply press "tab-7" or "tab-8-1" when calling for help (for example). I prefer to keep the combat-necessary stuff assigned to the various buttons available to me, and have (over the years) memorized what each one does. Familiarity with one's controls is very important, using new gear doubles the work-load of learning a sim.