Elite: Dangerous PvE - Mobius

smartroad wrote:I am going to be starting a new job next week and will be travelling a lot. I don't want to give up ED in the eves etc so was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a portable HOTAS that I can take with me. I'll be driving so no need to worry about getting through airports unscathed

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My local Target and Walmart had some Hefty units that were better and cheaper than the typical Rubbermaid and Sterilite, while all were Made in USA. They adverstised themselves as having water resistant tops, basically anything but well submerged.

I used to put my entire Thrustmaster Hotas X in one unit, and now I use 2 separate units for my Saitek X55.

As a bonus, I usually put in my headphones (w/my DelanClip mounted) around my stick unit, my PS3 Eye camera and various cables in the same tote. I even put a keyboard, at an agle, with my mice, in with my throttle, as it was tall enough. I basically put anything in there that won't hurt the HOTAS, which is usually cables and maybe a few, small devices.

Oh, BTW, my 7x9x11" (180x210x280mm) SilverStone SG05 Mini-ITX system fits in the same size totes, and only fills the bottom half (only 7"/180mm tall), so I can usually put the throttle in the same one). I do remove the WiFi atennae, but that's it.

Xebeth wrote:Not tried it myself but Cyborg F.L.Y 5 look quite funky.

The base folds up into itself, has a throttle, yaw twist and 12 buttons.

Darr Valen wrote:P.S. get a cheap HOTAS over a controller.. just my two cents on that.

JustSomeGuy wrote:

Darr Valen wrote:P.S. get a cheap HOTAS over a controller.. just my two cents on that.

Hehe I do want a HOTAS, but I would like it to be Warthog. It's pricey and could use pedals too for yaw which means even more money spent, but I understand that the thing is built like a tank and I'd like my stick to feel good and have some weight on it so it won't slide all over the table.

I'm afraid that the cheaper ones feel like toys too much and won't stay on one place on the table. And I've heard about some software issues. And if I'm not happy with it, then it's all wasted money which I could have put into the Warthog..

If I had a place to go where I could have my hands on them, it would help a lot, but I don't so I pretty much have to aim for the top model to begin with. That brings me to another worry.. What if after a few weeks I'm not interested in Elite anymore, then I have a very expensive HOTAS sitting on my desk for nothing, as at the moment I can't think of another game I play that could use it.

I need to buy a lottery ticket

smartroad wrote:

Xebeth wrote:Not tried it myself but Cyborg F.L.Y 5 look quite funky.

The base folds up into itself, has a throttle, yaw twist and 12 buttons.

oooo me likey!

Cheers guys, i have an X55 but it is just a little to bulky to be easy to transport lol