Reddit mentions of Thrustmaster USB Joystick for PC

Don't listen to the people saying spend 100$ on a joystick alone. The idea 500$ gets you nowhere is nonsense. I first started playing on a laptop with an iGPU until I could buy my build I use currently. We all start somewhere, doesn't stop you enjoying it.

I got a HOTAS for £50 and it does the job pretty damn well for entry level stuff. That said, 500 is pushing it, 600 is going to give you a lot better experience for a small increase in price. Dropping the price down check these out, or something similar.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-Joystick-PS3/dp/B000V6HFZQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1539879654&sr=8-2&keywords=thrustmaster%2Bhotas&th=1

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-Joystick-PS3/dp/B0002EAA36/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1539879654&sr=8-2&keywords=thrustmaster%2Bhotas&th=1

They won't be incredible, but for the price it'll still mean you can enjoy the game.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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CPU | AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $98.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard | Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $59.99 @ Newegg
Memory | G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory | $63.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $45.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card | EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 3GB SC GAMING Video Card | $120.40 @ Newegg
Case | Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $30.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply | EVGA - 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply | $32.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor | Acer - V246HQL Cbd 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor | $99.00 @ Walmart
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $592.13
| Mail-in rebates | -$40.00
| Total | $552.13
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20$ more for that extra 1GB of VRAM is pretty important. Same with a 23.6 inch screen not 21. Nvidia GPUs run better on P3d, hence no AMD options despite their great price / performance. If you cut back even 15$ on the CPU your game performance will plummet, save till you can get these parts since any less and you'll have a much worse experience, really isn't worth it.

If need be PM me and can get you a copy of P3d v3 since you are on a budget already I doubt you'll be able to splash the 50$ on X plane. Got some OrbX sceneries / textures / light mods etc as well. Some OK / playable free mods available for p3d v3 to save money too. I moved onto X-plane 11 myself but the F22 with P3d is pretty good.

If you're not sure already that you want to get into flight simming as a hobby then you should buy a cheap joystick to start out with. Something like this. Cheap enough that if you don't like it it's not a big deal that you spent $16 to find out, and if you get hooked by flight simming it's not a big deal that you spent $16 to find out you want to buy a proper one.

Don't bother with VR or TrackIR at first. Just try out the free SU-25T module with a joystick and keyboard and mouse for a while to find out whether you like the experience.

From there, upgrade to a proper HOTAS (the ones listed here are good.)

Try that out for a while, and if you're still hooked, you can start adding gadgets from there.

Good practice would be putting at least a month in between each major purchase just to make sure you're not buying stuff on impulse.

What you want to avoid is dropping multiple hundreds of dollars on a hobby that you're really into for a short amount of time and then starts gather dust in a closet. Flight simming can get really expensive really fast, but if you play your cards right you can get your feet wet for almost nothing and then add stuff piecemeal from there.

I had my first joystick for 3 years before I bought my first rudder pedals. From there it was another 2 years before I upgraded to a HOTAS, and another 2 years after that before I bought a VR headset.

As I'm not planning on doing any serious flight simulation outside of silly space sim stuff, so I went for something inexpensive but functional. I picked up the entry level Thrustmaster USB joystick (my wife laughed quite a bit at the name when the package arrived).

Quick review. It was easy plug and play with Win10. Worked right away. Mapping buttons in a 20+ year game worked like a charm. The trigger button isn't as solid as I wished. Sometimes it feels a little flimsy when I pull down on it. After a bit less than a week of hard play with it, I still haven't had any centering issues (when at rest and centered I've had other joysticks in the past lose center and the reticule will wander off). Although I will say it's sensitivity at small range of motions isn't the best. I find myself having to tap it lightly in the direction I want to go for a small scale motion instead of being able to hold it gently.

Basically, I got what I paid for, functional, but not anything that blows my socks off.

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I second this. Any good ones that won't break the bank? This one ok?

https://www.amazon.com/ThrustMaster-2960623-Thrustmaster-USB-Joystick/dp/B0002EAA36/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=cheap+joystick&qid=1555100631&s=electronics&sr=1-13

Something like this.

What about these?

I think AC feels the most realistic if you use the updated Titan cars. Stay away from the G29/920 wheels.

Handbrake
https://www.amazon.com/ThrustMaster-2960623-Thrustmaster-USB-Joystick/dp/B0002EAA36

I recommend picking up Xplane 10 (better for a middle-end pc, and you can get the regional edition which is cheaper) or Xplane 11 and a cheap HOTAS from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-Flight-Stick-pc/dp/B001CXYMFS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518703046&sr=8-1&keywords=thrustmaster+t-flight+hotas+x

That will get you the best $100 or less flight sim experience IMO. Note, that for any modern flight sim you will want a pretty high-end intel CPU (or Ryzen would be decent). AMD FX and APU processors are just too slow for the single-threaded nature of current sim options. You should be fine with a mid-level GPU however.

If the HOTAS is too much, just get any old joystick you can find that has a throttle lever: https://www.amazon.com/ThrustMaster-2960623-Thrustmaster-USB-Joystick/dp/B0002EAA36/ref=sr_1_3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1518703285&sr=1-3&keywords=joystick

You won't want to fly with a gamepad, you won't have any fine-control because the analog sticks are so small so landings would be especially difficult. Throttle control is also difficult on a gamepad

Yeah, just tried ATI, works nice. Just purchased a flight stick for the game. Was this a decent purchase? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0002EAA36?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

This is what I use for drifting on my rig

https://www.amazon.com/ThrustMaster-2960623-Thrustmaster-USB-Joystick/dp/B0002EAA36/ref=sr_1_13?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1550187545&sr=1-13&keywords=flight+stick

When I was younger and had to deploy and travel for work, I had a Saitek ST90 for simming on the go with my shit laptop, normally playing games that were older like the graphsim Hornet series or DOSboxing Jane's Fighter Anthology and Jetfighter 4. I'd say look in to grabbing a small footprint like the logitech 3dpro or the Thrustmaster equivalent and playing Strike Fighters 2

You can use the clutch if you want to for RPM-boosting purposes, but it's not necessary for changing gears in sequential mode (it is if you pick Manual H-Pattern With Clutch). I mean, you can press it when you change gears if it makes you feel better ;)

And yeah, using a wheel button for handbrake isn't great when things get vigorous, but I've got a cheap joystick on order to help with that.

I just stumbled across this whilst watching a video about an electric aircraft concept that you can see here.

The previous version of the flight stick they used was the first joystick I ever owned, so I immediately recognized it being used in the mockup!

You can get by with a controller but they're way more satisfying with a joystick. Even the cheapest piece of junk you can find is better than most joysticks that were available back then. If you're going to play the X-Wing series, I'd highly recommend a joystick.

I use this for my old-school flight sims these days and it works fine.

> I love this game to death but I don’t have the money or time to justify Hotas or sticks.

$15.99 on Amazon, has a small throttle too.

$31.99, has more buttons and a better throttle.

You don't have to get a $100+ HOTAS to get flightstick flight.

IMO if you can afford a system that can play SC and can afford to pledge to SC then you can find $20-30 for a basic flight stick.

It’s not the T1600M, it’s this one:
https://www.amazon.com/ThrustMaster-2960623-Thrustmaster-USB-Joystick/dp/B0002EAA36