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the helis and planes are for me to fly with a keyboard. should i get a joystick? will it work with a joystick? if so, how do i program it.

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i mean the helis and plnes are hard for me to fly**

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If you are having difficulty flying the planes with a mouse (I know I can't do it) get a joystick. Helicopters, however, are easier for me to fly with the mouse/kb. I've also found that I can switch between mouse/kb and joystick with no problem.

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In BF1942 I would switch to a game pad to fly planes. I found that the pad made helo flying a tad difficult for DC and EoD so I stuck with keys/mouse in those mods. Going on the same assumption, I use keys/mouse for the helos in BF:V and the gamepad for jets.

I've seen some killer pilots out there in BF1942 (and various mods) and BF:V and keep hearing that most of the good pilots out there are using joysticks. I just don't want to spend the dough for a kickass joystick (the gamepad was 15 - 20 bucks).

Anyhow, practice, practice, practice (offline)... you can do a killer job with just mouse/keys flying the helos in BF:V.

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Welcome to the BFV forums, Airforce :)

I use a MS Sidewinder Precision Pro joystick, the non force feedback one and it ROCKS. Cheap as well.
Once you learn how to fly with a stick, you will ask yourself how you ever flew without it.

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I have what Beef Flaps has. To program it go to the controls tab (i think thats it) in BF1942 and follow the directions from there.

Oh yeah, I use a joystick for both helos and planes i find mouse/keyboard to difficult to fly either.

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Hey beef just about how much was the MS Sidewinder Precision Pro you have because i need a new joystick.

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yes go with mouse! dont go spend money on a joystick!! buy yourself something special instead of buying a joystick. BTW only the cool kids fly with mouse.

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I paid $40.00 I think, they are cheap.

ROFL....good one
:)

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MS Sidewinder Precision Pro <----maybe i'll get that

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You won't regret it :) Just stay away from the "force feedback" one.

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may i ask why you are saying to stay away from the forcefeed back one?

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I use a joystick for planes, and mouse and keyboard for Helo's cept i need a new joystick, anyone make any reccomendations other than the sidewinder pro etc etc, i need to compare :)

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I hate the mouse and i only use the keyboard and i do just fine don't buy a josytick, just a waste of money. whats the pint when you can just learn on the keyboard?

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i use a joystick its alot easier it still really depends on your skill with flying

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Well, it takes away from the game IMO. and gets annoying.
I suggest using the force feedback ones for Flight SIMS only, but thats just my experience.

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Waste of money? I think not.
Any experienced flyer in this game will tell you a stick is the best to fly with.
Have YOU ever tried to fly with a stick, or are you just bashing it because you are bored?

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I'll tell ya - for flying planes a joystick is a very worthy investment. I'm not going to zip the mouse across the pad 7 or 8 times to pull up ever again.

Helicopters I still use the mouse. I feel I have more control that way.

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im planning to get a joystick, but i have to figure out a way so my parents will buy it for me hehehe. should i get a new joystick or more ram so it loads faster on bfv?

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no no no no. dont make mommy and daddy spoil you with a joystick. just use the mouse! just try it! takes about 5 days to get used to but then you will be the ace of the sky!

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Mouse + plane = crap. You can't tell me flying with a mouse is easier or better. Anyone who says so is clearly insane.

I stopped flying planes with a mouse in the middle of Red Baron II. For all of you not old enough to remember that game, it was a WWI flight sim by Sierra/Dynamix in the early 90's. I restarted my campaign when I got a joystick because I flew THAT MUCH BETTER. In fact, my final score at the end of the game was double what (the real) Red Baron had.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/redbaron2/

Joysticks really aren't THAT expensive. One is absolutely worth having.

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I don't fly. My game wil get all jumpy and I tend to crash, so why waste valuable lives.

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I generally like flying any chopper and I like to have someone with me too, cause I tend to be a flag getter and not a hang around and kill :)

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i have praticed with the keyboad only and have become very good at flying. here is a tip, pull up slightly when landind it slow you may down to almost 0 speed.

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Yeah thats exactly what I do, as im incoming to a flag i pull up a tad to slow down right over flag.

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I have a Raider Pro Joystick, but I have not used it yet.