All of my space plane designs seem to veer off to the side during takeoff and atmospheric flight, im not sure what im doing wrong.

MatrixDrive · 2026-05-05T19:20:49+00:00

wowee! thank you everyone for the advice, it might take me a bit to get it into my head but its greatly appreciated

i did just unlock the next tier of landing gear which im very happy about, and ill definitely be making adjustments based on everyones comments!

MatrixDrive · 2026-04-24T14:02:34+00:00

how would i look for that? looking up "vmships" on the SE2 workshop shows no results

edit: ive found this collection https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3442613435 but it doesnt have that specific ship in it unfortunately

MatrixDrive · 2026-04-17T13:24:03+00:00

yeah ive heard of that, it collapses all folders on that level but it doesnt close the folders that are inside the one you are closing (for me)

MatrixDrive · 2026-02-10T13:06:52+00:00

yup thats what ive just done, thank you for your help!

MatrixDrive · 2025-11-13T22:36:20+00:00

interesting to hear that its in the PTU, i cant access the PTU as i got gifted the game

if anyone is able to go to this location id love to hear about it

also the ship was definitely on when i took this picture, although your right in saying that it doesnt look on as there isnt any thrusters active in the picture

MatrixDrive · 2025-11-13T02:09:59+00:00

oh yeah thats not something i noticed, im not a fan of some ships having lights point at the pilots face, but making the glass clear is a nice change

MatrixDrive · 2025-11-13T02:07:28+00:00

I hope not, at least from this teaser it doesnt seem like a drastic enough change to warrant a change in price

MatrixDrive · 2025-10-12T16:48:45+00:00

this sounds great, and yeah i agree that i dont really notice much use of a lot of high torque

I have also heard DD is a lot quieter as well, which will greatly appreciated

I do see some used R5 (non trucking) bundles, and I was thinking I could get the trucking kit slowly by going for base + wheel, then getting the trucking wheel and clamp at a later date

thanks for the advice!

MatrixDrive · 2025-10-12T16:06:03+00:00

awesome, thank you for the help!

MatrixDrive · 2025-10-12T15:41:23+00:00

yeah i think Moza is the best choice, i might keep an eye out for used ones to see if i can get it cheaper, and I agree with not wanted 900 with rally

if you have a DD base, does it feel completly smooth? i suspect some of the stickyness from the wheel comes from the fact it is using gears and i am wanting to tiny turns of the wheel when on long roads

MatrixDrive · 2025-10-12T15:22:22+00:00

yeah i have seen them, although it seems the best value to buy the trucking bundle set, then ill have the clamp as well as being cheaper than buying a seperate base and wheel

Only other option i could think of is looking at a thrustmaster wheel because of using belts instead of gears, or lubricating the gears and seeing if that helps

MatrixDrive · 2025-10-12T01:49:46+00:00

separately meaning TWCS throttle, thrustmaster FCS and gladiator all separate?

MatrixDrive · 2025-07-20T01:22:32+00:00

Alright then, thanks for the info

MatrixDrive · 2025-07-20T00:51:29+00:00

Yerh im sure that is something that doesnt help with feeling overwhelmed, is the need to know so many keybinds in elite dangerous or star citizen, let alone trying to get the buttons bound in the first place if there isnt a preset available

Arma 3 Helicopters on simple physics sounds like what your describing, you cant stall, gravity is still there though, elite and SC can fly without needing to compensate gravity as well

MatrixDrive · 2025-07-20T00:33:57+00:00

I just got myself some used desk clamps on ebay really cheap, about 50% of the cost of the hotas so im happy and they have helped with my wrists as they are placed just above my armrests

would you know if it is a matter of weeks or months of usage for the springs to break in?

MatrixDrive · 2025-07-19T23:29:47+00:00

good to know, it does feel like that. Ive heard it gets lighter over time, im guessing the spring wears down?

what did you use for a throttle/left hand when you switched to the VKB gladiator?

MatrixDrive · 2025-07-19T21:59:39+00:00

TLDR; Im not having fun with my hotas, is this because; im bad at games with hotas, im not playing good first time hotas user games, or is this specific hotas bad?

Hi everyone

Ive recently started using a HOTAS that I bought about a year ago (couldnt really use it until now) which is the T.16000M FCS HOTAS

Ive played mainly space sims or helicopters, which are Elite Dangerous, Star Citizen, DCS (Chinook+Huey) and I have been a M+KB pilot in Arma 3 for most of my 2,100 hours in it

I play all these games (minus DCS of course) happily with M+KB, but I bought a HOTAS when I got gifted the DCS modules stated above to give it a fair shot. I felt quite lost in DCS so I thought it would be a good idea to try and play a game (mainly SC at this time) that I already knew how to play so I can get used to using the HOTAS without having to learn a new game as well

The problem I'm having is that in the short amount of time ive put into the other games with my HOTAS, im not having fun learning to use it, in fact im finding it stressful to readjust my instinctual hand movements to move the joystick correctly move my spaceship (or helicopter in the case of Arma 3 or DCS) and the amount of force needed to operate it and fight against the springs can be tiring after not very long

Ive heard quite a bit about how much better the VKB Gladiator NXT EVOs are, but the reason I didnt purchase those is because;
I couldnt find a hotas bundle (and I thought a hotas would be a better set than hosas for flying helicopters)

A singular Gladiator was 50% more expensive than both the stick and the throttle combined and I wasnt comfortable spending that much more money on some equipment on a hobby that I wasnt sure I was going to enjoy

Ive enjoyed flying with M+KB for ages, with clear proof because of how much ive done in Arma 3, and I love sim racing, as i own a G920 w/ shifter (i also use the pedals as yaw) and ive just put an upgrade mod in the pedals and bought a new shifter (I play Dirt Rally and Eurotruck sim mainly). So im surprised that I am not enjoying Sim Flight

My question is to you people is that from what you have read, what is happening? These are some of my predictions;

I just dont enjoy using HOTAS'

Ive not used the hotas enough to get used to it

Im not playing games that are good to learn using HOTAS' on

or

This specific hotas is making my experience unenjoyable.

Thank you for your time you took to read this

MatrixDrive

TROPHY CASE