I’ve got one on the way and really didn’t want to shell out an extra $300 for a wheel and pedal setup, especially when I don’t have a dedicated space for it so I’d have to take it apart after ever session. Does anyone use the Farmstick alone with standard keyboard controls? Is it still a valuable addition or am I going to regret not buying a wheel setup?
Does anyone use the Thrustmaster Farmstick paired with keyboard?
DiscussionI use farmstick on right hand and thrustmaster t16000 on left hand.dont get a steering wheel it’s just not as fun as you think it would be double joysticks is the way to go
Now I hadn’t even thought of this.
Can you share how you use this setup, like are you using the HOTAS for movement/how do you have the buttons mapped etc
The farmstick has an analogy stick on it that I use for looking around.i use the left thruster for forward and backward and the farmstick for left right.when using any equipment with arms I tend to map it where the left thruster goes up down in or out and the farmstick for maneuvering left right rotating and open and close.the farmstick also has designated buttons for pipe in/out and some other stuff.other than that it’s a lot of playing for an hour and changing keybinds then repeat.took probably about 10 hours of gaming to get settled on everything all together.
Gotcha, that’s super helpful thank you. Any particular reason for having the Farmstick control left right instead of doing it all on the left? Just smoother?
So the thrustmaster shifters have 3 axis controls.meaning you can activate up and left or up and right at the same time.so it can be a little annoying when you just want to go forward and it’s going forward right bc you are slightly moved off the center.i find it smoother to have my controls alternated
Oh okay that makes a lot of sense, I appreciate your help, I ordered the other thrustmaster joystick as well.
You’ll love it man.i tried the steering wheel and pedals but I found having to use the pedals really makes it feel like an actual chore instead of a video game.i found myself wanting to play less because it took more energy and effort to do anything.with the joysticks i can still sit in my chair cris cross applesauce