Certainly compared to the earlier versions of the virpil configurator.
Hit the wrong button at the wrong time and you'd brick the firmware. Luckily you could always get it booted back into flash mode so you could start from scratch.
Hi All, So I’m thinking I may get the Wingwing F16 EX (for the buttons!!!) to replace my TM F18 on a VKB GF base. I’ve ordered a Rhino already. If I get the Winwing grip, do I also need to get their base unit or does the Rhino work direct with the grip?
Youll need the winwing adapter to use the grip and without the base afaik you cant configure anything in the winwing software as it wont recognize it but you will be able to use the default settings
I use the Winwing F16EX on a DIY Rhino. You need walmis WW adapter, everything else works out of the box. Only exception is the vibrating motor in the F16EX but with the Rhino you have much better options to get vibrations. I don't think that there is any need to use the winwing SW (which would require the WW base) because the Rhino SW ist pretty configurable by itself.
There are a few things about f-16ex on rhino: no Firmware Updates, no rumble function and 2 of the virtual buttons on the secondary trigger wont work (btn41 and 42) but ive setup joystick gremlin to compensate for those
Or for some planes that have covers on switches i bind the open state of those covers to those so when im using the plane normally ill open them for easier use
Yeah I know I’m sort of wired funny that way but what I mean is I don’t want an expensive paperweight after building the Rhino so unless I need it I’d prefer not to buy it.
Do you guys prefer to use them so you can still use the set up software on the sticks? Or can I just get away without it.
I still have a base for my VKB MCGU grip and I decided to change the functionality of one of the buttons and I might need the base for that, I don't really know
Whatever setup (software configuration to the base+stick) you do will be specific to the base. Once you change bases, you’ll lose all of those settings. Nothing is saved to the stick alone. So if you’re only going to use the Rhino as your base then don’t buy the paper weight.
I'm contemplating on getting the F14 from Heatblur in MSFS. Anybody able to compare the FFB with the F14 there (using TelemFFB), is it as good as with DCS?
I don't own the aircraft so I can't speak to any potential feature compatibility issues (i.e. due to non standard telemetry for example) , but from a TelemFFB perspective, there's nothing special about that aircraft. It will be treated as any other aircraft you create a profile for so all the same effects would be supported as in any other MSFS aircraft.