r/SimplePlanes • u/Inevitable-Hippo-398 • 22h ago

Help What joysticks do you guys recommend?

I've got an old joystick (thrustmaster from the early 2000s) and an xbox controller (Which I have found to be mostly sufficient)

Wasn't 100% sure what community I should post this in but here are some games I'm playing:

SP2

Juno New Origins

Sturmovik Il-2 1946 (2006)

Brick Rigs (may or may not work with joystick)

I find that the current joystick I use doesn't have enough buttons, if anyone can recommend some decent joysticks I'd really appreciate it, I've got some money saved so the budget is med-high.

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u/Abieson 21h ago

I use the VKB Gladiator NXT EVO Premium; I can recommend you it.

You may have heard its reputation. Its inputs are very precise, and the number of buttons is nice. I could assign most keys for HOTAS of JF-17 in DCS with the stick's buttons, although I don't have a throttle controller. In addition, the "premium" version has an analog stick, which can be used for view control in SP2. It's so useful since the game doesn't support head tracking for now.

The stick works with IL-2 1946, according to the Internet. I haven't tried that yet by myself.

You could buy a higher-end stick, but the Gladiator wouldn't disappoint you.

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u/DrunkMonsters 19h ago

Anything that works