Reddit reviews Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas One (XBOX One and PC)

I'm not crazy into flight sims or anything, but I picked up a HOTAS One for Elite Dangerous and feel it's great for my needs. I don't love how short the cord is connecting the throttle and stick, but everything else has been great.

For that price, you could do far worse.

The screenshots on Amazon have a Ace Combat 7 sticker on it. Hopefully it will!

Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas One

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07643TW2V

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07643TW2V/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526046501&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=xbox+one+hotas&dpPl=1&dpID=41lqzoyaP0L&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-One-xbox/dp/B07643TW2V/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=xbox%2Bone%2Bhotas&qid=1565221551&s=gateway&sr=8-2&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-VG-T-Flight-HOTAS-One-Xbox/dp/B07643TW2V here you go

https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-One-xbox/dp/B07643TW2V/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr1_1?keywords=horta+xbox+one+flight+stick&qid=1564683263&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr1

This one works for Xbox on the following games:

Ace Combat 6,
Ace Combat 7,
Elite Dangerous,
Air Missions HIND,
War Thunder, and
Flying Tiger: Shadow Over China

1. You should note the dates on those reviews. The content currently making up Horizons was released over a period of 3 years (2016-2018), so reviews early on in that time will not be reflective of the current reality.
   
   As for what Horizons gets you, here is a list
   
   
   

• Planetary landing - Allows you to land on airless planets and drive around on them in a buggy (Surface Reconnaissance Vehicle, or SRV) . This is semi-relevant from the start, as it gives you access to missions with planetary bases as destinations, but not much of a loss.
  
• Engineers - These guys will modify/improve your ship's modules for increased/different performance. Not relevant early-mid game until you get into ships you'll want to spend the time/resources engineering as you'll be keeping them long-term. This is also pretty much mandatory for PVP.
  
• Ship-launched fighters - Allows certain ships to equip a fighter hanger and launch a small, NPC-piloted parasite fighter to provide additional firepower. The smallest ship that can equip said hangar is the Keelback, which is a "Combat Freighter" that costs 2.5m credits. It has a typical 2 medium/2 small weapons loadout, middling shields, good armour, and horrible manoeuvrability, but the fighter allows it to punch far above its weight class. Without said fighter, the ship is pretty pointless. The next ship above that that can use one is the Federal Gunship, a 35m credit heavy combat ship that requires naval rank (which requires significant grinding), the Krait MkII, a medium multipurpose ship similar to the Python, but more combat oriented, and the Alliance Crusader, a variant of the Chieftain (see below). From there, all the others are big ships that cost north of 100m credits, and two of those require naval ranks. My fighter writeup has additional information on this subject.
  
• Multi-crew - This allows you to have multiple human players controlling a single ship, with the extra people either controlling turrets or flying the above fighters. This is the most early-game relevant thing, as it would allow you to join the crew of a more experienced player with a larger ship to learn from them. However, this feature is not much used.
  
• The Dolphin and Beluga passenger liners - These are smaller and larger versions of Saud Kruger's Orca passenger liner which is available in the base game. These three ships are the only ones in the game that are able to equip Luxury-class passenger cabins that are required for some passenger missions. The Dolphin can be relevant fairly early game if you are interested in doing such missions, as the ship only costs just under 1m credits (as opposed to the Orca, which is almost 50m). But if you aren't interested in doing passenger missions, they are mostly irrelevant, though the Beluga has been used by some as a non-traditional exploration ship. Its extremely large fuel tank allows very long periods between refuelling, allowing for long stints of neutron boosting.
  
• The Alliance Chieftain - A mid-range medium fighter created through a partnership between The Alliance and Lakon Spaceways. Lorewise, it's designed for Thargoid combat and as such has quite a strong hull for its class.
  
• The Alliance Challenger - A Chieftain variant with different weapons, more armour, and more shields, though not quite as manoeuvrable.
  
• The Alliance Crusader - Another Chieftain variant that trades out a hardpoint for a fighter hangar.
  
• The Krait MkII - A medium multirole ship made by Faulcon DeLacy and inspired by the Krait Lightspeeder from previous Elite games. Similar to the Python, but more combat oriented, with ship launched fighter capability. Also features a unique underslung cockpit that gives excellent views, including of the pair of medium hardpoints flanking it, making it one of the few ships that allow you to see your weapons deploying and shooting.
  
• The Krait Phantom - New in 3.3, this Krait variant trades out the fighter capability for greater speed and manoeuvrability.
  
• The Mamba - New in 3.3, this race-inspired high-end medium combat ship from Zorgon
  Peterson provides some competition to the Fer-de-Lance with heavier weapons (1H2L2S) and higher speeds, though it isn't quite as good in the turns.
  
• Thargoid planetary stuff - Horizons is required to access AX and Guardian weaponry, which is needed for fighting thargoid interceptors. Scouts can be taken on with conventional weaponry, though not as effectively as with the AX and Guardians stuff.
  
• Tech Brokers - These guys offer new and experimental tech, both of human and Guardian origin. Weapons, FSD boosters, Guardian-inspired ship launched fighters, etc.
  
• Materials traders - These guys will let you trade out engineering materials, so you can swap out what you don't need for what you do.
  
  In total, I would strongly recommend getting Horizons.
  
  On the controller matter, the basic controlelr will work fine. I (playing on PC) personally find a HOTAS to be more immersive, but the basics are fine for play. If you do opt for a stick, there is only one worthwhile HOTAS for Xbox , which is the Thrustmaster HOTAS One. It's a Xbox-compatible clone of their HOTAS 4 (which is its equivalent for PS4), which is basically the PC/PS3 HOTAS X with upgraded internal hardware. There's a second "option" in the HORI Ace Combat 7 HOTAS, but it is apparently utter garbage.
  
  As for grind, you never need to travel across the milky way. Almost the entirety of civilization is concentrated in "the Bubble", which is a 500-ish lightyear sphere around the Sol system (where Earth is). Outside the Colonia region (a second smaller Bubble about 21000ly from Sol near the galactic core) and a handful of scattered deep space outposts, the vast majority of the galaxy is unexplored emptiness. Travelling to the far edge of the galaxy is basically one of the game's go-climb-Everest activities. There's no inherent point to it, except if it's something you want to do. I'm personally on my way back from such a journey.
  
  That said, travelling can be a bit of a time drain within the Bubble. Certain ships, particularly ones oriented towards combat, have short jump ranges, meaning that travelling across the Bubble can take tens of jumps. Though with engineering (which I mentioned above in the Horizons features) and the right modules, this can be alleviated greatly.
  
  As for grind, much of the grind has been alleviated. Methods of making money are far faster than they used to be, with it being totally achievable to make over a hundred million credits per hour. There are still "grindable" things like the naval ranks, but it's not necessary to do that.
  
  As for game activities, this graphic gives a fair rundown of what there is in this game. The game is basically a really huge sandbox game. There's not much in-game guiding you into most activities, so you really need outside resources, like the official forums, this subreddit and related ones and other sites and communities, like Inara and discords.

Thrustmaster VG Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS One - Xbox One https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07643TW2V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_p-F9AbNQD08JY

$606 in total, better sytem than i am running right now. i run with medium-high-1080p settings and get 40 to 60 fps.

$160 GTX 1050 Ti Low Profile 4GB https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=n82e16814125952

$180 refurbished i7-3770 dell https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1VK-0001-194P9

$64 replace the ram with this ram https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAD8U8EA0882

$100 1080p monitor 23.6" https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=24-236-174

$30 redragon mechanical keyboard https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016MAK38U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_LSh.BbDPTKC4C

$12 redragon mouse https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HTK1NCS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ATh.BbG9YRN3C

$60 hotas one (pc ready) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07643TW2V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wUh.BbC43AC0G


OR

brand new ryzen 3 build $710. (buy the video card at EVGA midweek madness every wednesday.)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor | $89.99 @ Newegg Business
Motherboard | Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $59.99 @ Amazon
Memory | Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory | $65.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $39.99 @ Monoprice
Video Card | EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card | Purchased For $130.00
Case | Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $36.73 @ Newegg Business
Power Supply | EVGA - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $32.99 @ Monoprice
Operating System | Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $98.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan | Corsair - CO-9050016-RLED 52.19 CFM 120mm Fan | $18.67 @ OutletPC
Monitor | Asus - VN248H-P 23.8" 1920x1080 Monitor | $89.99 @ Newegg
Keyboard | Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard | $29.99 @ Amazon
Mouse | Redragon - Centrophorus M601 Wired Optical Mouse | $11.99 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $705.31
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-26 18:10 EST-0500 |

There is only one that works with Xbox one, the Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS One

u/Vector2point0 is referring to a flight stick specifically designed for the Xbox.

Only the thrust master HOTAS One

I am new to DCS, a long time flight sim nut and working on my pilot's license. I bought many of the planes (A-10C, F/A-18C, FC3 and the F-5E). I could not decide so it was better to buy them all since they were on sale lol! What I found out was the F-18 and the F-5E are the two I enjoy with the F-5E what I am enjoying most. I feel more like I am having to work more to fly it but in a good way. Fun to startup but not excessive, fun to fly and land. I think I actually like that I do not have all of the toys. The aggressors campaign for the F-5E has been fun to learn on since I also bought the Nevada map. The F/A-18C is a weapons platform, but the real joy is taking off and landing on a carrier.

I bought a cheap HOTAS as I just could not fly with the XBOX controller. It know that it is not the Warthog HOTAS (maybe Christmas 2019 now that there is the F/A-18 add-on stick), but for $70, I cannot stress how much better it is without a deep investment. I got a friend in on the game and he got the A-10C because he wants close quarters bombing and strafing runs and he bought the PS4 version of my stick and loving it.

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https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-One-xbox/dp/B07643TW2V?th=1

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https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-Flight-playstation-4/dp/B015PJ68BK/

Here ya go

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07643TW2V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_W3o.BbMC70P0J

I've been looking at this one mostly because it's the cheapest and I'm not really going to use it all that often. But I just noticed there is a newer one that just came out this year but I think it's the same as the other one, just rebranded for Ace Combat.

There is only one, and I have it. It works fine. Not the best stick I've ever owned, but it works fine with the game.

https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-One-xbox/dp/B07643TW2V/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=xbox+joystick+thrustmaster&qid=1573184065&sr=8-1

You can with a specifically made one

Edit: This is it Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS One

www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-One-xbox/dp/B07643TW2V/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=xbox%2Bthrustmaster&qid=1558272797&s=gateway&sr=8-4&th=1

Xbox has HOTAS.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07643TW2V/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519157117&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=hotas+xbox+one&dpPl=1&dpID=41lqzoyaP0L&ref=plSrch

I play Xbox One exclusively. It does the job. If I ever get a PC that will run ED fully pumped up then I might consider starting over on PC. I would like the bumped up graphics and ability to slightly mod (HUD color and the like) but not enough to jump in on a gaming PC.

> For consoles, added support for a separate custom bindings profile per input device (Gamepad or HOTAS)

> For consoles, added support for switching automatically to the correct bindings profile (Gamepad or HOTAS, standard or custom) depending on the device used to start the game and the profile type that was used with the previous device

This!

With that i can put that hotas back on my list...

Edit: Don't know when it will be back though :

https://www.amazon.ca/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-One-Xbone/dp/B07643TW2V/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520039071&sr=8-1&keywords=hotas+one&dpID=41lqzoyaP0L&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

So, here's the flight stick that I'm going to buy for Ace Combat 7:

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https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-VG-T-Flight-HOTAS-One-Xbox/dp/B07643TW2V

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I was thinking about getting the HORI one, but it's close to $200 in Japan, and I'm not spending that much for one.

I'm rocking the Xbox one: https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-VG-T-Flight-HOTAS-One-Xbox/dp/B07643TW2V

I guess the deal is dead. Amazon has it for $59 though: https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-VG-T-Flight-HOTAS-One-Xbox/dp/B07643TW2V

This is the HOTAS for Xbone.

Is it this one?

If so id actually be very interested in investing in one. The price isnt bad and if its a great as people make it out to be, could definitely be worth it.

I think i'd like to add a keyboard converter to my setup as well. Wouldnt be bad to have the stick, throttle and a keyboard just like the in-game ships do.

This is what I use and it works great... not too expensive (it works for PC and XBox).
Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas One https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07643TW2V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_NJErDbPZCZEVX

Whatever setup you get, I would strongly suggest to get full HOTAS (both joystick and throttle)... it’s perfect for ED.