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Elite Dangerous - Controller required?

stonkintime
Explorer
Hi guys!#I just got a 2nd hand rift off fleaBay yesterday. Regretably it did NOT come with an xBox One Controller or Touch Controllers. I downloaded ED CMD Edition and I can launch it - but it stays on an eternal black screen.

I have a buddy coming over in 1 hour and we really love to play ED.

Q. Am I sh!t out of luck? aka Q. Is a xBox controller mandatory for ED CMD Edition to load/operate?

TIA, Stu

PS : Touch already on order 😉
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TwoHedWlf
Expert Trustee
What are you expecting to use instead?  Keyboard and mouse?  Haha.

X-box controller is garbage for E:D.  It works,Kinda...But what you really want is a HOTAS setup, like the Saitek X-52

stonkintime
Explorer
yeah my buddy is bringing one... but how can I set that up? 

Im already using ED on my LED

Techy111
MVP
MVP
Don't forget whilst in settings to change to HMD or similar ?
A PC with lots of gadgets inside and a thing to see in 3D that you put on your head.

elboffor
Consultant

TwoHedWlf said:

What are you expecting to use instead?  Keyboard and mouse?  Haha.

X-box controller is garbage for E:D.  It works,Kinda...But what you really want is a HOTAS setup, like the Saitek X-52


Pfft X-52 peasant, don't listen to @TwoHedWlf. 
You want a X-52 Pro like me. I dont know what the difference is, but surely the pro is far superior because of reasons.
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Techy111
MVP
MVP
X52 pro Pfft you want an X55 which is far far superior because of many other reasons and stuff 😉
A PC with lots of gadgets inside and a thing to see in 3D that you put on your head.

TwoHedWlf
Expert Trustee

elboffor said:


TwoHedWlf said:

What are you expecting to use instead?  Keyboard and mouse?  Haha.

X-box controller is garbage for E:D.  It works,Kinda...But what you really want is a HOTAS setup, like the Saitek X-52


Pfft X-52 peasant, don't listen to @TwoHedWlf. 
You want a X-52 Pro like me. I dont know what the difference is, but surely the pro is far superior because of reasons.


X52 pro?  Pfftt, peasant.  Only poor people have X52s, I have an X55.

elboffor
Consultant
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stonkintime
Explorer

TwoHedWlf said:

What are you expecting to use instead?  Keyboard and mouse?  Haha.

X-box controller is garbage for E:D.  It works,Kinda...But what you really want is a HOTAS setup, like the Saitek X-52


A joystick or hotas setup

TickTock
Heroic Explorer
yes

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