I'm just the opposite. I just bought it and am now watching reviews :)

This far superior to stream deck, especially for VR users

That would be because it's built to match a warthog throttle base, not to match a true UFC, certainly makes a sacrifice to do it, but then it's not designed for vertical mounting really. Certainly would love an alternate compact version all said!

Closer to 377 shipped to central US

Wonder what it would cost to create one ourselves

@@afhostie You should try and figure that out 😉 I don't really care. These are optional 'toys' for games, not of real-life importance...

That’s what I’m struggling with. I feel as soon as I get a hardware solution, hand tracking will come out for VR.

Backlighting isn't too hard to do, engrave the letters on opaque white plastic, drill holes for 1/8" (3mm) leds (your choice of color), install and wire in parallel, use an LED dimmer circuit (EBay) and hey presto you have a custom backlighting with IRL dimming.

Import fees also apply to America and various other places, so it's worth mention.

Yeah. This is my biggest problem with this design as well. Having the switches and the emergency jettison button on the front edge of the box really only serves to create problems with potential accidental breakage and even placement in a larger "simpit" setup. It doesn't help that it is really big for what it is and really could have been scaled down without sacrificing any functionality. In a lot of ways, the ground this covers is better covered with the (cheaper) Stream Deck XL and the Stream Deck XL is much easier to place in a desktop simpit environment.

Trouble is building a shield would be rather large, I didn't run into any issues, as on my table top it's higher than the arm rests, and if you're using it 'as intended' you'll have to go through the warthog throttle first in most cases. But i can certainly see the potential for it to happen.

That would be fun! though expensive, trouble is DCS and monitor exports or dcs bios would be a pain to get that running.

Well, i use the bottom row to do exactly that. I also use is as option keys in the Ka-50 Abris. You are only limited by your imagination.

They should have made it inverted. Based mainly to Viper with round buttons to top row by using those radio knobs with push as such, then have the numpad + radio channel buttons as now, but place that four way switch to bottom like in Viper. But there is such for about 350 € that is fairly expensive for what it is.

It's a render of a thrustmaster warthog

Best thing to do would be jump on their discord server (found in the description) and ask the gentleman who makes them! He'll usually give an update on there about when stock comes in.

It's on the rear?

I believe DCS added pre-setup keybinds yes. Otherwise just import the ones provided by Total control's website. Is indeed plug and play.

Mapped to the left ddi buttons, allows me to open/close the tgt ufc options for lat/long and alt, lets me enter coords, select the next preplanned, enter, step to next station and repeat. It allows me to program all stations without reaching for anything else, and yes, i can also quickly step to pp2 after dropping the first from a double pylon if needed too.

@@RedKiteRender Nice. Are you still using your Winwing panels? I love my Combat Panel I got after watching your review and thought the Total Controls box would be for sure if it was just a bit smaller. I'm still undecided with the size though!

@@ColonelAkirNakesh I regularly use my WW Panels, made a minor modification that i 3d printed switch tops for things like master arm, laser, launch bar and landing lights. Making it easier to navigate by feel. I'm thinking of 3d printing a mount to place the TC box, flat on my desk over the top of my WW panels. (So it doesn't conflict with the table clamp)

@@RedKiteRender Nice! What other accessories besides the WW and the TC box do you have that justifies the space and added jumble of cables?

Get in touch with the creator at discord.com/invite/5xXNKVe8vV He should be able to help you, units are currently shipping again, so you should get yours soon.

Join the discord in the video description and ask the creator! He usually posts updates to stock there too.

@@RedKiteRender many thanks. Love your videos.

Small production run, niche, and high end components will do that, yeah.

I've seen literally the same movie from the other side already. Basically a lose lose situation for every customer :D

@@JSRJS That having an unelected body from a continent that hates them create laws, decide trade policy and fleece them through taxation for more than any other nation whilst getting the least out of it was a bad deal? But that's just me and I'm too American. Maybe you guys like being Germany's pet... hard to tell.

Honestly Brexit doesn't make that much difference on this, just we're paying VAT on import to the postal service, rather than point of sale. Which is a pain in the arse as your package gets held hostage.. Still an awful decision to leave, but lets spare politics from youtube comments!

@@actinium2754 aaah all ministers in the eu are voted for by their own countries populace im a 50/50 american Finn and i gotta say as with most Americans... you know shit, bet you voted for trump too. for fucking fucks sake STOP WATCHING FOX NEWS!

This has nothing to with Brexit, you pay the Swedish VAT as they sell it from there.

"Throwing money out of the toilet"..? What are you doing storing your cash in your toilet? Are you some kind of drug dealer?

@@jimmehjiimmeehh9748 😂😂😂😂

That isn't always going to be practical with desktop flight sim setups. That said. I do think this is a overly expensive way to do what other things do better.

You could say that for most flight sim peripherals, why bother with a HOTAS you could just use your keyboard along with a 360 controller.

@@Dasspapirfly There is a certain "bang for the buck" aspect to it. For DCS, you get real, irrefutable benefits from using a decent HOTAS, pedals, some kind of IR head tracking, and even some button boxes. You don't exactly "need" these things in the most literal sense but you get real benefits from having them. That said, there are going to be times (like this one) where the price, general design, and overall functionality don't really sync up in a favorable manner. This is a very expensive product that isn't terribly well designed.

It's going to depend on personal taste and the size of your home setup! Do want to try a leap motion sometime that said!

@@RedKiteRender hopefully ED starts supporting quest 2 hand tracking so those doesn't require leap motion attached.

@@paristo At this point, i hope all VR does as standard for next gen. Cant stand what facebook are trying to do to the VR industry.

@@RedKiteRender That is true, but sad thing is that no one else takes VR as seriously as Facebook, and really invest to basic research and development. But same time it is awful how they don't make some top notch equipment for all that, but goes for cheapest only. I wanted to use Pimax, as they are only who push FOV front forward, but I don't want 8k per eye resolution. Just give me good sharp center resolution and just wide low resolution edges. And make them actually work. OpenXR should be future, but hopefully sooner than later.

@@paristo Steam have worked hard to create an open platform for VR users and devs, which allows everyone to coexist, even mix and match hardware. So whilst they've made less hardware, they have put a huge amount into trying to get VR as a whole to work. Facebook only has selfish interests to create their own ecosystem for money and social harvesting. They're not committed to PC VR and are happy to see it die if it means their VR is dominant. FB money subsidies the cost of the headsets because you are the product being bought. Makes me worry for the future of otherwise cool tech. I doubt FB will innovate in anyway useful to PC VR. And implementing all the cool new next gen tech is going to keep other headsets prices high.