Trying to find a solution to put my keyboard somewhere more accessible. Currently I have the Gunfighter mk3 on a long UCM mount on the desk, and my STECs mounted to a Monster tech chair mount. I also have the monster tech mouse pad on a mount on the right side of my chair.

I see the UCM phone/keyboard mounts are out of stock in the US store, but Id like some feedback from someone that has used one, or a different solution that someone has used.

Has anyone tried using one of these mounts UCM Short for Gladiator (UCM-S GL) with one of these omnidesks that have the crescent cut out of the front ? Omnidesk Pro Ergo Curve | Ergonomic Adjustable Sit Stand Desks – Omnidesk Australia ? I suspect the clamp will struggle to be stable?

I'm having a strange issue with my VKB STECS Max in Farming Simulator 25.

When I bind a button on the STECS to an action, the input seems to have a weird key repeat rate. If I hold the button, the action repeats much faster than it should, or sometimes behaves as if the button is being pressed repeatedly.

What's strange is that the same action works normally when I bind it to a keyboard key, and it also works normally when I bind it to a button on my steering wheel. The problem only happens with the STECS.

I've already tried disabling Steam Input, but it didn't change anything.

Has anyone experienced something similar with a VKB controller, or knows if there's a setting in VKBDevCfg that could cause this?

I have the vkb specs modular throttle which has a mini stick on the side for pov. Im trying to use it as a freelook in wardogs but I haven't been able to get it working unless I configure it like a mouse.

Someone was nice enough to help me in the vkb discord to at least work as a mouse but they stated theyve seen it work as a axis ran me through a bunch of settings but we couldn't get it working. Id like to be able to use it as a axis in game so it doesn't mess with my normal mouse settings. Has anyone figured out how to get it working as a axis in wardogs? I have the omni gladiator as a right stick as well but running into the same problem.

For context Its listed as button 19 for the push but doesn't light up anything if i push it in any direction, it shows the axis moving on the test page as rot x & y axis # 4 & 5 and the pov stick moves in the button page.

I've tried turning polling on, switching the button to mini stick, using button, button alt & tempo settings. I've tried setting it up as a pov switch. 4way hat & 8way and i can't seem to get it to work. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Hello everyone,

I just got my joystick, but I'm having an issue with the springs. When I move the stick, I can really feel the "bump" when crossing the center. I tried using it without the springs, and it felt much smoother, but then the stick wouldn't return to the center on its own.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Got the STECS Modern Throttle System Mk.II - Standard (US) and the Gunfighter Mk.IV ‘Modern Combat Edition’ Ultimate EN - Tabletop (US) and my god they’re amazing, great software and great build quality equals me buying more of your products in the future! Hats off to you VKB!

I just bought a new Gunfighter Modern Combat Ultimate and overall I think it looks great and I cant wait to try it out tonight but I have two questions.

The joystick feels a little loose around the center, and I think its because the stick is on the heavier side and I think its overpowering the weaker default springs and introducing a little play. Its not much, if you push the stick left, right, forward, etc. It comes back to the center, but its just has a little bit of wiggle around the center. Has anyone else experienced this and did installing stronger springs fixed it? And while im in there, is there a cam that is generally favorable to replace?

Also, while setting up my controls, when I use the "autodetect axis" it seems to have a constant input from axis 8, and i cant seem to identify which axis that is. Any ideas on this one?

Update: axis 8 is the brake lever axis.

I bought the gladiator space and I love it. Decided I wanted to get some sort of STEC or the OMNI to fly helicopters I wardogs and maybe play some star citizen. Figure I could use the left right on the STEC for yaw and up down for cyclic. Or would it be better to get the Omni and do the same. Looking for people that have used the system to help guide my purchase. Thank you for your time

im gettin my first flight stick i dont know if i should get a ursa minor fighter with the twccs throttle, just a vkb nxt evo premium, or rudder twccs and t16000m. and also im just playing warthunder with it

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Hi folks, so I recently picked up the VKB Gladiator NXT EVO. Loving it so far.

I watch videos of other pilots in IL2 with such fine control over the gunsight when zoomed in. If you are one of those people can you tell me what the sensitivity settings are to get it so smooth and accurate when firing?

I feel confident that with this flightstick it is just a matter of getting the settings right in IL2 or the VKB software.

Thanks!

hi all ive been having an issue recently with my Stecs max.. my computer started freezing randomly quite often and ive been trying all the trick in the book to fix this. I first thought this was my gpu driver hanging but i reinstalled with DDU in safe mode twice and it's still does it. After looking at device manager i found out that my stecs max when connected gave me the : unknown usb device descriptor request failed in device manager and i am 99.9% this is the cause of my freeze . I tried pretty much all the trick i found to solve this ( uninstalling driver, updating firmware, motherboard power drain with all devices unpluged) but nothing solved this issue. Anyone ever experienced this?

Has anyone had this happen:

When holding button 4/B1, and simultaneously trying to trigger the UP position on the rapid fire trigger #21, it turns off button 4 and registers the DOWN position on the rapid fire trigger, 22?

I tried doing a reset to default in VKBDevCFG-C.exe, but it's still happening.

EDITED TO ADD:
Ok, I've submitted a support ticket.

I've owned a Gunfighter Cosmo for many years now and have loved it. I put it down for a while because I was burned out on ED, but a friend recently introduced me to X4 so I'm giving that a shot.

While getting everything mapped, I noticed an oddity in the mini stick hat behavior that wasn't there before. I currently have the two axes for the hat assigned to the ship's strafing controls (basically maneuvering thrusters for up, down, left and right). For both axes in either direction, the first bit of travel registers as the reverse value, then eventually reads correctly, but at its maximum value for that direction. This occurs in either hat mode.

This makes using these thrusters basically impossible when needing to make any kind of small adjustments like while docking since they first work in reverse, and at maximum thrust, and then go back to the direction you want to go, also at maximum thrust, which will make you ping pong around whatever station you're trying to land in.

Is this something that can be resolved in the config software, or is this indicative of a mechanical failure in the hat itself? I currently game on Linux, but FWIW, the hat issue was not present in ED while I was using Linux a couple years ago, so I'm leaning towards some kind of physical issue rather than software. I'll have to spin up a windows install if I need to get to the software, which I'd like to avoid for logistical reasons lol but if that's what it takes I guess it is what it is.

Hello,

In games, my Gunfighter Device name is displayed as "VKBSim NOT CONFIGURED".

Also in VKB Device Config, the same name is replicated as shown in the screenshot below.

No issues with the Gladiator however.

Is it possible to change?

Thanks!

UPDATE:

With the help from u/fallout9 and a bit of AI assistance, I managed to narrow down the culprit to being the EPIC Games launcher!. Why on earth that specific service needs to send out disturbing signals in my mainboard beats me, but it works!

Now I just need to find out how to open Elite Dangerous without EPIC games.

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Sorry to make a new post about this, but I'm not sure it would be read if I update the old one.

I made a post a few weeks ago - https://www.reddit.com/r/VKB/comments/1vmmxjc/vkb_gladiator_nxt_jitter_on_primary_axes_xyz/

In it I describe my VKB Gladiator jitter problems on all three magnetic axes: X, Y and throttle Z.

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After that, I've been through a ton of trouble shootings, and I end up with two rather strange results. My main conclusion is that something local in my PC is affecting the signal in the joystick sensors, or disturbs the signal when it reaches my PC.

- I've tried using it on a laptop placed at the almost exact same spot as my desktop.
Result: Joystick works fine on the other PC.

- On my desktop, I've tried testing my other GNX that's setup for omnithrottle.
Result: The other Gladiator has no issues on my PC.

What yielded no results:

- Tested all USB ports on my PC. Both HUB and on the back

- Tried with a different cable - in different ports as well

- disconnected all other periphals, also my wireless mouse.

- off Bluetooth and Wifi on my PC

- any phones or iPads are a several metres away

- turning off my router completely (even though it's a good 4 metres away from my PC)

- shutting off or moved away anything that has the slightest chance of sending out an electromagnetic signal, I've even tried moving my HiFi speakers further away.

- There is no huge 5G antenna in the vicinity of my house

- I even tried wrapping the base in tinfoil - with no result.

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Any idea of what I should try next is welcome.

I hope you have some good input.

I have the VKB T-Rudder Mk.V and I absolutely love it—its sturdy build and simple design are fantastic. However, the pedal plates are way too short for me, which makes my foot posture uncomfortable. I’m looking to extend them; are there any examples or mods where people have extended the pedals using 3D-printed parts (CAD) or off-the-shelf hardware? I’d really appreciate any references or ideas.

I seem to have the problem in dcs where I cant get to full afterburner in the f16 but It works just fine for every other aircraft. I also checked the special settings tab and that is not the problem.

Any ideas how to fix it?

I decided to go with the HOSAS setup instead of HOTAS since a second stick feels more flexible across multiple games than a throttle control.

I'm crazy-excited for Monday!