Questions and Answers
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 22:02
Hi guys, with the recent announcement of the VKB-Sim Gunfighter, and other news and rumors about various VKB grips floating around, I thought it would be nice to collect a few of your questions and have them answered by VKB HQ. I tried to answer a lot of your questions via individual emails, but it might be nice to collect those frequently asked questions here as well for everyone to see.
So, go ahead and reply in this thread with your most burning questions, and once we have gathered a few, I will start to compile them into emails for VKB HQ to answer. Once I have answers, I will update this thread accordingly. Sounds good?
Thanks.
QUESTIONS SO FAR:
February 18, 2017:
Q: Will the Gunfighter new quick release only work for grips, or will it also work on the bottom of an extension (Gunfighter Pro) to quickly remove such extension?
A: Yes, the extensions have the same quick release on the bottom.
Q: Will the Cobra M5 Grip adapter be available for both Gladiator Pro (MkI and Mk2) and Gunfighter? Any estimated date for it?
A: Yes, they will be available sometime in March 2017.
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February 3, 2017:
Q: Are different extensions planned? E.g., 150mm, or 100mm?
A: No, as the VKB-Sim extension is purposefully designed to include a specific curvature, and this curvature only works with a specific length (200mm). VKB is not offering any straight extensions at this time.
Q: Is the Quick Release option from the Gunfighter and Gladiator Pro Mk.II coming for new grips supporting the first generation of Gladiator Pros as well?
A: Yes!
Q: Will there be a VKB-Sim adapter coming to mount the upcoming 'Kosmosima' grip, or the modern jet grip onto the TM Warthog base?
A: Yes!
Q: Is the Gladiator Plus (Gladiator HOTAS with throttle built-in) still planned?
A: Yes, but it is currently frozen due to other priorities.
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Q: Info about the VKB TCS (Throttle Control System) and VKB modern-style grips?
A: It's still a bit too early to get into details. Let's wait until the official announcement gets closer.
Q: What about a comprehensive ENG manual for the VKBDevCfg software?
A: It's a rather elaborate process, and we are looking into options to do this; no ETA though.
Q: What VKB grips are in development for a future release?
A: A modern jet style grip, and a spacesim grip; both offer a host of functions that we will discuss once we get closer to announcing them.
Q: Will there be a grip with twist axis for space simulations?
A: We're looking into two options here - twist built into the grip (for the spacesim grip), and optional twist (via adapter that goes between the grip and the base) for the modern jet style grip.
Q: If there's a twist option, will this option be lockable with a sturdy, quality locking mechanism?
A: That's the idea; however, nothing has been finalized at this stage.
Q: Will the modern jet style grip also come in a left/right-handed version (as it is planned with the spacesim grip)?
A: Yes.
Q: Will the default Gunfighter KG12 plastic grip come in a left/right-handed version?
A: No. Only a right-handed version.
Q: Will the space sim grip have a pinkie switch?
A: Yes.
Q: Will the throttle be designed for space sim functionality - extra axes through a thumbstick or similar?
A: The first VKB-Sim throttle to come out will be that of a WWII-style throttle; a later throttle might very well be based on a modern design. Extra axes might be provided by either, and/or built into the spacesim grip or modern jet grip.
Q: What is the order of development order is at this time. Are we expecting the "kosmos" grip to release first, or the modern stick? Where does the throttle fall in terms of order?
A: We have different engineers working on the grips and throttle, and we can't really say who is going to finish their tasks first.
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Keep 'em coming!
So, go ahead and reply in this thread with your most burning questions, and once we have gathered a few, I will start to compile them into emails for VKB HQ to answer. Once I have answers, I will update this thread accordingly. Sounds good?
Thanks.
QUESTIONS SO FAR:
February 18, 2017:
Q: Will the Gunfighter new quick release only work for grips, or will it also work on the bottom of an extension (Gunfighter Pro) to quickly remove such extension?
A: Yes, the extensions have the same quick release on the bottom.
Q: Will the Cobra M5 Grip adapter be available for both Gladiator Pro (MkI and Mk2) and Gunfighter? Any estimated date for it?
A: Yes, they will be available sometime in March 2017.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
February 3, 2017:
Q: Are different extensions planned? E.g., 150mm, or 100mm?
A: No, as the VKB-Sim extension is purposefully designed to include a specific curvature, and this curvature only works with a specific length (200mm). VKB is not offering any straight extensions at this time.
Q: Is the Quick Release option from the Gunfighter and Gladiator Pro Mk.II coming for new grips supporting the first generation of Gladiator Pros as well?
A: Yes!
Q: Will there be a VKB-Sim adapter coming to mount the upcoming 'Kosmosima' grip, or the modern jet grip onto the TM Warthog base?
A: Yes!
Q: Is the Gladiator Plus (Gladiator HOTAS with throttle built-in) still planned?
A: Yes, but it is currently frozen due to other priorities.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Q: Info about the VKB TCS (Throttle Control System) and VKB modern-style grips?
A: It's still a bit too early to get into details. Let's wait until the official announcement gets closer.
Q: What about a comprehensive ENG manual for the VKBDevCfg software?
A: It's a rather elaborate process, and we are looking into options to do this; no ETA though.
Q: What VKB grips are in development for a future release?
A: A modern jet style grip, and a spacesim grip; both offer a host of functions that we will discuss once we get closer to announcing them.
Q: Will there be a grip with twist axis for space simulations?
A: We're looking into two options here - twist built into the grip (for the spacesim grip), and optional twist (via adapter that goes between the grip and the base) for the modern jet style grip.
Q: If there's a twist option, will this option be lockable with a sturdy, quality locking mechanism?
A: That's the idea; however, nothing has been finalized at this stage.
Q: Will the modern jet style grip also come in a left/right-handed version (as it is planned with the spacesim grip)?
A: Yes.
Q: Will the default Gunfighter KG12 plastic grip come in a left/right-handed version?
A: No. Only a right-handed version.
Q: Will the space sim grip have a pinkie switch?
A: Yes.
Q: Will the throttle be designed for space sim functionality - extra axes through a thumbstick or similar?
A: The first VKB-Sim throttle to come out will be that of a WWII-style throttle; a later throttle might very well be based on a modern design. Extra axes might be provided by either, and/or built into the spacesim grip or modern jet grip.
Q: What is the order of development order is at this time. Are we expecting the "kosmos" grip to release first, or the modern stick? Where does the throttle fall in terms of order?
A: We have different engineers working on the grips and throttle, and we can't really say who is going to finish their tasks first.
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Keep 'em coming!