Do Joysticks Make Star Citizen Better?

Are joysticks worth it for Star Citizen? Do Dual Stick, HOTAS or HOSAM setups make Star Citizen more fun to play? In this Star Citizen beginner guide to joysticks, we'll discuss why joysticks, throttles and even pedals can make the game a more immersive experience than a keyboard and mouse, by giving you full analog control of your ship.

I outline the common HOTAS, HOSAS and HOSAM setups and their varying configurations with and without pedals. We'll discuss different hardware options from companies like Virpil, VKB, Logitech and Thrustmaster. We'll also look at Joystick mounting systems that are available on the market from Monstertech and Foxxmount.

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Timestamps

00:00 Joystick Curious
00:46 Why Joysticks
00:56 Joysticks vs Keyboard and Mouse
01:31 Different Setup Types
01:42 HOTAS Setup Types
02:25 HOSAS (dual stick)
04:37 HOSAM
06:00 Joystick Options
07:23 Rudder Pedal Options
07:56 Throttle Options
08:23 Mounting Options

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[RedLir_Live]

What control setup do you use in Star Citizen?

[DonioPerez]

By far, this is the best joystick setup breakdown for Star Citizen on the internet.

[NovaRift]

I have been researching sticks for a while and discussing it with people but this video by far made more sense then my last year of research. Thank you for this!

[chirvo]

Great guide! A video like this a year ago would save me tons of research time! I already got 2 VKB Gladiators and the VKB pedals, but I had to do a lot of reddit and YT before making my decision.

[Mcex]

I've been playing the game with Xbox One controller since the day1. I've then upgraded to Elite controller which gives you more freedom to bind different actions. The pad works great but I've been thinking about upgrading to dual sticks for quite some time now. I've never really looked that deep into different setups but this video made it really clear how they work. Excellent pack of information! Will definitely come back to rewatch this when I get new dedicated gaming room and it's time to get the new set of controllers.

[pitanpainter]

Thank-you that was a nice summary of the options.
I've been using a seat mounted Virpil HOSAS set-up with pedals for some years now. Yaw on the rudder pedals, since this reflects full size aircraft practice.

[sarfa]

I started with m&k then went to HOTAS w/pedals then finally settling on HOSAS w/ pedals. Definitely adds to the immersion. Pair it with some kind of head tracking and it definitely feels like you are in the cockpit. Hell of an investment, but if you have the money and want to add the immersive factor in it is definitely worth it!

[Phn_tm]

This video is going into my permanent reference playlist, thank you!

[etogreen]

I use a unique layout for HOSAS + Pedals:
Right stick Y: pitch
Right stick X: yaw
Pedals: Roll
Left stick X: strafe forward/back
Left stick Y: strafe up/down
Left stick twist: strafe left/right

It's not intuitive at first and took me a long time to get used to. But I like this layout because I have more precision on my strafe up, and throttle forward, than my strafe left/right, which I like.
The second layout you mentioned, with throttle forward/back on the pedals, and roll on the twist, may be optimal though.

[sbssmachine]

Yaw and roll are better swapped imo. Roll gets a lot more use and the twist motion brings on rsi sooner or later.

[Godgoyl]

Thank you for the quick down and dirty for sticks. I wasn't aware of the HOTAS....HOSAS...ECT. This gets me a starting point and I appreciate your input thanks

[willgraham]

Thank you so much for this concise advise on star citizen setups for HOTAS, HOSAS, and HOSAM options with all the major brands like Virpil and VKB.

[NSK-OneZY]

my head is mangled after watching this, so much info!! but amazing at the same time, Thank you for this

[cyborghunter]

Great overview. The explanations for different stick and pedal mappings was very helpful. Thanks for sharing this video.

[crispy]

This was a fantastic overview. I've been running dual T1600m in HOSAS and looking to upgrade. This was a big big help. Thanks RedLir

[korbn_Dallas_plays]

I started with the X56 HOTAS, i just got a VKB gladiator stick with SEM module. So now i have HOSAS and love it.

[nothinhappened]

Thanks for making this video, you let me know you would be answering my issue immediately. Then told me more than I was expecting to learn. I'm a lefty and didn't realise left-handed options were as available as they are. Will deffo be coming back to this vid again to research

[Scrpn]

Nice overview! HOSAS + Pedals for me. Right: pitch, yaw, roll Left: up/down, left/right Pedals: fwd/back

[bapskylines]

Finally a video that explains and draw everything we need to know about joysticks. Thank you for that!

[joelg]

Great informational video!! Definetly saving this for later. I’ve seen a lot of talk about Virpil and will probably end up with them as my first ever stick setup!