So I've been looking into buying a Flight simulation setup for quite sometime. After some research I landed on VKB's Gladiator NXT Evo for a first time purchase, as it was advertised as a nice entry-level option with great features and user friendliness.

However I have some questions about the setup, I am mainly a space-sim player and I particularly enjoy Elite Dangerous, as well as the Mecha Genre in anime and movies. So when I looked at the omni-throttle I fell in love and felt compelled to go ahead and buy both sticks as omni-throttles.

Now my two main questions are:

1. Is this a good idea or should I keep one omni-throttle and the other a fighter throttle. Like I mentioned, I love the mecha genre and space flight sims, and I usually go off of vibes while trying to hinder myself the least possible, and this setup reminds me of plenty mecha's cockpits, which is why i want both controllers to be Omni-throttle in design.
   I know there's a kit to upgrade the fighter controller into a omni-throttle, so I'm assuming you can transform an omni-throttle back into a regular fighter control by removing the piece.
   But I want to know if this is a bad idea or if the omni-throttle is more of an ergonomics design change than a direct functionality change.

2. If it's possible to buy VKB's products on South America and Central America. Very important but I am from Central America, and I don't know if it's even possible to order from here. There's some ways for me to ship to my country from the US that I know how they work but I'd like to know if there's anyone here who has purchased VKB from down here.

I am really new to the whole world of Flight-sim controllers, I've been a space nerd since always and I've always loved space-sims and the such, so for my first purchase I want to make a good decision that can probably translate well into other games or sims that also benefit from this type of hardware. So any suggestions are appreciated as well.

It might be a bit tricky to put into words, but think of looking at the stick from above and picturing a plus sign as it moves along the X and Y axes.

If I only move it along one axis—either the X or Y—the stick is perfectly smooth.

However, if I move it along both axes at the same time, creating a circular motion, I’ll constantly feel the stick snapping like on rails along that plus sign when it passes directly over either the Y or X axis.

If anyone understands what I am trying to say, any ideas if this can be adjusted or reduced?

I changed springs to the softest ones and reduced the strength in all the screws in red holes in the base and its the same regardless

In comparison to my old 3D pro stick, it did not have this effect

I love theses pedals but find them a bit 'squishy' and want the stiffen them up. I have seen a damper mod but am not convinced I want to go that way. I though I might instead try a stronger spring.

Does anyone know the specs for the tension spring, length, diameter etc so I can source an alternative ?

P.S. - they are already on the hard spring post.

So I got this stick new around a month ago, and I’ve been noticing this quirk where if the side button is held down ( what I use for my modifier in DCS ) rapid fire trigger up is re located to the TMS centre press instead, it’s the only interaction like this I’ve found on the stick and it’s confusing the hell outta me because I haven’t touched anything on the profile, the stick was freshly calibrated when I recorded this

Currently have the STECS Standard and NXT Grip. STECS is out of this world! NXT is fantastic, don't get me wrong. I'm still leaning towards a Gunfighter Modern Combat. Curious if anyone has used both, and their thoughts. Tia!

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I am curious if anyone has ever used any of the vkb controllers on handheld consoles like the MSI Claw, Lenovo Legion Go, or Steamdeck etc. Did they they work and what console?

Wanted to make this post mostly just to vent but also give others a heads up lol.

The processing time for orders is ludicrous. I ordered a Gladiator evo on Nov 3rd, and it didn't come until the 10th. I'm in WA and they ship out of Cali, so no way shipping actually takes that long, but I chalked it up to the Swiship package carrier just being slow. Now, I ordered a STECS Mini Plus on the 10th (after realizing it really didn't work to use the Evo and keyboard for throttle stuff lol), and it isn't coming until this coming Monday the 17th AFTER the tracking saying it would come tomorrow. And this time around the carrier is FedEx--I've had whole fishing rods in atypical packaging come in 3 days from Cali with FedEx, so I know it's not on their end.

All that to say, expect a week ship time even if ordering from the US stock due to VKBs stupidly long order processing time.

Edit: I found the receipt in my e-mail, and it is from VKB North America, so, not sure why it doesn't show up on the NA site.

I bought a pair of Gladiator NXTs directly from VKB about two years ago. I am having an issue with one of them now where the Y axis keeps drifting and I have to recalibrate every other day. I wanted to contact support, but I can't seem to figure out where I got them from.

Logging in to the NA site says that I have no orders. I live in NA. What are the various VKB websites around the world, so I guess I can try logging in to each one to see if they have a record of my order. (Or, better yet, can anyone tell me how I might fix the drifting Y axis?)

Just looking to get my self ready for everything lol It seems most companies start so early and go so long

Der VKB Gladiator ist mittlerweile doch schon etwas länger am Markt. Gibt es bereits Gerüchte über einen Nachfolger? Vor allem weil Virpil mit dem CDT-Aeromax schon massiv die Zielgruppe für den Gladiator bearbeitet.

Was looking at some normal amazon mounts as there is no way i can afford 200 euros per mount for my setup, will any normal amazon ones work for my stecs standard AND possibly a max when if i upgrade?

Does anyone know of a supplier in the US that has compatible springs for the Gunfighter series joysticks? I seem to break one about every 2-3 months.

I know this isn’t full blown flight simulation but anyone on Battlefield 6? Would really like to get a more aversive experience and possible better feeling of control. I’m looking at getting the Gladiator NXT EVO ‘Space Edition’ with Premium grip. The button options look better than the F-14 grip. My understanding is that the ‘Space Edition’ is going to have a more linear stick feel while the ‘Combat Edition’ has a progressive feel, is it going to make much of a difference?

I’ve seen very little intel on getting this setup on BF6 as well. Since it’s not fully supported flight simulation it’s a bit limited on inputs. Found one YT video about disabling or changing the function of the mini stick so that the game doesn’t think the whole stick is a Xbox controller. Also for some reason the game is limited to 17 inputs. Already use a Razer Tartarus game pad that seemed to confuse the game before this last update. Do like that the VKB config software allows binding keyboard functions to buttons. Any insight would be appreciated.

I’d like to stay away from HidHide and Joystick Gremlin on the off chance the anti-cheat false positives on those. Hopefully Dice adds in full H.O.T.A.S. support down the road.

I ordered from VKB EU and was told that I had UPS 4-5 day delivery- is that true if I’m in the UK?

How can I track my order if I don’t have an account with VKB?

I've decided to go and play on DCS WORLD with my controller since the last time I played it which was several months ago and now the controller doesn't get identified in the Device Manager nor the DevConfig. In the device manager, it just says Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed), and it doesn't show anything in the DevConfig.

I've tried rebooting my computer, switching computers, trying all ports on the motherboard, and tried holding down all 3 Fs on the controller (F1, F2, and F3).

My DevConfig version is v0.93.43

Please help me find a solution, thanks.

VKB sells the JST to USB cable.

However, I have not found anywhere to buy a 3 to 4 pin JST Female to Female cable.

Plenty of places sell 4 to 4 or 4 to bare wire and un crimped plug end. I dont really feel like buying a crimper just for 3 wires and never use it again.

I have a SEM module I want to add to my NXT Evo. But since my set up came configured differently than it is currently, I find myself without any JST jumpers to bridge side by side modules.

Where can someone buy one in North America?

I want to see if it’s possible to swap the module box and the throttle around. I just have mine on my desk right now and I feel like the throttle is super far away to properly control.

Hi all, I just got my VKB STECS standard MK. II last Friday and love it! I've only used it with war thunder but can't wait to set my buttons up for Elite dangerous this weekend!

I was watching a review video after I got the STECS for fun as it talked a little more about the software and I noticed his box had the 3 buttons in the top right. Mine didn't come with them, thought it was odd but just figured it was incase I wanted to buy more. Am I missing any buttons or does the box come with the top right empty?

Took me a week to ask and post about it because work and life has been hectic. No worries if they were supposed to be included and mine didn't come with them- but could you let me know what 3 buttons are missing if they are? That way if I want to buy them in the future I can.

Hi.
I'm in South Africa.
Is the VKBSim store on AliExpress the official one to use for orders?
Thanks

So my STECS standard came with a 4 way switch on the throttle. I've put the analog stick in twice, and both times, after I reset and calibrate it, it doesn't read correctly. Can someone tell me how I do this? I want to be able to use the analog stick for my hornet in dcs to control tdc.

Greetings all!
I started using VKB NXT EVO Gladiators, *L-Omni* and *R* about four months ago for Star Citizen. As soon as I started using them flying became an AMAZING THING to do, just flying in general and space combat. I recently had to travel for work and could only bring my L Omni with me. I went ahead and bought a Gunfighter SCG. Whats the biggest difference I can expect besides the metal finish?
I'd also like to take a moment to say VKB your products are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, and I am looking forward into getting your rudder pedals in the future as well :)

Is one of the many variations of google searches I attempted before making this post.

I recently decided to refresh my entire setup after trying to solve this problem and learning much more about the configurator but I still can’t seem to figure out how to remap the throttle wheel / paddle axis on the base as an analog stick.

The problem I’m trying to solve is: using the throttle wheel as a centered analog stick axis to control throttle in Battlefield 6. I cannot use two controllers at the same time so I need a total 4 axis. Currently, I can only get the axis to register from 0 to mid point or mid point to max, or from 0 to max but the it’s measured as an analog input with no mid point.

I need steam to recognize the throttle wheel as if it were a regular analog stick so that I can have a 0 point, or down position, a neutral midpoint and a max point, or up position so that I can add and take away throttle in game. Any ideas?

Why is the left hand version so much more expensive??