![]() The control panel makes it so you don’t need a keyboard, and is intuitive to see what buttons are for what task, categorized by group and color. It allows you to move the front part of a tractor to pick up hay bales, cut a tree down, or simply adjust the camera. The joystick on the control unit is a multi-purpose tool. It’s a slick blending of a wheel with a gamepad built-in. The wheel of the Heavy Equipment Precision Control System actually has straight-up Xbox 360 thumbsticks on it. While the Heavy Equipment Precision Control System doesn’t have force feedback, it feels like you’re driving a tractor, combine, or any vehicle therein. What Saitek has done has helped bridge the simulator genre with immersion in a fantastic way. Playing the game without the hardware, allowed me to see that just a gamepad or just a mouse and keyboard was sufficient, but it didn’t feel quite right. ![]() ![]() It’s a game that allows you to run a farm from its humble beginnings into a profitable empire. That type of plug ‘n play was highly welcomed.įarming Simulator 15 is a game I’m the least familiar with in terms of games with “Simulator” in the title of them. To power it all, you’ll need to utilize two open USB ports, and they are detected and installed swiftly on Windows 10 with no further tweaking. The pedal base expands for added grip on rug or carpets. The pedals are plastic, and do bend and twist, but under normal operation, shouldn’t break or snap off. The wheel turns a whopping 900 degrees in its turning radius, and that’s more than the racing wheel I have. The toggle switches are just buttons, but it certainly looks the part. Though, I will say that the control unit looks the “weakest” of the package, where all but one of the 30+ buttons light up. It’s either “all or nothing”, as the package feels complete with all sections working in tandem. That’s a hefty price no matter which way you slice, and to enjoy Farming Simulator 15 to the fullest, I would recommend both wheels & pedals with the control unit. The wheel and pedals alone are $150, and the control unit is also $150, together or separately they are $300 to get it all. There’s three parts to this, a wheel, pedals, and the control unit. The implication is that you’re a fan of the game already and need some control and immersion. While you’d expect there’s a bundle that would, it just doesn’t. I should preface that Saitek’s Heavy Equipment Precision Control System doesn’t actually come with Farming Simulator 15. It is something that can appear hokey at first glance, but after spending some quality time with it, I can’t imagine playing Farming Simulator 15 without it. It’s no-doubt a pricey piece of hardware that’s essential for Farming Simulator 15 owners, but manages to hold some surprises in being compatible with other PC games, too. ![]() This, of course, not a real job in the field, but not a clicking on the buttons as well.Saitek, one of the foremost go-to companies for PC hardware in flight sticks and other peripherals, is getting their overalls dirty with the Heavy Equipment Precision Control System. Untill you accumulated at least a minimum skill it will gets very confusing. All this make the game much more complicated, but at the same much more interesting!Įven simple maneuvers such as reversals, which we all used to make barely moving two fingers, when using HEPCS require full both of your hands to turn the steering wheel, and both of your legs to press the pedals. You have to use your hands to physically turn the steering wheel, operate the pedals and reach for the control panel. Imagine: you gently run your harvester back and forth, over and over again through the amber of fields. HEPCS really gives the player some kind of zen. If only you don't have to set the device again and again every time you want to play in Farming Simulator 2015. Of course, when choosing between a boring keyboard and a full control system like that, the choice is obviously in favor of the latter. Fortunately, Farming Simulator 15 is not a racing simulator and it's not so critical, but you perfectly understand what we're talking about, if you own steering wheel. First off, there is the most annoying problem of almost all steering wheels controllers - the pedals freely slide around the floor as you hit them with your legs. It's about how hard it is to cope with a harvester or something like that in FS 15 using HEPCS. That's right, we already wrote about the device. If you don't understand why are we talking you the second time about the same thing, then congratulations - you passed the test and have confirmed yourself as a regular visitor of our site.
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