ALPHA by VIRPIL - WarBRD - Joystick

[@Meticulate826]

Why anyone would dislike the aesthetics is beyond me. It's bloody awesome

[@LA-qv1ir]

Must be the hyper-realistic wingnuts type who only want what's in the "real-world". smh. I agree, it's looks fantastic and ergonomic.

[@akiraic]

plus, when playing on dark lights, the only thing that matters is if you intuitively knows where everything is without looking

[@turbokat24]

2:27 - The fact that they look like the xenomorphs from Alien are the best part of the aesthetics. I can't believe there are people who don't like that!

[@dougalemacalestyr8365]

If any of these items were ever available for purchase, I would be excited.

[@alexparris7769]

Dougale MacAlestyr hahah welcome To back order express. Where you hurry up to place your order and wait half a year before seeing it 😂

[@tristanelliott4106]

@@alexparris7769 Honestly, I would take that over trying to take part in a restock event in hopes of placing an order only to have to wait for the next one. Even if it meant waiting half a year or more to receive my items.

[@krislaguardia5052]

Order now and when Star Citizen comes out they will be brand new and fresh off backorder :)

[@vampolascott36]

If you're really interested, ask Virpil to send you an email when the stick you want is in stock. I got a heads up when the VKB I wanted was available and I ordered it with no money up front. it's the best joystick I've ever owned. A few months is a gut check to see if you really want to spend that kind of cash on a joystick haha! Seriously, there's nothing good about waiting so long, but at least they'll let you know when it's available. I wouldn't put money down on a joystick when they don't have any in stock. Who knows when you'll get it?

[@vampolascott36]

@@tristanelliott4106 Wrong answer! If they don't have it now, who knows when he'll finally get one? He should ask Virpil to send him and email when it's in stock. Then he can decide if he wants to lay his money down. I did this with VKB, and I got one without any money up front.

[@Tekagi502]

Analog stick, mouse wheel, optional twist axis and multi stage triggers all on one stick. Glad I waited for this one.

[@bobbyocho]

I’m probably gonna watch this video everyday until my preorder arrives. Good stuff.

[@curly_]

me too ma män

[@steffNn]

watched it three times already lol

[@CRYEHARD]

I now have VPC Constellation ALPHA-L, VPC Constellation ALPHA-R, VPC MongoosT-50CM2 Throttle, VPC MongoosT-50CM2 Throttle - TMW Throttle Mounting Adapter, and 2x 50mm, 75mm, 100mm and 200mm extensions. Virpil stuff is great! Button boxes next and Slaw device pedals are on the way to round out my set up. Thanks for the great NO BS video's.

[@callmethreeone]

I owe you a huge thank you. I got this same setup, it finally arrived this week. These are the most amazing sticks I have ever used. Thank you for being such an amazing person and taking the time to bring us the content you do.

[@Aussie_Birdman]

Thanks again Noobifier. Amazing video. Absolutely brilliant, balanced, informative, timely and so well presented.

[@mauryhatcher]

Man, those are simply gorgeous sticks! As you said, insanity. And here I am slumming it with a paltry TM Warthog HOTAS system. One day, _one_ _day_ , a pair of Alphas will be mine as well!

[@Had3k]

8:18 - 8:25 is insane. I keep trying to replicate the movement with dual sticks in my mind and its absolutely gross how much more skill that took than I have. Great vid.

[@NOOBIFIER1337]

Thanks, this type of thing just happens after hours and hours of playing. Keep playing, it will come

[@SHR0UD-e]

I’ve waited for this video since the alpha announcement and I’m so glad you covered it so thoroughly thank you 👍

[@WatchMysh]

Thanks for the nice review, Noobi! Linked to in my HOTAS 2020 roundup.

[@-aodoine-5266]

Stop doing those amazing videos!! I lack words and reason to convince my wife that I need all the equipment you cover!!

[@Furstaide]

I'll buy you one, you buy me one, pass them off as gifts ;)

[@kaffeetrinker]

If this is going any further, we need a shedule to fly our beloved video creator around the globe, to setup custom game rigs in all our houses! Imagine importing a Noobiefier with a first class ticket and a big crate of monster tech mounts, virpil hardware and all the other goodies he show us!

[@KjetilBalstad]

Do she ever bother noticing what your stuff looks like? I've got a 6000$ setup, and as far as my wives concerned, I've not upgraded anything the last 10 years. Just address it to your workplace...

[@-aodoine-5266]

@@KjetilBalstad my workplace has been at home for the past 10years... ;)

[@DarthKryat]

I would have loved one of these back in my younger days playing fighter sims

[@lordnedz]

Thanks for your insights Noobifier.

[@harabecswurveweathers]

Binding 22 should be a deeper push of the Mouse Wheel encoder, as it's listed on the Alpha Sale page that it has a mouse wheel encoder with dual push.

[@NOOBIFIER1337]

Brian Wallace oh, wow. That would be super hard then. I really pushed

[@harabecswurveweathers]

@@NOOBIFIER1337 it's possible the Alphas they shipped your were missing it, as they're pre-production, but another creator I follow confirmed that there is a second push input on the mouse wheel.

[@NOOBIFIER1337]

Brian Wallace I checked again. It’s there thanks

[@harabecswurveweathers]

@@NOOBIFIER1337 My Alpha obsession paid off! Now I just need mine. xD

[@thomass647]

@@NOOBIFIER1337 It was like that on the Delta too :P

[@SuMaSLo]

6:14 22 isn't blank but the 2nd stage push of the mouse wheel. A second mouswheel push! They really didn't scimp on inputs!

[@UBDB]

Oh man, I'd love to upgrade my t16000s to those!

[@hughgrection7246]

Lol I'd just like to get a set ot 16000's , there's a shortage world wide these days. Thanks flight sim 2020!

[@orangeblack1285]

@@hughgrection7246 Yea I got my double 16000 today. Luckily I was able to find a trader who hadn't charged twice or thrice the price and had a smol stock left. I'm fiddling around with them right now, trying to get an idea what I actually want long term (haven't used a stick for ages). So far the alphas look really good and virpils throttle as well. Also need to figure out which way to mount that stuff best.. so many options and the price just keeps raising lol

[@hughgrection7246]

@@orangeblack1285 For mounting options check out monster mounts, they make excellent chair and desk mounts and they're super reasonable price wise.

[@JamaRamaVarush]

@@orangeblack1285 One thing to be aware of is that the potentiometer on the T16000s, may drive you bonkers after a few months.

[@bloodygeorge]

Thanks for reviewing all the top end joy options. You videos helped me pick out what I wanted to use!

[@mr702s]

I REALLY hope someone makes an aluminum version of something like this. The cool cold solid feel of the Thrustmaster Warthog is wonderful and the finish doesn't wear as much as paint on plastic. I would pay a premium for dual metal grips designed for space sims.

[@golfwhiskey4632]

Don't know why everyone wants metal. Aside from military hardware (mainly cause I have no experience with it) aircraft arnt made with metal controls a more authentic experience is with polymer products

[@folkie001]

I want two of those! If I ever win the lottery,... :D Awesome review noobie!

[@backseatdriver9576]

I'm looking for sticks for star citizen and the first place I came is this channel. You've had quite a few setups over the years and still trying to decide between hotas and dual stick. I'm missing fingers on my left hand which is leaning me toward a hotas setup for star citizen but still not sure because the video makes it seem that dual might be easier to control. I'm going to watch every single video you have to try and find a setup that works best for me. Yes, the newer ones are nice but some of your older reviews might help fit my situation better so watching older videos is immensely helpful, even today. Thank you for making such high quality videos.

[@NOOBIFIER1337]

I can help because the game company had changed how inputs worked over the years. You need to run dual sticks, it’s the only way to get the most control over ships in the current patch.

[@OverlandBound]

Thank you for all of your videos. I really appreciate it very much. Question: Setting up the Constellation Delta sticks, do you know of a way to have the thumb wheels set the speed limiter and thrust limiter? I can get it to work using VPC Joystick Setup, but the limits move in TINY increments. I need it to go quickly up and down. Thanks in advance - Michael

[@SPJ-88]

I recommend setting the adjustment to one of the hats if you need to go up and down quickly. Depending on the game but if you are playing SC it should work. You could also use third party softwares to bind both hat and wheel for hold-to-adjust or fine increments respectively. If you set up modifier keys you are basically doubling/tripling the amount of inputs you have.

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[@forrestbrennan7093]

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[@tone3stark411]

Such an outstanding review. I seen this about a year ago, not knowing anything about VIRPIL. So thnx to the Noob I dug down deep this month and ordered me the Constellation Alpha-R w/ the Warbird base. I'm so freaking stoked as I have gotten FedEx confirmation that it has started shipping to me here in Florida. So freak'in excited!

[@NOOBIFIER1337]

No problem

[@MikaelKKarlsson]

Damn, now I kind of wish that Virpil would consider designing a mouse too. :-)

[@tiezine9583]

LOL I wouldn't be surprised. I love their stuff. IIt's been SOOOO many years since I've seen excellent quality equipment. Warthog not withstanding. Blackhog has some good panels right now too. Between those and the ones Virpil will be putting out, that'll finish out my pit.

[@budthecyborg4575]

I've gone through two Logitech G600s over the years. Having three primary buttons is amazing, plus I had about a dozen Firefox shortcuts on the numpad. The only reason I don't use one for gaming is they haven't updated the sensor in a long time, and I'd probably want it to go wireless as well now that they've eliminated the wireless latency problem.

[@MikaelKKarlsson]

@@budthecyborg4575 Same here with the G600. I'll probably end up buying one more just in case. It doesn't seem like anyone is going to make a true three-button mouse. And I find myself using at least six thumb buttons on a daily basis.

[@Red-Wyrm]

Mouse is not very mechanical controller. Not really VIRPIL's profile. And unlike for joysticks, there lots of good mices out there, including some very expensive and highly configurable, like Roccat Nyth

[@sheeplord4976]

They better have a "sniper button" that lowers sensitivity if they do.

[@Cmoth040]

I've been thinking of a different way to build a gaming desk, specifically for my SC rig. After seeing yours, it makes so much sense it hurts. It looks like I'm going to my local home builders soon. Thanks for sharing.

[@spartarex]

Wow! That is one incredible control system. I think it is the best one I have ever come across.

[@rocketfil]

I've been looking forward to this video more than any other in 2020. Your channel is my definitive source for gear reviews. Now if Virpil will just let me give them the money.

[@spartan11375]

I'd love to see your SC keybinding setup for these at some point.

[@budthecyborg4575]

At this point the keybinds are so intimidating I might just copy his exact button mapping.

[@Maldayne]

Brillant thank you for this. Really enjoyed the video.

[@markimark1939]

Hi Noobifier. Just wanted to say that your videos are very informative and will keep watching them to make the best choice possible on a high end throttle HOTAS solution for star citizen. Keep up the good work!

[@vampolascott36]

Sweet! I love Virpil and VKB. Virpil wasn't available when VKB was, so I went with the latter. VKB Gladiator and Kosmosima are far superior to the Thrustmaster Cougar in my estimation, since I've owned all three sticks. I'm a huge booster of VKB because I'm so impressed with the performance of the Kosmosima and Gladiator joysticks. My latest joystick: the Kosmosima, happened to be in stock last year, so that is my main squeeze right now. The Gladiator is looking for a new home, or it will continue on as a backup. My Thrustmaster Cougar found its way into a dumpster during my last move. If anybody has any questions on my VKB's I'll be happy to help you out. I use the Kosmosima for DCS, IL2 Sturmovik, Elite Dangerous and Descent 2!

[@crudbasher72]

I've been pondering getting some kind of high end stick. These kind of videos really help. Thanks for making it!

[@Marcusstratus]

Looks like a fantastic set of grips. Thanks for the review.

[@solar-e-bike-touring-europe]

Great video, looks very professional.

[@wingman2472]

Nice info thanks think I will get one for the right hand first . Cheers

[@goffe2282]

This looks really interesting. It's great that the z-axis is lockable as I have no interest in it personally, but it's there for those who want it. Now I just need to deal with the thread lock that they felt was a good idea to put in the Mongoose bases on the cam screws for something that was supposed to be replaceable. To this day I do not know what they were thinking. I believe the newer bases have done away with that. The joys of being an early adopter ;). This felt negative. Minor gripes on otherwise superb products.

[@Skott62]

Great job Noob!

[@VonSpud]

Insanity for sure...the last sticks I'll ever need. Thanks Noobifier!

[@EPiQ_cR]

Great video! If only I could actually place a complete setup order from them. Virpil if you're listening...pleaaaaase let us preorder anything and let items ship "as ready" in a single shipment. I wanted to order bases and throttle with the last restock, but without desk mounts it was again useless.

[@DylanCunliffeMusic]

Great review Noob. Thanks very much!

[@DarthJager100]

Damn, those are nice! Someday I'll have those in my setup.

[@pewbaca2611]

Absolutely awesome review

[@mbwheeler70]

A lot of info to consider. I look forward to getting An R-Alpha to go with my Delta.

[@dirtygravy4172]

Thanks for the work dude. Nice job. I've been watching your videos along with others for a couple weeks now. Excellent work.

[@Power5]

7:56 nice fit and finish on that Delta. I want to one day be able to afford a set of Virpil stuff.

[@tequila6955]

Soooo sweet! Trying so hard to be patient!

[@thomass647]

I've got an alpha and a new throttle on the way :) Can't wait to get a shipping notification.

[@thomasfretwell2972]

your vidieos talked me into the Virpil sticks and I haven't looked back thanks

[@GWE4]

Awesome. I have a Connie-alpha RT on pre-order. One I see how it all works, it'll be time for the Left one. SO PUMPED.

[@RakasansLegacy]

I love the insanity. Can't wait until I get my pair! Thanks again to my wife.

[@marksemple297]

subbed. i was looking at the delta's originally but they didn't quite hit the mark for me and the other sticks look way to tall for my tiny hands, this looks perfect size wise.

[@Humanaut.]

I am new to the genre and I really appreciate your knowledgeable and detailed content(insta sub). I am looking for a Star Citizen stick setup - this seems like a good choice.

[@req00]

Thanks Noob. Can't wait for mine to arrive.

[@tommyboy054]

You did a great job on this one Noob: solid graphics, information, and transitions. This is what I will be buying once we go live.

[@TheCort1971]

I have dual deltas now. I love them. but I am very seriously considering getting at least one alpha when they are available without pre order. again, like everyone else. thanks for the information.

[@romain1646]

Great review, great product!

[@sabapolion4004]

"It's insanity!", best part! :P

[@Kiyomoto657]

I’ve been looking forward to this review, and it didn’t disappoint.

[@mat99rich]

I know this video is old but the button you mentioned was left blank is a second button when you push on the mouse wheel.

[@ClarkH7]

Thank you for the great review!

Very interesting indeed. Thanks for the information.

[@kaedron17]

Fantastic review! I will probably be picking this up to replace my WarBRD grip.

[@shinzui3757]

Ive had mine for 4 months now and i dont regret it. Works flawlessly! Premium quality!

[@TheScutty]

Awesome review, I didn't realize these existed.

[@EricVidfarne]

Great breakdown. Actually makes me consider getting one.

[@alex_panthea]

You're awesome, thank you. Love Virpil

[@shneebsful]

All reviews should be like this, detail is key

[@TairnKA]

If the pair are sold at a reasonable price ($400.0 a pair?) I may consider them (when my newest pair of T16KMs fail / six sticks failed)? At 8:45, you mention a "Button Box"? I can't find it on the Virpil page or anywhere? What do you think of the VKB Gladiator MKII?

[@vha1207]

0:29 Love at the first sight

[@Synthmilk]

Two sticks to rule them all, damn these are some next level pieces of equipment. I'm not sure how they could improve on this design in terms of altering the layout.

[@tristanelliott4106]

I've held off on investing in a set of Virpils because I knew they would come out with the perfect space sim dual stick setup...and this is definitely it!

[@bland9876]

Dam an analog thumb stick instead of a dpad for the hat. That is actually pretty cool as long as you can get the bindings correctly when you do need to use it as a more traditional hat. Also doing this thing has so many wheels and knobs and stuff there's hardly any regular buttons on it. I'm only used to whatever I see that would come into the thrift store I used to work at.

[@NOOBIFIER1337]

They are fantastic to use

[@zat132]

very well made video. helped me learn a lot more about using different types of equipment I could use

[@feralgrin]

Thank you, sir!

[@rorymcclernon4674]

Another fantastic review. You my boy noob!

[@ERIK-457]

Even if i am not a person who flies a lot of spaceships and planes and preffers bulky heavy tanks instead i would buy that pair of joysticks that you have only because is has a lot of buttons and joysticks on it, i often run out of keys for the bindings in war thunder, mechwarrior online and other games, and not allways can use the key for push to talk or is not available or is already bound to another ingame action, and i dont know how do play station/xbox and other plataform players play war thunder, mechwarrior online and other games with lots of bindings with those double joystick controlls

[@rmp5s]

Been eyeballing this for DCS and, yup...this is the one.

[@robertbenz496]

Thanks Noobifier. Great review. I think this might be the pair I actually pull the trigger on.

[@AndrewFurmanczyk86]

That was neat how you put the watch during the printing time lapse. :)

[@AKARazorback]

I love this design... Looks amazing!

[@Shryquill]

He's done it again. Great work! I'd say it was worth the wait, but there really wasn't any to speak of.

[@rodwanolds1871]

Awesome job as always!

[@jh-lp7cg]

Have 2 Deltas and pre-ordered two Alphas... The Alphas look so much better IMHO. Now SC has to get some good gameplay so I can use them. I might have to break down and play some other flight game.

[@AtheismF7W]

elite dangerous if you like space sim

[@neilmanson7266]

I have a pair of these on preorder I can’t wait for the release, they look awesome. My biggest problem now will be working out the bindings that suit me. So many to choose from. 😄

[@rickwhelan1771]

Do you know if they are still available to preorder? If so, do you have a link?

[@neilmanson7266]

Rick Whelan No the preorder finished in December. Now you will have to keep an eye on the Virpil website for when they restock. It’s a bit of a nightmare getting hold of the popular sticks as the sell out really fast.

[@rickwhelan1771]

@@neilmanson7266 Thanks!

[@Primordial_Originator]

Thank you so much for this video!!

[@JD96893]

Really nice control sticks!

[@claudemercier1226]

@TheNOOBIFIER133 thx for the movie and i got a QUESTION about the Z axes ( i have a tm warthog so no Z axis ) . IS the Z AXIS full controllable or just max left and max right ? i dont wana buy ruder pedals cause i dont wana be forced to have my feets on the ground to stear so a fine adjustable z axis would be ultra nice and the alpha design i like pretty much and the more buttons :)

[@Embarkation1]

I’m really not sure about these due to quality control issues. I have read forum threads about build quality on units which were not ‘review product’ and am hesitant to chose virpil because of it. The sample size maybe small and and defective units might be quite rare -> but at £400 nearly I cannot be dealing with faulty product.

[@PSRJ1921plus2153]

Great video!

[@homermorisson9135]

Ho boy... how I wish I could own even just one of those beauties... nevermind how great it must be to play games with them, they already are amazing to look at on their own! Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@homermorisson9135]

@@GhostInTheShell888 Thanks for the info, as suspected that's exponentially more than I could ever afford now in my "new" situation.... will always remain a dream then, I guess.

[@homermorisson9135]

@@GhostInTheShell888 Sounds smart, yeah, but as for me... even those aren't realistic. But it's what it is... altruism just isn't recognized in this world, let alone justly rewarded, as long as there are no TV cameras around... Have fun with your try-outs though... after all, that's what it all boils down to: is it fun?

[@ryven81]

Everytime I see you do one of these reviews, I fall in love with Virpil more and more, just got to save for them now.

[@JagHiroshi]

Amazing sticks!

[@MrKill_SC]

This is very well done dude! I am now looking at getting one. Thank you!

[@jckutten]

6:15 Are you sure binding 22 is blank? Other reviewers have mentioned that the mouse scroll wheel has two stages to it (light push and deep push), so I wonder if that's the missing binding :)

[@xander9460]

I'll get these (or newer versions) when Star Citizen officially releases

[@orangeblack1285]

gives you at least half a decade or so to save up money... I'm planning what a decent setup would cost right now and damn.. its expensive

[@bystander85]

Haha, I totally thought the same thing about the grip looking like it came from Aliens

[@Exaust_SCF]

Omg ! They are engraved at your name ? :o

[@Madd0g5148]

Definitely love the look of these!

[@Madd0g5148]

Can't wait to get my hands on these... Finally pulled the trigger

[@mechrior]

OOF these look gorgeous! I would have to drill holes in the wooden arms of my chaair to use anything like this as I dont use a "normal" chair.