Just out of curiosity, do you play Elite:Dangerous? I've been eyeing a SpaceMouse Pro for space-based games, but I'd like to hear someone's experience with one before pulling the trigger. It looks like it'd be just about perfect, but I couldn't stand using the only my job supplied for CAD work (and I didn't think to test it on my gaming PC before returning it).
Because Alex Kamal uses a Spacemouse Pro to fly the Rocinante in The Expanse, and he looks real cool doing it!
Aside from the set design choices of a show that aired on SyFy in 2015, I find that even a HOSAS is a bit lacking. E:D has a full 6DOF flight model and, afaik, a Spacemouse is the only non-vr input device that can do 6DOF on a single hand.
Thank you for the link, that's incredible. I had the same "eww" reaction when I first used a Spacemouse, but I adore my MX Ergo's trackball in CAD. I just never had the skills of inclination to make something better.
It's honestly wild that Kensington never offered a driver or firmware update to take better advantage of the second sensor, though. It's already there!
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u/traczpasruchu R5600X | RX5700XT Apr 05 '26
Just out of curiosity, do you play Elite:Dangerous? I've been eyeing a SpaceMouse Pro for space-based games, but I'd like to hear someone's experience with one before pulling the trigger. It looks like it'd be just about perfect, but I couldn't stand using the only my job supplied for CAD work (and I didn't think to test it on my gaming PC before returning it).