Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In this video I go over the absolute basics that you need to know in order to fly the X-WING in the XWVM Mod. Most info presented here can still apply to the original game for anyone starting fresh.

XWVM is a mod for the 1993 X-Wing Space Combat Flight Simulator

For a general installation and settings guide: youtu.be/QGhLiaF-gt4

Intro clips:
youtube.com/watch?v=kaAmF8gy6eQ
youtube.com/watch?v=3yWrXPck6SI

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:30 Controls and Keybinds
1:10 Joystick Recommendations
2:05 Energy Management System
3:05 Shields
3:53 Direct Energy Transfer
4:10 Weapons
4:18 Laser Cannons
5:26 Proton Torpedoes
5:59 Targeting Computer
6:43 Sensor Systems
7:02 Sensor Demonstration
8:35 MFD's
8:54 Hyperdrive
9:10 Conclusion