I had trouble initially flying the q400 sim. She is a different beast to fly compared with the Dash 8/100 sim and obviously different to the larger aircraft simulators, eg 744/A380/330/767
I found that I had to make a conscious effort to use the rudders more and "fly the numbers".
It might be beneficial for Qlink to offer "fixed base training sessions" (book your own, back of the clock, practice session), prior to your renewal, just like Qantas offer their pilots.