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Thread: Joystick or not?

jadeew
Tue May 24, 2005 1:50 pm
#1
New pilot. Been flying with a mouse and keyboard. Got used to playing SWG with inverted mouselook on all the time so I dont have to switch for space. Is it an advantage/disadvantage/indifferent to use a joystick. never used one, was thinking about getting one. Your thoughts please.



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Mickal_Anarchy
Tue May 24, 2005 2:10 pm
#2
Joystick. i had to use my mouse for a day when my ne pc's usb ports were not working and i could not even fly strait with mouse



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entrailsgalore2
Tue May 24, 2005 2:13 pm
#3
I just flyw itha mouse and keyboard...I might try a stick sometime.



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IL-Vec
Tue May 24, 2005 2:23 pm
#4




Mickal_Anarchy wrote:

Joystick. i had to use my mouse for a day when my ne pc's usb ports were not working and i could not even fly strait with mouse





actually it's not that bad but hard to auto straighten is only thing


to just straighten out for transit's though hit alt twice






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Ryuukon
Tue May 24, 2005 2:27 pm
#5
Personally I have 2 joysticks, a Saitek ST290 and a Logitech Wingman Extreme, as well as a modified X-Box controller which I have connected to my PC via USB. As far as joysticks are concerned the Wingman Extreme is my favorite because it's more comfortable and the throttle is easier to handle, plus the thumb buttons are easier to reach.


When everything is said and done through,I prefer to use mouse and keyboard atleast with this game. I have much better accuracy with a mouse than my joystick. It just takes a little getting used to. What I'd really like to do though is get my hands on a joystick with a seperate throttle and just use the throttle alone. Best of both worlds. Accuracy of mouse with speed and precision of a joystick throttle.



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UmmonPrime
Tue May 24, 2005 2:31 pm
#6
I seem to have the mouse down pretty good. I find it simple to use and can actually do some great manuvers, after a little bit of practice..



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LeaphChausew
Tue May 24, 2005 2:35 pm
#7

Mice and Keyboardlings do me fine.


Especially if I feed it enough cheese.


As for keyboards..erm, they don't like cheese


Bawa
Tue May 24, 2005 3:16 pm
#8
with a little adjustment on the control area of the mouse... (where you move around to turn, roll and target)... you can get some really nice accuracy with the mouse.
I made the area bigger, which gave me alot better control and made my flying alot easier...

During a tense fight it can be hard to target precise with a small control area, becuase you move fast around, and making it bigger will ofcourse give alot more mouse movement, but accuracy bonus is far greater if you ask me

making some small macros with /Throttle 0.25; 0,50; 0,75; and 1.0; (or which ever speed where your ship handles good) and dropping them in the F1->F4 slots also help with Roll binded to Q and E, and some Regrouping of weapons fire.

It probabaly takes some practice, but I bet its just as good as using a Joystick..




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BlackJango
Tue May 24, 2005 3:24 pm
#9
I was originally a joystick pilot, but due to a hardware failure, I'm now a mouse pilot (and a goodone at that)



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CNevyn
Tue May 24, 2005 4:19 pm
#10
I use a mouse and nostromo keypad. lots of programmable buttons, and another wheel that can be programmed as a psuedo throttle. Joystick implimentation in JTL is just too herky-jerky for me.



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TUMOS_GHOST
Tue May 24, 2005 5:17 pm
#11
I use both mouse and joystick. joystick is so much more fun to use.... but i can barely aim with it





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u962281
Tue May 24, 2005 5:21 pm
#12

I like my game pad. Very quick control of roll and throttle. I just use a standard USB Playstation clone, NYKLO Airflo or something. The default gamepad settings work great, and the thing even has a fan in to cool your hands. Played mouse/key combo for a couple weeks and find the gamepad far superior, especially in the change speeds area, which is the key to combat maneuverability (for me anyway).


But this is defintely a preference area...





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TUMOS_GHOST
Tue May 24, 2005 5:30 pm
#13

u962281 wrote:

I like my game pad. Very quick control of roll and throttle. I just use a standard USB Playstation clone, NYKLO Airflo or something. The default gamepad settings work great, and the thing even has a fan in to cool your hands. Played mouse/key combo for a couple weeks and find the gamepad far superior, especially in the change speeds area, which is the key to combat maneuverability (for me anyway).

But this is defintely a preference area...



a fan to cool your hands? @_@ whats this world comming to!





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