When I use my (cheap Saitek Evo) joystick to play diaspora, I find the control to be very annoying. For example: I point the stick forward and the nose goes down - this is fine. But when I release the joystick so that it returns to center, the nose keeps going down for a while before actually stopping. I have to actively move the joystick backward to actually make the ship stop immediately, which is very difficult to do accurately. This always leads to overshooting the target, because the ships nose does not actually follow the movement of the joystick, but keeps going on inertia.
When using mouse controls I don't have those problems, the nose always goes exactly where I point. This leads me to my question - is joystick control implemented to be this difficult on purpose, or is it a problem with my joystick? (I don't see how, but I would be happy to learn more)
If it is done intentionally, can we please get a way to disable this "feature"? I prefer to play with my joystick, but as long as the ship handles better with the mouse I will use the mouse!