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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: BlackFish on July 20, 2004, 02:48:10 pm

Title: Happy Joy JoySticks
Post by: BlackFish on July 20, 2004, 02:48:10 pm

How many people actually use joysticks to play freespace 1/2? I have a 10 button one and it's really fun to play with.

Just wonderin. :D

Title: Happy Joy JoySticks
Post by: Gloriano on July 20, 2004, 02:51:52 pm

I use Joystick, wow another newbie joined


:welcome:



:)

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Post by: MatthewPapa on July 20, 2004, 02:52:35 pm

I use combination of the two but more on the joystick though.

Title: Happy Joy JoySticks
Post by: Mongoose on July 20, 2004, 03:07:39 pm

All joystick here, except for comm functions and some other keyboard essentials, of course.  I love my Sidewinder 3D Pro (also great for Descent :D).

Title: Happy Joy JoySticks
Post by: jdjtcagle on July 20, 2004, 03:10:36 pm

Ph34R TEH KEYBOARD!!! ;)

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Post by: karajorma on July 20, 2004, 03:36:59 pm

Some people use mouse you know. :D

Maybe they think they're playing Freelancer or something. :D

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Post by: Starks on July 20, 2004, 03:39:27 pm

My joy is sucking at auto-centering... Force3D...

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Post by: Starks on July 20, 2004, 03:40:11 pm

Anyone got any Wingman joystick layouts for FS2?

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Post by: ShadowFox on July 20, 2004, 04:20:47 pm

I use the default FS controls with my Sidewinder.

Title: Happy Joy JoySticks
Post by: jdjtcagle on July 20, 2004, 04:24:13 pm

Quote

Originally posted by karajorma
Some people use mouse you know. :D

Maybe they think they're playing Freelancer or something. :D

I actually use the mouse, didn't really think about my option :D

Title: Happy Joy JoySticks
Post by: Genryu on July 20, 2004, 04:29:08 pm

Got a Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner II. Low-range HOTAS or high range joystick, depends on your level of elitism :p
But I got Most of the control on the joystick this way :)

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Post by: ChronoReverse on July 20, 2004, 04:30:05 pm

I've used both but I prefer using my mouse for the greater precision in aiming.  My mouse has total of 7 buttons so I've mapped some of them for pitch to add to my manuevering capability.

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Post by: Gortef on July 21, 2004, 10:41:34 am

Joystick it is

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Post by: Cabbie on July 21, 2004, 11:09:19 am

HOT ASS baby HOT ASS

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Post by: Cyker on July 21, 2004, 12:21:38 pm

I use a Sidewinder 3D Pro, my brother uses a Cougar.

We've got a mini 'stick thread going in the Saitek X-45 thread too! :)

Title: Happy Joy JoySticks
Post by: pyro-manic on July 21, 2004, 12:51:32 pm

Joystick. Used to be a Saitek Cyborg Gold, but my little brother killed it playing racing games too violently with it (he's buggered the twist axis - Z IIRC), the fool. So now I'm getting him to buiy me a new one. I'm torn between the new top-end Saitek, cos they're great, and getting a HOTAS setup. ;7 Whaddaya think?

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Post by: Unknown Target on July 21, 2004, 01:35:51 pm

Joystick, a half-busted Cyborg 3D Gold.
But for my mod, I have up/down/left/right thrusters, so I use WASD in conjuction with the stick :)

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Post by: Taristin on July 21, 2004, 01:36:45 pm

I'm a keyboard Jockey...

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Post by: Kamikaze on July 21, 2004, 02:09:05 pm

I have a saitek x45 I use for flight/space-sims. It's nice for its price. :D

(http://www.saitek.pl/saitek/web/files/pc/d_x45.gif)

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Post by: Gortef on July 21, 2004, 02:28:38 pm

Indeed it is... same one here ;)

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Post by: Falcon on July 21, 2004, 02:38:06 pm

Keyboard for me, I never go used to handling joysticks always had trouble with calibration.

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Post by: Nix on July 21, 2004, 09:16:02 pm

I've used an absolutely wicked keyboard combination untill I had to switch to split keyboards.  Now I have managed to have some of the flight controls on my left hand along with the comm functions and targeting, a very select few keys on the other side of the split, and use my mouse's extra buttons for weapon switching and precision flight control.  Now if Microsoft will ever release the new version of Intellipoint which brings back custom-button mapping, I could make full use of the scrolly-rocker wheel my mouse has.  All in all, it works quite well.

I've actually never owned an actual flight-stick style joystick.  I've owned a gamepad to play Final Fantasy 7 though.

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Post by: Fractux on July 21, 2004, 09:21:37 pm

Still using the microsoft sidewinder pro I bought in '95. :)

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Post by: WetNavySailor on July 21, 2004, 10:16:04 pm

Yet another newbie (to these forums, at least :) ) jumps into the fray...

I'm currently using a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro; I'll probably switch to the Saitek Cyborg or X45 (if I can find a wireless keyboard/mouse combo that I like; my keyboard shelf just ain't big enough :( ) though.

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Post by: Falcon on July 21, 2004, 10:21:31 pm

:welcome:

Welcome Sailor!

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Post by: Drew on July 21, 2004, 10:46:59 pm

i use a joypad. wingman. has everything i need in two hands