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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: aBearedMan on June 02, 2007, 05:51:10 am

Title: Can you play with a mouse? + other questions.
Post by: aBearedMan on June 02, 2007, 05:51:10 am

Hi.  I've recently dug out FS2 and want to play through the single campaign again.  I've been looking at a few joysticks at my local electrical shops and I've just been told its possible to play the game with a mouse.  I've got a MX518 (1600dpi) and was wondering how you'd go about setting up the mouse 'in game' so to speak and is it really just as good as a joystick?  I don't want to waste £20-30 at my local store on an average joystick and I really want to play the game today and tomorrow.

Also, how do I install the SCP texture files (.VP files)?  Do I need to put them in a folder somewhere or run a installer?  I really clueless and could do with some help with this.

Great forum by the way.

Warren.

Title: Re: Can you play with a mouse? + other questions.
Post by: Koth on June 02, 2007, 07:37:37 am

Depends on your flight skill but I'm playing it fine with amouse (MX510). To use the mouse select mouse flight in the
options menue.
To use the SCP effects create a folder named mediavps and put the SCP vps in there. Then select this folder in the
Mod tab of the Launcher.

Title: Re: Can you play with a mouse? + other questions.
Post by: aBearedMan on June 02, 2007, 07:50:41 am

Can you invert the mouse?  Don't like it the way it is. 

'Then select this folder in the Mod tab of the Launcher' - Whats the Launcher?  How do I get this?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Can you play with a mouse? + other questions.
Post by: Koth on June 02, 2007, 08:18:19 am

Yeah IIRC somewhere in the control config you can invert it.
Where did you got the SCP ? Did you use Tureys installer ?

Title: Re: Can you play with a mouse? + other questions.
Post by: Wanderer on June 02, 2007, 10:06:30 am

Once you have started the game.. Go to option screen -> control config -> ship and then click on the listed axis (mouse axis something). Then click on the invert button on the lower left corner of the screen.

Title: Re: Can you play with a mouse? + other questions.
Post by: aBearedMan on June 02, 2007, 11:35:57 am

Thanks, but I've just bought a joystick, the mouse didn't feel right.  One problem though, the throttle doesn't seem to work in game and the twist function doesn't seem to do anything.  I thought the twist junction made the ship bank from side to side.  The joystick is a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Can you play with a mouse? + other questions.
Post by: Turey on June 02, 2007, 12:29:16 pm

Quote from: aBearedMan on June 02, 2007, 11:35:57 am

Thanks, but I've just bought a joystick, the mouse didn't feel right.  One problem though, the throttle doesn't seem to work in game and the twist function doesn't seem to do anything.  I thought the twist junction made the ship bank from side to side.  The joystick is a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro

Any ideas?

The twist and throttle don't come binded by default. You have to do it yourself.