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Title: Wing commander 2 Keyboard?
Post by: mrwtrs on October 20, 2008, 08:53:47 pm

Hallo there Wing commanderfans,
i love this game but i'd like to play wc2 with the keyboard but its
impossible, had someone the same problems? Do you know some
solution?
Best regards, mrwtrs

Title: Re: Wing commander 2 Keyboard?
Post by: Talon 1024 on October 20, 2008, 10:03:42 pm

I don't get it. :wtf:

On modern machines, WC2 is best played in DosBox: http://dosbox.sourceforge.net (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net)
A small guide to get it working in Dosbox is available here: http://www.wcnews.com/techsupport.shtml#wc2 (http://www.wcnews.com/techsupport.shtml#wc2)

Also, just like in WC3, you can make sharp turns in WC2 with the Shift + Arrow key combination.

Title: Re: Wing commander 2 Keyboard?
Post by: mrwtrs on October 21, 2008, 07:17:49 am

The point ist, that in WC2 the keyboard reacts very slow, and with the shift arrow combination very fast, do you know a possibility to get it work normal? The wcsaga goes well under xp, so why should i use dosbox?
Greetz, mrwtrs

Title: Re: Wing commander 2 Keyboard?
Post by: Tolwyn on October 21, 2008, 10:40:00 am

Because Wing Commander Saga was developed for Windows XP, Wing Commander 2 wasn't.

Title: Re: Wing commander 2 Keyboard?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on October 21, 2008, 10:58:35 am

Mighty Dos will one day rise again!

Title: Re: Wing commander 2 Keyboard?
Post by: Silent Warrior on October 21, 2008, 11:50:33 am

Honestly, I had better luck running WC2 with a mouse rather than keyboard. It doesn't beat a joystick, though.

Title: Re: Wing commander 2 Keyboard?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on October 22, 2008, 06:44:47 am

I finished my first ever wing commander game with a Snes controller. (The secret missions) it was suprisingly comfortable :)