[Nico]

How difficult would that be to do?

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Probably very, if you want the Pivoting guns, if not, what do you want? there is already mouse control.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Probably very, if you want the Pivoting guns, if not, what do you want? there is already mouse control.

I mean the cursor thinguy. the curret FS2 mouse control works like a FPS, you move the mouse a bit, the ship turns slighly.
In FL, you move the mouse, you have a cursor that moves away from your aiming reticle, the farther away, the faster the ship turns. That's what I'd like to have.

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Why?

[Nico]

do I need to give you a reason? coz I need it, is that enough for you?
why do you always question request for the SCP guys? you're a pain, you know that?

[Petrarch of the VBB]

I know I am.

But what is wrong with the current methods of control?

[Nico]

well, as as usual my requests for any source code changes are ignored, I'm gonna ignore you too. nobody cares, I won't care either.
"goes back playing in the sandbox"

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Well I was actually trying to spark off some interest from other people. I do actually quite like the idea, as the current mouse control is lame.

[Ashrak]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
But what is wrong with the current methods of control?

how about the point of drag mouse down to pull up, table ends, raise mouse in air, put mouse infront, drag it down again.


instead of drag mouse down spin as much as you want rotate up...... would help TVT players with the infernal pull up VS joy and DIE problem:ha:

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Originally posted by Ashrak

how about the point of drag mouse down to pull up, table ends, raise mouse in air, put mouse infront, drag it down again.

True, but that's why you turn the sensitivty up.

[J.F.K.]

If you want to keep asking the question, what's wrong with what's there?, you're going to end up with the fact that there's nothing fundamentally wrong with FreeSpace 2 as-is. In that case, why bother with the SCP at all? I get the impression that it's because we want to expand the possibilities and scope of what's already present. A new control interface would fit under that.

[Ashrak]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB


True, but that's why you turn the sensitivty up.

max allready

[Kazan]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
the current mouse control is lame.

all mouse control is lame in a space flight combat sim

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Originally posted by Ashrak



max allready

Ahh. Now you mention it, I had the same problem.

be fair, Kazan, the mouse in FL is quite good, as it allows great accuracy, and the use of those pivoting guns. Although of course, this would be no use in FS, as there no pivoting guns.

[LAW ENFORCER]

Kazan is right, I mean what is this? "Flight of the navigator"???


(but that does not mean dont put it in, just make sure it dont interfere with my controls:blah: )

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Originally posted by LAW ENFORCER
"Flight of the navigator"???

:shudders:

[IceFire]

I agree with Venom....FL's mouse control is far superior to any other space sim.  I'd still use the joystick but hey, if someone wants to code a mouse improvement that'd probably benefit lots of people.

[KARMA]

still don't have freelancer, btw it is wing commander style? with a cursor moved by mouse and defining the maneuvre speed considering the offset from center?

[RangerKarl]

Yep, that's about right.

[KARMA]

btw it could be easy or not to have the manuevre angle defined by an offset of a cursor from center (probably it would be easier to emulate the joystick control instead of changing the actual mouse control?), but i remember that in the first wingcommanders this control was far far more difficult than the last wingcommander(where it was excellent), i mean that probably you should have to make some tests on playability, to see if it is necessary to set a dead zone , if the offset function should be linear or not, etcetc