[aBearedMan]

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.

[Koth]

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.

[aBearedMan]

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.

[Koth]

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

[Wanderer]

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.

[aBearedMan]

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?

[Turey]

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.