From masc@phoenixx.com Wed Aug 2 08:35:48 EDT 1995 Article: 35298 of rec.games.mecha Path: gt-news!gatech!news.bluesky.net!solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.alpha.net!uwm.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!news.ecn.bgu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!newsserver.sdsc.edu!news.cerf.net!ni1.ni.net!masc From: masc@phoenixx.com (B Masc) Newsgroups: rec.games.mecha Subject: Re: Tim & Activision. MWII Joystick problem. PATCH soon? Date: 2 Aug 1995 05:28:58 GMT Organization: Indeed... Lines: 62 Message-ID: <3vn2eq$khp@ni1.ni.net> References: <3vemhm$rp7@ni1.ni.net> <3vhvst$gsq@nnrp2.primenet.com> <3vleid$nd7@cymbal.aix.calpoly.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: masc.phoenixx.com X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #3 Status: RO In article <3vleid$nd7@cymbal.aix.calpoly.edu>, dbright@cymbal.aix.calpoly.edu (Darrin Lee Bright) wrote: >In article <3vhvst$gsq@nnrp2.primenet.com>, >Tim Morten wrote: > >>Sorry you're unhappy with the joystick autocentering; this is >>not a bug. I recommend using a mouse if you don't like the >>feel of joystick play. > >I haven't bought the game yet. But if using the mouse is like using the >mouse in X-wing (that is, a completely pointless waste of time), then I may >not bother investing so much money into your product. > >>I understand that you are very unhappy about this, however many >>users are using joysticks and prefer autocentering. We also >>had specific requests for autocentering in the design phase. > >Just because Jim-bob the wonder-chimp wants auto-centering does not >necessarily mean its a good thing. One thing that really annoyed me about >the OLD demo was that the crosshairs wouldn't stay where you put 'em. >Dammit, if I put those crosshairs up above the horizon, or down below, thats >where the hell I want them to be. =) > >>I really wish we could make everyone happy; I'll certainly look >>into offering both choices. However I am familiar enough with >>our joystick code to know that this is not trivial addition. > >One last thing, Tim. Very rarely have I seen customer service on the net as >good as yours. It really makes a difference knowing that you're around to >answer questions and let us know you give a damn about your customers. =) > Definately. Tim, with all my complaining about the (damned!) autocentering I don't want you to think that I think the game is terrible. Let me reiterate: The game is AWESOME. It has great attention to detail, the music is phenomenal, the cut scenes make me believe that a BattleTech movie might actually work! And we all appreciate your _hard_ work on this -not to mention your efforts on the usenet. I just find it frustrating to have such a great game that I cannot play (or at least enjoy because of lousy controls) The game is THIS close to being perfect but unfortunately a very important (and very basic) part was (seemingly) overlooked: giving the player the option of turning off auto-centering -or leaving it off altogether. I can't stress it enough, I have tried and tried and _tried_ (boy have I tried) to play with my FLCS and it is (without any exaggeration) _impossible_ to aim with! PLEASE try it yourself and you'll really understand what we mean -use the joystick to control torso & pedals to control the mechs legs, you _cannot_ hit anything (unless you're firing locked missiles) with this auto-center "feature"... arrgghh.... But alas that was not the point of this post. Tim, thanks for the hard work, if you can "fix" this problem with a patch or a later release, we will all appreciate it. I will buy it again just so I can play with a joystick (the game is worth it.) So I (and others) can really start to enjoy this game you've worked so hard on. And we know you have _really_ worked hard, so rest up, you've deserved it... ..and once you're rested you can start working on this darned 'auto-center' fix! ;) B Masc - The Masc - masc@phoenixx.com "When I die, I want go like my grandfather: in his sleep. Not like the passengers in his car: screaming their heads off"