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From: masc@phoenixx.com (B Masc)
Newsgroups: rec.games.mecha
Subject: Re: Tim & Activision. MWII Joystick problem. PATCH soon?
Date: 6 Aug 1995 19:22:18 GMT
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In article <402ppa$qcf@cd4680fs.rrze.uni-erlangen.de>,
   sz0759@rzmail.uni-erlangen.de (Klaus Breuer) wrote:
>masc@phoenixx.com (B Masc) writes:
>[Autocentering complaining]
>
>>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
>Well, I'm using an FLCS right now. After switching to 320x200 (try it!),
>I suddenly found that I could aim very well indeed. Hey, I'm starting
>to even use ACs! At maximum range, while running around!

Err, I forget to mention you have to try playing with the Joystick controlling
Turret control AND torso twisting (like they have it set up at VWE) with the
pedals for chassis control. This means you have to struggle with BOTH the X &
Y axis....with joystick auto-centering....not so easy now eh? Practically 
IMPOSSIBLE to play with. Anyway it doesn't matter now Activision is now going
to make this optional soon (apparently people who knew what I was talking
also complained to Tim) 

And yes I've tried playing it with the joystick controlling chassis & y axis.
That is no biggie since you only deal with the up & down movements auto-
centering... just try it with Joystick Torso control & you'll see what we are
all talking about.
>

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"