From willday@rom.oit.gatech.edu Sun Jul 30 13:55:02 EDT 1995 Article: 34893 of rec.games.mecha Path: gt-news!not-for-mail From: willday@rom.oit.gatech.edu (Will Day) Newsgroups: rec.games.mecha Subject: Re: Tim & Activision. MWII Joystick problem. PATCH soon? Date: 30 Jul 1995 13:54:48 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, OIT Tech Support Lines: 52 Message-ID: <3vgh18$rr1@rom.oit.gatech.edu> References: <3vemhm$rp7@ni1.ni.net> Reply-To: willday@rom.oit.gatech.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: rom.oit.gatech.edu Status: RO A short time ago, at a computer terminal far, far, away, B Masc wrote: >Before I voice my concerns, I'd like to say great job. The game IS >excellent. > >My main complaint is *controls*. The controls with a mouse and keyboard >are fine. But with a joystick? The "auto-centering" is HORRIBLE. With >EarthSeige, you make small precise corrections by tapping the joystick, >but with MW2, each time you release the joystick, the turret CENTERS itself! > >II also has) Is there some way to STOP autocentering EACH TIME the joystick >is released? If not, PLEASE let the programmers at Activision know so that >a patch can be released (and soon). Once this is taken care of, I can truly > say the Mechwarrior II is the "ultimate mech sim." > >Please treat it as a major issue, because to us BattleTech fans, it is. I've >already seen at *least* four other post on here concerning this auto-centering >"feature." I look forward to hearing from Tim or anyone at Activision. (please >release a PATCH soon). Thanks. I have to say I agree 100% with absolutely everything you said, and I've posted at least one of the other posts you note complaining about the issue. I love the game, but am continually frustrated with the joystick-torso auto-centering. I imagine it wouldn't be that hard to fix - it's not like the non-centering method of joystick reading is hard or impossible to do. Besides EarthSiege which does it correctly, just think about the chassis control. The mech turns as you turn the joystick, but it doesn't revert back to you original heading when you release the stick. Imagine if it _did_! If any programmers at Activision doubt our frustration with the torso-centering, let them imagine how difficult it would be to pilot with an auto-centering chassis. _That's_ about how I feel. :) In the meantime, I'm using the default of joystick chassis turn, and pedals torso twisting. I still can't aim consistently with the torso (as it auto-centers with the pedals too), so what I'll generally do is just hold the torso off-center for circling battles, and continue to target left/right by turning the chassis. An inadequate solution to be sure, but it's playable. I still can't hold a vertical aim, though, with the centering, and two out of three times I revert to my training and try to turn the chassis with the pedals. :P I sincerely hope Activision hears our pleas and provides a fix.. ______________________________________________________________________________ Will Day OIT, Georgia Tech, Atlanta 30332-0715 willday@rom.oit.gatech.edu http://rom.oit.gatech.edu/~willday/ =-> Opinions expressed are mine alone and do not reflect OIT policy <-= Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania Assembly, Nov. 11, 1755