From willday@rom.oit.gatech.edu Mon Jul 31 13:49:37 EDT 1995 Article: 96470 of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic Path: gt-news!not-for-mail From: willday@rom.oit.gatech.edu (Will Day) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,alt.games.mechwarrior2 Subject: Re: MW2 custom controls: ARRRRRRRGH! Date: 31 Jul 1995 13:49:32 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, OIT Tech Support Lines: 40 Message-ID: <3vj53c$48s@rom.oit.gatech.edu> References: <3vca4k$2sn@knot.queensu.ca> <3vcjnj$n4n@rom.oit.gatech.edu> <3vj04v$crk@knot.queensu.ca> 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, Edward Thommes wrote: >time. Anyway, in the meantime, I've gone back to using the stick for >chassis turning; I just couldn't get enough fine control with the rudders >(kept flunking the mech handling slalom). I now control torso turning >with the hat on my FLCS, and with the mouse (fine adjustment), the way >the joystick and rudder work with the torso (torso position proportional >to joystick/rudder position) simply doesn't allow precise aiming. They >should have put in an option to make the rate of change, not the >position, depend on the control position, i.e. when you center your >controls, the torso stops moving, instead of recentering the way it >presently does. Yeah, you and me both. I sure hope they come out with a patch that addresses this concern, as precise torso aiming with the joystick is just impossible right now, which is a shame. I had the same problem with the pedals as you did, but I kept them as torso twist anyway. I can't use them to aim, but I can find about two or three good positions in which I can hold them (most often full-90 twist), and at least have rough control over the torso. Then of course, I have to use the joystick's chassis movement to do the aiming. That's just not the way it should be done, though. >Other than that the controls are pretty good... I just noticed this >morning, while looking at the key command card, that there's a command >(m) for aligning your feet with the torso direction. This is exactly >what I found myself wishing for when I was playing the game yesterday. I >can't wait to get home from work and try this out. I noticed this, but I haven't thought to try it yet. I wonder if how fast it recenters your chassis for you...if it's real fast, then it could be really slick for fast turns! ______________________________________________________________________________ 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