joystick hack?

[ferongr]

The only analog control Freelancer recognises is the mouse (the reticule). So, really, you cant control turnin with the joystick in analog mode. The turning controls are digital inputs (keyboard-gamepad). Only mouse-flight turns controlling to analog, and then you cant aim your weapons independently. I kinda like it this way, since it's already unrealistic that your main guns "revolute".

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[Varyag]

The reason I was setting mine up was to try and find a way to turn a ship in turret mode using a secondary controller. Just doesn't work. I was just using key mapping like everyone else here. A cool side was if you can get it to work better with the retical it is easier to setup joystick buttons to fire and strafe then it is a keyboard.

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"I looked up and all I saw was green death"

[paulgiandomenico]

i use a logitech 3d extreme in my right hand and mouse in my left, have since freelancer came out.

as a matter of fact i bought freelancer to go with the joystick.

I just map the keys. I still use the mouse to steer.

I use POV for f1-f4, the buuttons on the stick for weapons, and the buttons on the base for text macros.

The left right axis is turn left right, the twist is mapped to strafe, forward on the stick applies the brakes, and back on the stick is engine kill.

right mouse is thrust.

freelancer will never 'feel' like a flight sim becasue you arent flying a plane in atmosphere, so the vertical axis does not respond like a jet.

how do i attack a joystick to the game. what is the hack. under controls, it is shaded gray and cannot be changed

[hack]

Look for a program called "Xpadder". It can mimic the mouse movements when using a joystick. I only got the basics down before Life kicked me in the teeth.

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