Doing the joystick thing is gonna be nearly impossible. After I read the ZQuake manual and found nothing about joysticks in it I decided to try mapping the different functions to existing key bindings. I think that actions that require a single key press such as switching weapons are possible. As far as movement goes, so far, I've only tried to map the x-axis (moving the joystick from side to side) to the keys for strafing since it is one of the hardest things to get done. Unfortunately, the game doesn't act as if the alt key is pressed down which makes one turn instead of strafe. Other things may be possible, such as continuous turning by mapping the joystick's twisting motion to the arrow keys. But without Strafing and running, which require modifiers (alt and shift respectively), what's the point of mapping a whole bunch of stuff if one has to go back to the keyboard?
BAT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark BurningHawk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ken the Crazy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "AGRIP User and Developer discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:19 Subject: Re: [AGRIP-discuss] Joystick support? I too am coming up against the limits of what you can do with key bindings. As it is right now each hand controls eight or nine keys in a roughly telephone-keypad type arrangement centered around navigational keys or fire control keys. I don't see how it can get much faster than this while using the keyboard, and I would actually buy a USB joystick or game controller if it was supported. As in my last post, continuous turning with the arrow keys would go a long way toward making game play more fluid. Anyone interested in comparing key bindings and different strategies for rapidly accessing weapons and motion/direction changes, I"d be happy to. Keep herding nerfs. Nerfi? Nerf? Hmmm. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken the Crazy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "AGRIP User and Developer discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [AGRIP-discuss] Joystick support? >I tried using a joystick and a mouse but I can't get neither to work. This >business about sighted people having advantage because they can use a >mouse--well, either the blind AQ community needs to learn to use one or we >need to gain some advantages over the sighted to make it fair, because soon >we will be playing against them I have no doubt. Personally, I would love >to see mouse and joystick support. With just a few more navigational cues >we could really make it work--and anywhere you read about Quake people >laugh at anyone who uses a keyboard to play. > Ken Downey > President > DreamTechInteractive! > > And, > Coming soon, > Blind Comfort! > The pleasant way to get a massage--no staring, just caring. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:45 AM > Subject: [AGRIP-discuss] Joystick support? > > >> Hi, >> >> Is there joystick support in the ZQuake engine or will i need to map >> everything? I just got one for free and I'd like to try it out. Has >> anyone >> use a joystick in the game before? >> >> BAT >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AGRIP-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.agrip.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agrip-discuss >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/511 - Release Date: >> 11/1/2006 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > AGRIP-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.agrip.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agrip-discuss > _______________________________________________ AGRIP-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.agrip.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agrip-discuss -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.13.23/513 - Release Date: 11/2/2006 7:40 AM _______________________________________________ AGRIP-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.agrip.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agrip-discuss
