Breaking in FSX

On 4/3/2008 8:19 PM, MikeWhy went clickity clack on the keyboard and
produced this interesting bit of text:
> Crysis works with the Xbox 360 controller only. Unfortunately. And you
> can't remap the key functions at all. Otherwise, it works perfectly with
> the mouse. I bought one just for Crysis, and now fly with that rather
> than the old Thrustmaster gamepad. The plug is USB A male (that is, it
> fits the PC). It needs it's own driver, though, unlike most other
> joysticks which just use the HID interface.

Gears of War has a rather disconcerting problem in that it can't tell
the difference between an Xbox360 game controller and a joystick. If
you have a joystick plugged in the screen goes spinning to the left as
if you're holding the A key down to turn to the left. Unplug the
joystick and things are normal. This happens with a USB joystick, it
might not happen with a gameport joystick.

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"Ibby" <ibby11 RemoveThis @tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
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>> FWIW, I fly a gamepad by choice, currently an xbox3 controller but that
>> was
>> a recent change, inspired by and required only for Crysis.
>
> I cant work out what this means 'FWIW', please put my keyboard
> shortcut limited brain to rest!

There's too ways to edit that. I can take it out, without losing much
meaning. Or just leave it intact and explain, for what it's worth, that it's
an unnecessary introductory phrase.
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"MikeWhy" <boat042-nospam DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> You see...this is the kind of info I'm after. So realistically even on
>> a joystick which may have analogue triggers you still have to rapidly
>> press the brakes for them not to lock?
>
> I'm pretty that's not the case. I have left and right brakes mapped to
> axes on the throttle quadrant. I don't recall clearly, but I would be very
> surprised if the brakes can't be mapped an axis.

I was wrong. You can map left/right brakes individually to their own axis,
but not "Brakes" as in both together. I tried briefly mapping the rudder to
the left/right triggers on the 360 controller to free up the
clutch/accelerator pedals for FSX brakes. The brakes worked fine, with
really good progressive action. The rudder, though, really doesn't belong on
the hand controller at all. Can't work the quadrant while slipping it in on
the landing, for example.
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On 4/3/2008 3:20 PM, MikeWhy went clickity clack on the keyboard and
produced this interesting bit of text:
> "Ibby" <ibby11.RemoveThis@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:e8d78acf-c594-44f1-8386-1fe483b5bcb7@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>
>>> FWIW, I fly a gamepad by choice, currently an xbox3 controller but
>>> that was
>>> a recent change, inspired by and required only for Crysis.
>>
>> I cant work out what this means 'FWIW', please put my keyboard
>> shortcut limited brain to rest!
>
> There's too ways to edit that. I can take it out, without losing much
> meaning. Or just leave it intact and explain, for what it's worth, that
> it's an unnecessary introductory phrase.

Just to add to Mike's statement (and when don't I have something to
add?) there are tons of lists of abbreviations you'll find on the
Internet. A quick search came up with this one:

http://www.tigeru.com/ftopict-2204.html

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"Vernon Balbert" <vbalbert DeleteThis @gmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On 4/3/2008 3:20 PM, MikeWhy went clickity clack on the keyboard and
> produced this interesting bit of text:
>> "Ibby" <ibby11 DeleteThis @tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:e8d78acf-c594-44f1-8386-1fe483b5bcb7@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> FWIW, I fly a gamepad by choice, currently an xbox3 controller but that
>>>> was
>>>> a recent change, inspired by and required only for Crysis.
>>>
>>> I cant work out what this means 'FWIW', please put my keyboard
>>> shortcut limited brain to rest!
>>
>> There's too ways to edit that. I can take it out, without losing much
>> meaning. Or just leave it intact and explain, for what it's worth, that
>> it's an unnecessary introductory phrase.
>
> Just to add to Mike's statement (and when don't I have something to add?)
> there are tons of lists of abbreviations you'll find on the Internet. A
> quick search came up with this one:
>
> http://www.tigeru.com/ftopict-2204.html
>
That list has one serious omission, relevant to young people. PIR ...
parent in room

lol
Doug
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If you know what I mean is often typed as IYKWIM.
Seen that all over the place.
Crash Lander

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"Ibby" <ibby11 DeleteThis @tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
>>
>> Well for what it's worth Ibby I'll tell you it stands for For What It's
>> Worth!
>>
>> --
>> Iain
>> Rugby, UK
>
> Thanks, I always find it quicker actually typing the full words than
> thinking about ways of shortening them, do you know what I mean
> m8??
>
> Ibby
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> That list has one serious omission, relevant to young people.  PIR  ....
> parent in room
>
> lol
> Doug- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I havent read them all but I'm sure there are plenty of expressions
not on it like
NTAWMXS - Never Trust A Word MX Says!!

Ibby
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On Apr 4, 4:30 am, "Crash Lander" <h....RemoveThis@there.com.za> wrote:
> HAhaha!. Well, I need to reinstall mine again when I get my system back
> (*looking at the time, and praying I get a call soon, as the day is almost
> done!*).
> I think I'll tackle Delta level when I restart, as I didn't really find the
> Hard level much more difficult than the Normal level.
> I was up to the level just as you get to the mine entrance.
> That time through though, I missed one of the secondary missions. The one
> where you have to flag the ammo dump for an air-strike. I chased some bad
> guys and wound up wiping out the ammo dump from the ground, completely
> missing the second AA unit.Ah well, heaps more baddies to kill doing the
> ammo dump from the ground. I just make my way to the sentry tower, and pick
> them off one by one. Lots of fun. LOL! No need for a silencer when you're up
> there! They all know you're there already, no a good opportunity to make
> lots of noise. I found a reason to really enjoy the precision rifle when in
> that situation. One shot and they go flying! hehee.
> Crash Lander
> --

I have recently started playing Multi-Player which IS a challenge as
you die very quickly when shot. You really need the latest patch
installed 1.21 as you cannot connect to servers that are on a
different version than you are running and the majority use the latest
patch. I have just been playing 'Instant Action' which is a free for
all and easy to get into. 'Power Struggle' is a bit more complex with
objectives per team, there is an instruction video but I haven't
studied it much or tried playing that type yet. I played it the other
night with one other guy who had a sniper rifle and kept himself well
hidden, I just couldn't get near him. When ever he killed me he would
then move as his location is indicated. I actually saw him at one
point and sneeked round to where he was in an elevated spot. I
climbed round the side, selected Max Power to jump up and the bastard
had set a trip mine or something to protect his back ;-(

We should get a server set up for us guys to play against each other.
I'm looking into downloading some maps as some levels I tried
connecting too said 'map missing' so I presume they have to also exist
locally on your pc

Ibby
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Vernon Balbert wrote:
>
> Gears of War has a rather disconcerting problem in that it can't tell
> the difference between an Xbox360 game controller and a joystick. If
> you have a joystick plugged in the screen goes spinning to the left as
> if you're holding the A key down to turn to the left. Unplug the
> joystick and things are normal. This happens with a USB joystick, it
> might not happen with a gameport joystick.

This doesn't happen for me. I always have my USB joystick connected and
Gears of War doesn't do this on my XP system. Or do I misunderstand and
you refer to an A key button on a gamepad and not the A key on the
keyboard?


- Sheldon
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> Maybe you are right. I do find it hard to adjust my pitch smoothly
> with the fiddly thumb-stick, but the joystick would have to have a
> decent throttle control on it. I'll have to have a look at Flightstore
> again...
>

make sure it's got a twist grip for rudder

Butts
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