Is There a Joystick Control Mod?

Anthony W. · 05-11-11, 07:39 PM

Is there any mod that allows me to use my joystick for fine control movements?

It'd be great for some of the faster playable ships

Thanks

Yamato_NF · 05-11-11, 08:00 PM

no there isnt....
it would complicate the game to much...

Anthony W. · 05-11-11, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Yamato_NF

no there isnt....
it would complicate the game to much...

How? Maybe to people that don't use one every day - but I do use one every day.

Stealhead · 05-11-11, 10:02 PM

I dont think such a thing is possible game engine wise.How would use it anyway,to move on foot in the sub control dives? too complex.

FIREWALL · 05-11-11, 10:48 PM

Somewhere buried in the archives is a thread about this.

Whether it could be done ? The answer is there.

Yamato_NF · 05-13-11, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Anthony W.

How? Maybe to people that don't use one every day - but I do use one every day.

I have a joystick, and yes, it WOULD complicate the game TOO MUCH

Anthony W. · 05-13-11, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Yamato_NF

I have a joystick, and yes, it WOULD complicate the game TOO MUCH

Well I think it'd be great for that playable PT boat.

When I use my joystick, usually it's 10 inch aerobatic formation flying at 200kts - not 36kts dodging shells.

FIREWALL · 05-13-11, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Somewhere buried in the archives is a thread about this.

http://www.subsim.com/phpBB_archive1/

Whether it could be done ? The answer is there.

Yamato_NF · 05-13-11, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Anthony W.

Well I think it'd be great for that playable PT boat.

When I use my joystick, usually it's 10 inch aerobatic formation flying at 200kts - not 36kts dodging shells.

I play more modern Combat Heli/Fixedwing sims...
just picked up Enemy Engaged 2 a month ago

anyway, 200knts is kinda slow (helicopters go 200knts).... arent you flying WWII planes?
like i said, i do modern heli/fixedwing sims... so im going at 2,000 MPH+ (Mach 2.1 baby!)

My joystick: Saitek Cyborg-X

CCIP · 05-13-11, 06:34 PM

I think you also have to remember that conning a ship and flying an aircraft is something that is done very, very differently. For one, those in charge of navigation, overall command, and actually turning the wheels, are very different people. And it's that way for good reasons.

Sailor Steve · 05-13-11, 07:26 PM

I would agree that ships are nothing like planes, but he did specifically mention the playable PT boat, and in those one man controlled the wheel and the throttles, so I guess I can understand.

CCIP · 05-13-11, 07:36 PM

Yeah, though I doubt we can get that easily in a game that's not built for PT boats to begin with.
It's also worth pointing out that the helm/dive plane stations on modern submarines have also long been replaced by sticks, although you won't see the boat's captain on those.

That said, by the way, is there a solid PT boat mod for SH4 out there? I feel like I've missed out on something

Anthony W. · 05-14-11, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Yamato_NF

I play more modern Combat Heli/Fixedwing sims...
just picked up Enemy Engaged 2 a month ago

anyway, 200knts is kinda slow (helicopters go 200knts).... arent you flying WWII planes?
like i said, i do modern heli/fixedwing sims... so im going at 2,000 MPH+ (Mach 2.1 baby!)

My joystick: Saitek Cyborg-X

Nope, Zivko Edge 540 pylon racing or aerobatic performances, or Blue Angels style things. When you're tail sliding at 50ft above the ground doing inside loops, 200kts becomes very, very fast haha

My stick - Saitek X65 flight control system w/ dual seperable throttles, F-16 style pressure sensitive stick, instrument display module, and Saitek pro pedals

Hitman · 05-14-11, 04:23 AM

I think even if you could remap throttle and rudder controls to a Joystick using a 3rd party program (I think there is such software around IIRC) the problem is that the game is not programmed to be linear, i.e. you have simply X number of forward and backward speed settings and not a % that increases linearly with your input. And more or less the same for rudder, plus in both cases the game takes some time to rsponse, as it mimmics the delay in the voice order, the telegraph settinga nd lastly the helmsman acting on the rudder

05-11-11, 07:39 PM	#1
Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Is There a Joystick Control Mod? Is there any mod that allows me to use my joystick for fine control movements? It'd be great for some of the faster playable ships Thanks __________________ Sunken Mustangs Proud Ford Mustang owner "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" - Admiral David Farragut Run silent - run deep - keep the baffles clear - targets front and center. Private pilot and history buff

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Yamato_NF King of the Ocean Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan, United States Posts: 337 Downloads: 621 Uploads: 0	no there isnt.... it would complicate the game to much... __________________ Proud owner of SH3/4/5 Proud owner of the DCS series "He who controls the seas controls the world."

05-11-11, 10:48 PM	#5
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Somewhere buried in the archives is a thread about this. Whether it could be done ? The answer is there. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

05-13-11, 06:34 PM	#10
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I think you also have to remember that conning a ship and flying an aircraft is something that is done very, very differently. For one, those in charge of navigation, overall command, and actually turning the wheels, are very different people. And it's that way for good reasons. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

05-13-11, 07:26 PM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I would agree that ships are nothing like planes, but he did specifically mention the playable PT boat, and in those one man controlled the wheel and the throttles, so I guess I can understand. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-11-11, 10:02 PM	#4
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I dont think such a thing is possible game engine wise.How would use it anyway,to move on foot in the sub control dives? too complex.

05-13-11, 07:36 PM	#12
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yeah, though I doubt we can get that easily in a game that's not built for PT boats to begin with. It's also worth pointing out that the helm/dive plane stations on modern submarines have also long been replaced by sticks, although you won't see the boat's captain on those. That said, by the way, is there a solid PT boat mod for SH4 out there? I feel like I've missed out on something __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

05-14-11, 04:23 AM	#14
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	I think even if you could remap throttle and rudder controls to a Joystick using a 3rd party program (I think there is such software around IIRC) the problem is that the game is not programmed to be linear, i.e. you have simply X number of forward and backward speed settings and not a % that increases linearly with your input. And more or less the same for rudder, plus in both cases the game takes some time to rsponse, as it mimmics the delay in the voice order, the telegraph settinga nd lastly the helmsman acting on the rudder __________________ One day I will return to sea ...