NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/comp/sys/mac/games/11700

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From: [e-mail] (Darren Cokin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Falcon MC Demo (at la
Date: 22 Nov 1992 14:58:55 -0800
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Glen Kawano)  writes:
>
>Someone was complaining in another message that the MouseStick didn't
>work right; to use the MouseStick, make a set with vector speed set at
>70. Set null zone at 30 or so. Tracking unchanged. Direct zone and
>direct output should be zero. Set the buttons any way you want (I have 1
>and 3 for throttle, 2 as trigger). Of course, set the game to MouseStick
>control. With these settings, Falcon's response is extremely good, in
>the same league as Flight Simulator 4. (Actually, I don't know what the
>roll rate of the F-16 is, but it seems kind of slow in this game.)

That was me.  Thanks a lot, this works great.  Why didn't they just say
to use vector control?  The game now works great with my stick, and is much
better than the mouse (I can't stand the keyboard).  I'm upset with the entire
lack of documentation that came with the demo.  They didn't mention this, or
what any of the readouts mean.  I've never really played the original game,
nor have I been in an F16, so I have no idea what anything in that heads up
display means.


                                                         Darren