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Does anyone else here use a gamepad or game controller in bzFlag? If so, which one, and how is yours set up?

I use my optical mouse in my right and and for my left hand use a Nostromo n50 game pad. Seen here:



The way I have mine setup is I use the D-pad button directly under my thumb as a jump key, the other 3 directions used for radar zoom, the bottom right key as a fire button (still use the mouse button too) and all of the rest are quick-keys for things like lagstats and other commands.

So how about it? Anyone else?

I like my keyboard and mouse, the way it was intended. I don't need any fancy $100 gadget to keep fraggin' tanks.

It does look like a neat device, but probably more useful for games like Unreal Tournament. However, that device would be cool for Patlabor's BZFlag Zero client with all the special moves.

dey make dis new kind of mouse dats wireless an u can pick it up an move it around in da air , or u can use it on da table like a regular mouse if u want ta . it has really neat trigger type buttons dat i tho would b perfect 4 BZflag ;)
it also comes wif a neat lil compact keyboard dat has low profile keys kinda like mee laptop puter :P

i also bought a USB gravis gamepad an im tryin to hook it up to mah puter an use it 4 BZ ...

deres dis proggy called "Joystick2Mouse" ... da newest version iz out now an itz kewl u can download it free from da CNET website an adapt it to use wif da gamepad by subbing da keyboard commands 2 da gamepad controls ...

:P

Thanks for the info.

koba,
that pic would make a cool tattoo.


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Those puny manual devices are for wimps. True masters play by MindControl[tm].

bzfrank wrote:Those puny manual devices are for wimps. True masters play by MindControl[tm].

Yeah I know but my MindControl[tm] headset broke and I don't have the 100 grand to get it replaced.

EvilChickenNugget wrote:Yeah I know but my MindControl[tm] headset broke and I don't have the 100 grand to get it replaced.

That's why it doesn't work. You're using it all wrong as a headset, as you're supposed to get those professionally implanted in your cranium.

Yeah..... those headsets were the cheap Matel immitations. Get with the program!

It was hard to play with the mouse ...cordless,btn right,center and left...and the strange red light coming from the mouse, and I decided to play with my telekinesis.

I stick to my trusty mouse....

I like the mouse too......

I want one of the cordless mouses. They look cool.

No, they ARE cool!!

[quote="ski"]I stick to my trusty mouse....[/quote]
Maybe you should clean it sometime then...

I am a keyboard player. I hate mice.

I always played Wolfenstein with keyboard, but with Bzflag, I have found that a mouse helps me with aiming faster. Whether it is the whiskers or the little tail I am not sure. The amount of cheese that I go through is beginning to impact my household budget though. I tried using Cheeztiz, but high concentrations of salt increased the beer budget. I think I am trying a cat next. This way, they can eat my storage of mice. They do have some vibration feedback, but I believe that this was not a design feature. I believe that I may pushing the wrong buttons in that particular instance.

Playing with keyboard only can be sort of fun... but I prefer the mouse. For one, it's easier to fire with the mouse. I couldn't really find a good key as a "fire key" without messing up my map magnification keys... LoL. I'm just too used to the mouse/keyboard combo now.

You'll never be quite as good if you use only the keyboard. Moving your tank with the mouse offers finite movement and aiming you don't get with the keyboard.