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Alaska (ff...@aurora.alaska.edu) wrote:

: My brother went looking for a joystick to use with DESCENT because he
: hated the mouse and keyboard setups. I told him to look for one with
: analog capability because I seemed to remember reading in this newsgroup
: that analog would work better with a game like DESCENT. I still don't know
: if that true, anyone want to clarify?

All PC joysticks are analog. Only the gamepad things are digital.

: Anyway so he went down to Sam's wharehouse and bought a Gravis Mousestick
: II analog FOR ONLY $30! From all I can tell this thing works perfectly.
: It's smooth, fast, I can't really see much wrong with it and the price
: can't be beat. I tried it for a while myself and used the
: keyboard/joystick combination and it worked quite well. I used the
: keyboard for strafing, accelerating, etc. and used the joystick for
: spinning, firing primary and secondary, and tilt forward and backwards.

There are actually cheaper joysticks that work just fine. I suspect the
Mousestick is just a well-made standard joystick.

: I have to say it really worked well. I'm not sure if I'm as proficient at
: it yet as I am with the mouse but it's close. Furthermore it seems to
: avoid some of the problems with the mouse. I find that I tend to "spin
: out" often with the mouse. I don't know why this happens but it's
: disconcerting. This doesn't happen with the MouseStick II. You turn to the
: left and it turns, smooth and even. I like this quality a lot.

Welcome to the wonderful world of PC joysticks.

: So for those of you who are looking for a cheap but good joystick to use
: with the game I guess I would recommend the MouseStick II. It seems to
: have done the trick for us.

I would have recommended a Logitech Wingman. It cost about the same amount
and has a throttle control. It is shaped more like an aircraft's joystick.


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