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Started by bla...
Tue, 28 Mar 1995 09:45
Thrustmaster is giving me the shits
Author: bla...
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 09:45
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 09:45
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Just bought the Thrustmaster FCS mark II and WCS mark II joysticks the other day.
I started to play Descent with it. The first problem I had was when I strafed with
the hat and pressed the fire button, the strafing stops! I finally fixed the problem
by setting the fire button to a regular joystick button.
Now I have a problem that every so often all the other buttons plus the hat stop working,
and is only fixed when button number 1 is pressed on the WCS.
In the Thrustmaster manual it has a referance to this, where it states:
' You should press button 1 each time you use your Mark II WCS to ensure that
the processor has been triggered to operate.'
What's this bullshit, is it saying I have to press button 1 every time I use another
button? Don't tell me this is true? Has anyone else had this problem? Is it the
fault in Descent or is it a fault in the Thrustmaster?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Wayne.
Re: Thrustmaster is giving me the shits
Author: wahi...
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 03:52
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 03:52
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You need to press button 1 on the WCS II after you've loaded a new
.adv, or after you power your system up, and intend to use your previously
downloaded .adv.
I'm including the first descent.adv I wrote. Analog throttle,
digital hat. Try it. Then modify it. If you have the shareware version,
a lot of the weapons aren't implemented, and the WCS buttons are going to
waste. The only thing lacking that I found useful is flares. Try it.
Faethor
--------- jdescent.adv ---------
rem Descent ADV file for WCS II. J. Lawrence (wahi...@gold.tc.umn.edu)
rem Set up for analog throttle. So, set switches: Hat- Digital,
rem Throttle- Analog.
rem The rocker switch doesn't have any functions assigned to it.
GAME 0 100 rem You may want to change the speed..
BTN HU KP- rem Slide up
BTN HD KP+ rem Slide Down
BTN HL KP1 rem Slide Left
BTN HR KP3 rem Slide Right
BTN UB SPC rem Fire Secondary weapons
BTN MB a rem Move Forward
BTN LB z rem Move Back
BTN 1 /U q rem Roll Left
/M /N TAB Rem AutoMap Toggle
/D /N r REM Reverse view (Toggle B'tweem Rev/Fwd)
BTN 2 /U e rem Roll Right
/M 1 Rem Select Weapon #1
/D 6 REM Select Weapon #6
BTN 3 /U /N b rem Drop Proximity Bomb
/M 2 Rem Select Weapon #2
/D 7 REM Select Weapon #7
BTN 4 /U s rem Cruise++
/M 3 Rem Select Weapon #3
/D 8 REM Select Weapon #8
BTN 5 /U x rem Cruise--
/M 4 Rem Select Weapon #4
/D 9 REM Select Weapon #9
BTN 6 /U /N c rem Cruise Off
/M 5 Rem Select Weapon #5
/D 0 REM Select Weapon #0
Re: Thrustmaster is giving me the shits
Author: todd... Todd Wagner
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 08:31
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 08:31
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In article <3l8lrq$j...@eplet.mira.net.au>, bla...@werple.mira.net.au says... > >Just bought the Thrustmaster FCS mark II and WCS mark II joysticks the other day :: Text snipped:: I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure that the WCS MK II only allows one button on either joystick to be used at any given time. To get around this problem you should definately let the fire button run as just that, and I'd also suggest running the secondary button as analog (not programmed through the WCS) but I am not sure that will work. I personally avoided the problem entirerly by getting the F-16 FLCS instead of the FCS Mark II and WCS Mark II. It allows simultaneous button pressing. =) If it doesn't cost much more wherre you got your joytick, I would recommend getting the FLCS and returning the FCS Mk. II, because the WCS can be run through the FLCS. The pressing of button one problem can be corrected by just downloading the file to the WCS right before the first time you play Descent after turning on your computer. Todd Wagner --todd...@vt.edu
Re: Thrustmaster is giving me the shits
Author: wahi...
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 22:32
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 22:32
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In article <3lb5st$4...@solaris.cc.vt.edu>, Todd Wagner <todd...@vt.edu> wrote: >I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure that the WCS MK II only >allows one button on either joystick to be used at any given >time. To get around this problem you should definately let the >fire button run as just that, and I'd also suggest running the >secondary button as analog (not programmed through the WCS) but I >am not sure that will work. I personally avoided the problem ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Won't. Only way to use button 2 analog is by plugging the stick into the card, not WCSII. >The pressing of button one problem can be corrected by just >downloading the file to the WCS right before the first time you >play Descent after turning on your computer. Once an .ADV has been downloaded, you don't have to re-load it again, unless you make changes to the .ADV file. The WCS II will need to be 'woken up' when you power on, by pressing button one. (Same as you do after downloading an .ADV.) Faethor > >Todd Wagner >--todd...@vt.edu >
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