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> Tried various ramping settings

d2x-xl moves too fast to play via the keyboard. However, d2x-rebirth
has the original keyboard speed.

http://www.dxx-rebirth.de/

I had investigated into movement and turning speed in Descent 2, and
have tuned D2X-XL to be as close to it as possible. Afaik, D2 turns at
2 secs/360 deg. If I am wrong please correct me - it's a matter of a
minute to change this.

Horizontal turn speed of D2X-XL has been the same as in Descent 2 and
D2X, only vertical turn speed was too, which I have fixed in v1.5.156.

On 7 Mar 2006 14:08:44 -0800, "karx11erx" <karx11erx@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Horizontal turn speed of D2X-XL has been the same as in Descent 2 and
>D2X, only vertical turn speed was too, which I have fixed in v1.5.156.


Hmmm.
Maybe it's my keyboard driver or something.

XP says I'm using the standard generic 101-key driver, and it's a
generic IBM keyboard. Maybe I should try to find a custom driver for
it...

FYI - I tried the "zoom" with the Gauss and found that I was able to
turn with much finer control...I guess you had to slow it down when
magnified like that - any chance of having the turn rate
user-adjustable?

And thanks for your work, there are a lot of people who DO appreciate
it.

Mike
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> D2 turns at 2 secs/360 deg

I tested it as:
2.8  seconds for  1 complete revolution,  turning left
25.5 seconds for 10 complete revolutions, turning left

This is now the same in d2x, d2x-rebirth and d2x-xl.

I believe the remaining difference in d2x-xl 1.5.158 for keyboard
control is the "twitchiness" - the movement acceleration in the first
tenth of a second. Tapping the keyboard quickly, results in a smaller
movement with d2x and d2x-rebirth under Linux, making fine control
easier.

I've struggled to find a difference with the "ramping" in d2x-xl. Is it
meant to affect the initial acceleration? If so, that may do the trick,
if its effect is made stronger.

Paul Bredbury wrote:
> > D2 turns at 2 secs/360 deg
>
> I tested it as:
> 2.8  seconds for  1 complete revolution,  turning left
> 25.5 seconds for 10 complete revolutions, turning left
>
> This is now the same in d2x, d2x-rebirth and d2x-xl.
>
> I believe the remaining difference in d2x-xl 1.5.158 for keyboard
> control is the "twitchiness" - the movement acceleration in the first
> tenth of a second. Tapping the keyboard quickly, results in a smaller
> movement with d2x and d2x-rebirth under Linux, making fine control
> easier.
>
> I've struggled to find a difference with the "ramping" in d2x-xl. Is it
> meant to affect the initial acceleration? If so, that may do the trick,
> if its effect is made stronger.

Keyboard ramping decreases the initial acceleration, makes the keyboard
less sensitive for the first second or so. Think of a more or less
concave curve approaching max. sensitivity depending on the strength of
the ramping (greater strength -> slower increase of sensitivity).

Anyway, I have fixed vertical rolling speed with D2X-XL.

Paul,

I have found keyboard ramping not to work properly, and have fixed it
in v1.5.163.

Mike Patterson <mikepatterson@spamtrapmindspring.com> wrote:

I've always used a joystick with twist for yaw, and the other two axes
for roll and pitch.   I always had fine control with it.   


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Mike Patterson <mikepatterson@spamtrapmindspring.com> wrote:

>Using a PS/2 keyboard for play.
>
>Tried various ramping settings, but still the smallest incremental yaw
>change  I can make seems to be about 10-15 degrees by just tapping the
>arrow keys.
>
I always used a stick with the twist axis set for yaw, left/right for
bank, fore/aft - pitch.  Completely natural, and very precise.  
Left hand on keyboard ran thrust, weapons, etc.  

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