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Article #74450Joystick Recommendati
From: LARRY ROBERTS
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 00:50
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 00:50
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Sh> On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 17:19:48 GMT, Sangrateo <Sang...@Anonymous.to>
Sh> wrote:
>
>I have a 3 (or so) year old Gravis BlackHawk Digital. I started
>playing a Quake 2 I recently picked up and found that the cross hairs
>(POV) are hard to aim. It takes a lot of tries to get it exactly where
>I need it to be. By that time, I've taken too many hits (sigh).
>I've checked the Gravis Experience control panel but have there is
>nothing there allowing one to fine tune the POV. Gravis doesn't make
>joysticks anymore - just the game pads.
>
>Anybody recommend a joystick that is reasonably priced AND accurate?
>I'm running it under Windows XP.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Sangrateo
>Sang...@Anonymous.to
Sh> joystick is not as accurate as a mouse
Sh> try using the joystick for movement and mouse for aiming
I use joysticks for FPS cause my hands are to crippled to make
use of the kryboard for games. He might try a joystick, and throttle
combo. I use a CH Flight Stick Pro, and a CH Throttle control system.
It's not as acurate as a mouse + keyboard, but once you get used to it,
you can give a mouse + keyboard user a hard time.
Larry.
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