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skiddy wrote:
> Hi I'm a newbie Freelaner Pilot, played all the WC & Priv' games tho'.
> Is there or will there ever be a patch for joystick support out there for
> the game?.
> Mouse control is the pits.... I can handle it but it certainly takes some
> getting used to!
> C'mon Microsoft I own a Sidewinder joystick, give me a reason to use it!

No patch. But you might wanna try general joystick to mouse mappers like 
'joymouse'. Dunno if the work in game however.

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Bill Hicks predicted that on Mon, 19 May 2003 15:57:43 +1000, "skiddy"
<markd...@optusnet.com.au> would write:

>Hi I'm a newbie Freelaner Pilot, played all the WC & Priv' games tho'.
>
>Is there or will there ever be a patch for joystick support out there for
>the game?.
>
>Mouse control is the pits.... I can handle it but it certainly takes some
>getting used to!
>
>C'mon Microsoft I own a Sidewinder joystick, give me a reason to use it!
>
>Skiddy.
>
>

Welcome Freelancer Skiddy!

I, too, here am new! ;>
I also hate the mouse control, but you will get used to it
(unfortunately). 

I also have a question...I have been to about every part of space on
the map, (Liberty, Bretonia, Kusagy, and Germantown ;>) is there more
than this?  I can't seem to find Freeport 9, or Cadiz Base, Freistadt
Base, Leon Base or Planet Crete?  Where are the Border Worlds and is
there more than "Sigma Sector"?

Oh, yeah, Skiddy, when you get to (I think its Omega 13 ) there will
be two "Xs" on the map saying that these are old fighters, go to them
and shoot at them you will get a nice suprise (hint: have your tractor
beam finger ready) ;>

What ship are you up to, Skiddy?  You also might want to ignore Juni
as much as possible when she lets you go for work and get as many
credits as you can!  Also when you get to the Battleship Osiris take
advantage of the wonderful deals in Betty Boop's Bargain Basement
Bazaar!

Thanks for the help in advance!

Paul C. Heinser
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"skiddy" <markd...@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3ec87262$0$13060$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> Hi I'm a newbie Freelaner Pilot, played all the WC & Priv' games tho'.
>
> Is there or will there ever be a patch for joystick support out there for
> the game?.
>
> Mouse control is the pits.... I can handle it but it certainly takes some
> getting used to!
>
> C'mon Microsoft I own a Sidewinder joystick, give me a reason to use it!

I hated the mouse based flight at first but after a good deal of time I
love it now - I tend to feel like my aim accuracy and kill rates are much
higher now than if I were using a joystick. Give it time... you'll see what
I mean.

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Hi there,

"The Demolition Man" <x@y.z> writes:

[...]

>I hated the mouse based flight at first but after a good deal of time I
>love it now - I tend to feel like my aim accuracy and kill rates are much
>higher now than if I were using a joystick. Give it time... you'll see what
>I mean.

while this may be true, I still hate mouse flight. I just can't get
myself to imagine sitting in a space fighter/small freighter cockpit
with a tablet in front of me and a keyboard by my side to drag a mouse
around for turning/aiming and frantically hitting buttons to drop
countermeasures/mines or fire missiles or what-not. At least, with
joystick control, as it used to be, most inflight functions
(turn/pitch/roll/throttle) and firing controls (fire guns, fire missiles)
and afterburner were concentrated in one control mechanism.

Purely my opinion, tho.

Have fun,
Martin
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