It will be a default and the Joystick in question was the Saitek X52 Pro for those that didn't see other comments mentioning it
Hopefully you give some TLC to the X52 (not pro) also!
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Hopefully you give some TLC to the X52 (not pro) also!
It will be a default and the Joystick in question was the Saitek X52 Pro for those that didn't see other comments mentioning it
Is that the recommended setup ?
I agree about the vanishing destroyed ships - ship wreckage might look way more realistic - but I suppose increases the poly count.
Its looking like Frontier aren't going to be happy until they have bankrupted me. Not only will I probably have to buy a new computer, and an Oculus Rift/3D monitors, but probably a controller too.
I'm kind of curious how the game feels if using a keyboard and mouse as controller? It looks like a controller or HOTAS is going to make for a more enjoyable experience.
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Hopefully you give some TLC to the X52 (not pro) also!
Got a profile for that too though it annoys me that between the two sticks they changed the order of the buttons requiring a new profile as a result. They have exactly the same buttons so you would think they would be ordered the same too but alas no such luck.
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Keyboard and mouse is okay. The hard part is the mouse bit as we're incentivising pitching and rolling which doesn't lend itself well to mouse control in my opinion and it gets worse for pitch and yaw on mouse as yaw is vastly inferior in our game to pitching. I think control pad or joystick really is the way to go.
I am pretty shocked, this is the best update ever.
Really, really impressive job until now.
I wonder, how you work in frontier offices ? 24/7 at week ?
How you completed such massive work in so few months ?
Incredible.
best part.. the cockpit responses : cold/damages etc...
ED = 2 SC =1 now.
...and the most exciting match of the century is goin on (lol joking ofc, there is no match at all .. it's a wonderful time where we can choose between two, sure, wonderful game).
Really, really impressive job until now.
I wonder, how you work in frontier offices ? 24/7 at week ?
How you completed such massive work in so few months ?
Incredible.
best part.. the cockpit responses : cold/damages etc...
ED = 2 SC =1 now.
...and the most exciting match of the century is goin on (lol joking ofc, there is no match at all .. it's a wonderful time where we can choose between two, sure, wonderful game).
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Did I just spot a TrackIR unit on the right monitor?! YES!!! THERE IS HOPE AFTER ALL!
Understood. Perhaps the pitch and yaw could be remapped from the mouse to keyboard instead? i.e. the old redefine keys trick.
In such an instance let the player decide to use the mouse or not. edit: I've been meaning to get a controller for games anyhow.. be interesting to see what you guys suggest down the line.
This makes me very happy.
At least based on the videos the gameplay looks very Elite.
Sucks for the mouse proponents, but an xbox controller isn't expensive.
Understood. Perhaps the pitch and yaw could be remapped from the mouse to keyboard instead? i.e. the old redefine keys trick.
edit: I've been meaning to get a controller for games anyhow.. be interesting to see what you guys suggest down the line.
You can rebind the controls however you want
Perhaps there can be some tessellated debris field effects added as space junk flies past your ship and then can disappear gradually into the void. Just my 2c.
*runs back in glee to watch the update video for the 100th time*
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What a fantastic update. I need to watch it again and again but my mind is popping up all kinds of overload alerts!!!
Just bought an X52 pro and pedals based on that video alone
It's going to be awesome!
It's going to be awesome!
This makes me very happy.
At least based on the videos the gameplay looks very Elite.
Sucks for the mouse proponents, but an xbox controller isn't expensive.
Mouse and keyboard, while being extremely versatile, do not map well for 6FoD. Heck, even HOTAS are not panaceas for the medium. All the input controllers that are currently available do not map perfectly for an environment where there is no medium resistance (air/water/ground/etc).
With the resurgence of Space Sims hopefully joystick companies (Saitek and others) will come up with input devices that are fully adapted to 6FoD.
That video was excellent, really nice to see a bridge and someone actually floating through a ship asset or in-game (not sure). And to see the footage from in game, it looks amazing.
Though this idea that control pad or joystick might be better than keyboard and mouse is concerning.. can't the controls be tweaked until they are not possibly inferior? I much prefer using a mouse as my analogue choice of input, personally. I may pick up a control pad anyway, but it just concerns me that those without these peripherals could be at a disadvantage.
Edit; Apologies if I am reading that wrong.
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