Recommend controller for FPS?

[Jack Schitt]

And let's hope you're wrong and ship interiors and boarding become a thing ;-)))

If boarding becomes a thing but the first warning we get is when someone is standing in the cockpit doorway, I'll be the first to lodge a complaint with whoever built my ship's sensors.

There will always be an animation to sit or stand up from the seat.

I'd hope so. And since we don't appear to have weapons when seated, not even a handgun, we'd at least need time to get to a gun locker.

 

[VR StarLightPL]

Fire: M1
Forward: M2
Backward: M3

And I thought I was weird, because I learned to use QWES instead of WASD. Something which was born playing the excellent FPS Alien Breed 3d 1 and 2 which were revolutionary technical marvels on the Amiga and ran in glorious 320x256 2x2 pixel mode or if you felt that 2x2 was too slow, 1x1 pixel mode ;-)

BTW. how do you scope with that setup??

 

[Thanatiel]

And I thought I was weird, because I learned to use QWES instead of WASD. Something which was born playing the excellent FPS Alien Breed 3d 1 and 2 which were revolutionary technical marvels on the Amiga and ran in glorious 320x256 2x2 pixel mode or if you felt that 2x2 was too slow, 1x1 pixel mode ;-)

BTW. how do you scope with that setup??

I scope with the right CTRL key.

I wouldn't call your setup weird. I actually prefer it to WASD (well, ZQSD : pardon my AZERTY) as it gives less strains on the fingers.
But since I'm right-handed and my preference is to have my hands pretty close together, I'll stay with the right side of the keyboard

Speaking of weird : I don't know if your are not-so-young-anymore enough but the original keys were AQOP ( QAOP ). I'm speaking 8 bit era computers. Cursor keys weren't always available

edit: I believe one of the reasons that side is used is because historically there were less issues with multiple keys pressed when using state changes (shift-alt-ctrl) and they were more readily accessible on the right side (using the thumb and index). I'm speaking 199x.

 

[Dack Janiels]

My recommendation if you have a (suitable) HOTAS is "HOTAM". I used the mini-stick on my Thrustmaster throttle for movement (and most of the throttle's buttons for various), and the mouse for aiming.

My recommendation is Guitar Hero controller

 

[CMDR Sophie Joanne]

Speaking of weird : I don't know if your are not-so-young-anymore enough but the original keys were AQOP ( QAOP ). I'm speaking 8 bit era computers. Cursor keys weren't always available

I don't remember that - most 'retro' games I played used AZ (up/down) and <> (left/right)

 

[here_it_comes]

...“real” FPS players will not touch this game mode with a long stick...

"I have never drank beer before, so I'm gonna start off with this one beer that even beer enthusiasts won't touch with a ten foot pole."



OP, do let us know how it went.

 

[Thanatiel]

I don't remember that - most 'retro' games I played used AZ (up/down) and <> (left/right)

Interesting. I don't recall having used that in any game.
I'm trying to remember specific games using the QAOP keys. It was most certainly on the CPC484 but it was a long time ago. It was certainly common among games.
Searching on Google isn't too helpful though. There is apparently a game named QAOP ^_^;;;

 

[varonica]

Been playing FPS's for years, did it competetively for a few years as well, never used anything but keyboard and mouse for on foot or driving.

 

[Kingston@#]

360, ds4, eswap all are good. eswap is best in my opinion. though rather pricey now.