Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/02/10/22:26:29
Shawn Hargreaves wrote:
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> I suspect not. I don't have specs for any of these enhanced joysticks,
> but I'd be very surprised if they are all compatible with each other. If
> you can find specs for a Sidewinder, though, it shouldn't be too hard to
> add support for it...
Hey! If anyone can in fact find specs to handle the additional
functions of the Sidewinder 3D Pro, PLEASE post them here! I ask
because for many months I've been trying to convince someone to write an
external driver to allow the full capacity of the SW Pro to be used in
the games Descent and Descent II. If someone could provide sufficient
information to do such a task, thousands of gamers would be indebted to
you for life!
> This happens. How much depends on the quality of your joystick: I have a
> really cheap one that wobbles almost 5% of the total range without me
> even touching it! Allegro has some damping code that ignores very small
> movements, and provides a 'dead zone' a bit to either side of the centre
> position, but you are still likely to get some noise in the input...
I have never know any joystick that didn't wobble a little bit. As you
say, most games just damp it out.
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