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Anybody know how to "manage" multi game controllers?

Rafe McAulif

Anybody know how to "manage" multi game controllers?

by Rafe McAulif » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 15:26:20

Got a Saitek R4 wheel (not the best I know but it gets the job done)
which has switching for 3 modes (3 axis mode, standard 2 axis and some
weird combined mode).

Each time I switch modes for dodgy dames that don't recognise 3axis, I
have to change game controllers, remove and then add the new mode,
recalibrate, etc. in Win98se "game controllers". So does anyone know
how to jump between these modes without having to recalibrate each
time? Some kind of game controller manager?

Any thoughts appreciated!

Rafe Mc

Jan Verschuere

Anybody know how to "manage" multi game controllers?

by Jan Verschuere » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 18:10:41

Have you tried leaving the 3-axis mode "installed", just moving it to say
ID3 using the Advanced  tab (DX7, called Controller ID's when using DX8) and
then adding the two axis mode in slot ID1? -When resetting the wheel you
could then just swap the settings around in software.

Don't know if that would work with controllers residing on the same port,
but it's worth a shot I think.

Jan.
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"Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

Les Marto

Anybody know how to "manage" multi game controllers?

by Les Marto » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 22:42:23

Hi,

Try CH's Quick Joy. It should work for most types of joysticks under Win9x.

 ftp://ftp.chproducts.com/pub/QJsetup.exe

 or

 http://www.chproducts.com/support/pc/index.html


Rafe McAulif

Anybody know how to "manage" multi game controllers?

by Rafe McAulif » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 23:23:44

Wow, that's one hell of a program! Does absolutely everything I wanted
and more. Thanks for the pointer, much appreciated.

Rafe Mc



>Hi,

>Try CH's Quick Joy. It should work for most types of joysticks under Win9x.

> ftp://ftp.chproducts.com/pub/QJsetup.exe

> or

> http://www.chproducts.com/support/pc/index.html



>> Got a Saitek R4 wheel (not the best I know but it gets the job done)
>> which has switching for 3 modes (3 axis mode, standard 2 axis and some
>> weird combined mode).

>> Each time I switch modes for dodgy dames that don't recognise 3axis, I
>> have to change game controllers, remove and then add the new mode,
>> recalibrate, etc. in Win98se "game controllers". So does anyone know
>> how to jump between these modes without having to recalibrate each
>> time? Some kind of game controller manager?

>> Any thoughts appreciated!

>> Rafe Mc

Rafe McAulif

Anybody know how to "manage" multi game controllers?

by Rafe McAulif » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 23:26:33

Thanks for the suggestion Jan, but its a bit messy. I've played around
with changing that, but windows seems to lose them, or not want to
change which one it is using. I have managed to get it swapped, but
windows keeps stuffing me around. I'll see how I go...

Rafe Mc

On Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:10:41 +0200, "Jan Verschueren"


>Have you tried leaving the 3-axis mode "installed", just moving it to say
>ID3 using the Advanced  tab (DX7, called Controller ID's when using DX8) and
>then adding the two axis mode in slot ID1? -When resetting the wheel you
>could then just swap the settings around in software.

>Don't know if that would work with controllers residing on the same port,
>but it's worth a shot I think.

>Jan.
>=---
>"Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

>Rafe McAuliffe wrote...
>> Got a Saitek R4 wheel (not the best I know but it gets
>> the job done) which has switching for 3 modes (3 axis
>> mode, standard 2 axis and some weird combined mode).

>> Each time I switch modes for dodgy dames that don't
>> recognise 3axis, I have to change game controllers,
>> remove and then add the new mode, recalibrate, etc. in
>> Win98se "game controllers". So does anyone know how to
>> jump between these modes without having to recalibrate
>> each time? Some kind of game controller manager?

>> Any thoughts appreciated!

>> Rafe Mc

Les Marto

Anybody know how to "manage" multi game controllers?

by Les Marto » Fri, 15 Jun 2001 00:01:36

No Probs :)


> Wow, that's one hell of a program! Does absolutely everything I wanted
> and more. Thanks for the pointer, much appreciated.

> Rafe Mc



> >Hi,

> >Try CH's Quick Joy. It should work for most types of joysticks under
Win9x.

> > ftp://ftp.chproducts.com/pub/QJsetup.exe

> > or

> > http://www.chproducts.com/support/pc/index.html



> >> Got a Saitek R4 wheel (not the best I know but it gets the job done)
> >> which has switching for 3 modes (3 axis mode, standard 2 axis and some
> >> weird combined mode).

> >> Each time I switch modes for dodgy dames that don't recognise 3axis, I
> >> have to change game controllers, remove and then add the new mode,
> >> recalibrate, etc. in Win98se "game controllers". So does anyone know
> >> how to jump between these modes without having to recalibrate each
> >> time? Some kind of game controller manager?

> >> Any thoughts appreciated!

> >> Rafe Mc

Thom j

Anybody know how to "manage" multi game controllers?

by Thom j » Fri, 15 Jun 2001 07:39:39

I have used this ever since I bought the CH Switch box. Now I only
use USB FF wheels & joytsick. It still great, quick, easy & 'spoton'
for digital FF game controllers without the switchbox! It is nice little
program!!

"Les Marton" wroteL
| Hi,
| Try CH's Quick Joy. It should work for most types of joysticks under
Win9x.
|  ftp://ftp.chproducts.com/pub/QJsetup.exe
|  or
|  http://www.chproducts.com/support/pc/index.html

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