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by **Bruce Kennewel** » Wed, 08 Apr 1998 04:00:00

Could somebody please explain the differnces between "direct" joystick
selection and "optimized" joystick selection.
Is one preferable to the other? If using a wheel, should one be
selected over the other?
--
Bruce
(Fyshwick)

"I hate music, especially when it's played."
(Jimmy Durante)

by **magefir** » Wed, 08 Apr 1998 04:00:00

> Could somebody please explain the differnces between "direct" joystick
> selection and "optimized" joystick selection.
> Is one preferable to the other? If using a wheel, should one be
> selected over the other?

i'll have a go:) of course this is just my opinion and i hope it's
reasonably accurate.
Using the "direct" joystick driver is the Direct Input one that comes
with
DirectX. It's got an annoying deadzone programmed in, and if you have
a wheel it generally doesn't act very well unless you have
Thrustmaster's
Propanel. I figure Papyrus couldn't be bothered with messing with a
dubious control input dll like that, so they have their own joystick
reading subroutines - the Optimised choice. This is also what all the
old DOS based sims used, since you can't use dll's in DOS. those DOS
sims
never had deadzones, did they? :)
Some people seem to experience weird near-freeze-ups when they have it
set to Optimized, I read someone saying that if that happens you select
the Direct joystick option and the freezeup goes away.

hope this helps,
Grant.

by **Todd** » Wed, 08 Apr 1998 04:00:00

This is very unlike you Bruce, did the readme file slip past your
attention.
Todd.

>Could somebody please explain the differnces between "direct" joystick
>selection and "optimized" joystick selection.
>Is one preferable to the other? If using a wheel, should one be
>selected over the other?

by **Byron Forbe** » Thu, 09 Apr 1998 04:00:00

> Could somebody please explain the differnces between "direct" joystick
> selection and "optimized" joystick selection.
> Is one preferable to the other? If using a wheel, should one be
> selected over the other?
> --

I just used optimised and linearity set to full and it's superb. What
a relief after CPR :)

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Thu, 09 Apr 1998 04:00:00

Well, thank you Mr. Rude and Intolerant.
I *HAD* read the readme file.
I was simply (but obviously not simply enough for some) asking for the
differences and reasons behind the two modes.

Obviously you don't have the faintest idea so stop wasting bandwidth.

> On Tue, 07 Apr 1998 16:50:20 +1000, Bruce Kennewell

> >Could somebody please explain the differnces between "direct" joystick
> >selection and "optimized" joystick selection.
> >Is one preferable to the other? If using a wheel, should one be
> >selected over the other?

> Sometimes you have to wonder why developers bother putting README
> files in with releases. I know we are all keen to try it out but it
> only takes 2 min to read the damn file. Save the bandwidth.

--
Bruce
(Fyshwick)

"I hate music, especially when it's played."
(Jimmy Durante)

by **Byron Forbe** » Fri, 10 Apr 1998 04:00:00

> Well, thank you Mr. Rude and Intolerant.
> I *HAD* read the readme file.
> I was simply (but obviously not simply enough for some) asking for the
> differences and reasons behind the two modes.

> Obviously you don't have the faintest idea so stop wasting bandwidth.

LOL. Hey Bruce, I think you get into more trouble than me! Thanks for
keeping me company.

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