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GPL possible using only keyboard?

3 posts by 3 people · 24 Jul 2001 19:17 UTC - 25 Jul 2001 14:23 UTC

Kevin James 24 Jul 2001 19:17 UTC#171666
I can't seem to get GPL to work using only keyboard controls like I do for other race games. The only keys it even accepts in the controls dialog box are the function keys (inconvenient) and even then when you press them instead of steering and gas and brake it does the original functions they must control. Is there any hope? Otherwise, could you guys suggest a reasonably good steering wheel type control for a regular PC laptop, would have to be USB I guess. Thanks
Think it only accepts the keypad keys for direction control. Can't comment on the current crop of wheels. Personally, I'm very happy with my LWFF and am pretty sure I could get used to a Formula Force GP, but on the other hand I've heard some very negative comments about that one. Jan. =--- "Kevin James" wrote...
Quoted text (13 lines)> I can't seem to get GPL to work using only keyboard > controls like I do for other race games. The only > keys it even accepts in the controls dialog box are > the function keys (inconvenient) and even then when > you press them instead of steering and gas and brake > it does the original functions they must control. Is > there any hope? > > Otherwise, could you guys suggest a reasonably good > steering wheel type control for a regular PC laptop, > would have to be USB I guess. > > Thanks
Yup, only accepts the keypad keys (which really suck as well). If your stuck for the meantime, a joysticks not bad. But a wheel is even better. Apparently the MS wheel chews a bit of CPU power though. My Saitek wheel is alright, non FF tho. Rafe Mc On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:28:54 +0200, "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (23 lines)>Think it only accepts the keypad keys for direction control. > >Can't comment on the current crop of wheels. Personally, I'm very happy with >my LWFF and am pretty sure I could get used to a Formula Force GP, but on >the other hand I've heard some very negative comments about that one. > >Jan. >=--- >"Kevin James" wrote... >> I can't seem to get GPL to work using only keyboard >> controls like I do for other race games. The only >> keys it even accepts in the controls dialog box are >> the function keys (inconvenient) and even then when >> you press them instead of steering and gas and brake >> it does the original functions they must control. Is >> there any hope? >> >> Otherwise, could you guys suggest a reasonably good >> steering wheel type control for a regular PC laptop, >> would have to be USB I guess. >> >> Thanks >

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