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Driver control problem

6 posts by 5 people · 20 Oct 1999 - 22 Oct 1999

The game Driver is great but I can't make the accelerator control work properly (I'm using a flight yoke that's the same as a joystick - works perfectly in Need for Speed and Midtown Madness). The throttle control works but it's either fully on or fully off, with nothing in between. Surely this can't be right? It makes accurate speed control pretty well imposssible. If the programmers have used the joystick third axis control as a crude on-off device then they should be shot! It's correctly calibrated in Windows controller setup. Any ideas? Many thanks. Best regards, Chris -- Chris Wright On the south coast of England [link lost in import] * my email address is given on my Web page *
> ... > The throttle control works but it's either fully on or fully off, with > nothing in between. Surely this can't be right? > ... Well Chris, you won't believe it, as we all didn't believe it: Driver is using digital controls! I think I've never seen that since Geoff Crammonds great "Stunt Car Driver", but this was in the late 80's... Maybe GT Interactive calls this "nostalgic" ??? The only way you can adjust your speed is pressing the key that is called "Tempomat" in the german edition ("cruise control" in english?). Quite poor at the end of 2nd millenium, isn't it? Have fun Werninator
Tempor 20 Oct 1999#498368
Well, someone get out the gun because it's true. You're either flooring it or stomping the brakes to the max. That's why Driver has that 'Cruise' button to sorta make up for the digital (on/off) controls.
Chris Wright schrieb: Yepp, that's how it is and why I'm using the keyboard for this game. It's not better with the keyboard, but I don't have to hook up the wheel. Hopefully, they'll patch the silly controls. l8er ronny -- The box said "Windows 95 or better", so I installed LINUX! |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!
Quoted text (17 lines)> Chris Wright schrieb: > > The game Driver is great but I can't make the accelerator control work > > properly (I'm using a flight yoke that's the same as a joystick - works > > perfectly in Need for Speed and Midtown Madness). > > The throttle control works but it's either fully on or fully off, with > > nothing in between. Surely this can't be right? It makes accurate speed > > control pretty well imposssible. If the programmers have used the > > joystick third axis control as a crude on-off device then they should be > > shot! It's correctly calibrated in Windows controller setup. > Yepp, that's how it is and why I'm using the keyboard for this game. > It's not better with the keyboard, but I don't have to hook up the > wheel. Hopefully, they'll patch the silly controls. > l8er > ronny
Ronald (and Martin), thanks for the replies. There are two other control problems, the steering dead band, and the inability to assign keyboard commands if you select joystick. Did it not occur to them that some joysticks only have two buttons? It's a great game and they're obviously talented people. So how on Earth can they do things that are so mind-numbingly dumb? I shall be sending an email to GTI to let them know what I think and to ask them what they're doing about it! Many thanks. Best regards, Chris -- Chris Wright On the south coast of England http://www.kline.demon.co.uk * my email address is given on my Web page *

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