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Offline K-KEN

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« Reply #15 on: January 12, 2000, 12:05:00 PM »
Thanks for all the looks.  
I Purchased this MS Force Feed stick in November 1997 for the AW3 closed Beta.
I am still using the original profiler version it came with. (stick has fan in base for the processor)  I havent done new drivers....cause "if it ain't broke-dont fix it".
 
I have assigned my keys like AW3.  C & D are F1 and F3.  (Gun and Bomb sights in AW3)  A & B are Flaps.  SHIFT C & D are Engine and gear.  (so I dont hit them by accident in flight.)     Top right button is ESC and F10 (AW3 Map), under that is Weapon Cycle/Bomb bay doors (AW3)
Bomb Button is Secondary weapon FIRE.
 I am used to reaching for the 5 key and using the hat with it.  Also the 8 too.  The other few keys I use are on the Keyboard:
X, Shift X, "P" ,  and Ctrl + D.  The rest are on the other stick buttons.  I have adjusted to the view thing, but may try later.  
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« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2000, 05:30:00 PM »
hi K-KEN, I have one of those too, and after removing the fan, I fully enjoy the silence. Try those instructions for FF fan removal if you dare  

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« Reply #17 on: January 16, 2000, 06:18:00 PM »
If the truth be known, I use the exhaust of the fan to cool and dry my palm after heated combat!  LOL     And I do have sweaty palms after a good fight or a fun night!  <I'll never disco the fan>  
I also found that if I use the hat in a certain way, I get the 5 and 7 o'clock views-by adding the #2 key with the hat view.  Go figure!  
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« Reply #18 on: January 16, 2000, 10:53:00 PM »
Well Yeager I have the same problem. Its the main reason I dont play this game more often. Its hard to fly witout the views you have been flying with for 4 years. In WB's your stick setting 2 is mapped to the button number 4. If you hit number 4 it switches you views to 45 degrees up on the 8 way hat. If you hit it again it toggles back to level view on the 8 way hat. I cnat seem to set it up like this in here for some reason. I have to use 2 of the lower buttons to switch back and forth. This a major pain and it makes this Sim that much more disagreeable to me. You cant kill what you cant track with your views and you pretty much HAVE to have your views setup in a manor comfortable to you. I just cant get comfortable here

LLBM OUT but will keep on trying and maybe HT and Pyro will go out and buy a MSPP and learn how to program for it.

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« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2000, 01:59:00 PM »
LLBM,

I now have quick access to 24+ views.  Although it is not optimum, I have become more or less proficient with my setup.

I have the up view (5 key) programed to button 5 on the base of the stick.  My original complaint was that pressing button 5 and then using the hat only gave me the 45 degree views for fwd up, aft up, left up and right up.  I couldnt get the corner views in 45 degrees unless I left the stick and pressed 5 on the damn keypad.  So, I went into the key setup and fiddled around some.  Consequently, I have all eight of the 45 degree views up on my hat although I cant recall what I did to get this working.

Heres my current problem!  I have to press button 5 on the stick BEFORE I use the hat.  If I do this and then say, toggle to the left fwd up view, then come down and switch to the left regular view, I cant push the 5 button and get the left view looking up at 45 degrees.  I have to release the hat then push button 5 THEN go back to the hat to get the 45 degree view I want.

It cumbersome and less then I really like but it works a far sight better then not having those qurter views in 45 degrees that I began with.

I also remapped keypad 5 to space bar and keypad 0 (zero) to tilde, so I have better left hand access to those keys as a result.

I guess I accept this fault in the view system because its most likely the SWPP thats not up to snuff.

Lastly, this view system is tremendous, probably too good with the 6 views being so forgiving.

Im doing ok now and thanks to everyone who chimed in with pity and helpful suggestions.

Im ok with it.

Yeager

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« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2000, 03:29:00 PM »
Yeager, did ya try to set up the pro like one of the guys suggested in one of the above posts. It's the post where ya make your shift button, button 10, in the game software.

Then using the game software make button 10(the shift button) the up command. Now when i hit hat left or left back alls i do his hit the shift button and i got the up view. Works good.

With this method i got 16views and a 9 button joystick, works for me, good luck!

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