Allow weapons cycling via mousewheel

[Penguin]

Dear HTC,

Now that you have implemented the new commander style GVing, I'd like to allow the scrolling of the mousewheel to change the ammuntion loaded into the chamber.  I'd like to have control in GVs be like an FPS, LMB to shoot, RMB to zoom (if availible), and scrolling to cycle ammunition types.  It would make fighting just that much less of a hassle and improved gameplay considerably.

To elaborate on the mousewheel wish, each 'click' of the mousewheel would default to counting as one press of the backspace key.  This could be set by the player to adjust its sensitivity.  Players with hyperscroll mice would use the sensitivity features just like joysticks.

-Penguin

[gyrene81]

-1 no thanks

[Penguin]

Okay, so apart from simple dismissal, does anyone here have anything constructive to say?

-Penguin

[james]

+1 as long as Gyrene81 disagrees with it. There's alot of different controllers out there that weren't around when the game came out. Gotta keep up with technology. Just as long as it doesn't become a gamepad xbox/ps3 controller ONLY kind of game.  We lost the inside view of the GV's for a different to control them. Hope they stay the same with the fighters.

[Penguin]

I wanted to use the mousewheel to cycle your ammo type, but your idea is cool too!

-Penguin

[gyrene81]

+1 as long as Gyrene81 disagrees with it. There's alot of different controllers out there that weren't around when the game came out. Gotta keep up with technology. Just as long as it doesn't become a gamepad xbox/ps3 controller ONLY kind of game.  We lost the inside view of the GV's for a different to control them. Hope they stay the same with the fighters.

oh great and wise one...considering the existing controls available via keyboard, mouse and joystick...what "technology" isn't being kept up with?

penguin, what controls do you use when you're running gv's?

[Penguin]

I use mouse and WASD. Allowing me to essentially turn my keyboard into a HOTAS for GV'ing would save me a lot of money and trouble.

-Penguin 

[james]

I wanted to use the mousewheel to cycle your ammo type, but your idea is cool too!

-Penguin

Im for the mousewheel penguin.

Gyrene81, go to www.saitek.com (yes there stuff isn't always well made) but look around at some of the latest panels they have that can not be used with this game. That is just the stuff made by that company there are more examples that your wonderous google skills can find on your own. It's a search engine you can use it. Then when you are through with that go to www.hitechcreations.com and find the number to get your account going and play the game again. You know you want to play again or you wouldn't hang around here bumping up your post count every time someone comes in here.  

[gyrene81]

Im for the mousewheel penguin.

Gyrene81, go to www.saitek.com (yes there stuff isn't always well made) but look around at some of the latest panels they have that can not be used with this game. That is just the stuff made by that company there are more examples that your wonderous google skills can find on your own. It's a search engine you can use it. Then when you are through with that go to www.hitechcreations.com and find the number to get your account going and play the game again. You know you want to play again or you wouldn't hang around here bumping up your post count every time someone comes in here.  

evidently you don't know the difference between "controls" and "instrumentation"...nothing in those "panels" will help you control an aircraft or vehicle any better than a joystick or keyboard. the lack of being able to use modern instrument panels in a world war 2 flight sim when the most appropriate controls are already programmed for availability.

i log enough hours for a person with a career to handle on a daily basis...perhaps you should try finding one.

I use mouse and WASD. Allowing me to essentially turn my keyboard into a HOTAS for GV'ing would save me a lot of money and trouble.

-Penguin

ok, so i have to ask this next...under the keyboard settings it is possible to remap the change ammuntion type key to something closer to the wasd keys. i moved my alternate weapon select to a shift+ selection on the left side so i can keep my hand on the joystick without having to reach across the keyboard...have you considered that?

the reason i'm asking is that i'd rather have the mouse wheel do a zoom in/out on the clipboard map and it may not be possible to have both functions programmed to it.

[Penguin]

evidently you don't know the difference between "controls" and "instrumentation"...nothing in those "panels" will help you control an aircraft or vehicle any better than a joystick or keyboard. the lack of being able to use modern instrument panels in a world war 2 flight sim when the most appropriate controls are already programmed for availability.

i log enough hours for a person with a career to handle on a daily basis...perhaps you should try finding one.


ok, so i have to ask this next...under the keyboard settings it is possible to remap the change ammuntion type key to something closer to the wasd keys. i moved my alternate weapon select to a shift+ selection on the left side so i can keep my hand on the joystick without having to reach across the keyboard...have you considered that?

the reason i'm asking is that i'd rather have the mouse wheel do a zoom in/out on the clipboard map and it may not be possible to have both functions programmed to it.

The mouse cursor is disabled when the clipboard is not up, so it shouldn't (I can't say that it won't) matter.  Having the mousewheel cycle your ammo type would only be availible when the clipboard is down.  As for the remap, I want to keep my fingers on my controls, not hunting for that one key that I need (my keyboard slides out from under my desk).

-Penguin

[The Fugitive]

-1 My hands are on my stick and throttle most of the time. As it is I don't bother using the mouse wheel while in GVs to adjust  the calibration. The less stuff I have to reach around my controls to use the mouse for the better off I am.

[gyrene81]

The mouse cursor is disabled when the clipboard is not up, so it shouldn't (I can't say that it won't) matter.  Having the mousewheel cycle your ammo type would only be availible when the clipboard is down.  As for the remap, I want to keep my fingers on my controls, not hunting for that one key that I need (my keyboard slides out from under my desk).

-Penguin

you're right handed right? assuming you're maneuvering the vehicle, the only 2 keys you would be in constant contact with are the a and d keys...if you look at the placement of your fingers, at any point in time you could have your thumb and middle finger inactive and a "natural" key combination would be ctrl+ (either 2, q, w or e). take a look and check out the current key mappings...could be something that wouldn't be bad to remap.

[james]

I took a switch panel and modified it for the game. It is alot better than using a keyboard. I have a mouse wheel on my x65 and it doesn't work in the game even if I use a macro. I wish I could use a mouse wheel as well to scroll through the weapons to make switching faster in a plane or on the ground. I was going to get a new keyboard with the macro settings and screen with the extra buttons to control things like flaps and weapons. Saw they wouldn't work due to some directx thing.  This is the technology we do need the game to keep up with. It's the stuff that gets bought and sold and upgraded to all the time.

evidently you don't know the difference between "controls" and "instrumentation"...nothing in those "panels" will help you control an aircraft or vehicle any better than a joystick or keyboard. the lack of being able to use modern instrument panels in a world war 2 flight sim when the most appropriate controls are already programmed for availability.
i log enough hours for a person with a career to handle on a daily basis...perhaps you should try finding one.

Yes, in WWII there were no different panels and digital kind of things. I was simply giving an example of what is out there. There are other things besides a keyboard and mouse to use in this game. You may not be into using that stuff which is fine but others do.  I have a career by the way, i'll be retiring from it in 6 years and I can't wait.

[Penguin]

You can't wait to retire?  Is that because retirement is so good or that your career is so bad? I'm confused.

-Penguin

[james]

You can't wait to retire?  Is that because retirement is so good or that your career is so bad? I'm confused.

-Penguin

Looking forward to a change of pace and more off roading.