Bummer dude! yeah, FL does not support joystick. I can try and convince you in many ways, but the only real convincing can come only from you (stop me when I have blurted out too many Yoda wisdom gems). Just try it. While I have met many who are disappointed for the lack of joystick, I have yet met anyone who hated FL's mouse control. It's so natural and sleek that you'll forget joystick in no time.

I prefeer the mouse than the joystick.


BlazeME: Flameus Muchus n00bus

same here. The combat system is perfectly balanced to the mouse, and accurately recreates the need for a "lead" on your traget, whereas a joystick control system would be less accurate, and would drag the game down, IMO. besides, it'd be harder to control all those menus with a joystick.

I feel the greatest advantage of an optical mouse is the ability to report mouse movement regardless of the surface. Well compare it to a rollerball mouse, especially one that gets gummed up with HOURS and HOURS of FL!

I find the transition between mouse flight mode and click&hold mouse flight mode slow to enable and disable when I need to use the mouse as a mouse! For example I need to disable my Nomad blasters in a duel (gotta give Falcon's a chance when you're in an Eagle!) and I have to toggle flight modes with the space key. If I forget I fly all over tarnation as I "attempt" to regain control then use my mouse like a mouse. Would like to see that transition speeded up a bit.

*have plenty of flame retardant foam on hand*

As for the leading the target part, I disagree except for the menu control. FL ships fly like airplanes, let's face facts. I have never flew a plane (but did tons of hours in Flight Simulator) but no plane in the entire world since the beginning of mankind used a mouse. How many used a joystick or a variation of a joystick? I rest my case.

*spraying foam just in case*

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Earendil
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Welcome to the forums. I love the mouse control and you probebly will to when you get used to it.

Didn't someone find a way to substitute the joystick for the mouse?
I'm no techie, so I have no idea how, but I remember reading it in a topic.

An ideal system would let you use the joystick for flying, and the mouse for aiming...and it would have a roll feature. Gotta have roll.

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"Although I do not consider myself a member of the Bounty Hunters' Guild, I find that their goals and mine often follow the same path. I will aid them when I can...if they give me a percentage of the salvage from whatever they frag along the way. But god help them if someone puts a bounty on THEIR heads, for I don't care who I hunt for, as long as their live capture(or untimely death) can get me enough credits to buy a decent sized mug of my favorite drink."- A Freelance Bounty Hunter.
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Anub- damn, what IS the plural for that? Anubii? Anubises? Anubice?

Nukelt: Roll is good, also a turning thingy wich keeps you leveled.

Viper: I know there's someone who got a gamepad to work.

Anyway, I love the mouse-control. Partly because I suck at joystick-controls

Edit: Damn spelling.

- I'm not crazy, I'm a car. And if you don't believe me, you can get out and walk home. -

If you have a problem with the ship reacting too fast, in SP you can edit your ship in this area.

steering_torque = 18000.000000, 18000.000000, 58000.000000
angular_drag = 15000.000000, 15000.000000, 35000.000000
rotation_inertia = 2800.000000, 2800.000000, 1000.000000

To slow down the "oversteering" effect and make it easyer to stay locked on the enemy ship..

Finalday

"Revenge is a dish best served cold...and it is very cold...in Space...

Yo,
I had the same problem (And Joystick) when first downloaded freelancer. And I was pretty Pissed myself but i quickly got used to using the mouse, and now i wont play game with anything else. (Not that i can. Just wanted that Dramatic Scene)

Sooo to sum it all up JUST STICK TO THE MOUSE.

"When I die i want to die FOR something... Not Because of something."

I prefer trackballs over laser mouses, i just cant handle that preciseness.

Bounty hunters hunt for money, i hunt for fun O.o

LAZY EYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have an optical trackball mouse and the control is so much better than a joystick in FL it's amazing!
PS , does anyone know of any online walkthroughs or tactics articles for FL ?
I'm already addicted to FL and all I've played so far is the demo!
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Jackson , Ohio

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Yo,
I had the same problem (And Joystick) when first downloaded freelancer. And I was pretty Pissed myself but i quickly got used to using the mouse, and now i wont play game with anything else. (Not that i can. Just wanted that Dramatic Scene)

Sooo to sum it all up JUST STICK TO THE MOUSE.

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Downloaded Freelancer? Burn in hell asshat!!!

Piracy is definitely wrong! but it's possible the guy meant that he downloaded the DEMO .