3 Space Sims that I am looking into...

SirWinner · Post by **SirWinner** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:03 am

... waiting to play demos of all of them... Hopefully all 3 will have Joystick Controls and work well.

http://www.blackprophecy.com/index.php?id=6

http://www.infinity-universe.com/

http://us.jumpgateevolution.com/

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I tried EVE but was very disappointed in the Mouse and Keyboard only interface.

Personally like to fly in Space Simulations as if I was in a fighter jet.

Imagine telling one of the United States Armed Forces that you were delivering a brand new design for a fighter jet that you only had a mouse for steering and a keyboard for all other functions. They would kick you out of the door so quickly that you wouldn't know what hit you.

Same goes for Space Simulations for me. I really really wanted to buy Freelancer... BUT NO joystick support at all. Sorry but JoyMouse is a poor replacement for Joystick code that SHOULD have been there from day one in the design process.

There are tons of Joystick samples for DirectX that makes adding Joystick Controls easy.

So Freelancer had NO excuses for shipping a product WITHOUT joystick controls built-in.

Enjoy!

AlphaDoG · Post by **AlphaDoG** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:54 am

As someone who plays Freelancer, more specifically the Underverse Mod, I agree, joystick support would have been excellent.

Sapphire Wolf · Post by **Sapphire Wolf** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:52 am

Wait, hold on... BLACK PROPHECY?! I used that title for my level set since 2005. They might've ripped me off with that title.

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:38 pm

I have chosen not to play a number of games, because of the lack of Joystick support.

Nightshade · Post by **Nightshade** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:06 pm

REAL men don't play with joysticks. ;P

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:53 pm

Well…REAL men don’t play video games, so there goes “that” theory.

Zantor · Post by **Zantor** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:30 pm

I would say go for Jumpgate Evolution and get FreeSpace 2.

SirWinner · Post by **SirWinner** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:51 pm

Already have Freespace 2 but yet to reload it.