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| BazookaJo:
Just about to throw my Starwars yoke project in the bin. I was trying to find a way to modify a Thrustmaster Steering wheel by threading a pipe wired to a pot through the centre of the streeing column with a couple of joysticks bolted on the ends. Finally gave up however when it was obviously going to look seriously cr@ppy :cry: Now I know there are a number of alternatives for the serious Starwars fan (including the upcoming and awesome looking ones from RAM), but when I finally get around to making my cab, the 2 x 1 joystick + 6 button arrangement would makes the most sense (yes it's time for the head not the heart :-\) So as I stare at yesterday's dream/today's garbage I'm starting to wonder if there's an alternative... Now I realise that for SW there simply is no substitute, and until now I've never used anything that came remotely close, but with the recent crop of gyroscopic controllers for wii, PS3 and a the inevitable slew of PC copycats (e-dimsions G-Pad for starters) is the 'casual' SW experience on the cards? Would the experience fit somewhere between a mouse and a real yoke? Do the PS3 shoulder buttons look like they would work nicely as triggers? Now I have yet to try a gyroscopic controller of any description, but there must be some wii users/SW fans who could give it their thoughts on the subject. I wait with bin liner at the ready... Regards Joe. |
| Havok:
For the casual Star Wars experience, why not just buy a Microsoft Dual Strike controller? It operates pretty much the same as the yoke, and can be had for $6 on Feebay. Plus, as an added benefit, if you ever purchase a real yoke, you can use the dual strike to interface to the pc. While I wait for my pre-order of my Ram Controls yoke, I do just that - play the Star Wars games with the DS... |
| horseboy:
I know it is a bit of an unusual topic, but if you would have just searched for... Wii Star Wars... you would have happened upon Howard C's thread where he wrote a script to use the Wiimote for just this purpose. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=62480.0 |
| BazookaJo:
--- Quote from: Havok on March 08, 2007, 08:12:32 am ---For the casual Star Wars experience, why not just buy a Microsoft Dual Strike controller? It operates pretty much the same as the yoke, and can be had for $6 on Feebay. Plus, as an added benefit, if you ever purchase a real yoke, you can use the dual strike to interface to the pc. While I wait for my pre-order of my Ram Controls yoke, I do just that - play the Star Wars games with the DS... --- End quote --- Cheers m8 - Tried the Microsoft Dual Strike, but wasn't overly impressed with the experience Using the DS though - very interesting --- Quote ---I know it is a bit of an unusual topic, but if you would have just searched for... Wii Star Wars... you would have happened upon Howard C's thread where he wrote a script to use the Wiimote for just this purpose. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=62480.0 --- End quote --- Nice one Horseboy! Again - could be a real alternative, but I reckon I might try e-dimensional's G-Pad https://edimensional.com/product_info.php?products_id=120&osCsid=d8213cb48de3780e77743633cd686dca At £20 it would be cheaper for me as a wii owner and I reckon a little less tricky to set up. We shall see ;) Regards Joe. |
| shorthair:
This kind of product is very intuitive to me! Of course, it depends on the tracking accuracy. (Otherwise, the DS is, really, half the set-up.) Nice that they make a PC version. BazookaJo: was the response of the DS bad, or did you just miss the dual-handed yoke? Havok: Didn't you say something like an A-pac would be needed to interface the Ram yoke to a pc? |
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