Re:Doom the Way It Was Meant to Be Played – v1.1 Multi-Monitor
by qbasic_forever on Saturday February 18, 2023 @07:06PM
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Yeah a flight joystick with a HAT control for sliding/strafing and throttle lever actually worked well in my experience. I'm sure keyboard and mouse would ultimately be faster, but it was fun feeling like you were a fighter pilot with lasers.
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Re:Doom the Way It Was Meant to Be Played – v1.1 Multi-Monitor
by jasonwatkinspdx on Saturday February 18, 2023 @07:10PM
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I used a joystick as well. The big advantage is I could control all 6DOF simultaneously without moving my fingers. Players who couldn't do that were definitely at a disadvantage when things got really chaotic as the automatic roll feature didn't work particularly well. You could do a 6D circle strafe vs them and tuck into a blind spot where they couldn't get back on aim to you without adjusting roll with a little pause/hitch in their movement.
I used the hat to switch weapons and such.
My friend used roughly the same idea with a trackball, which was probably even better.