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guesst
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Okay, it's acutally for StarScape that I finally tried this, but I'm starting to use a gamepad to play my games and on a gamepad having "joy 1 up" as thrust doesn't quite allow the finess I'm used to with the keyboard. So I re-mapped thrust to be a shoulder button.
Do any of you use a gamepad, and did you do anything similar, or does everyone use "up" for thrust and how's that work for you?
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Novus
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IIRC, SC1 on the Genesis used one of the fire buttons for thrust (in addition to the traditional "up"). Sounds like a good idea to me, if you're stuck with a gamepad (I never got the hang of gamepads myself).
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AngusThermopyle
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Back when I played SC1 on my Genesis, it took some getting used to. I remember it felt very awkward at first and I would frequently bungle basic maneuvers like gravity whips and such. After a while though, it becomes second nature and you really don't mind using Up for Thrust.
Admittedly though, it helped that SC1 was very slow on the Genesis, so I didn't need as much precision then.
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Defender
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I get better finesse with the gas ..err.. thrust as a button then up on the d-pad. Pressing up and simultaneously trying to turn is something of a pain for me. I also map the keyboard the same way as arrow keys left and right respectively and enter key as thrust. For me it's all about the (star)"control"
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Novus
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I briefly experimented with separating the thrust key back in 1994, but I find the good old cursor keys plus right control and shift to work best for me (or a similar layout on the left side of the keyboard for 2 player local games).
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So it appears that I'm the only one trying to use a gamepad with Star Control. You know, guys, we have to figure this out if UQM is ever going to show up on XBLA.
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