I'm trying to get System Shock running on my retro handheld (2 analog sticks, d-pad, shoulder and trigger buttons) . Problem is there doesn't seem to be a controls option in DOSBox that has both a custom keyboard and a clickable mouse. Does anyone know of a usable control setup in that works for this game?
That's the eternal problem with the first System Shock. It's a 90s flight simulator of the human body (of the complex kind). The Enhanced Edition tries to bring some modern QOL to the controls and that isn't perfect either.
I can't help with the DOSBox side of it, but there is a great mod for the original System Shock that gives you (pretty much) standard FPS controls. The person who made it went on to help develop SS Enhanced.
- Download Malba Tahan's mouselook/key mapping/high resolution mod here: https://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=1719.0
- You'll need to grab both zips (XCDSHOCK + XCDSHOCK206 update)
- Drop XCYB.CFG, XCDSHOCK.EXE and XCDSHOCK.BAT into C:\SSHOCK or whatever your install folder is
- You also need to drop a copy of dos4gw.exe in. The mod changelog says it's no longer needed, but I needed it.
- You can edit bindings in XCYB.CFG, but the defaults are pretty good. (You may want to change mlook_vsens 40 to -40 to invert the mouse, and also change the mouse buttons so left click attacks instead of right).
- Run the game with XCDSHOCK
And with that you'll have a very FPS-like experience in the original System Shock on original hardware. Use E to toggle between mouselook and interact.
Pierre32 wrote on 2022-02-09, 05:21:I can't help with the DOSBox side of it, but there is a great mod for the original System Shock that gives you (pretty much) sta […]
I can't help with the DOSBox side of it, but there is a great mod for the original System Shock that gives you (pretty much) standard FPS controls. The person who made it went on to help develop SS Enhanced.
- Download Malba Tahan's mouselook/key mapping/high resolution mod here: https://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=1719.0
- You'll need to grab both zips (XCDSHOCK + XCDSHOCK206 update)
- Drop XCYB.CFG, XCDSHOCK.EXE and XCDSHOCK.BAT into C:\SSHOCK or whatever your install folder is
- You also need to drop a copy of dos4gw.exe in. The mod changelog says it's no longer needed, but I needed it.
- You can edit bindings in XCYB.CFG, but the defaults are pretty good. (You may want to change mlook_vsens 40 to -40 to invert the mouse, and also change the mouse buttons so left click attacks instead of right).
- Run the game with XCDSHOCKAnd with that you'll have a very FPS-like experience in the original System Shock on original hardware. Use E to toggle between mouselook and interact.
Appreciate the help, but I'm not running the game with MnK, I'm trying to play it on a handheld. The controls need to be mapped to buttons/dpad/analog sticks in DOSBox. Suppose it might be worth a try to compile it after modding, but seems like a very long shot.
Yeah as stated I'm useless to you on the dosbox side, just posting for general info. But I did assume that your handheld would map analogue stick to mouse by default. Curious, what's the hardware?
Pierre32 wrote on 2022-02-09, 06:31:Yeah as stated I'm useless to you on the dosbox side, just posting for general info. But I did assume that your handheld would map analogue stick to mouse by default. Curious, what's the hardware?
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