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First post, by Gil-galad

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Greetings everyone

I am using dosbox 0.65 to run wing commander III under win XP, but while the game runs quite well, I am having serious problems with the joystick.
Basically, when the game's install routine asks me to calibrate it, I am unable to do so as the x and y axis values the program registers seem to vary almost randomly (and they reach values of around 20.000 instead of the joy's hardware peak of 64). Even if I am very lucky and manage somehow to get the right calibration values, those do not stay so for long, and as a result while in the game I must fight as much to keep a straight line as to engage the enemy, not to mention the fact that since the joy can also be used to navigate the game's interface while not on a mission, it is a constant duel to move the mouse cursor where I want to instead of where it goes to on its own. Also the in-game recalibration routine seems not to work (both if I use the ALT+J combination or click on the "recalibrate" button nothing happens), so I need to run the install again to be able to recalibrate the joy.
I have a microsoft sidewinder pro connected to my pc (a Sempron 2600+ with 1gb of RAM) via the MIDI/game port on my SB audigy card and on the dosbox I am emulating it as a 2-axis joy. I tried to set it up as a 4-axis or a thrustmaster as well, without any change.

Reply 1 of 6, by h-a-l-9000

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Wait for DOSBox 0.66 (or use a CVS build).

1+1=10

Reply 2 of 6, by Gil-galad

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Might you clarify on the "use a CVS build" part a bit? I am still quite new at using dosbox...

Reply 3 of 6, by MiniMax

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CVS: DOSBox SVN Builds

DOSBox 60 seconds guide | How to ask questions
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Reply 5 of 6, by Gil-galad

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Thanks, but I still have a couple questions:
I tried using the official CVS build, but the game now won't even start now... I reinstalled the standard .65 and I'm back to basics, do you suggest any specific build, or should I wait for the .66?

Reply 6 of 6, by Gil-galad

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sorry about my previous post, I had written it before seeing wintermute's one. I downloaded and installed the joystick patch and now everything works perfectly, thanks mate 🆙