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CH/FCS/Sidewinder compatible DOS games?

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First post, by n1ghttr4p

Posted on 2021-06-26, 18:48

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Recently got ahold of a Sidewinder 3D Pro, and have been pleasantly surprised to see its rudder, throttle, and hat working in various games like F22, Comanche 3, and Descent. I was wondering what other games supported rudder/throttle joystick setups. Never had this as a kid, and find it fascinating to have this much joystick control in DOS games now. Bonus points for less conventional non-sim games like racers and such. Is there a large list of such games out there?

Reply 1 of 3, by shamino

Posted on 2021-08-04, 23:07

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I remember the readme for XWing (floppy disk DOS version) mentioned some extra functions that can be controlled with the hat and extra buttons on the CH Flightstick Pro.
Never tried it though because I didn't have one back then.

Reply 2 of 3, by SScorpio

Posted on 2021-08-04, 23:30

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If you get a Thrustmaster setup that supports FCS any game can be made to work with the extra controls.

They will present themselves as a two-axis one-button joystick, so you have the normal x/y with a trigger. All of the other buttons, hats, etc are mappable to keyboard input in profile files you switch via the command line.

Reply 3 of 3, by arianon

Posted on 2021-08-06, 04:36

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Mechwarrior 2 has great support for the throttle and rudder.

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