Controller types?

[chaos_geek]

Tired of my general discussion questions yet?

Anyway, I've been thinking about what would be the best set up for controls. CR seems to favor the XBox controller when running demos, but somewhere in my head I think a Joystick would be best for slight, and switching to keyboard and mouse when planet side.

Any thoughts?

[JayneCobb]

The only thing is that I don't see how a joystick will be able to have full control of the RCS in a space game. Xbox controller at least has two albeit smaller joysticks.

[zramn]

A typical joystick has two axis, the big one, and one on the tip of the big one. But for RCS, I will personally be using wasdqe and ijkluo to translate.

As always, ZRAMN (mobile)

[Strider]

My plan is to give the xbox controller a shot for the dogfighting module. I may get real joysticks once I have an idea of how it actually plays, but for $35 for the USB xbox controller, it's worth a shot. The good news is lots of PC games are console ports, and can be easily played with a controller, so it won't go to waste even if I upgrade.

The other consideration I have is the use of Oculus Rift. I'd like a controller that I don't have to look at, and the xbox controller certainly fits that bill. A larger, more complex joystick bristling with buttons would at the very least be a tougher learning curve.

[JayneCobb]

[braindonut]

[Tealstone]

I'll be picking up the Oculus Rift, no doubt.

[zramn]

Same. Oculus Rift will be (hopefully) used in many games to come. I just really hope they do not go wireless, or at least offer a way to do it actually wired. The lag would translate into visual lag when moving in the game, and I would definitely get sick.

[Wave]

Oh damn, this was the last thing I needed to hear about. Now I'm tempted to make a microATX Pc with Oculus rift as the main monitor, put it in a backpack with a UPS and have a mobile computing platform. I have too much time on my hands to know about these things. xD

Speaking of mobile computing, is anyone going to look into (or has already looked into) the Nvidia Shield? I was thinking of getting one so I could game while relaxing in bed like the lazy fuck I am.

[Tealstone]

If you do the Rift in the mini-backpack, maybe you could mount a webcam ON the rift, so you could walk around while wearing the backpack.