Re: IIgs questions...

[labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth)]

In article <1dpm3m7.ohe0l2r2ofa2N@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>,
dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:

> If software is written expecting the CPU to be running at 1.023 MHz, and
> it is actually running at 2.8 MHz, then the joystick reading will be
> something like 2.6 times higher than expected, and the computer will
> think the joystick is further to the right and down than it actually is.
I thought though, that if a game was 'specially written; for the GS, it
would work with it fine in standard mode...

> Some programs let you calibrate the joystick, which may allow them to
> cope with an "unusual" CPU speed (as long as the counter doesn't run out
> of bits on a fast enough CPU).
Well, the calibration isn't much, just 'center your joystick and press fire'

> > but in the IIgs version of the same game, it chokes.
> 
> I'd say this is a bug in the program.  I notice that your original
> description says it seems to lock into the upper right corner.  This is
> somewhat surprising - it should be the lower right corner if the problem
> is due to the system speed.
Well, upon further looking, here is what I see...the character will only
move up and right...(thinks...maybe it was left, but I don't think so...)
you can hold down all you want, but it won't make the character go down.
They might face in some other direction though. However, if I slide the
switches for x and y all the way to their maximum for down and left, then
the character will move in that direction...unstoppable...

> Have you tried running the game in Normal mode?  If that doesn't help,
> then there must be a bug in the joystick support for the IIgs version.
I think I have, but I'll check again.

> Is the joystick its normal method of control, or does it also work with
> a mouse and/or keyboard?
Joystick, mouse, and keyboad, all are used as movement. Although joystick,
IMO, is better than the imprecise mouse (character doesn't always take the
exact straight line you'd  imagine when you click a destination) and
sitting with your fingers perched over the arrow keys, having to make
stairstep movement in order to move diagonally (ok, well you could use the
numeric keypad, but I always forget.) Also, I don't know hoe much this
matters but the joystick actually says IIe/IIc/IIgs on the bottom, not
IIe/IIc like I first said...