Re: how to use Joystick in Elite ? ( with ApplePC emulator )

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

deepscratch writes ...
> 
> My joystick works fine in ApplePC in all other games, but
> I can't figure out how I could get it to work with ELITE.
> 
> I played ELITE.. err.. about 14 years ago on my Apple IIe, and
> there was a way to use a Joystick, but don't know which KEY
> or button combination to activate the Joystick in the game.
> 
> Does anyone know how you can activate the joystick in ELITE ?
> I miss that old times...


     Press K to toggle between Joystick and KB control. Here is a listing of
Elite game controls from the original "Quick Key Control Guide":


^^Elite^^ Controls
 
JS= Joystick stick move
B1= JS button 1 ("fire" button)
B2= JS button 2
; <, >, ?, etc. are unshifted keys 
An entry like "B1/A" means "Press JS button 1 or the A key".


 
A. Flight & Combat
 
JS/ < >         roll
JS/ S           dive
JS/X            climb
B2/SPC          inc speed
B1&B2/?         dec speed
1               front view
2               back view
3               left view
4               right view
B1/A            fire laser
T               target missile
M               fire missile
U               unarm missile
E               activate anti-misile ECM
B               use energy bomb
ESC             use escape capsule
C               docking computer ON
P               docking computer OFF



B. Navigation & Trading
 
H               hyperspace jump
J               short jump
G               intergalactic jump
D               distance to system
O               home cursor
JS/arrow keys   move cursor
5               galactic chart
6               local cluster chart
1               launch from station (only while docked)
2               buy cargo (only while docked)
3               sell cargo (only while docked)
4               equip ship (only while docked)
7               system data
8               market prices
9               status (ok, danger, under attack)
0               inventory
F               find planet (only while docked)



C. Misc Controls
 
J               game skip
=/+             freeze game
-/_             continue game
I               save game (only while docked)


 
D. Other Controls (while in Freeze Game mode)
 
A               keyboard recenter toggle
D               keyboard damping togglr
K               keyboard/JS toggle
Y               reverse JS Y-axis
J               reverse JS X and Y
Q               sound OFF
S               sound ON
F               flashing red/white toggle
ESC             new game
U               upper case togggle
 
 
 
Rubywand