Hi there,
New to oolite - so very glad to have found it - so many happy memories of elite.
I have read through the manual and FAQ, so sorry if this is something already discussed.
is there any way to make the keyboard steering of the spacecraft smoother? I pan or rotate left or right to line up for docking or battle, and the ship jumps a few button pushes worth - even on a short press or tap. Makes docking difficult (yeah, blame the keyboard and not the new commander!). Ive been able to find out how to remap the keys to what I want (thank you FAQ), but I cant see anyway to slowdown or smooth out the keyboard navigation.
Hope this makes sense - any and all suggestions gratefully received.
Trainee Pilot ManInBlack.
NEWBIE question: Keyboard steering jumpy
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Re: NEWBIE question: Keyboard steering jumpy
Wow! 10 karma points for the fastest reply in history!
I am just reading up on the expansion packs - I guess that one is my first stop.
Thanks for all of your help - i will repost to let you know how I get on.
Cheers,
ManInBlack
I am just reading up on the expansion packs - I guess that one is my first stop.
Thanks for all of your help - i will repost to let you know how I get on.
Cheers,
ManInBlack
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Re: NEWBIE question: Keyboard steering jumpy
Brilliant - does exactly what I wanted. Thank you so much.
(The downside is that now I can not blame my docking crashes on the keyboard lag!!) off to practice manual docking again -its been a while.....
Cheers,
ManInBlack.
(The downside is that now I can not blame my docking crashes on the keyboard lag!!) off to practice manual docking again -its been a while.....
Cheers,
ManInBlack.
Re: NEWBIE question: Keyboard steering jumpy
Many of us have been there. I think you will find it coming back to you faster than you think.ManInBlack10538 wrote:(The downside is that now I can not blame my docking crashes on the keyboard lag!!) off to practice manual docking again -its been a while.....
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Re: NEWBIE question: Keyboard steering jumpy
Thanks guys.
Total euphoria here. Loved Elite on both BBC and Amiga, cant believe I get to play it again. Starting to get the hand of docking again, but forgot how rubbish my basic lasers are. Back in the game as a newbie, not all powerful with my ECM and military lasers, and loving trading to get enough money for the first upgrade.
you have all been so welcoming - much appreciated. . . . .
ManInBlack
Total euphoria here. Loved Elite on both BBC and Amiga, cant believe I get to play it again. Starting to get the hand of docking again, but forgot how rubbish my basic lasers are. Back in the game as a newbie, not all powerful with my ECM and military lasers, and loving trading to get enough money for the first upgrade.
you have all been so welcoming - much appreciated. . . . .
ManInBlack