If I can keybind a PS4 controller to keyboard inputs instead of being limited to 4 buttons, the d-pad, and a mouse then I'm in. Descent only works with 2 sidewinders through an old gameport that you will only get on an old AT mobo or going full keyboard.
Descent only works with 2 sidewinders through an old gameport
I can barely get this to work on actual hardware. Don't have 2 sidewinders, just one sidewinder as CH flight stick and a regular 3-axis 2 button. It kind of works, on Tuesdays, when wind is blowing SSE at 12 MPH.
That's why only keyboard mapping works for Descent. WASD and IJKL for movement with QE/OU and Space/Alt/Ctrl for main keys.
If dosemu2 can do keymapping to the gamepad then I will completely abandon dosbox.
e: Oh, and 4D _+4 action isn't even good enough for Redneck Rampage.
That's why only keyboard mapping works for Descent
Yep, unless you have a couple of real CH flight sticks or something else on that list of sticks it supports. Which I don't have... yet. Then you're still limited to just a few buttons due to the way the gameport interface worked.
I'd really like to run it under pure DOS, but instead the best I can do is run it under Win95/98 and use something like Joy2Key or whatever its called. On the Win98 Pentium Pro 180 MHz machine, it runs pretty much perfectly. On the Win95 486/DX4 120 MHz machine, it misses a frame or two or five sometimes.
There's a modern game called Overload you can get cheap on GOG that is like a spiritual successor to Descent, similar story and everything. Bought a pair of ambidextrous sticks just for this purpose. Fantastic game, no woke bullshit, highly recommend.
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