Game pads

Privateer · 30 Apr 2009 at 00:22

Is it possible to go forward and backwards with the right hand and go left and right with the left hand.

Robert1986 · 30 Apr 2009 at 00:24

You need to read what you just said. Its not very clear.

Are you talking about swapping the two analogue stick inputs?

tony888 · 30 Apr 2009 at 00:25

Privateer said:
Is it possible to go forward and backwards with the right hand and go left and right with the left hand.

pardon come again

Dannyb01y · 30 Apr 2009 at 00:27

Depends on the game for control set up really - you mean forwards and backwards with right stick and strafe left and right with the left stick? (or perhaps turn left and right with left stick?) either way what i first said is true - its dependent on the game

ojste · 30 Apr 2009 at 00:36

you're better off just getting used to the normal way of moving, it will make things a lot simpler. you may also be shocked to know theres more than 1 genre of game

Dannyb01y · 30 Apr 2009 at 00:42

I think 1st person shooters are likely to offer this sort of control - resident evil 5 offers something similar i seem to remember andprobably halo 3 as well..

Phatjayunoi · 30 Apr 2009 at 00:53

I slightly understand what the OP is on about, but as mention before, it really comes down to what game it is and how much it allows for you to edit the control configuration. a lot of games usually just have presets i.e. Type A, B, C with little to no edits allowed each and every button or control stick, so it really depends on the game in question.

da_mic_1530 · 30 Apr 2009 at 09:51

Isn't that called southpaw? if so a few FPS games offer it

Privateer · 30 Apr 2009 at 10:31

no iof you swap it you swap all 4 axis I still need to keep 2.

Robert1986 · 30 Apr 2009 at 10:34

You're pretty much sol. Just going to have to get used to the controls.

Privateer · 30 Apr 2009 at 10:42

ojste said:
you're better off just getting used to the normal way of moving, it will make things a lot simpler. you may also be shocked to know theres more than 1 genre of game

I loove using my mouse I have a proper game mouse I use
(Logitech MX 518) but I cant control it, I'm being forced to use game pads, my \Logitech rumble pads 2 swaps the sticks, i want to do that but keeping two movements

Privateer · 30 Apr 2009 at 10:59

yes I want to play HL2 again, episode 1 & 2 episopde 3 is soon to be released, but using my mouse is impossible now (health reasons) I have a Logitech Rumblepad 2 here it swaps the sticks np but it swaps all 4 axis i need to swap 2.

NokkonWud · 30 Apr 2009 at 11:15

Is there no console command you could change?

Privateer · 30 Apr 2009 at 11:45

ojste said:
you're better off just getting used to the normal way of moving, it will make things a lot simpler. you may also be shocked to know theres more than 1 genre of game

Dannyb01y said:
Depends on the game for control set up really - you mean forwards and backwards with right stick and strafe left and right with the left stick? (or perhaps turn left and right with left stick?) either way what i first said is true - its dependent on the game

yes spot on, a few games have game pad options, if i can change the game pad first that would be great, is there a pad out there that lets you change every button

orderoftheflame · 30 Apr 2009 at 11:57

da_mic_1530 said:
Isn't that called southpaw? if so a few FPS games offer it

I'd agree, sounds like he's after southpaw.

Depends on the game. Some have it, some don't.

Stick with default every time imo. Learning to adapt is much easier (and less annoying), than having to spend ages setting up controls when you get a new game.

Privateer · 30 Apr 2009 at 12:33

what do you think.
http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/p3600v3.htm

Now you have the flexibility to configure the pad for different games, depending on

whether you prefer to use the analog stick or d-pad, or even cater for multiplayer

sessions with friends who prefer different pad configurations.

Smit · 30 Apr 2009 at 13:01

That still wont solve your problem of wanting to go forwards and backwards using your right hand. You would still be using the left hand.

orderoftheflame · 30 Apr 2009 at 13:13

Privateer said:
what do you think.
http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/p3600v3.htm

Now you have the flexibility to configure the pad for different games, depending on

whether you prefer to use the analog stick or d-pad, or even cater for multiplayer

sessions with friends who prefer different pad configurations.

I'd rather just learn to use a normal pad... That thing looks horrid.

Sash · 30 Apr 2009 at 13:36

Is this for the PC? Why not use Xpadder (as a lot of people have been mentioning recently) you can edit what each button does. Not sure if it will let you do that set up but its worth a try.