****The Ultimate Descent: Freespace 1 & 2 Noobie Guide Thread****

Men use joysticks. Fact. :p

Seriously though, half the fun is using an analogue stick to pilot the ship... mastering it is hella satisfying. Mouse feels un-natural for any space or flight sims imo. :)
 
I originally had a "logitech wingman" a few years ago which I used for this game and it worked perfectly well and I found easier than a mouse. My son finds it a pain having to lift the the mouse off the desk when theres fast combat going on and its easy to lose the location momentarily of the enemy ship, plus I'm sick of the noise he makes when he bangs it back down onto the desk:).
As said earlier I'm leanibng towards the thrustmaster joystick but if anyone has any opinions i'd appreciate it.
 
Download the 55d launcher and unzip/unrar it to your FS2 root directory to replace the existing one:

55d launcher download: http://fs2source.warpcore.org/exes/Launcher55d.rar

Go to said directory and now click the updated "Launcher" file. Send a shortcut on your desktop to make things easier in future. Once it's been clicked and opened you'll see a bog-standard launcher.
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Oh noes!!!

I have a problem wih the launcher.

I have replaced the launcher in the FS2 root folder with the 55d one however when i click it i get the 'encountered an error' problem and nothing happens.

I have noticed that if i run the file in its orig folder it runs fine? Any ideas?
 
pieman109 said:
I originally had a "logitech wingman" a few years ago which I used for this game and it worked perfectly well and I found easier than a mouse. My son finds it a pain having to lift the the mouse off the desk when theres fast combat going on and its easy to lose the location momentarily of the enemy ship, plus I'm sick of the noise he makes when he bangs it back down onto the desk:).
As said earlier I'm leanibng towards the thrustmaster joystick but if anyone has any opinions i'd appreciate it.
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whats wrong with the wingman for freepsace?
 
oh ok. Only i can get a wingman extreme for £6 with the 9pin - usb adapter or spend 17 on a new thrustmast t stick x. I read somewhere that the wingman is bad for controlling freespace because of an axis that makes it roll too much or something
 
fudge following the guide, I'm stuck on selecting the Flags on the "features" tab on the Open launcher, there isn't anything in the drop down box :-/
 
mattyj1085 said:
oh ok. Only i can get a wingman extreme for £6 with the 9pin - usb adapter or spend 17 on a new thrustmast t stick x. I read somewhere that the wingman is bad for controlling freespace because of an axis that makes it roll too much or something
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Don't get a Saitek Cyborg Evo... I have one at home in the UK and the center is so stiff that it makes minute flight adjustments almost impossible, I find myself lurching all the time with it. My old Sidewinder 3D Pro was the best I have ever used in regards to "feel". No idea why MS stopped making sticks, they were damn good.

DragonWoLf said:
fudge following the guide, I'm stuck on selecting the Flags on the "features" tab on the Open launcher, there isn't anything in the drop down box :-/
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Flags? You mean the screenie as shown in the guide?
 
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I'm gonna be executed!, lol:p I'm donig the level that I believe theres a few screen shots of in this thread and, 'cos I'm using a mouse, I can't hit diddly squat and I didn't listen to the level requirement and went for the wrong targets:D. failed the level and I've since been put up for execution.:D
 
I'm off to the local PC place to look at joysticks... i'll let you know any good ones that I think are comparable ot my old 3D Pro in terms of feel. :D
 
I'm hoping me "thrustmaster" (ooer misuss) turns up on monday, me son really needs it (me an' all) and the banging noise on the desk is driving me nuts.
 
Richdog said:
Don't get a Saitek Cyborg Evo... I have one at home in the UK and the center is so stiff that it makes minute flight adjustments almost impossible, I find myself lurching all the time with it.
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Agreed. I got one of these a few weeks ago to replace my old Cyborg 3D (no spring) and whilst I do like it for FSX it is a nightmare for the kind of combat in FS2. Unfortunately with being left handed I don't have much of a choice when it comes to ambidexterous joysticks. I have read of people clipping the spring to make it easier so I might give that a go. Totally agree about it being a bit of a nightmare for this game though.
 
I just went out and bought a Saitek X-52 flight system form my local plonk. Feels MUCH better than the Cyborg and has literally a gazbillion buttons and hats and I hear it even does the dishes. gets good feedback anyway. :D

I'm going ot give it a blast then let you know...
 
Ok, quick question, I've finished the installer process but it keeps coming up with the following errors:


Post-Installation Notes for FreeSpace Open 3.6.10(unofficial) Windows Executables

You'll also need to run the application launcher.exe in the folder you just installed to. Once it opens, make sure the box at the top says <The Folder You Installed To>\fs2_open_3_6_9.exe. You can play around with the options on the tabs, just make sure to leave it in OpenGL unless you're having serious problems, as D3D support is flakey.
IMPORTANT NOTE: There was an error while installing this section. You may need to run the Installer again in order to ensure that this section works correctly.

Post-Installation Notes for Homesick
IMPORTANT NOTE: There was an error while installing this section.



Does anyone else get these errors?
 
Still coming up with the same errors but I've gone into the game and it seems to be working ok so far...

I was a huge fan of the Xwing/Tie Fighter series but missed this at the time for some reason, so time to start at the beginning:D

Thanks for your excellent guide :)
 
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