SOLUTION: Getting joysticks working with Privateer 2

[Mr Wendal]

After messing around with it for days, i have finally come up with an easy solution.
Okay, this works for the DOS version of the game, whether you are using dosbox or not. For the windows patch version see below.

Fire up the game with your joystick plugged in and get to the joystick calibration screen. Leave the joystick dead centre, don't move it at all, and press exit. Leave the game and open dark.cfg

The above will save the dead center value of the joystick for all values. Should look something like this:

JoyOn 0
Throttle 0
Joy Dead 0.100000
Joy cx 50
Joy cy 50
Joy lx 50
Joy ly 50
Joy rx 50
Joy ry 50

(note the "50" value will change depending on your joystick)

Now, leave cx and cy at the centre value.
Change lx and ly to 0.
Change rx and ry to double the center value (ie 100 in this case.)

The above example should look like this now:
JoyOn 0
Throttle 0
Joy Dead 0.100000
Joy cx 50
Joy cy 50
Joy lx 0
Joy ly 0
Joy rx 100
Joy ry 100

Now everything should work fine.
I could not get my throttle working using this method, however.
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If using the windows patch version of the game, apparently the following works:
JoyOn 0
Throttle 0
Joy Dead 0.100000
Joy cx 226
Joy cy 233
Joy lx 8
Joy ly 8
Joy rx 445
Joy ry 458

 

[sdecker]

Since you have a working version of Privateer 2, would you mind doing me a favor?

I can't get past the scene at Kappa Labs (all the information is here: http://crius.net/zone/showthread.php?t=17854). Can I send you my saved game and you take 10 minutes of your time and finish the mission for me? You would only need to make 3 jumps, press the "escape button" to skip the movie, and then make 3 jumps back to the repair station and save. Then send me the newly saved game. I've been waiting for someone's help for nearly two weeks.

Thanks. My e-mail is: sdecker@gmail.com I hope to hear from you soon.