How do you play HD?

[FrenkyV]

Never changed anything.
But this is my first wipeout game...

[Rubix42]

Looks like I originally posted this in the wrong thread.

My new control method is arcade stick. Precision of the d-pad, freedom of a stick.

[blackwiggle]

Rubix42: How do you control the air brakes with that?

I was just having a look at possible better options than the Sixaxis controller.

This MAD CATZ /Saitek PS2700 one looks promising.
The review says it has very similar characteristics as your Street fighter arcade stick.
It's a mutant frog cross between and Xpox and Sixaxis controller

http://www.psu.com/Mad-Catz-Saitek-P...a006283-p0.php

After further reading this controller seems the answer to a lot of peoples prays.
GET THIS,it has what they are calling CYBORG MODE.

You can physically change the position of analog the stick to where the D-Pad is,the stick and the D-pad are mounted on a little platform,you just press a button to release the platform and turn it 180 to swap the controls around,BRILLIANT.
Only problem is that it's a wired controller.

http://www.gamesmen.com.au/catalog/p...ducts_id=23108

Even better news,they have just bought out a wireless version of the PS2700 called the PS3500.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Saitek-PS350.../dp/B001H0XLAI

No motion control though,somebody at another forum has emailed Satiek to ask if they are going to have motion support in the near future and they replied NO. [I never use motion control anyway:shrug]

Looks like a new toy for the blackwiggle.

[Rubix42]

I keep my ring finger down on the furthest out button for thrust
Middle and pointer fingers man left and right brakes
Thumb works weapons and absorbtion

[blackwiggle]

You must be a piano player.

I doubt that I could race better like that,I'd have to actually see somebody play HD with one of those arcade sticks before I could get my head around the drastic change in the control system.

Hey,if it improves your times it must be working.

[G'Kyl]

I'm surprised nobody uses triangle for acceleration. This way, I can easily rest my tumb on the pedal while slightly twisting it to activate weapons (circle) and absorb (cross). I also changed settings to L1 and R1 for airbrakes, with the highest possible sensitivity. Other than that: D-Pad. Also, I don't use Sixaxis, since *start rant* I find it annoying to not be able to hold the friggin controller in a comfortable position and instead having to vaguely guess which "shadow boxing" kind of movement does what in the game while also compensating for the slight lag. Wiimote and Sixaxis my back. *end rant* Oh, and L2 is for looking back.

Ben

[blackwiggle]

I don't know how you manage that,I just picked up my controller to see how it felt and my right hand was way too cramped up.

I think you must of played a lot of wipeout on the PSP.

[Rubix42]

You must be a piano player.

I doubt that I could race better like that,I'd have to actually see somebody play HD with one of those arcade sticks before I could get my head around the drastic change in the control system.

Hey,if it improves your times it must be working.

Yeah, it sounds weird, and I was wondering the same thing myself when I was setting it up. I went through 4 different control options before I settled on this one. After about a half hour though, I started shredding all my old times. By a full second or more.

Now I need to start really getting serious and see how far I can push this.