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- WC3JOY.DLL Joystick Patch for Thrustmaster FCS (TM) and 100%-
- compatible joysticks (Logitech Wingman Extreme).
-
- (C) 1995, Origin Systems, Inc.
- Written February, 1995 by Anthony L. Sommers (support@origin.ea.com)
- Updated June, 1995 by Anthony L. Sommers
-
- DISCLAIMER : Origin Systems, Inc. shall not be responsible for the
- usage of this patch, in whole or in part. In no event will Origin
- Systems, Inc. or the author of this patch be liable for any damages
- resulting from the use or misuse of this patch. Use at your own risk.
- The document included with this patch may not be reproduced in any
- manner without the written consent of the author.
-
-
- About WC3JOY.DLL
- ----------------
-
- WC3JOY.DLL is a set of alternate joystick routines used to provide
- support for Thrustmaster (TM) and 100%-compatible joystick (such as
- the Logitech Wingman Extreme). Joysticks tested include the
- Thrustmaster FCS, the Thrustmaster FLCS, and the Logitech Wingman
- Extreme.
-
- +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
- | |
- | NOTE : THIS PATCH MAY NOT WORK FOR YOU! Machines of different |
- | speeds return different joystick values (hence, the need for |
- | joystick calibration). During testing of these routines, it |
- | appeared that machines that returned high-end values for the |
- | right-most and down-most positions (in excess of approximately |
- | 1300) would have trouble looking down and left. If this is |
- | what is happening in your case, you may be a prime candidate |
- | for a speed-adjustable game card. |
- +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-
-
- Installation of WC3JOY.DLL
- --------------------------
-
- 1) Change to the directory where WC3JOYTM.EXE was extracted.
-
- 2) Copy the WC3JOY.DLL file to the C:\WC3 directory, i.e. :
-
- COPY WC3JOY.DLL C:\WC3 [ENTER]
-
- 3) Make sure your Thrustmaster-compatible joystick is firmly
- attached to the joystick port.
-
- 4) Run Wing Commander III. The patch will let you know if it
- detected a Thrustmaster and if it was successfully installed.
-
- 5) Once you're into the game, your joystick may drift. This is
- due to the fact that alternate joystick routines are being
- used rather than the ones used when you initially installed
- the game. Simply recalibrate by selecting Calibrate Joystick
- in the Main Terminal, or press [ALT-J] in gameflow or [ALT-C]
- in space flight.
-
- 6) Once you're in space flight, activate Thrustmaster as the
- control type in the Spaceflight Options menu [ALT-O]. This
- will allow you to use all four buttons. That's it! The hat
- and all four buttons work as follows :
-
- HAT UP F1 - Front View; Toggle cockpit
- HAT LEFT F2 - Left View
- HAT RIGHT F3 - Right View
- HAT DOWN F4 - Rear View
-
- Thrustmaster Controls
- Trigger Fire guns
- Top Thumb Button Joystick Button 2
- Bottom Thumb Button Fire Missile
- Pinky Button "Y" - Lock on closest enemy in
- view and match speed
-
- Logitech Wingman Extreme Controls
- Trigger Fire guns
- Top Thumb Button Joystick Button 2
- Bottom Thumb Button "Y" - Lock on closest enemy in
- view and match speed
- Middle Thumb Button Fire Missile
-
- 7) Enjoy! :)
-
-
- Uninstallation of WC3JOY.DLL
- ----------------------------
-
- To remove this patch, just type :
-
- DEL C:\WC3\WC3JOY.DLL [ENTER]
-
-
- Notes
- -----
-
- * You MUST have a working Thrustmaster compatible joystick to
- use this patch. If there is a joystick port conflict, or if
- the joystick or port is faulty, you may not be able to
- successfully use this patch.
-
- * Tap the hat in the particular direction, don't hold there.
-
- * If you try to pause the game with ALT-P, you get left view.
- Simply pause the game with the PAUSE key in the upper-right
- corner of your keyboard.
-
- * Check out the WC3 Technical Help File (WC3HELP.TXT) on our
- BBS (512-331-4446) or the Internet (ftp.ea.com
- /pub/patches/wc3help.txt)!
-
- * Thanks to Jason Yenawine and James Flores.
-
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