switched from GP4 to F12002

after reading the comparison of F12002 and GP4 I thought I'd give F1 2002 another try. I suppose I was one of the people in this group that liked GPX, (except GP4 in race mode where everything goes like glue...). I use a gamepad and one thing I liked in GPX was that one button could be assigned for the gear change (up or down) depending whether you are accelerating or braking. Is this possible in F1 2002? They seem to mutually exclusive, selecting one, deselects the first choice. Perhaps it requires some internal changes. Any advice welcome. ian --

If you even attempt to use a game pad to play a racing sim., the crowd in here (me included) won't have much sympathy for you. Marc "Ian Marsh" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> after reading the comparison of F12002 and GP4 I thought I'd give F1 > 2002 another try. I suppose I was one of the people in this group that > liked GPX, (except GP4 in race mode where everything goes like glue...). > > I use a gamepad and one thing I liked in GPX was that one button could > be assigned for the gear change (up or down) depending whether you are > accelerating or braking. Is this possible in F1 2002? > > They seem to mutually exclusive, selecting one, deselects the first > choice. Perhaps it requires some internal changes. > > Any advice welcome. > > ian > > -- >

Marc Collins wrote: > If you even attempt to use a game pad to play a racing sim., the crowd in > here (me included) won't have much sympathy for you. > > Marc I don't know about that. Some of the fastest GPL racers use joysticks. Or they did. Don't know if they've upgraded.

What does a joystick (analogue like a wheel) have to do with a game pad (digital)? Marc "Internet User" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3dd06ef4$[email hidden]... > Marc Collins wrote: > > If you even attempt to use a game pad to play a racing sim., the crowdin

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> > here (me included) won't have much sympathy for you. > > > > Marc > > I don't know about that. Some of the fastest GPL racers use joysticks. > Or they did. Don't know if they've upgraded. >

"Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> writes: > If you even attempt to use a game pad to play a racing sim., the crowd in > here (me included) won't have much sympathy for you. > > Marc Well first it takes less space, second I can use it for other games, thirdly it is cheaper and lastly it has (sort of) analog inputs, well little 'mushrooms' you push around in analog fashion. I have played with a wheel and the keyboard and find the gear changes (particularly down) the quickest this way, perhaps it is not and if you measure in real ms, but it seems that way. Before the followup and 'yanks' (little joke there .ca) say it, no I don't see F1 drivers with gamepads in their cars. I. > > > > I use a gamepad and one thing I liked in GPX was that one button could > > be assigned for the gear change (up or down) depending whether you are > > accelerating or braking. Is this possible in F1 2002? > >

Marc Collins wrote: > What does a joystick (analogue like a wheel) have to do with a game pad > (digital)? > > Marc > I haven't seen an all digital gamepad in years.

"Ian Marsh" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > If you even attempt to use a game pad to play a racing sim., the crowdin

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> > here (me included) won't have much sympathy for you. > > > > Marc > > > Well first it takes less space, second I can use it for other games, > thirdly it is cheaper and lastly it has (sort of) analog inputs, well > little 'mushrooms' you push around in analog fashion. > > I have played with a wheel and the keyboard and find the gear changes > (particularly down) the quickest this way, perhaps it is not and if > you measure in real ms, but it seems that way. > > Before the followup and 'yanks' (little joke there .ca) say it, no I > don't see F1 drivers with gamepads in their cars. > > I. >

Drive it however you want Ian, whatever's fun for you. It's not the end of the world, and they're just GAMES(hehe, I always get a kick out of the anal retitive screaming, "no, it's a sim, not a game") John p.s. You don't see F1 drivers sitting in an easy chair staring at a pc monitor either, while driving <g.