21 replies to this topic

[RL Nice]

MechWarrior 2 and its expansions had an inverted mouse (which I changed as soon as I figured out how) and many flight-sims have inverted mouse controls (by the way, if anyone knows how to uninvert the mouse for X-Wing, I would be most grateful).

Will you be using an inverted mouse, or have you gotten used to the regular control scheme that's been being used in first person shooters ever since they started using mouselook?

[Aelos03]

well if i had joystick i would use inverted but because i don't i use normal, its kinda strange for me to have inverted on mouse.

[Motionless]

I would not invert the Y axis on my mouse, no. Pretty much no reason to do it unless you're already used to it.

[Orzorn]

I can play either way. I play Mechwarrior 2 regularly with the inverted mouse, but I also played Mechwarrior 4 without an inverted mouse (and I also play MWLL without it inverted).

It really just depends on which feels more natural.

[DaZur]

Nope...

I find my mouse works best when the "flat side with the shiny LED" is pointing down.

Sorry... I couldn't help myself!

[Hayashi]

Depends on what the default is. If mouse up = point up, then I won't invert. Maybe because I've been playing too many FPS.

(I also use up to accelerate, down to decelerate/reverse, left/right for chassis turning and mouse exclusively for torso control, so it's really very FPS like...)

[William Petersen]

Unless using it as a pointer/clicker (ala desktop or menus) my mouse is ALWAYS inverted. I'm hard-wired to control things like airplanes.

[Tyzh]

Pulling down to go up only makes sense for me if I'm using a joystick. When I drag my mouse down I expect the cursor in the screen to go the same way.

[Wyzak]

oh heck yes. My Y axis will be inverted. When you pull back on the stick you should nose up.

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

What mouse? Joystick / HOTAS / Dual-Analog ftw...

[Sheewa]

Invert mouse axis? This is madness.

[Vodkavaiator]

No, with a mouse I am far to used to standard or uninvented axises.

It makes sense for a joystick to work that way as you physically pull the stick towards you when you wish to "aim" up, but a mouse moves on a flat surface so I see no benefit to inverting axises, not that it should not be an option for the masochistic amongst us.

Edited by Vodkavaiator, 26 April 2012 - 12:31 PM.

[MadBoris]

Real Joystick, 3 monitors, TrackIR

We need no stinking mouse.

The mouse is so 1990's...

[Garth Erlam]

Inverter since the 80's.

I think of it as my head. If I push my head forward, I'm looking down. Tilt it back, I'm looking up.

[Dirk Le Daring]

Garth Erlam, on 26 April 2012 - 02:19 PM, said:

Inverter since the 80's.

I think of it as my head. If I push my head forward, I'm looking down. Tilt it back, I'm looking up.

Same, same. Cannot cope otherwise

[Seth]

I use a mouse and joystick combo for MW4. The joystick is inverted while the mouse is not. Weird, but my brain is used to it.

[FACEman Peck]

Joystick is all you need.

[CrunchTheRobot]

I doubt I'll have my controls inverted. I do play a fair amount of FPS's and that's probably why I don't like inverted controls. Perhaps my preferred control scheme would be different if I played my FPS's with inverted controls?
That just seems odd to me, though.

[Alan Grant]

I've never actually felt I had the need to invert my mouse. But I've never tried it before, not because I'm an FPSer, but because I only mess around with keyboard settings. Might give it a whirl, and who knows, maybe I'll be the better for it. But unless inverting makes a huge positive difference to my gaming, I'll stick with the usual set up.

[Helmer]

Depends on the default setting I suppose. I usually just stick to whatever it is.

It's nice to have the option tho! God Bless PGI and PC games.

It'd be even more interesting to have it set one way, and the exact opposite for freelook. Hmmm.... that'd be a nice prank....


Although if TrackIR is implemented I'll be in heaven.




Cheers.