Hells. Yes.

[SpaceGameJunkie]

#10834

YUSSSSS! This is in my top five of all time! Just a marvelous, marvelous game!

[drbockwurst]

#10840

Niiiiiiiiiceeee! I’m excited playing it again, just looked up it up that it’s been over 2 Years already… (shame on me) 😀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwDak0z5Bn0
And this time I’m not alone! 🙂

[SpaceGameJunkie]

#10854

Hah, I finished my last playthrough even longer agon than that.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6K1_LepsaN9gkBoq8ceUl1N2MGg4iqQL

It’ll be great to get back to it for the upteenth time.

[jan0sch]

#10867

My main train of thought since it was announced is: Where the heck do I get a good joystick/flightstick? 😉

[firefyte]

#10868

If you are using dosbox, you can remap your usb joystick (for example a xbox or playstation controller) to the dos joystick.

I’m not sure how it works with an analogue stick.

[SpaceGameJunkie]

#10870

You can find Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2s on Ebay for good prices. If you want I can find a good one for you.

[jan0sch]

#10874

Thanks for the hints, I’ll see what I can find.

[SpaceGameJunkie]

#10886

This one looks to be in very good shape.

https://ebay.us/m/GebjA3

[Martli]

#10890

Hopefully my sidewinder 3d pro is up to the task…

[TheOmega]

#10899

Cool!!!

I just commented on Settlers II how I was really looking forward to that game, then I saw this one!

I specifically bought a secondhand joystick to replay this game a while ago. I guess it’ll soon be time to hook it up. Looking forward to this.

[falselogic]

#11294

For me, this is peak Space Sim. I loved this game. I loved ranking up, I loved the secret evil society and ranking up in that.

I havent played this game in 30 years though… and I don’t have a joystick anymore.

I might be enjoying this one from the sidelines.

[SpaceGameJunkie]

#11299

I think there’s a program that lets you emulate a joystick with a mouse, and maybe you can play it that way? I might be able to remember the name when I come out of this brain fog.

[jan0sch]

#11301

I tried playing via mouse but that didn’t work well. It was manageable for the first missions but then… *boom* 😉

[SpaceGameJunkie]

#11303

Ugh, I’m sorry. I got this inexpensive stick a little over a year ago to use with my laptop and it’s great:

https://a.co/d/8qJhIAc

[TigerQuoll]

#11307

This topic is totally out of my wheelhouse, so maybe it’s a silly one: how does DOSBox go with modern gamepads with thumbsticks? And how viable is that option for this game?

Edit: gah, just realised this question was already answered earlier in the thread!

[Tijn]

#11308

I’ve used my PS4 controller for Wing Commander and it worked just fine with Dosbox, so I think it should be possible to do the same with Tie Fighter I would think.

[rappscal]

#11421

Played this for the first time a couple of years ago – it holds up really well… I found it very challenging, so bought the strategy guide from abebooks. That was about when I lost interest and never finished it. Go figure.

You can borrow the guide at archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/tiefighteroffici0000dema/page/n9/mode/2up

[SpaceGameJunkie]

#11428

So did buying the guide make you lose interest?

[rappscal]

#11430

I think, probably not. I bet I would have lost interest anyway. But looking forward to picking it up again. I might try emulation and an xbox controller this time. The joystick on my pentium broke, and I can’t play that from the couch.

[McKracken]

#11434

Oh yesss! One of my all time favourite games. Played through the original game back in the 90s. It was awsome.

I had a flight stick back then but i have no idea where that thing went. I hope it plays well with a ps4 controller. Doesnt play too well with mouse i figures out a few years ago.

Theres a great lets play of the game + addon from a dutch guy on youtube. Very entertaining, relaxed and funny: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL93064ED57E2E35A4

[McKracken]

#11435

The GOG version of Tie Fighter works fine with the PS4 controller btw. No configuration required. Just simple plug and play.

[Evil Taco]

#11569

I started wondering how I want to play. I probably don’t want to make it _too_ complicated so I don’t end up not playing at all. So maybe the GOG.com version with a modern joypad. But I do have a Thrustmaster USB stick with a few buttons and a tiny throttle lever, which could be quite fun to play with.. (I played the demo with a Gravis Analog joystick back in the day..)

[SpaceGameJunkie]

#11580

I’ve never tried it with a gamepad, but it’s probably doable.