InfantryMan11b: I installed the 98 version and when i try to launch it a window pops up informing me that i need a joystick to play. Which is all well and good except for the Saitek X52 throttle and stick sitting next to me whose lights indicate to me that it is in fact plugged into my computer. My ability to fly with them in other games also backs up this conclusion. I am at a loss, and im sure it has a lot to do with TIE Fighter being a older game but any help is greatly appreciated. Many thanks.

InfantryMan11b: I installed the 98 version and when i try to launch it a window pops up informing me that i need a joystick to play. Which is all well and good except for the Saitek X52 throttle and stick sitting next to me whose lights indicate to me that it is in fact plugged into my computer. My ability to fly with them in other games also backs up this conclusion. I am at a loss, and im sure it has a lot to do with TIE Fighter being a older game but any help is greatly appreciated. Many thanks.

creadinger: when I play the 1994 version of TIE fighter the colors are all screwed up.

Tarvis: Open dosbox_tie.conf in a text editor, find the line output=overlay and change it to output=opengl

creadinger: Hey thanks man! That seems to have worked. Any tips on getting the 1998 games to recognize my joystick? As some have suggested I have checked the advanced section of the game controllers menu. I only have 1 thing plugged into my USB ports - joystick.

philthymcnasty: Ok, dumb question here:

Does this game require a joystick to play? It does not start up for me, the fist thing that comes up is "make sure your joystick is plugged in", then the game crashes, hard.

I am not sure what is going on here. the 1994 version works just fine with a keyboard, but the 98 version, the one i want to play, does not even start up.

revanbh: Version from 1998 indeed requires joystick to play at all. That's because it was re-made on X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter engine, and that game could be played via joystick exclusively. Same thing with X-Wing: Alliance. Games won't even start if you don't have one. That said, supposedly, if you have a gamepad, that counts as a joystick, as far as the game is concerned. I haven't tried this workaround myself, but I've read how people used xbox 360 gamepads to play the game.