Bornslip: I decided to go for the '94 version (Far superior due to iMuse imho), but the throttle on my Logitech Extreme3D Pro joystick doesn't seem to work, and there's no way to set up the joystick like in the Windows version.
Does anyone know how to get the throttle to work in the DOS version, like it does in the Windows version?
Tarvis: There's an old TSR that did just that!
Download it here (
http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=28807#p230212), extract JOY.COM to the game directory.
To actually have the game use it though, you're going to have to edit the DOSBOX config file in a text editor. Don't worry, you only need to add one line.
Open up dosbox_tie_single.conf in a text editor. Just before the line "tie.exe", add a new line and type "joy.com", save and close it.
Now when you play it will ask you to calibrate the throttle dial before launching the game. That's how you know it loads the TSR properly. If you did all that and it doesn't work ingame, you might need to swap Axes 3 and 4 in another DOSBOX config. Open dosbox_tie.conf, find the line in the [joystick] section and change the line swap34=false to swap34=true. You might not need to do that step depending on your joystick, but I needed to for my Logitech.
It only increments the throttle in thirds just like the [ ] \ keys, but then again that's all the Windows version does. Unfortunately there's nothing similar to enable rudder control, though the Windows version doesn't support that either
Hello,I had the same problem with throttle not working. I tried to follow the above instructions: I downloaded the TSR then extracted it to where my game files were: At least I think I did: after I extracted it then it was listed with other star wars tie fighter cd files it's right now right between INSTALOW and Launch Settings goggame-galaxyFilelist and 80 or so others. Then I looked for a folder called dosbox_tie_single.conf and I found none. I don't know. Also, when I later tried to open TSR it said my windows prevented it being open cause unknown not safe or whatever, I don't know if that has anything to do with anything. By the way since I didn't find the exact file called dosbox_tie_single.conf I saw one that I mistakenly thought was that one cuz it is almost a similar file name: dosbox_tiecd_single I thought it was the same one as you mentioned so I edited it accordingly to what you said above oops?.
Anyway I started the game , nothing asked me to calibrate anything it just started up like it did normally :No mention of calibration.
Ya so anyway I figured the best thing to do would be to set my plus throttle to full throttle: backspace and I set the negative throttle on joystick to 1/3 throttle which is [. I think that will work. Then I left a 70 percent space in the middle so after I change it either way it won't beep continuously.
