02169: frontlin, tinstar, wwestern: Should Front Line be using a positional joystick device for its aiming?

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
02169	DIP/Input	Feature	Always	Aug 28, 2008, 18:07	Sep 1, 2008, 23:01

Tester	john_iv	View Status	Public	Platform	MAMEUI
Assigned To		Resolution	Open	OS	Windows XP/Vista 64-bit
Status [?]	Confirmed			Driver	taito/taitosj.cpp
Version	0.127	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	02169: frontlin, tinstar, wwestern: Should Front Line be using a positional joystick device for its aiming?
Description	Front Line used a unique large 'dial' that was used to aim his arm and could depress to fire. That would seem to be better handled by the positional analogue like Ikari Warriors instead of as a second joystick as it is now. That would allow mapping to 'z' and 'x' to increment and decrement. Thoughts?
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Affected Sets / Systems	frontlin, tinstar, wwestern

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No.02256 Tafoid Administrator Aug 28, 2008, 18:20	Added other sets with similar control scheme for aim/fire. Set up in feedback mode.
No.02258 urebelscum Tester Aug 28, 2008, 20:21	If the positional type had the features it was proposed to have, I'd say yes, as then the game could be played with dials, rotary sticks, 8-way joysticks, and original controller. However, right now the positional type can't be mapped with an individual digital input per valid analog value, so switching types would remove the abilty to use the most common input type (8-ways) that currently work. So... I'd say wait for now, but change when positional is feature complete.

No.02256

Tafoid

Administrator

Aug 28, 2008, 18:20

Added other sets with similar control scheme for aim/fire. Set up in feedback mode.

No.02258

urebelscum

Tester

Aug 28, 2008, 20:21

If the positional type had the features it was proposed to have, I'd say yes, as then the game could be played with dials, rotary sticks, 8-way joysticks, and original controller. However, right now the positional type can't be mapped with an individual digital input per valid analog value, so switching types would remove the abilty to use the most common input type (8-ways) that currently work.

So... I'd say wait for now, but change when positional is feature complete.