> Glenn Saunders <cybpunks2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> At 08:04 PM 11/1/2001 +1030, you wrote:
> >I doubt I will go for the paddles, but after the recent discussion
> of the
> >driving controllers on the list and some elegant code posted for
> using them
> >I might add an option to allow choice between joystick and driving
> >controllers (with some inertia to add a little challenge).
>
> Driving controllers are really only suited for rotation-based games
> since
> an entire revolution of the paddle yields only 16 state changes. For
> a 2D
> platform shooter you'd have to rotate too fast to move any distance.
>
I was thinking of implementing an acceleration+inertia+friction model where the
state changes (wrt time) affect speed and direction of movement rather than just
positioning.
Andrew
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