FIRST Video Game: Hammering out details

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Originally Posted by PCPat

A few questions..
Will the user be able to assign commands to keys they chose?
Will the game support joysticks? ex: Microsoft Sidewinder

yes to both, but not initial releases, which will primarily be framework, a skeleton.

Originally Posted by PCPat

A suggestion..
Would it be possible to simulate an innovation first robot controller to control a robot in the game? And if the previous is possible, could a user plug their team's control station (directly from the innovation first tether port) into their computer to control the robot on screen? This would include the use of pots. in the control station.

yes, no. Half the point is to simulate a given FIRST game (the rest is to create another FIRST thing ). The joystick ports on the OI are mostly standard; If you plug in a custom box, the 4 analog and 4 digital inpusts will work, but LEDs will NOT (of course, this can be remmedied with a RS-232 box). As for directly plugging in the OI, probably not.

Originally Posted by PCPat

Thats my $.02 I can't wait for the first release of the game!
-Pat M.