This is an interesting game. I purchased it from GOG some time ago, but I have a long list of MS DOS games to play, and I play them slowly, reading their manuals and playing a lot of hours. Thanks for the video!
The gog and Steam releases are a bit problematic, they are the older v2.16 version and there's a couple of patches to take it to v2.41 with throttle, rudder support and other changes. Added a msg on the gog harrier jump jet foorum and @Damsonn added a Steam guide a while ago. This video is using the v2.41 version.
@@darkenedroom Done thanks! However, how does throttle work? I set in dosbox joysticktype = fcs, then I exit setup and I select Yes to all questions about controls (if I want to use the joystick, if I have a thrustmaster, and if I have a Weapon Control System), and then I calibrate the joystick. Once I'm in the game I enable rudder and throttle, and rudder works, but throttle doesn't. I tried this with an old Logitech Extreme 3D Pro and an Xbox One controller. I had no luck with any! The throttle doesn't move at all
@@OnlyEarlyAccessGames IIRC DOSBox considers fcs a 3 axis device. When testing I was using a 4axis controller type and I selected no for the Thrustmaster questions. When you first enable throttle and rudders them there may be some spurious inputs, so move the throttle and rudder and they should settle down. Not sure how many axes your controller has, for my hotas I have >4. So I used the my default DOSBox axes mappings to limit to 4. So DX_X_AXIS, DX_Y_AXIS, DX_Z_AXIS (throttle) and DX_XROT_AXIS (rudder). HJJ really doesn't like timed = false for my hotas so I had to use timed = true and I had to set swap34 to true, but that is probably controller specific so you'll have to test with your controller to confirm what settings you'll need for your controllers. Hope that helps 👍
@@darkenedroom It works perfectly now, thank you! I used 4axis and responded 'no' when asked if I have a Thrustmaster. However, it is a bit difficult to set the throttle exactly in the middle (50%) when you activate it, and you always lose a bit of useful range. The Harrier's throttle might not reach the maximum, for example. But it is a minor issue, and nothing can be done about it, except enabling the throttle again in the cockpit menu and repeat. Thanks again :)
This is an interesting game. I purchased it from GOG some time ago, but I have a long list of MS DOS games to play, and I play them slowly, reading their manuals and playing a lot of hours. Thanks for the video!
The gog and Steam releases are a bit problematic, they are the older v2.16 version and there's a couple of patches to take it to v2.41 with throttle, rudder support and other changes. Added a msg on the gog harrier jump jet foorum and @Damsonn added a Steam guide a while ago. This video is using the v2.41 version.
@@darkenedroom Done thanks! However, how does throttle work? I set in dosbox joysticktype = fcs, then I exit setup and I select Yes to all questions about controls (if I want to use the joystick, if I have a thrustmaster, and if I have a Weapon Control System), and then I calibrate the joystick. Once I'm in the game I enable rudder and throttle, and rudder works, but throttle doesn't. I tried this with an old Logitech Extreme 3D Pro and an Xbox One controller. I had no luck with any! The throttle doesn't move at all
@@OnlyEarlyAccessGames IIRC DOSBox considers fcs a 3 axis device. When testing I was using a 4axis controller type and I selected no for the Thrustmaster questions.
When you first enable throttle and rudders them there may be some spurious inputs, so move the throttle and rudder and they should settle down.
Not sure how many axes your controller has, for my hotas I have >4. So I used the my default DOSBox axes mappings to limit to 4. So DX_X_AXIS, DX_Y_AXIS, DX_Z_AXIS (throttle) and DX_XROT_AXIS (rudder).
HJJ really doesn't like timed = false for my hotas so I had to use timed = true and I had to set swap34 to true, but that is probably controller specific so you'll have to test with your controller to confirm what settings you'll need for your controllers.
Hope that helps 👍
@@darkenedroom It works perfectly now, thank you! I used 4axis and responded 'no' when asked if I have a Thrustmaster. However, it is a bit difficult to set the throttle exactly in the middle (50%) when you activate it, and you always lose a bit of useful range. The Harrier's throttle might not reach the maximum, for example. But it is a minor issue, and nothing can be done about it, except enabling the throttle again in the cockpit menu and repeat. Thanks again :)
More commentary would be nice eg tell us what u are doing etc