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[drupal=368]HaptX Mod Lets ETQW Shake Your Right Hand[/drupal]
From the fjords of aptly named Reachin Technologies in Sweden comes a new way to experience Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars. Dubbed HaptX, this technology works in conjunction with the peculiar looking Novint Falcon controller to delivery physical feedback based on what’s happening on screen. The controller is used in place of the more traditional mouse and not only looks like a contraption that fell straight out of a sci-fi movie, but has been getting some rather good reviews from the enthusiast press. A software add-on supporting ETQW is now available free of charge. If you’re completely confused by all this, you can find videos of the thing in action on this page.
So does anyone have one of these devices and has tried it out?
Seems pretty expensive, but then that was to be expected
There is available an adapter to replace the default grip with a gun-grip so that would be idea for FPS
Looks like it could get uncomfortable after long periods of play, hand would go numb cos all the blood has drained out of it. And of course too expensive for a gimmick atm.
Great idea. Lot’s of great reviews. Company seems to still be around. Too bad about the price…I’d guess that $200 is at least twice what most would pay for a controller. Oh well, at least the Novint ETQW patch is available for free.
Oh wait…didn’t the Novint guy say that most developers gave them access to the game code?..and yet we still don’t have a fix for a simple dual-stick controller…sigh
I think it would become real hard to have your arm elevated all the time to align the gun at center
Lol this footage is clipped together xD
See him shooting at the entrance stairs to the second objective of Volcano, the next moment he is at the main bunker again.
@NJ_Dude, what could be better for FPS than recoil feedback, hit directionality, or blowing yourself up real good and feeling the vibes?
In the instruction tutorial, it sounded like the “right” way to hold the pistol grip is with elbow cushioned against an armrest. Undoubtedly after several hours, a person’s arm might get sore. But, who knows, that might be better than carpal tunnel pain that one might get from using a mouse for that long.
nah, you can’t be good while playing with this weird thing. But i’m sure it could shake your other part of body for relax while you play. And no, i didn’t meant THIS PART of body. As we know, relaxed player will play better than stressed one
Speaking of tired arms and carpal tunnel…
If you’ve been shaking your ETQW with your right hand too much, then perhaps the ergonomic, maybe even therapeutic, benefits of these mouse pads could help…
they are indeed, and they are actually therapeutic
edit: the wrist supports are filled with a silicone jelly or a spongy dense foam. Resting one’s wrist on the support purportedly takes much of the stress off of the carpal tunnel area, and feels quite pleasant I’m told.
[QUOTE=Stroggafier;209419]@NJ_Dude, what could be better for FPS than recoil feedback, hit directionality, or blowing yourself up real good and feeling the vibes?
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I rather wear a feedback-vest if you REALLY want to feel hit directionality, as for recoil, a recoil-ready mouse will suffice.
[QUOTE=Stroggafier;209320]Great idea. Lot’s of great reviews. Company seems to still be around. Too bad about the price…I’d guess that $200 is at least twice what most would pay for a controller. Oh well, at least the Novint ETQW patch is available for free.
Oh wait…didn’t the Novint guy say that most developers gave them access to the game code?..and yet we still don’t have a fix for a simple dual-stick controller…sigh[/QUOTE]
Someone, forget who(Got his real name/email, but not his alias), approached me in October 2009 about supporting this in QWTA, I asked him to contact the company and pursue the subject of an API or sourcecode to use the driver properly. The reply he got from their CEO, also back in October 2009:
So far they haven’t released a usable API or sourcecode to use their product AFAIK. So basically you’re limited to playing their mod of BaseETQW if you want to use it. shrug
Dunno about you, but I don’t own or especially desire to own one, nor do I have the inclination to invest a lot of time in supporting it… However, if they made it easy to include support for, I’d have no problem including support for it in QWTA.
[QUOTE=Stroggafier;210952]Speaking of tired arms and carpal tunnel…
If you’ve been shaking your ETQW with your right hand too much, then perhaps the ergonomic, maybe even therapeutic, benefits of these mouse pads could help…
…on second thought, maybe not so much.[/QUOTE]
Cute notion, although I think I prefer my “Func Surface” mousepad. (Rigid textured plastic beats the hell out of a fabric mousepad anyday. Although even pretend boobs have their perks.)
[QUOTE=brbrbr;211104]how about AmBX support, instead of Subj ?
That looks just…bad, to me personally. XD Not a huge fan of such things in the first place, but it looks very gimmicky and not at all contributory to a gaming experience.
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That looks just…bad, to me personally. XD Not a huge fan of such things in the first place, but it looks very gimmicky and not at all contributory to a gaming experience.[/QUOTE]
i can talk only for myself, but Premium AmBX sets with FarCry2 and SupremeCommander[w/latest patches] imress me.
