Alternative controllers in trainz

[razor]

just wondering if anybody uses a differant controller to control there trains on there routes i know there is Rail driver but it is quit expensive i use a usb volume controller to control the trains on my routes because i only build small layouts it is suprising the fun that can be had using a rotery controller instead of the keyboard for shunting these can be bought quit cheaply on a well known shopping site any thoughts

 

[JCitron]

just wondering if anybody uses a differant controller to control there trains on there routes i know there is Rail driver but it is quit expensive i use a usb volume controller to control the trains on my routes because i only build small layouts it is suprising the fun that can be had using a rotery controller instead of the keyboard for shunting these can be bought quit cheaply on a well known shopping site any thoughts

In the early beta testing days, we tried X-Box controllers. I don't remember what each button did though because it's been a very long time and many versions ago.

 

[OddRails]

Isn't there a new xbox version of trainz? I'd imagine that would have code supporting the controller. (That could someday migrate to the non-xbox version.)

 

[razor]

because my routes are small there almost like a model railway and i just like the tactile feeling of being able to shunt and move trains around in a small area with a rotery controller

 

[JCitron]

because my routes are small there almost like a model railway and i just like the tactile feeling of being able to shunt and move trains around in a small area with a rotery controller

There are small knob-like devices such as the Space mouse which would work for this. There was someone who used that years ago but I can't remember who it was now.

Isn't there a new xbox version of trainz? I'd imagine that would have code supporting the controller. (That could someday migrate to the non-xbox version.)

The Xbox controller works well in the desktop version now because that technology is built-in. Editing in Surveyor is doable but it was uncomfortable for me probably because I'm used to a mouse.

Thinking about the testing, we also tried joysticks and I had to borrow an old Thrustmaster joystick from my brother for the testing. Like the Xbox controller, it worked quite well for what it was supposed to do.

 

[wreeder]

The Xbox controller works well in the desktop version now because that technology is built-in. Editing in Surveyor is doable but it was uncomfortable for me probably because I'm used to a mouse.

That is likely why the X-Box version doesn't have Surveyor included. It is a driver version only.

 

[wreeder]

The Kensington Orbit trackball has a scrolling wheel around the trackball and it is programmable. I don't know if the scrolling wheel is programmable. Maybe there is a YT video review of it. It is just $44. The Space Mouse Pro is $319.

 

[wreeder]

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[razor]

i use this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNJZWF4L?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

[wreeder]

Nice, I was able to program the scroll wheel on my mouse to do the period key but it only supports one direction.