This is just an idea that I have discovered works incredibly well for me.
I read somewhere of a person using a gamepad to play CM. I gave it a shot on CMSF. Works great!
Yes a gamepad, like in Playstation or X-box.
Use a gamepad w/lots of xtra buttons, like a Saitek P2900 or P990, and with programming software, at your fingertips are over 40 quick buttons--in theory you can double it w/the FPS shiftstate. The 2 left shoulder buttons are for shifting, giving every button at least 3 different Commands.
I'm using the POV/Digital pad as the W,A,S,D combo.
The left analog stick serves as camera look around: Q,E,up-key,down-key. And the right analog for the Mouse.
The right shoulder buttons for both Zoom in/out, Mouse Wheel up/Down.
The six regular buttons are arranged (w/shift funtions) for pause, giving orders, next unit, tab, etc.
And the analog buttons can be pushed for both the mouse buttons.
It is incredible and very intuitive. Moving around the battlefield now is quite natural.
Even if the UI is changed, I doubt I'll be able to stop using the gamepad. The weak point is only using the right analog for the mouse, since it takes a bit of getting used to.
Of course, you can program a gamepad for any comfortable config, and this is just a work-around.
I dont even touch the Keyboard/Mouse now. I can have CMSF on a huge projector on my wall, and lie back in my comfortable recliner and play away, grasping my gamepad feet from my computer!
You should really try it--for any game!
[ July 30, 2007, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: Astolene ]