Hi,
I've done a quick search and I can't find a clear answer to this - will USB joysticks work on Windows versions of WC games such as the Kilrathi Saga and WCP? I've just built a new PC and it has no games port. It looks like sound cards don't come with them anymore either.
USB wasn't a feature of Win95 so I'm dubious that the Kilrathi Saga will work with a USB joystick unless the game is just reading the Windows joystick setup.
A brief attempt to run WC3 from the Kilrathi saga showed major problems with the game, even running in Win95 compatibility mode. The PC is running XP SP3. WCP showed video playback issues but these may be solvable with adjustments to the audio acceleration.
If the games won't work with a USB controller, I'll have to try fitting an old PCI soundcard just for the game port.
I've done a quick search and I can't find a clear answer to this - will USB joysticks work on Windows versions of WC games such as the Kilrathi Saga and WCP? I've just built a new PC and it has no games port. It looks like sound cards don't come with them anymore either.
USB wasn't a feature of Win95 so I'm dubious that the Kilrathi Saga will work with a USB joystick unless the game is just reading the Windows joystick setup.
A brief attempt to run WC3 from the Kilrathi saga showed major problems with the game, even running in Win95 compatibility mode. The PC is running XP SP3. WCP showed video playback issues but these may be solvable with adjustments to the audio acceleration.
If the games won't work with a USB controller, I'll have to try fitting an old PCI soundcard just for the game port.