If you choose to use a joystick while playing Rebel Assault II, you have a wide range of choices. The joysticks supported by the game are:
• CH Products Flightstick Pro
• CH Products Jetstick
• Thrustmaster Mark I Flight Control System
• Advanced Gravis MouseStick II
• Advanced Gravis Mac GamePad
• MicroQue QueStick
• MicroQue QuePad
• MacALLY Joystick
• MacALLY Batwing
• MacFly Joystick
• ChoiceStick Adapter
Because proper configuration for some of these joysticks requires that they take over the mouse pointer, you may find that moving the mouse during gameplay can affect your movement. Unfortunately, the only real solution to the problem is to just be careful not to move the mouse while you’re playing.
Unless otherwise stated, you should choose Joystick controls in Rebel Assault II by selecting Joystick from the Controls menu.
Gravis MouseStick II, CH Flightstick Pro, CH Jetstick, and Thrustmaster Mark I FCS
Rebel Assault II supports the Thrustmaster, Gravis, and CH Products joysticks (but not gamepads) directly. No additional settings are needed. If you are encountering problems with one of these joysticks, make sure you have installed the latest drivers. The latest versions of the CH Products drivers are included in this folder. Contact Thrustmaster or Gravis to obtain the latest versions of their drivers.
Gravis GamePad
Copy the included Rebel Assault II file from the GamePad folder in the Joystick Settings folder on the Rebel Assault II CD-ROM into the GamePad sets folder in your system folder. Open the GamePad control panel, select the Rebel Assault II set, and drag the selection to the image of the gamepad you are using. IMPORTANT: In Rebel Assault II, do not turn on joystick or mouse controls, as everything is emulated through the keyboard. Be sure you are set up to use Keyboard controls instead.
MicroQue QueStick
Open the QueStick control panel and go to the configure menu. Select the Import button and choose the file “QueStick” from the Joystick Settings folder on the Rebel Assault II CD-ROM.
MicroQue QuePad
Open the QuePad control panel and click the Configure button. Select the Import button and choose the file “QuePad” from the Joystick Settings folder on the Rebel Assault II CD-ROM. IMPORTANT: In Rebel Assault II, do not turn on joystick or mouse controls, as everything is emulated through the keyboard. Be sure you are set up to use Keyboard controls instead.
MacALLY Joystick
Open the MacALLY Joy App. Select Import from the File menu and choose the file “MacALLY Joystick” from the Joystick Settings folder on the Rebel Assault II CD-ROM. Drag the Rebel Assault II setting from the list of setting files to the joystick icon to load it.
MacALLY Batwing
Open the MacALLY setup program. Select Import from the File menu and choose the file “MacALLY Batwing” from the Joystick Settings folder on the Rebel Assault II CD-ROM. Drag the Rebel Assault II setting from the list of setting files to the joystick icon to load it. IMPORTANT: In Rebel Assault II, do not turn on joystick or keyboard controls, as everything is emulated through the mouse. Be sure you are set up to use Mouse controls instead.
MacFly Joystick
Copy the file “Rebel Assault II Macfly” from the Joystick Settings folder on your Rebel Assault II CD-ROM into the MacFly settings folder on your hard drive. Open the MacFLY control panel and select load. Choose the Rebel Assault II settings file.
ChoiceStick Adapter
Double-click the file “ChoiceStick Rebel II Settings” in the Joystick Settings folder on your Rebel Assault II CD-ROM. Click the Install button to install the settings. IMPORTANT: In Rebel Assault II, do not turn on joystick or mouse controls, as everything is emulated through the keyboard. Be sure you are set up to use Keyboard controls instead.
For any joystick not listed here, check the instructions that came with the joystick. If the joystick supports cursor movement, then you should be able to use it with Rebel Assault II. To set your joystick for play in Rebel Assault II, configure your joystick using the software that came with it, so that centering the joystick centers the cursor on the screen, and the joystick is able to move the cursor over the full range of the screen (this is often referred to as “Absolute Mode”). You can then configure the primary trigger to simulate a mouse button click, and the secondary trigger to look like the TAB key on the keyboard.
