Secret Wars

[cybertechelpand]

This is concerning the game "Air Conflicts Secret Wars" downloaded from Steam. I am running Windows 7 64 bit and using a Saitek ST290 joystick.

After programming the joystick, everything seems to respond except for the throttle lever on the joystick, and none of the keys indicated in the game will increase or decrease the throttle either, unless I switch over to
control by mouse....a nightmare I would never willingly play.

Additionally, the stick is way too sensitive. The tiniest movement makes the plane bob around like a leaf in a strong breeze. No matter where I set sensitivity, this is the result. It isn't just sensitive, either, it's......WEIRD.

I've experienced this weirdness many times in many other games, usually First Person Shooters, and usually quite old games.....the response is
extremely imprecise. It goes fast for a split second, then slows down
for two seconds, then rushes to catch up. No, that's a poor description.
That sounds like normal Lag, and this isn't quite lag.

For example, if you fire the machine guns, the tracers cut a nice crisp continuous line with no stuttering. But if you move the joystick, the plane itself will sort of hurry, hesitate, hurry, hurry...hesitate....all microseconds, but MADDENING.

I tested the joystick just now with another older arcade flight game (Secret Weapons Over Normandy, loaded from a CD, not Steam) and performance and response are flawless, including the joystick throttle.

I can't get into the Steam forums to save my life. Steam is insanely security conscious, and it's a HUGE pain. I have a very hard time remembering passwords, and there is a seperate password for my
purchase account and for the forums. I gave up trying to get into the forums again after about the seventh try..