Hi there =)
ok, in short > Is it possible to configure a computer for pc gaming using a pc controller/pad for movement and such, and STILL have mouse input??

I am relatively new to the world of pc gaming (i have grown up on console games, thus controllers) and i cannot stand how uncompfertable "qwerty" configuration is on my L hand. So can i map movement controls to an analog thumb stick i would be holding in my left hand, whilst retaining mouse to look/aim/shoot/and i suppose jump, with my right? I dont have my new computer yet, or a controller, but i REALLY would like to know first if this is even possible, or if anyone uses such a config? i googled the crap out of this question , so as to not waste anyones time unnecessarily, with no luck - so pleeeeease, somebody, ANYBODY, could you please shed some light for me on this? Or even an alternative ( joystick in left, mouse with right for example) ..anything!! i just want to play fps's and not have to use the damn keyboard!!

Eddy

it would generally be down to the game, a gamepad analogue stick would usually detect as a joystick with 2 axis. You would need to configure this axis for forward/backwards, left and right. I know saitek stuff comes with mapping software which allows you to map keystrokes.

thankyou gow87 - i am looking into it now and i have heard of saitek before ... so you figure it comes down to the actual game? hmmm i thought that could be the case ... well, the first game i am wanting to play will be counterstrike source.. would anybody out there be willing to check if this control setup would work, providing they have the game/and possibly a pad? i would really appreciate this very very much =)

other games would be call of duty 4, bioshock, prey, f.e.a.r ...surely someone has one of these and a gamepad sitting around ?! please !! im desperate and in agony here

ull get used to it and when you do, you wont know why you liked the control pad.

sorry, but i will never get used to it. please, this is the first post i have ever made in my life, and i wouldnt be asking if i wasnt so distressed about using the keyboard. sure, i could just not play pc games, but there are some that i would like to play - and trying to play them with a keyboard makes me want to smash my hand to pieces with a hammer.

I myself use Cyborg Command Unit to emulate keystoke when I am playing online game guildwars. The keys on the notebook are not so good and not durable, so I use Saitek Cyborg Command Unit.

People buy that for FPS.
I think I have to do little more in setting for emulating keystroke because
it seems keyboard is faster than the command unit.

You may ask more advice from people on those products.
http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/cyborgcommand.htm

I absolutely agree. Are you so unflexible? What a terible idea to mix a console controller and a mouse. *shudders*

when i first started pc gaming i tried the same thing
my father moded a xbox original contorler so i could plug it into the pc
i then found software for it, but with most fps except crysis the game only reconises 1 joystick on the controller
and even then you can only get movement to work i tried everthing then just decided to learn the WASD controls

WASD & Mouse is well known as the best control scheme in existence, it offers the quickest reaction times, and the best accuracy. The only reason i wouldn't use it is if i lost a hand or had some sort of Disability, then you would have the ground to try something different.

Have you tried anything like this instead of a keyboard? (my boss has a similar, cheaper one).

^ Overpriced gimmick. No real value IMO.

WASD & Mouse is well known as the best control scheme in existence, it offers the quickest reaction times, and the best accuracy

well i dont no about the WASD but the mouse does offer good control and accuracy. WASD just doesnt have the range that a controll stick does.
i play both xbox and pc i dont mind changing between them but for me the controller has always been better