Microsoft Sidewinder Strategic Commander - Mouse/Strafe/Custom Macros & Keyboard Assignments/FPS

  
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Microsoft Sidewinder Strategic Commander 

 

Mint/barely used condition, absolutely no signs of wear on the buttons and outstanding condition all round.

Includes the original installation Cd-rom it came with.

I bought the controller to use custom key commands in Photoshop/Lightroom but it didn't work out the way I planned.

Gaming controller from the hey day of MS gaming controllers - if you want lots of custom key mappings/macros then this is for you, apparently it is legend for FPS games, the top acts like a mouse and has strafe left/right.

I had it installed on a Win 7 64bit system running software called Strategic Engine, allows you to map keyboard shortcut/macro to the 6 top buttons with 3 x shift buttons to change the button mappings on the fly and a few other buttons(zoom in/out and record buttons etc) x 3 presets on the fly (essentially 24 instantly accessible custom button mappings per preset). The whole top of the controller can be moved to control the mouse or it can trigger assignable keyboard shortcuts/macro, in addition it can strafe left/right or that can be assigned keyboard shortcut/macro.

I got the Strategic Engine from here, I will email it to the buyer, its not a very big file: 
wordpress.nicolaswinocur.com/strategicengine

Here's wikipedias blurb:

The Strategic Commander is designed to complement a standard mouse/keyboard setup for Real Time Strategy games. It features a total of 6 programmable command buttons, 2 zoom buttons, 3 shift buttons, a macro record button and a 3-point configuration switch. The device also has three movement axes; X, Y and Z (rotation). Through extensive configuration of the shift and command buttons, it is possible to create a total of 24 different commands per configuration.


A feature of the device is that the upper section is also a 2-axis motion controller with additional support for rotation. It allows motion in the X, Y & Z axis (corresponding to Forward, Backwards, Strafe left & right, Turn left & right). This made it an ideal companion for FPS and similar games; because you can aim weapons or look up and down with the right hand while simultaneously slewing position with the left hand, and change weapons etc. with the left finger buttons.

Software was included for the device to provide hotkeys for a number of (then popular) games. The buttons are also programmable, allowing the device to be used with other games and applications. For example, one interesting application developed at Carnegie Mellon used the device as a peripheral for navigating massive social network maps.

Strategic Commander Window Software

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