I gave up for a couple of days but then thought, "Could this work with my DS4 controller if I played it through Steam?" It took a solid hour or two of configure/test/repeat, but it turns out the answer is yes. I think the reason is because WC 1 includes a targeting cursor when using a mouse, which lets you re-center easily, whereas Privateer does not have this so it's much harder. That did not go well, which was disappointing since this worked alright when I tried it with WC 1 not too long ago. I don't have a joystick, so initially I tried playing with mouse+kb. I just recently had an itch to play a story-based space combat sim and had Privateer in my GOG library, so I downloaded the game, made a couple of tweaks to DOSBox's. I had played some of this back in the day on my old 486, but never got very far. Tl dr After spending some time getting the controls worked out (props to the Steam Input devs at Valve), the game was okay but not one I'd recommend to anyone today for any reason other than nostalgia. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games List Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit. Join our Discord Join our Steam Group Follow us on Twitter Posting Rules Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases. A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game.
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