Re: Mouse controls in Archon

[daniel lawrence lapine <lapine@students.uiuc.edu>]

I used to play the C64 version, which only had the joysticks.
In theory, it would be easier if movement required no buttons pressed
and the left button active the "attack" function. That way, the right
button could be used for menus or meta-functions. 

On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, David Christian wrote:

> Did anyone else play the DOS version of archon and remember how it dealt
> with the mouse on the battlefield?  I remember it was possible to control
> your character using the mouse, but it's hard for me to remember how.
> 
> I think that, if you held down the left mouse button, your character would
> move towards where you were and if you pressed the right mouse button, it
> would swing in whatever direction your were facing...
> 
> Oh, almost done with mouse support for the board section...
> 
> Dave
>