Arena Commander is OUT!!!!

Absolutely loving the DFM. So far I have only cleared wave 9. Died on wave 10. I absolutely prefer the joystick to the mouse and keyboard and I think once they release the ability to customize the controls a bit any HOTAS setup will be superior to the m+k.

I don't know what wave I made it to... I played one match on the free flight to practice first then about 6 matches against the vanduul. I was fighting the pilot called Priest but lost connection to server. I was using my PS3 controller. It is pretty hard to aim with a game pad. at least it seemed like it for me. I don't want to switch to a joy stick because I want to use the game pad if I board a ship. I just have to keep practicing. I put 2 extra guns on my hornet on the nose since it did not have any. I took them from the Aurora. So now I can use fire group 1, 2 and 3. the bad part is group 2 and 3 use the same button one of them is used by holding left trigger. so I am back to where I started. and we currently can't change keys.

Got to wave 9 with hotas warthog and hornet. There is a way to map controls the way you want to if you don't mind fiddling around with some xml. Details are here: forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/110454/actionmap-and-controller-mapping/p1

Lets arrange times for teamplay when more people have it!

Not yet for many of us I'm afraid. Cloud Imperium will give us access to the multi-player module based on our citizen number. I just pledged about a month back so have a high citizenship number. It will probably be a few days before many of us see multi-player.
There will be different modes for multi-player. First is a free-for-all called battle royal where it's every man for himself. Then they have the squad against squad mode (capture the core). and private matches. I'd like to try out squad mode so that we can work on teamplay and tactics, etc.

I got my mapping made but I can't get it to format right. I have it in XML but ac just can't see it

<ActionMaps ignoreVersion="1" >

<actionmap name="spaceship_view">

<action name="v_view_cycle_fwd">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button9" />
</action>

<action name="v_view_dynamic_focus_toggle">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button7" />
</action>

</actionmap>

<actionmap name="spaceship_movement">

<action name="v_throttle">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_throttlez" />
</action>

<action name="v_target_match_vel">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button31" />
</action>

<action name="v_afterburner">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button8" />
</action>

<action name="v_pitch">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_y" />
</action>

<action name="v_yaw">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_x" />
</action>

<action name="v_roll">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_rotz" />
</action>

</actionmap>

<actionmap name="spaceship_targeting">

<action name="v_target_cycle_all_fwd">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button20" />
</action>

<action name="v_target_cycle_all_back">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button22" />
</action>

<action name="v_target_missile_lock_focused">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button3" />
</action>

<action name="v_target_cycle_hostile_fwd">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button21" />
</action>

<action name="v_target_nearest_hostile">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button23" />
</action>

</actionmap>

<actionmap name="spaceship_weapons">

<action name="v_attack1_group1">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button1" />
</action>

<action name="v_attack1_group2">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button15" />
</action>

<action name="v_attack1_group3">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button6" />
</action>

</actionmap>

<actionmap name="spaceship_missiles">

<action name="v_weapon_launch_missile">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button2" />
</action>

</actionmap>

<actionmap name="spaceship_defensive">

<action name="v_weapon_launch_countermeasure">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button5" />
</action>

<action name="v_weapon_cycle_countermeasure_fwd">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_hat1_down" />
</action>

</actionmap>

<actionmap name="player">

<action name="v_eject">
<rebind device="keyboard" input="js1_button14" />
</action>

</actionmap>

</ActionMaps>

loaded okay for me. might be worth clearing out your USER directory under CitizenClient. Try the code below:

<ActionMaps Version="0" >
<actionmap name="spaceship_view">
<action name="v_view_cycle_fwd">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button9" />
</action>
<action name="v_view_dynamic_focus_toggle">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button7" />
</action>
</actionmap>
<actionmap name="spaceship_movement">
<action name="v_throttle">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_throttlez" />
</action>
<action name="v_target_match_vel">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button31" />
</action>
<action name="v_afterburner">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button8" />
</action>
<action name="v_pitch">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_y" />
</action>
<action name="v_yaw">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_x" />
</action>
<action name="v_roll">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_rotz" />
</action>
</actionmap>
<actionmap name="spaceship_targeting">
<action name="v_target_cycle_all_fwd">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button20" />
</action>
<action name="v_target_cycle_all_back">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button22" />
</action>
<action name="v_target_missile_lock_focused">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button3" />
</action>
<action name="v_target_cycle_hostile_fwd">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button21" />
</action>
<action name="v_target_nearest_hostile">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button23" />
</action>
</actionmap>
<actionmap name="spaceship_weapons">
<action name="v_attack1_group1">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button1" />
</action>
<action name="v_attack1_group2">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button15" />
</action>
<action name="v_attack1_group3">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button6" />
</action>
</actionmap>
<actionmap name="spaceship_missiles">
<action name="v_weapon_launch_missile">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button2" />
</action>
</actionmap>
<actionmap name="spaceship_defensive">
<action name="v_weapon_launch_countermeasure">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_button5" />
</action>
<action name="v_weapon_cycle_countermeasure_fwd">
<rebind device="joystick" input="js1_hat1_down" />
</action>
</actionmap>
<actionmap name="player">
<action name="v_eject">
<rebind device="keyboard" input="js1_button14" />
</action>
</actionmap>
</ActionMaps>

ok i got it to work it didnt like words xml files so i used wordpad

Before I had trouble getting to round 6 now I got to 10 before I got my engine shot off and just drifted away unable to eject

this is badass

i downloaded the free demo it lasts for 21 days. trying to thank of what to program. has anyone figured out of to do HUD commands