- Practice with the Turn Around button. Since this button operates instantaneously, it is disorienting at first. On the other hand, it is a wicked, wicked feature.
- Place the Open Door button very close to the Turn Around button and practice hitting Open Door and Turn Around very close together. This will minimize the time spent pushing buttons with your back exposed.
- Practice moving full-speed forward, flipping 180 degrees and simultaneously switching to moving full-speed backward. This is a very effective technique when you are being chased. The effect is that you become a hunter instead of the hunted. And, at the same time, you are still moving full-speed away from your opponent. Surprise!
- Program all your favorite weapons and practice selecting them. Avoid using the keyboard to change weapons. This typically takes your eyes off the screen and makes you vulnerable. The shotgun is a nice weapon to have easily available.
- In Doom II you can switch between the shotgun and the double-barrel shotgun. Just press the Shotgun button.
- The Assassin 3D's ability to quickly and accurately turn is much better than most other input devices. This is very effective in close combat. One sweet technique is to storm your opponent (firing on the way) and as you pass by, quickly turn and shoot him in the back.
- Practice with toggling the speed settings. One quick flick on the throttle or button press can slow down the action for allowing very tight traversing. Then the next moment, you can be back to high-speed death-trolling.
Doom and Doom2
Operation
Move to the game directory and run the Assassin Launch Program.
cd \games\doom
alaunch doom
or
cd \games\doom2
alaunch doom2
Default Operation Table
Listed below is the default operation of all the Assassin 3D controls. For convenience, the user can reconfigure any of the button assignments. Refer to the Button Reconfiguration section for details on how to reassign buttons.
| Control | Feature |
| Joystick - Axis X | Strafe Left/Strafe Right |
| Joystick - Axis Y | Move Forward/Move Backward |
| Joystick - Rudder | not used |
| Joystick - Throttle | Set Medium Speed/Set High Speed |
| Joystick - Button A | Fire |
| Joystick - Button B | Open Door/Flip Switch |
| Joystick - Button C | Speed Toggle |
| Joystick - Button D | Turn Around (180 degrees) |
| Joystick - Button X1 | not used |
| Joystick - Button X2 | not used |
| Joystick - Hat Button 1 - North | Rocket Launcher |
| Joystick - Hat Button 1 - South | Chaingun |
| Joystick - Hat Button 1 - East | Plasma Rifle |
| Joystick - Hat Button 1 - West | Shotgun |
| Joystick - Hat Button 2 - North | Pistol |
| Joystick - Hat Button 2 - South | Fist/Chainsaw |
| Joystick - Hat Button 2 - East | BFG 9000 |
| Joystick - Hat Button 2 - West | BFG 9000 |
| Trackball - Axis X | Turn Left/Turn Right |
| Trackball - Axis Y | not used |
| Trackball - Button Left | not used |
| Trackball - Button Middle | Turn Around (180 degrees) |
| Trackball - Button Right | not used |
Tricks and Tips
Button Reconfiguration
All buttons can be reconfigured - this includes the buttons on the Assassin 3D and the buttons on the joystick. In all, up to 17 buttons can be configured.
Doom and Doom II have the following configurable features:
| Doom and Doom II Feature | Configuration Number |
| None | 0 |
| Fire | 1 |
| Open Door/Flip Switch | 2 |
| Fist/Chainsaw | 3 |
| Pistol | 4 |
| Shotgun | 5 |
| Chaingun | 6 |
| Rocket Launcher | 7 |
| Plasma Rifle | 8 |
| BFG 9000 | 9 |
| Turn Around (180 degrees) | 20 |
| Speed Toggle | 33 |
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