Input opinions for Mapping.

Petros IchorPetros Ichor Join Date: 2005-07-14 Member: 55917Members, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow
in Mapping
So I've been playing with the map editor for a couple weeks now. I finally have some freetime in my life for a new hobby and have been really enjoying the building process.

Currently I'm just sitting with a mouse/keyboard. At times it feels inefficient or clunky to be using such an input method.

I want to know if any of you have any suggestions on touch pads/ canvas pens/ and various other inputs that might work better for mapping? I'm not looking to drop a fortune on this, but I'd love to hear you're opinions and maybe grab something on Ebay to see how it feels.

On a side note: I want this: <a href="http://www.leapmotion.com/" target="_blank">http://www.leapmotion.com/</a>
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  • BlasphemyBlasphemy Join Date: 2008-05-02 Member: 64201Members, NS2 Playtester, Subnautica Playtester
    How would you right-click look with that leapmotion thing?

    I just tried to use the editor with my pen tablet, and it was surprisingly responsive. As long as I didn't go into a very fine grid, I was able to move things around quite fluently. My main problem though was when I tried to use the right-click look with the tablet. The camera went spinning out of control due to the way tablets work. If you ever tried a tablet in a FPS, you'll know what I mean.
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  • alibialibi Join Date: 2009-11-20 Member: 69445Members
    Keyboard and mouse has pretty much unmatched precision, it really is the standard input for good reason. I use a wacom tablet regularly for photoshop but wouldn't even consider using it for mapping.
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  • Petros IchorPetros Ichor Join Date: 2005-07-14 Member: 55917Members, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow
    See I saw one of those Wacom products for real cheap somewhere recently, but just felt like I would consistently need to go back to the mouse to get the results I wanted.

    I had used a variety of different tools when I had access to a studio, but never used them because I am more fluent in mouse/keyboard. I see artists in a variety of fields swear by them and I didn't know if maybe it's just a learning curve thing, but ultimately it would be beneficial.
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  • InsaneInsane Anomaly Join Date: 2002-05-13 Member: 605Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    Pen tablets are invaluable when used for painting or sketching but mouse + keyboard is still the best interface for the editor, particularly for moving around the 3D view.
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