Question re: gaming with a disability

[No one special '77]

I have a quick question for y'all and could use some input. I've been a PC gamer for close to 10 years now with all sorts of games - FPSes,Fighting, platformers.... you name it. Unfortunately, about 13 months ago I had a massive stroke at 43 years old, which (amongst other things) left my right arm and hand paralyzed. While I have gotten SOME gaming done, I'm limited to games that can be played solely with my left hand. Does anyone know a way to play FPSes, Fightting games, etc effectively with my physical limitations? I'd hate to see so many great games in my library go unplayed and collect e-dust.

[No one special '77]

Цитата допису oeoeanis:

Sorry being off-topic, but I just have a little preventive thing to say to young people if they come accross.

OP and people in his situation got it in an advanced age and in a natural way. If you still want to have fun and play games without ending in this situation in a anorrmal way + younger age, NEVER EVER TAKE BALLOONS. Even if your friend tries to force you, ALWAYS REFUSE. And if you do so, STOP IT. Just FORGET CAPSULES and CYLINDERS. It is CLEARLY worse than just smoking weed or whatever.

First off, unlike everyone else who's responded (TY to the rest of you) you are quite presumptive and rude. Had it not occurred to you that some people just have health issues like high blood pressure, etc.? Well, guess what, Bucko - I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE which caused a piece of plaque in an artery somewhere to break off and travel to my brain to cause a clot, ergo stroke. Obviously you NOT a medical professional, so keep any medical comments to your damn self. You're a damn moron who doesn't know what they're talking about

[Randver]

Another option rather than just different controllers would be to use trainers. You wouldn't necessarily need to use "god mode" but you could fine tune the cheats you would use to still keep the challenge but remove the frustration.

For instance in a FPS you could use an auto reload cheat, increase your HP rather than make yourself invulnerable, etc.

You can go to the forums at the reputable trainer sites and you'll see a fair number of disabled or older people that use them so they can still enjoy gaming.

[rawWwRrr]

Цитата допису Annihilator:

If i have disability same as op never want use a cheat and prefer not playng anymore the games instead of cheating. In single player too.

Good to know. But no one had suggested cheating, so, I'm not sure why it needed brought up.

[Randver]

Цитата допису rawWwRrr:

Цитата допису Annihilator:

If i have disability same as op never want use a cheat and prefer not playng anymore the games instead of cheating. In single player too.

Good to know. But no one had suggested cheating, so, I'm not sure why it needed brought up.

I suggested it.

It easy for someone to say they would never cheat when they don't have a disability that takes something away from them that they enjoy doing.

Using a trainer in a single player game has no impact on anyone other than the person using it and if it allows people to play games that they otherwise couldn't I don't see why anyone would be against that.

[IFIYGD]

Цитата допису Randver:

Using a trainer in a single player game has no impact on anyone other than the person using it and if it allows people to play games that they otherwise couldn't I don't see why anyone would be against that.

Probably because many people think of "trainer" as meaning things like wall hacks or aimbots in competitive MP games.
Maybe if you said "Use mods in SP games." instead of "trainer".
Lots of games have mods, some devs even approve of mod usage. Grim Dawn and TQ were made specifically with modding in mind, and the grim Dawn devs will often recommend or do streams of themselves playing some of the mods they enjoy most. You can even use mods in MP/Co-op in Grim Dawn- but all players joining the game must have the same mods installed and active to make the play fair.

"Mods" instead of "trainers". One word has a more negative association than the other does.

And OP- there are some really good SP mods that add accessibility options (not cheats- options that make the game playable for HoH and Deaf players, players with finger/hand/arm issues, players with low vision or cetain forms of blindness (color blindness or single-eye vision for instance), players with dyslexia that have issues with some "flowery" fonts used in game texts, etc.). There *are* cheat mods, of course. But there are also mods that enrich the game and make it playable for more people, without any real cheats being used.

[Supafly]

Цитата допису oeoeanis:

Sorry being off-topic, but I just have a little preventive thing to say to young people if they come accross.

OP and people in his situation got it in an advanced age and in a natural way. If you still want to have fun and play games without ending in this situation in a anorrmal way + younger age, NEVER EVER TAKE BALLOONS. Even if your friend tries to force you, ALWAYS REFUSE. And if you do so, STOP IT. Just FORGET CAPSULES and CYLINDERS. It is CLEARLY worse than just smoking weed or whatever.

Check the news and you'll find some professional athletes have died from heart attacks People can be born with heart conditions.

Making assumptions like that just shows you are a judgemental and ignorant person. Not everything bad is down to poor choices growing up.

[rawWwRrr]

Цитата допису Randver:

Цитата допису rawWwRrr:

Good to know. But no one had suggested cheating, so, I'm not sure why it needed brought up.

I suggested it.

It easy for someone to say they would never cheat when they don't have a disability that takes something away from them that they enjoy doing.

Using a trainer in a single player game has no impact on anyone other than the person using it and if it allows people to play games that they otherwise couldn't I don't see why anyone would be against that.

I missed it. So that's my bad.

You were talking about trainers, though. When I read someone discussing cheats I immediately think of the overlays and hacks people are using to EZ mode the games.

And as far as I'm concerned, if a trainer helps someone who is disabled to enjoy the game, so be it. Game controls are usually designed around those of us who are fortunate to have two working hands. Video games should be enjoyed by everyone.

[RiO]

First off, to those of you that actually got dealt this terrible card: you have my utmost sympathy.

That said; don't let it blind you to what oeoeanis is actually writing.

What they're stating is that while OP and others ended up in this condition via other (!!) unfortunate circumstances, substance abuse - in particular of unknown make; origin; and quality - could also lead to such terrifying conditions much earlier in life.


I.e. they're not saying you 'did it to yourself' at all.
In fact; they're stating the opposite. And warning others not to engage in practices which could end with them 'doing it to themselves.'

[Randver]

Цитата допису IFIYGD:

Цитата допису Randver:

Using a trainer in a single player game has no impact on anyone other than the person using it and if it allows people to play games that they otherwise couldn't I don't see why anyone would be against that.

Probably because many people think of "trainer" as meaning things like wall hacks or aimbots in competitive MP games.
Maybe if you said "Use mods in SP games." instead of "trainer".
Lots of games have mods, some devs even approve of mod usage. Grim Dawn and TQ were made specifically with modding in mind, and the grim Dawn devs will often recommend or do streams of themselves playing some of the mods they enjoy most. You can even use mods in MP/Co-op in Grim Dawn- but all players joining the game must have the same mods installed and active to make the play fair.

"Mods" instead of "trainers". One word has a more negative association than the other does.

And OP- there are some really good SP mods that add accessibility options (not cheats- options that make the game playable for HoH and Deaf players, players with finger/hand/arm issues, players with low vision or cetain forms of blindness (color blindness or single-eye vision for instance), players with dyslexia that have issues with some "flowery" fonts used in game texts, etc.). There *are* cheat mods, of course. But there are also mods that enrich the game and make it playable for more people, without any real cheats being used.

I understand where you're coming from but the reason I used "trainer" is because that's the entry level way to "cheat". It's a standalone executable that changes the games files and it's easier to use than CE tables or even installing non-workshop mods.

The advantage to trainers is that the game doesn't need mod support which most games don't have.

[Bee🐝]

Цитата допису RiO:

First off, to those of you that actually got dealt this terrible card: you have my utmost sympathy.

That said; don't let it blind you to what oeoeanis is actually writing.

What they're stating is that while OP and others ended up in this condition via other (!!) unfortunate circumstances, substance abuse - in particular of unknown make; origin; and quality - could also lead to such terrifying conditions much earlier in life.


I.e. they're not saying you 'did it to yourself' at all.
In fact; they're stating the opposite. And warning others not to engage in practices which could end with them 'doing it to themselves.'

You do realise this isn't a PSA thread on health issues, right?


Anyway, OP, have you looked into the Xbox - Win is supported - adaptive controllers? They're modular and Logitech sells the "addon". There's great support for these with regular firmware updates. I have a worsening essential tremor in my right hand, and I've been looking into the system. The drawback use to be the price of entry, but they've come way down.
https://www.xbox.com/en-IE/accessories/controllers/xbox-adaptive-controller

[No one special '77]

Цитата допису Bee:

Цитата допису RiO:

First off, to those of you that actually got dealt this terrible card: you have my utmost sympathy.

That said; don't let it blind you to what oeoeanis is actually writing.

What they're stating is that while OP and others ended up in this condition via other (!!) unfortunate circumstances, substance abuse - in particular of unknown make; origin; and quality - could also lead to such terrifying conditions much earlier in life.


I.e. they're not saying you 'did it to yourself' at all.
In fact; they're stating the opposite. And warning others not to engage in practices which could end with them 'doing it to themselves.'

You do realise this isn't a PSA thread on health issues, right?


Anyway, OP, have you looked into the Xbox - Win is supported - adaptive controllers? They're modular and Logitech sells the "addon". There's great support for these with regular firmware updates. I have a worsening essential tremor in my right hand, and I've been looking into the system. The drawback use to be the price of entry, but they've come way down.
https://www.xbox.com/en-IE/accessories/controllers/xbox-adaptive-controller

I haven't as of yet, but I do intend to (plus get a racing wheel with pedals for racing games). The holdup right now is that while I'm in this 1 facility recovering from my stroke my Social Security Disability (for all intents & purposes) is in limbo & I don't have access to any funds.

[Randver]

Another option would be voice recognition software to issue commands.

I've used VoiceAttack (available on Steam) with games that have lots of key binds (flight and racing sims, city builders, etc).

It uses Windows speech recognition so it can be "trained" to understand how you pronounce certain words. It's very responsive so the input lag would be minimal.

[RiO]

Цитата допису Bee:

You do realise this isn't a PSA thread on health issues, right?

Certainly. But then blame them for being off-topic or being overly moralizing; but don't paint them as stating something they aren't.

As for an on-topic reply:

Hori has been making one-handed controllers especially for playing Super Robot Wars since the PS1 / PS2 days.

As these have to sub for a full Dual Shock controller, they still come with all the works: two analogs; a DPad; all the face buttons; the triggers and shoulder buttons; etc. but all of it is one-handed. These are table-rested models you're supposed to operate with your hand resting on them 'like a mouse.'

E.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8dRdw9iPm4

OneSwitch is a shop specializing in accessible gaming and sells these.
(Or at least used to sell them. Not sure they still stock them.)

You'd probably need some kind of adapter to get them to work with a PC.

[Bee🐝]

Цитата допису Randver:

Another option would be voice recognition software to issue commands.

I've used VoiceAttack (available on Steam) with games that have lots of key binds (flight and racing sims, city builders, etc).

It uses Windows speech recognition so it can be "trained" to understand how you pronounce certain words. It's very responsive so the input lag would be minimal.

Oh, I'll second this. It's great with Elite Dangerous.

[IFIYGD]

Цитата допису No one special '77:

I haven't as of yet, but I do intend to (plus get a racing wheel with pedals for racing games). The holdup right now is that while I'm in this 1 facility recovering from my stroke my Social Security Disability (for all intents & purposes) is in limbo & I don't have access to any funds.

Yeah, that is a problem. Some of the specialized equipment and software can be pricey for gamers on fixed incomes. You get SSD, so you are in the US. Special Effects won't be much help then, since their charity works in the UK. But check with Able Gamers, on their website, their social media, or their Steam Group. I know they give grants to gamers with disabilities, but I am not sure exactly how you apply and what guidelines you must meet. but it may be worth looking into right now, while you are recovering. If they can't help, they may be able to give you other options (list of other orgs) that help disabled gamers with financial limitations.