Is there any way to play this game using keyboard and Joystick?

I'm stuck on tour 1 mission 4, and looking at guides says I can give commands to my wingmen during missions. Problem is, I don't know how to set up wingmen or if they're receiving my orders. Any help?

X-Wing and Tie Fighter Special Edition both are choppy and laggy to the point of being unplayable and i would really love to get this resolved. Does anyone know of any fixes or is it just a lost cause?

How difficult is X-Wing for a semi-newbie gamer? I used to play it in high school and loved it, but I'm just getting back into things and the learning curve is steep.

Image comparison: 3D accelerated with AA http://steamoss.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=562788268 software http://steamoss.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=562791839 Solution 1: XWA Wrapper The ddraw wrapper created for X-Wing Alliance now also supports the other games in the series (thanks to Reimar Döffinger). Usage: Grab the xwing_ddraw zip file from here https://github.com/rdoeffinger/xwa_ddraw_d3d11/releases/latest and extract ddraw.dll and ddraw.cfg to the game directory ...