However I very much doubt I will include a digital joystick or keyboard routine as the it really doesnt suit this game.
How about mouse control? That's how I used to play X-Wing back in the good ol' MS-DOS days, more precise aiming then a joystick, with the draw-back being having to pick-up the mouse and place it back down 100 times a minute.
Should include a keyboard routine though for those without access to such peripherals (especially ones that aint utter crap), just need to make use of accerlated movement with digital controls, I found Microsoft's Starlancer to have done that perfectly. But then again from the looks of things this game is more faster paced then that, so I guess it could be hard to tell whether it is worth the time & effort or not. =\