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Saitek X52 Joystick: Throttle Hat / Joy Buttons Dont Turn Mech In Game?


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#1 Ronsu

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Posted 24 March 2013 - 05:27 AM

Hey.

I have a Saitek X52 Pro joystick.

Before latest patch I had programmed my mech turn left / right to my throttle hat left / right.

Now it does not turn my mech in game. I can still bind those buttons fine in the options menu but in game they dont do anything.

EDIT: I reprogrammed them in Saitek control panel to a/d and now I can turn again. But then I need to lead a different profile for all other games. Not too handy.

Edited by Ronsu, 24 March 2013 - 05:35 AM.


#2 Bloodshed Romance

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Posted 24 March 2013 - 07:52 AM

gotta do whatcha gotta do :) most of us are makeshifting things for this game until they get it right.. we shouldn't "have" to but i'll live with it cause i'm a patient person...

#3 CyBerkut

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Posted 26 March 2013 - 02:53 PM

View PostRonsu, on 24 March 2013 - 05:27 AM, said:

Hey.

I have a Saitek X52 Pro joystick.

Before latest patch I had programmed my mech turn left / right to my throttle hat left / right.

Now it does not turn my mech in game. I can still bind those buttons fine in the options menu but in game they dont do anything.

EDIT: I reprogrammed them in Saitek control panel to a/d and now I can turn again. But then I need to lead a different profile for all other games. Not too handy.


Well, the different profile issue can be an annoyance I suppose, but it would seem to be a relatively minor one.

You are using a Saitek X-52 Pro, which has 3 axis controls on the joystick... You can use the Y axis for pitch, and then split the torso twist and leg turning functions between the X axis and the stick twist axis whichever way works best for you... Why are you using a/d for turning?

#4 Syllogy

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Posted 27 March 2013 - 08:43 AM

You can also us the Saitek software to set your hat buttons as Hotkeys for A and D.

#5 DrNick

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Posted 27 March 2013 - 11:20 AM

I had throttle bound to a hat switch on my joystick, and it too stopped working after one of the last patches. I found on this forum (sorry, don't remember the post) a way to edit one of the config files where you change the "index 2" to "index 1" for the affected actions and it restored functionality. If I can find the post, I will link it.

#6 DrNick

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Posted 27 March 2013 - 11:29 AM

Not sure this will solve your issues, but it worked for me:

http://mwomercs.com/...r-latest-patch/





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