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[Czardread]

Hi all. i just got a saitek pro rudder pedal to use in my FSX and it just came up to me that i could also use it for MWO.

however MWO just doesn't recognize it, i cant assign keys to it nor anything.

is there a way to configure it so that i can set up the left and right turns to the pedal?

i never used a joystick in MWO so i dont have any workarounds for using then. dont know if that interferes.

Please, if anyone knows how to make the saitek peddals work on MWO i will be tremendously grateful.

[Loc Nar]

Yes, but you need to scroll down to the bottom of the control options menu and click on 'Analog Turning' in the third column with all the other joystick entries. If you try to assign it to the separate Left Turn and Right Turn options at the top of that list, it will not work.

[Czardread]

did as you said Loc nar, but when i test it it only goes right and non stop, what do i do next?

[Loc Nar]

I'd try resetting the control menu options to default and trying to freshly assign them again to the analog turning axis. Be sure no other software is running, and be sure not to accidentally bump the toebrakes (if equipped) while doing this, and be sure to save the settings after answering yes when asked if you want to remap that control.

What type of pedals are you using?

[CyBerkut]

What Loc Nar said... Plus, you might wish to put a bit of a dead zone in, depending on how well your pedals are holding zero at the centered position. You can observe that, and adjust the setting, in the Windows Control Panel for your rudder controller.

[Czardread]

thanks to Loc nar and cyberkut for all the inputs. turn out it was the toebraker as loc nar suggested. after some work managed to get it working. now tweaking with the sensitivity settings to adjust it to my taste.

on a side note, MWO could really use some better interface with peripherals. hopefully once they get the netcode working properly thei'll give this area some needed attention.

the pedals i'm using are the pro flight combat rudder pedal from saitek.

[frag85]

My pedals were not recognized no matter what I tried. I ended up doing this:

http://mwomercs.com/...tual-joysticks/

[WhiteIronWolf]

I sale PC's and its good to see these post and questions. it helps me to get Mechs the items they need to play it fully.

[Czardread]

anyone knows if there is a way to adjust the pedals sensitivity? i would like to set the full speed turn as soon as i touch then.

[Loc Nar]

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i would like to set the full speed turn as soon as i touch then.

Hehe... got tired of tapdancing? ...or would Elvis Pelvis be more apt?... Either the case, what you want to do is pretty easy, and there are a few ways to accomplish this, but I recommend a slightly different, overlooked option that addresses turning the mech as much as needed without requiring too much footwork. The 'normal' way, uses the central potentiometer to generate both Left and Right commands, which as a result make you have to move both feet simultaneously in order to turn one direction or the other, and it makes it hard to get comfy in a chair when you shift your weight so much.

Both easy ways now (used to automatically do this in the MWO menu before analog turning...) involve using SST, (Saitek's software for the pedals), just set up slightly differently. http://www.saitek.co...own/drivers.php

First case is directly what you ask for, which consists of assigning the left input of the central pot to produce 'a' when depressed, and the right input of it to generate 'd'. If you want instant response with minimal travel as mentioned, use little/no deadzone.

Second case is my preferred method, and that is using the left towbrake to generate 'a' and the right toebrake to generate 'd'. I have deadzones (called 'bands' in SST) to keep from spamming turns while I'm twitching around in battle, which you may or may not want as well but I find it necessary. For this method, crank down the center tension adjustment as tight as you can to lock that axis out since you will not be using it. IMO, this feels much more natural/intuitive to how the movement actually occurs in-game, and is also much easier to transition to from using 'a'/'d' on the keyboard as well since you're doing exactly the same thing, just with your feet now.

Unfortunately I haven't figured out how to share SST files yet or I could just give you the ones I use for my own combat pro pedals. It was kinda a pain to set up for something so simple, and I am less than impressed with SST, but it at least performs this task admirably once set up, and is really easy to use in practice. Others may have better tips for sharing profiles, so if it's made clear you are welcome to mine.. When using SST, simply plugging them in makes a little dropdown menu come up, and you just select the one you want and that's the last you need to worry about it until it's plugged back in again.