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Title: Throttle controls?
Post by: Renegade Paladin on December 15, 2008, 09:08:42 am
Okay, question.  My cousin gave me an X52 flight control system for my birthday (he says the joystick is the birthday present and the throttle's Christmas, but I digress  :p).  Is there a way to get Freespace 2 to recognize the throttle axis?  Because right now it won't and I can't find a way in the options to enable it. 
Title: Re: Throttle controls?
Post by: karajorma on December 15, 2008, 10:36:48 am
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/FAQ/gameplay.html#throttle

Not entirely sure that works for the X52 but it's a start at least. :)
Title: Re: Throttle controls?
Post by: JVLK on December 15, 2008, 11:53:25 am
Select absolute throttle axis in options, bind in top en push throttle forward..it should now show Axiz Z joystick or something.
Remember when you bind the throttle do not move the mouse or somthing otherwise it will not work, only throttle.
Title: Re: Throttle controls?
Post by: chief1983 on December 15, 2008, 05:03:40 pm
Yeah it's not bound by default.  If that's not the problem I don't know what else would be.
Title: Re: Throttle controls?
Post by: tinfoil on December 15, 2008, 05:15:55 pm
my joystick does that too. i don't use throttle much tho so i just left it on the keyboard. anyway, shouldn't this be in the help and support forum
Title: Re: Throttle controls?
Post by: chief1983 on December 15, 2008, 06:24:27 pm
If it's the same thing I'm talking about it's completely unrelated to the joystick.  When you create a new pilot, Freespace doesn't automatically assign the throttle controls to anything.  You always have to map it yourself if you have a joystick with a throttle.
Title: Re: Throttle controls?
Post by: tinfoil on December 15, 2008, 06:28:30 pm
i think he's saying it won't map
Title: Re: Throttle controls?
Post by: chief1983 on December 16, 2008, 12:08:07 am
Well no one had stated otherwise since JVLK posted so I was just trying to be thorough.  If it's a deeper problem I don't have any ideas.
Title: Re: Throttle controls?
Post by: Renegade Paladin on December 16, 2008, 12:54:43 pm
No, I got it to map.  Thanks for the help; it's oh so much easier having the engine controls under my hand rather than having to hunt around opposite sides of the keyboard.   :D
Title: Re: Throttle controls?
Post by: chief1983 on December 16, 2008, 03:10:42 pm
Yeah I can't stand having to do that.