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Title: Windows 7 and Joystick support
Post by: dig314 on January 25, 2011, 07:54:57 pm

I use  an AVB Topshot Joystick  http://www.avbusa.com/gcfbj1.htm (http://www.avbusa.com/gcfbj1.htm) that does not have a windows 7 driver ( I am running Win 7 Pro 32bit ).
I have installed the XP drivers, but windows 7 does not completely recognize the device.

The FreeSpace Launcher lists that device as "Microsoft PC-Joystick Driver". The joystick does work in FS2 including Force Feedback!
I have not found any other game in Windows 7 to recognize input from that joystick at all.

HOW does the Launcher detect my joystick when other games do not see it ?

Dig

Title: Re: Windows 7 and Joystick support
Post by: pecenipicek on January 25, 2011, 09:05:11 pm

no idea, but do check all the options under devices & printers, right click on the joystick, game controller settings.

Title: Re: Windows 7 and Joystick support
Post by: Zacam on January 25, 2011, 10:34:37 pm

Actually, it's not that it's detecting it, it's that it sorta doesn't really care.

All joysticks are "Microsoft PC-Joystick Driver" including my XBox-360 Gamepad, my Garvis Rumble, my Saitek X52 Pro....

It's elementary input controls. The downside to the system is that when you have a changed Regional opiton like running Dvorak layout, because the keyboard is originally QWERTY, it still registers as such to the game.

Title: Re: Windows 7 and Joystick support
Post by: Trivial Psychic on January 26, 2011, 07:29:25 pm

I'm getting the same situation with my Cyborg EVO, and it behaves properly despite the "Microsoft PC-Joystick Driver" thing.