Problem with Xbox Controller Triggers

Dop3fish · Apr 10, 2020

Hi CMDRs,

I play Elite on PC but use a wired Xbox One controller. Yesterday, the triggers have stopped working in Elite. The bindings are still set up and all the other controls still work. I have looked at Device Manager and all the drivers are up to date.

Has anyone got any ideas on how to fix this?

CMDR Dop3fish

Momoninja · Apr 11, 2020

Are you turning on the controller before you go into the game. If you turn it on into the game it doesn’t work. Well that’s at least what happens hear with my VR controllers

BwA Nic · Apr 11, 2020

Check your control settings. For some reason the game likes to default to the wrong controller layout settings. I had a similar problem using the xbox controller, and had to mess with a file inside the game to create a new layout to force the game to not do it anymore. I just can't remember the file off of the top PC my head.

Dop3fish · Apr 11, 2020

Momoninja said:
Are you turning on the controller before you go into the game. If you turn it on into the game it doesn’t work. Well that’s at least what happens hear with my VR controllers

The controller stays plugged in all the time.

Dop3fish · Apr 12, 2020

For anyone with a similar issue reading this in the future, I found a sort-of solution - I downloaded Keysticks (https://keysticks.net/) and created a profile which bound the triggers on the controller to Numpad + and Numpad -. Then I went into Elite settings and bound Numpad + and Numpad - to any control that needs triggers. This seems to work fine so far.

STRONTIUM DOG · Apr 12, 2020

sounds like your using analogue triggers for a digital input instead of an analogue thrust forward axis input for eg which rather than just on or off is an incremental input

Dop3fish · Apr 12, 2020

STRONTIUM DOG said:
sounds like your using analogue triggers for a digital input instead of an analogue thrust forward axis input for eg which rather than just on or off is an incremental input

Yeah I am. One of the things they are bound to is Fire 1 and Fire 2.

STRONTIUM DOG · Apr 12, 2020

try renaming steps post 5 as sounds like a confused bind https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...t-every-time-i-enter-the-controls-tab.507856/
as I imagine the game would expect an analogue input for them(but they should be able to be used to map as just a button) mine are set like a car right trigger accel left brake (analog thrust axis)an pushdown on sticks as fire 1 an 2 buttons myself
but if your happy using another app to remap so be it as hey whatever works for you