Help with making bindings stick...

[Strangepork]

CMDRs,

My bindings were setup 3-4 weeks ago with little problem.

In the last few days I've wanted to make a few minor changes, to dead zones, thruster axis and my system map binding for an X55/keyboard-mouse set-up.

For the life of me I am unable to make these new changes stick.

Could anyone offer any advice?

 

[DefiledDragon]

I know this will sound silly, but you are clicking "apply" after you've made your changes aren't you?

 

[Strangepork]

I know this will sound silly, but you are clicking "apply" after you've made your changes aren't you?

yes, but many thanks cmdr

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The game is remembering the settings until the next time I start Elite.

 

[robbyp]

When ED loads a binding file, if any of the devices in the file are currently not present, it does not put up a warning (I suggested this via a ticket but it was ignored).

So, first, make sure all your peripherals are running ok before launching the program from the launcher.

Previously you would revert to the default bindings if it could not find a peripheral. Now it just continues with your current binding file but with the offending entries removed.

In C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings I would copy custom.binds to a new name, lets call it mysetup.binds. Select this file to be used by ED (it will appear in the key option list).

Get the file right, then when ED is not running keep a copy of this file somewhere else. If you lose the binds again, just copy the pristine copy back over it.

The other thing is, the binds file in in xml, so its quite easy to see the mapping and peripherals. You can check that over as well. Its also easy to manually edit ;-)

Good luck

Rob

 

[Strangepork]

When ED loads a binding file, if any of the devices in the file are currently not present, it does not put up a warning (I suggested this via a ticket but it was ignored).

So, first, make sure all your peripherals are running ok before launching the program from the launcher.

Previously you would revert to the default bindings if it could not find a peripheral. Now it just continues with your current binding file but with the offending entries removed.

In C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings I would copy custom.binds to a new name, lets call it mysetup.binds. Select this file to be used by ED (it will appear in the key option list).

Get the file right, then when ED is not running keep a copy of this file somewhere else. If you lose the binds again, just copy the pristine copy back over it.

The other thing is, the binds file in in xml, so its quite easy to see the mapping and peripherals. You can check that over as well. Its also easy to manually edit ;-)

Good luck

Rob

Thanks so much for your brilliant reply CMDR rob