My joystick bindings reset!

[e33et]

Good Day CMDR's,

Elite Dangerous resets my Virpil-controls/bindings set everytime i launch ED: Horizins is there any solution to keep the bindings so I've don't need to rebind everytime i restart the game, i't kinda annoying, or if might be a bug or issue that cause this. Or could Check for XInput option cause this?

Best Regards
e33et

 

[metatheurgist]

If the stick isn't plugged when you start ED it clears any binds related to it. As long as you don't save over your binds they should still be there. Also read the stickied post.

 

[Para Handy]

.... is there any solution to keep the bindings so I've don't need to rebind everytime i restart the game, ........

As @metatheurgist says - read the pinned post at the top of this sub-forum:

lost your binds? want hasstle free backed up binds look no further

keybindings can reset if you visit the control section without one of your usual devices used to play the game ie hotas , xbox pad etc not plugged in or at that present moment is undetected by windows as it thinks your just using keyboard and mouse it simply rewrites your binds for you...

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Read that first post, don't just post "my custom binds disappear" (like you did).. What is the point of people helping you if you don't bother to read the offered help?

The whole point is to correctly rename your binds file so that it never gets overwritten, only "custom" gets overwritten.

 

[e33et]

But you must be able to disconnect the usb cables when you need it without being reset. It works on DCS but not in ED!

 

[Ashnak]

But you must be able to disconnect the usb cables when you need it without being reset. It works on DCS but not in ED!

There is no "must" in software. It works for some games (don't know about DCS) because they use standard bindings that can be restored and switched on the fly. It doesn't work for ED because it uses user specific bindings that need the input devices connected, otherwise it'll revert to the default common denominator - kb&m. One of FD's design decisions that made it easier for the developers and designers.

You can disconnect the sticks any time, as long as you reconnect them (and give them the time needed to boot up and connect to Windows) before you fire up ED.

 

[Para Handy]

But you must be able to disconnect the usb cables when you need it without being reset. It works on DCS but not in ED!

If you rename your binds file it will always be available, not overwritten. So if you plug-in your controller after starting the game you should be able to go to Options / Controls and select your renamed binds from the drop-down list. It should work, I hot-swap different binds files with no problem - admittedly I don't start with controller unplugged but I can switch from one set of assignments to another whilst in-game.

Do try what we have suggested and see if it fixes your issue.

 

[Ashnak]

...So if you plug-in your controller after starting the game you should be able to go to Options / Controls and select your renamed binds from the drop-down list....

You have just given me the first incentive in five years to actually name my bindings .

 

[sinisalo]

If the stick isn't plugged when you start ED it clears any binds related to it. As long as you don't save over your binds they should still be there.

I'm on Windows 10, and my controls consist of a Cougar HOTAS and an USB X Box controller which I use for FSS and DSS. Each time I boot my computer there is a chance that the X Box controller is not seen, and if I were to start Elite my bindings would appear to be gone. But as noted above this happens because if Elite does not detect any controller that is part of your bindings, those bindings won't load. Windows sees it, sort of. I think it has something to do with the type of USB it is plugged in to but I don't know. Let me 'splain.

I just stole these images off the 'net, but it shows where you need to click. Notice the X Box controller is shown in the device list

That is what I see, but if I then click "Game Controller Settings" it drills down to this screen

The Cougar always appears. But randomly, it seems, the X Box controller does and does not, appear in this list. It shows under devices (and says X Box controller at the bottom of the screen), but not under game controllers. So I need to unplug and replug to get it to show under this second screen. Sometimes I need to do this several times before it pops. Ignore the 'click on' for properties.

This may have nothing to do with the OP, but I cannot be the only one this happens to, so perhaps it could help someone down the line. As a result, checking this screen is now standard procedure, right after starting Track IR. When all the controllers appear in the second image then I am good to go. If I didn't drill down in Game Controllers to the second image then all appears normal. But until it appears in what the second image shows Elite thinks the controller is not present and my bindings do not appear.

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

if you start the game without a controller plugged in (idiotic you have to admit as it is your intention to play the game think of its plug as your space ship keys or something) failing that
you should be able to back straight out quit the game plug in and everything should be ok.
the problem occurs if you visit the CONTROLS SECTION whilst a controller is unplugged AND OR undetected by windows or due to a device bad battery, a bad connection or simply not plugged in so simply don't go there just quit the game and plug in and your bindings should be ok
there was me thinking my fool proof guide was pretty fool proof but alas...…………………….
the last time I forgot to plug in was a few years ago now so admittingly it does happen but rather than create a problem that you then feel compelled to vent simply don't forget to plug in ya dummies its not rocket science even though it actually is in a way!
and if you do manage to forget to plug in and start the game DO NOT VISIT THE CONTROLS SECTION just quit the game and plug in and restart
as for devices not being detected in the first place this suggests volts drop to the 5v rail so a powered usb hub would be my suggestion as some mobos output is woefully underated for multiple power hungry devices even though your pc psu is the mutts nutts