Pitching a Sidewinder with an X52

[Vlodec]

I've been away from the game for a while and now I've returned I've received a nasty shock. While Roll & Yaw controls seem to work nicely, Pitch is just awful. It's as if there's a huge deadzone, and when you come out of it all of a sudden you're pitching like mad. It makes flying through the letterbox an interesting experience.

I've double checked the Controls Option and it looks fine, no deadzone at all. I also tested the joystick in another game, and pitching was fine.

Is it the same for everyone, anyone, or just me?

:S

 

[Obsidian Ant]

Seems ok on my X55. Though that might not mean much.

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

Are you using a custom profile that you made? I had a similar issue with a profile I made, it worked well for a while then all of a sudden began acting weird with pitching issues.

The only 'fix' was to delete that profile and make a new one from scratch.

 

[Vlodec]

Are you using a custom profile that you made? I had a similar issue with a profile I made, it worked well for a while then all of a sudden began acting weird with pitching issues.

The only 'fix' was to delete that profile and make a new one from scratch.

Yes, it's very customised.

Thanks for the advice. Hope that's the solution. I think I'll put a ticket in for it.

 

[CaptainKremmen]

I hated the dead zone in my X52, so I did "The Magnet Mod".

It now has no dead zone at all. If I move the stick 2mm, there is an appropriate response from my ship.

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

Yes, it's very customised.

Thanks for the advice. Hope that's the solution. I think I'll put a ticket in for it.

It be worth checking out this thread too:

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/261452-Help-With-Saitek-X52-X-Y-Axis-Issue-Forums

One other thing I picked up when googling the issues I had with my X52 was to set a small deadzone in the control panel for both joystick axis. I can't find the thread but I remember it being explained that the X52 can suffer from 'axis drift' now and then if you don't have a smidgen of a deadzone set.

I now have a deadzone set (barely a couple of notches) and I haven't had any issues with the stick since doing that.

 

[Vlodec]

As it turns out the problem lay not with the joystick but with its operator. I've been so busy customising, I, shall we say, miscustomised.

Pure stupidity really.