Where did all the joystick controls go?

Kitsudragon

K
Okay, so I've been away for a while. I update, jump back into the game...

And Nothing!

I'm now hovering like a clipped parakeet off of a station exit because I can't even fly the blasted plane! All my joystick configurations are gone, the game won't even recognize my joystick, and half the critical keybinds aren't even present!

WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!

And how do I fix this?

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All I wanted to do was play the game. Now it looks like I'm spending the whole bloody weekend just fixing keybinds!!!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
 

Aussiedroid

Aussiedroid
Are the binds still present in the binds folder? but not showing in game?

If yes, then it may be the same issue that users of my profile experienced, where a missing device (in my case the MFG Crosswind Pedals, but hear it also happens with users with wireless controllers if not active on launch) were not connected to the PC. In the past ED would ignore the missing devices and wipe the mappings but allow you still into the game. Now (assuming its still not fixed) if something is missing, the bindings files do not show/error out. Really bad behavior tbh.

CMDR shared the solution to workaround the issue here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...rthog-Script?p=6452674&viewfull=1#post6452674

It might not be this in your case, but may help if so.

Cheers, AD
 

Kitsudragon

K
Well, I was able to find the file, and sure enough, a text file says it can't see my joystick, so that's almost certainly what happened. I'm still reconfiguring the keybinds, even after I got the joystick recognized. It seems when it couldn't find it the first time and trashed my old keybinds, it auto-saved a new default, so now I have to manually redo it all over again. Until the next time it fails to see the joystick.

Would it be so hard for the developers to include a drop-down box at the config screen that lets us select saved keybinds? I mean, if the folder is saving old keybinds anyway, why not put those keybinds to use? That way stuff like this becomes a minor hassle instead of a deal-breaker!
 

Para Handy

Para Handy
Kitsudragon said:
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Would it be so hard for the developers to include a drop-down box at the config screen that lets us select saved keybinds? ...........
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You can do this already.

Problem is you have to go in and change the binds file - the description in line 2 in the file is what the game loads (and what is shown in the drop-down preset box).

F D really do need to sort this issue - all they need is a "Save As" option in the Options / Controls menu.
 

Aussiedroid

Aussiedroid
An option to save-as or rename profiles would be ideal, but you can also do this outside of the game using notepad to change the internal name in ED and also rename the file to something outside of default. If your joystick is recognised, then it should find those mappings again next time you start the game (if you havent overridden them).

I agree though, over the years seen many people with bindings issues, lost bindings etc etc. Should be a bit more robust.
 

WR3ND

WR3ND
You remember back in the day when we could just assign and keep things how we wanted without default loaded whatever fake convenience settings things getting in the way? Yeah, I still use that, and it still works... flawlessly. Just some food for thought.

Direct Input mode.
 
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