Manual:Config:Advanced:Bindings:Joystick

Joystick Configuration

This page provides working examples of different joystick configurations, showing how each buton has been bound to operate a single Vega Strike function.

If a Joystick Configuration matches your joystick, you can edit copy the configuration here into your vegastrike config file.

JOYSTICK: bind

Sample

<bind joystick="0" player="0" button="0" modifier="none" command="FireKey" />

Description

joystick - Number of the joystick.
player - for which player is the command specified? FIXME ?how this is right?
button - Number of the button on the joystick.
modifier - FIXME ? no clue ?
command - Specify the command to start when the button is pressed here. See Keyboard layout for description and a list of commands.

JOYSTICK: axis

Sample

<axis name="x" joystick="0" axis="0" inverse="false" />

Description

name - name of the axis (in the game) to bind (x,y,z,throttle)
joystick - number of the joystick
axis - number of axis of the joystick
inverse - set to "true" if you want to inverse the axis direction else set to "false".

ANALOG COOLIHAT/HATSWITCH

forum link 1

Sample

<axis name="hatswitch" nr="0" margin="0.15" joystick="1" axis="2">
  <hatswitch value="-1.0"/>
  <hatswitch value="-0.6"/>
  <hatswitch value="-0.19"/>
  <hatswitch value="0.1"/>
</axis>

<bind hatswitch="0" button="0" modifier="none" command="ABKey" />
<bind hatswitch="0" button="1" modifier="none" command="AccelKey" />
<bind hatswitch="0" button="2" modifier="none" command="DecelKey" />
<bind hatswitch="0" button="3" modifier="none" command="StopKey" />

FIXME Is this really how it works? For me it binds the NORMAL BUTTON-0 to the ABKey and not the 'virtual' one of the hatswitch/throttle. But that's what is in the vegastrike.config file :-/

Description

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DIGITAL COOLIHAT/HATSWITCH

forum link

Sample

<bind joystick="0" digital-hatswitch="0" direction="up" command="ABKey"/>

Description

joystick - Number of the joystick.
digital-hatswitch - Number of the digital hatswitch.
direction - Direction (-button) of digital hatswitch.
- Possible values: left, right, up, back, center FIXME is 'back' correct?
command - Specify the command to start when the button is pressed here. See Keyboard layout for description and a list of commands.

Joystick Examples

Please insert your working configs here

Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro

(may work for other sidewinder-joysticks as well)

Add the joystick-name to the dropdown menu

add joy_ffp to the line

#cat Joystick no_joy joy_normal joy_throttle joy_axis joy_throttle_and_axis joy_t_a_rev

like this

#cat Joystick no_joy joy_normal joy_throttle joy_axis joy_throttle_and_axis joy_t_a_rev joy_ffp

Add the description text

#desc joy_ffp Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro

Make the joystick the current one

edit the #set Joystick xxxx line to

#set Joystick joy_ffp

Binding code

Place the code below above the </bindings> line in the vegastrike.config file.

FIXME Attention: This bindings may not work under linux ... at least it doesn't for me since i switched. Help is always welcome.

<!-- #joy_ffp -->
<!-- Joystick:Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro:BEGIN-->
<!-- buttons:BEGIN -->
 <bind joystick="0" player="0" button="0" modifier="none" command="FireKey" />  <!-- stick:fire key -->
 <bind joystick="0" button="1" modifier="none" command="MissileKey" />          <!-- stick:left key -->
 <bind joystick="0" button="2" modifier="none" command="TargetKey" />           <!-- stick:top right key -->
 <bind joystick="0" button="3" modifier="none" command="PickTargetKey" />       <!-- stick:bottom right key -->
 <bind joystick="0" button="4" modifier="none" command="ABKey" />               <!-- socket:"A" key -->
 <bind joystick="0" button="5" modifier="none" command="MisSelKey" />           <!-- socket:"B" key -->
 <bind joystick="0" button="6" modifier="none" command="WeapSelKey" />          <!-- socket:"C" key -->
 <bind joystick="0" button="7" modifier="none" command="AccelKey" />            <!-- socket:"D" key -->
 <bind joystick="0" button="8" modifier="none" command="SheltonKey" />          <!-- not used? -->
 <bind joystick="0" button="9" modifier="none" command="DecelKey" />            <!-- socket:shift key -->
<!-- buttons:END -->

<!-- axes:BEGIN -->
 <axis name="x"        joystick="0" axis="0" inverse="false" /> <!-- stick:left/right -->
 <axis name="y"        joystick="0" axis="1" inverse="false" /> <!-- stick:up/down -->
 <axis name="z"        joystick="0" axis="3" inverse="true" />  <!-- stick:roll left/right -->
 <!-- <axis name="throttle" joystick="0" axis="2" inverse="false" /> not working in 0.4.x -->   <!-- socket:throttle -->
 <!--vvv throttle axis vvvv-->
 <axis name="hatswitch" nr="0" margin="0.25" joystick="0" axis="2" inverse="false"> <!-- socket:throttle -->
   <hatswitch value="-1.0"/>
   <hatswitch value="-0.5"/>
   <hatswitch value="0.5"/>
   <hatswitch value="1.0"/>
 </axis>
 <!-- axes:END -->

<!-- throttle-bindings:BEGIN -->
 <bind hatswitch="0" button="0" modifier="none" command="ABKey" />
 <bind hatswitch="0" button="1" modifier="none" command="AccelKey" />
 <bind hatswitch="0" button="2" modifier="none" command="DecelKey" />
 <bind hatswitch="0" button="3" modifier="none" command="StopKey" />
<!-- throttle-bindings:END -->

<!-- hatswitch:BEGIN -->
 <bind joystick="0" digital-hatswitch="0" direction="up"     command="Cockpit::Inside"/>
 <bind joystick="0" digital-hatswitch="0" direction="left"   command="Cockpit::InsideLeft"/>
 <bind joystick="0" digital-hatswitch="0" direction="center" command="Cockpit::Inside"/>
 <bind joystick="0" digital-hatswitch="0" direction="right"  command="Cockpit::InsideRight"/>
 <bind joystick="0" digital-hatswitch="0" direction="down"   command="Cockpit::InsideBack"/>
<!-- hatswitch:END -->
<!-- Joystick:Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro:END-->
<!-- #end -->

USB Saitek Cyborg 3D

4-axis/8-buttons/1-hatswitch stick + CH pedals on a gameport

http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=12580#12580 forum link

<!-- #joy_cyborg3d -->
<!-- Joystick:USB Saitek Cyborg 3D (4 axis 10 button 1 hatswitch):BEGIN -->
<!-- buttons:BEGIN -->
  <bind joystick="1" player="0"  button="0" modifier="none" command="FireKey" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="1"  modifier="none" command="ABKey" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="2"  modifier="none" command="StopKey" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="3"  modifier="none" command="TargetKey" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="4"  modifier="none" command="PickTargetKey" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="5"  modifier="none" command="DecelKey" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="6"  modifier="none" command="SheltonKey" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="7"  modifier="none" command="AccelKey" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="8"  modifier="none" command="Cockpit::NavScreen" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="9"  modifier="none" command="MisSelKey" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="10" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::Inside" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="11" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::InsideLeft" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="12" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::InsideRight" />
  <bind joystick="1" button="13" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::InsideBack" />
<!-- buttons:END -->

<!-- axes:BEGIN -->
  <axis name="x" joystick="1" axis="0" inverse="false" />
  <axis name="y" joystick="1" axis="1" inverse="false" />
  <!-- <axis name="throttle" joystick="1" axis="2"/> -->
<!-- axes:END -->
<!-- Joystick:USB Saitek Cyborg 3D (4 axis 10 button 1 hatswitch):END -->

<!-- gameport CH pedals:BEGIN -->
<!-- axes:BEGIN -->
  <axis name="z" joystick="0" axis="3" inverse="true"/>
<!-- axes:END -->
<!-- gameport CH pedals:END -->
<!-- #end -->

USB Saitek X45

4-axis/7-button/4-hatswitch/2 rotary control, 2 mode switch (M1,M2,M3 and AUX0-1) stick/flight control system.

3 of the 4 hatswitches could be called like buttons. So I configured them for Cockpit Display and Weapon Selection. Until now the 2 rotary controls are unused. The mode switches are configured for SPEC/cloak.

<!-- #joy_saitek_x45 -->
<!-- Joystick:USB Saitek X45 (4 axis, 7 buttons, 4 hatswitches):BEGIN -->
<!-- buttons:BEGIN -->
	<bind joystick="0" player="0"  button="0" modifier="none" command="FireKey" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="3"  modifier="none" command="MissileKey" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="4"  modifier="none" command="ABKey" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="5"  modifier="none" command="Cockpit::SwitchRVDU" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="1"  modifier="none" command="UnitTargetKey" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="2"  modifier="none" command="SigTargetKey" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="7"  modifier="none" command="NearestTargetKey" />

<!-- button 6 is originally intended as Shift button -->
<!--	<bind joystick="0" button="6"  modifier="none" command="Cockpit::NavScreen" /> -->

	<bind joystick="0" button="8"  modifier="none" command="CloakKey" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="9"  modifier="none" command="CloakKey" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="10" modifier="none" command="CloakKey" />

	<bind joystick="0" button="11" modifier="none" command="ToggleWarpDrive" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="12" modifier="none" command="ToggleWarpDrive" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="13" modifier="none" command="ToggleWarpDrive" />

<!-- Joystick: HatSwitch 2 (left) -->
	<bind joystick="0" button="14" modifier="none" command="WeapSelKey" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="15" modifier="none" command="MisSelKey" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="16" modifier="none" command="ReverseWeapSelKey" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="17" modifier="none" command="ReverseMisSelKey" />

<!-- ThrottleSystem: HatSwitch 3 (back)-->
	<bind joystick="0" button="18" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::PitchDown" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="19" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::YawLeft" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="20" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::PitchUp" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="21" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::YawRight" />

<!-- ThrottleSystem: MouseCursorControl (front)-->
	<bind joystick="0" button="22" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::InsideLeft" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="23" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::Inside" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="24" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::InsideRight" />
	<bind joystick="0" button="25" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::InsideBack" />
<!-- buttons:END -->

<!-- axes:BEGIN -->
	<axis name="x" joystick="0" axis="0" inverse="false" />
	<axis name="y" joystick="0" axis="1" inverse="false" />
	<axis name="throttle" joystick="0" axis="4"/>
	<axis name="z" joystick="0" axis="3"/>
<!-- axes:END -->
<!-- Joystick:USB Saitek X45 (4 axis, 25 buttons, 4 hatswitches):END -->
<!-- #end -->

Logitech Dual Analog Gamepad

Add the joystick-name to the dropdown menu

add joy_log_dual_gp to the line

#cat Joystick no_joy joy_normal joy_throttle joy_axis joy_throttle_and_axis joy_t_a_rev

like this

#cat Joystick no_joy joy_normal joy_throttle joy_axis joy_throttle_and_axis joy_t_a_rev joy_log_dual_gp

Add the description text

#desc joy_log_dual_gp Logitech Dual Analog Gamepad

Make the joystick the current one

edit the #set Joystick xxxx line to

#set Joystick joy_log_dual_gp

Binding code

Place the code below above the </bindings> line in the vegastrike.config file.

<!-- #joy_log_dual_gp -->
                <axis name="x" joystick="0" axis="0" inverse="false" />
                <axis name="y" joystick="0" axis="1" inverse="true" />
                <axis name="z" joystick="0" axis="2" inverse="true"/>
                <!-- (Not Working) axis name="throttle" joystick="0" axis="3"/-->
<!-- The digital pad has axis 4 and 5 and values of -1,0,1 -->
<!-- Need to work out what to use it for and how to use it -->
<!--The Buttons on this Joypad are clearly marked with numbers -->
<!--Unfortunately they start with 1 and system starts with 0 -->
        <bind joystick="0" button="0" modifier="none" command="ABKey" />
        <bind joystick="0" button="1" modifier="none" command="DecelKey" />
        <bind joystick="0" button="2" modifier="none" command="DockKey" />
        <bind joystick="0" button="3" modifier="none" command="AccelKey" />
        <bind joystick="0" button="4" modifier="none" command="TargetKey" />
        <bind joystick="0" button="5" player="0" modifier="none" command="FireKey" />
        <bind joystick="0" button="6" modifier="none" command="PickTargetKey" />
        <bind joystick="0" button="7" modifier="none" command="MissileKey" />
        <bind joystick="0" button="8" modifier="none" command="WeapSelKey" />
        <bind joystick="0" button="9" modifier="none" command="AutoKey" />
<!-- #end -->

Manual:Config:Advanced:Bindings:Joystick

Contents

Joystick Configuration

JOYSTICK: bind

Sample

Description

JOYSTICK: axis

Sample

Description

ANALOG COOLIHAT/HATSWITCH

Sample

Description

DIGITAL COOLIHAT/HATSWITCH

Sample

Description

Joystick Examples

Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro

Add the joystick-name to the dropdown menu

Add the description text

Make the joystick the current one

Binding code

USB Saitek Cyborg 3D

USB Saitek X45

Logitech Dual Analog Gamepad

Add the joystick-name to the dropdown menu

Add the description text

Make the joystick the current one

Binding code

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