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Freespace seriesA tip for using joysticks(5 posts)(5 posts)
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Posted October 04, 2008
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I was really upset to find my joystick didn't work on Freespace (and xcom interceptor on Steam) I looked around all over the place to find out how to fix it, as it was exactly the same problem on both games: the joystick was plugged in and visible in device manager, but the games didn't know it existed "No joystick detected".
Here's how I fixed it:
in control panel > game controllers, click advanced and select the joystick from the drop down menu. Worked a treat. Such a simple fix, but it's not obvious. Hope it helps some people :)
Windows Vista Home premium 64bit for those wondering, it might be a little different in other OSs.
Posted October 08, 2008
Can't really follow that up with anything. I'll just say that I'm glad you took the time to post that info.
Cheers
Posted October 08, 2008
I'm not sure how this works but I hope that my rating your post helps with your Rep.
Posted November 02, 2008
Thanks for the advice! :)
I'm going to buy FS 1 and FS 2 soon, and I was wondering if I should buy a joystick too. Now I know that this game supports joysticks too.
Posted November 02, 2008
Some old games do not perform well if you have more than one controller plugged in. Inb my case to play FS2 I must unplug (USB) my N52 Speedpad and then plug my USB joystick in and it works a treat.
I know you can sent preferentials in VISTA (i.e. which one will work on old games) but I find it un-reliable.
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KingDumpalot: I was really upset to find my joystick didn't work on Freespace (and xcom interceptor on Steam) I looked around all over the place to find out how to fix it, as it was exactly the same problem on both games: the joystick was plugged in and visible in device manager, but the games didn't know it existed "No joystick detected".
Here's how I fixed it:
in control panel > game controllers, click advanced and select the joystick from the drop down menu. Worked a treat. Such a simple fix, but it's not obvious. Hope it helps some people :)
Windows Vista Home premium 64bit for those wondering, it might be a little different in other OSs.
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