Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2.

There should be a driver CD that came with the stick that contains the software to map keys to the buttons.

This webpage has a good description of the capabilites etc.
http://www.deafgamers.com/sidewinderff2.htm

Check it out.

S-Guy wrote:

TRON wrote:

I bind one of my joysticks buttons to the shift key, so when I hold my joystick button, it acts like my shift key. Shift is the default 'accelerate' button in 2142 for vehicles.

How do you do that?

My stick is a Saitek X-45 which has mapping software with it. I assume sticks with many buttons have similar button to key mapping programs. What stick are you using?

Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2.

TRON wrote:

I bind one of my joysticks buttons to the shift key, so when I hold my joystick button, it acts like my shift key. Shift is the default 'accelerate' button in 2142 for vehicles.

How do you do that?

My stick is a Saitek X-45 which has mapping software with it. I assume sticks with many buttons have similar button to key mapping programs. What stick are you using?

TY2D2 wrote:

Just use a secondary control set for airvehicles that uses the keyboard?

I can never get pitch/roll/yaw plus acceleration/deceleration, boost and fire all set up on a keyboard to where I won't be fumbling all over the place.

It's just like driving a heavy car that can jump

By the way... Is it possible to add the missing booster option in the controls section of the menu ?

That would be nice, it would sure make things a lot easier.

WARNING: make a copy of controls.con before editing, and store this copy outside of the profile (in a drawer called storage or so), and make a copy of the edited controls.con as well, if you must restore the controls.con !

AFAIK you must add the following line to the part called:
ControlMap.create HelicopterPlayerInputControlMap

ControlMap.addKeyToTriggerMapping c_PISprint IDFKeyboard IDKey_LeftShift 0 0
ControlMap.addButtonToTriggerMapping c_PISprint IDFGameController_0 IDButton_6 0 1

The ID number of your joysticks button will be different, to get the ID it's the best to bind the key first on the trigger (with the ingame options) and copy and paste the triggers id.

By editing the controls.con its also possible to use a Joystick in the Commonroses (for Squadleading and Spotting) or to make double entrys for one key / button.
For example:
I have two Extra Buttons on my mouse. As Inf i use the to switcht to Weapone 2 & 3, as Tankdriver i use them for switching Cockpit / external View.

The anatomy of controls.con
http://forumplanet.gamespy.com/battlefi … 5424189/p1

By the way... Is it possible to add the missing booster option in the controls section of the menu ?

Game options/controls.

Just use a secondary control set for airvehicles that uses the keyboard?

I can never get pitch/roll/yaw plus acceleration/deceleration, boost and fire all set up on a keyboard to where I won't be fumbling all over the place.

How do you do that?

I need to figure out how to bind the boost function of the speeder bike to my joystick, since there's no afterburner for aircraft, but the bike uses aircraft controls.

I've already tried binding the joystick control to the infantry sprint/vehicle boost, with no luck. I seem to remember having to do something complicated outside of the game to get this to work. Any help would be appreciated.