IL2 controller setup not working

[TBD79_OD_]

Hi,

I've been having real difficulty with IL2 not detecting some controllers and detecting others but not all of the functions for some time now. I am finding it an incredibly frustrating experience as it seems to change all the time. One time I can log in and the controls are working fine, the next time some are working, the time after none are working.

 

It started again recently with my review of the Blackhog b-explorer. I had two units, not connected at the same time, one worked straight out of the box the other did not. They both work in Windows and in other sims. The one that would not work in IL2 was forced to work through "JoytoKey" this forced the button presses to emulate keyboard presses, but the axes still would not work. 

 

I'm now faced with my rudder pedals working as the rudder axis, but IL2 will not detect the brakes being pressed. Earlier today it was not detecting any of the controllers. This is the main reason I just do not fly IL2 anymore, it is so frustrating when it comes to the controls and it seems to be a problem that I have had from day 1 with the sim back in 2014 or 15, whenever it was that I bought it. It means my only route to do any combat flying is DCS World, yet I want to do more WW2 with multiplayer (I won't be going back to Cliffs either). I've invested into IL2 but I really feel like I've never been able to get good value from it because it repeatedly lets me down when it comes to the control set up. 

 

I've followed different instructions that I have found online, including a check box in Steam Controller settings, and removing the "Devices" file from the data folder. This has been regenerated and still does not work. I've verified the integrity of the game cache through Steam. No change. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game, no change. I've tried different set ups for the controllers through Thrustmaster TARGET software, no change. I'm running out of ideas here.

 

Current set up:

• Windows 10
• i7 9700K 3.6GHz
• GTX1080Ti
• 32GB DDR4 RAM
• Running IL-2 off an SSD
• Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS
• Thrustmaster Pedals
• CH Throttle Quadrant
• Blackhog b-explorer (x2)
• Rift-S

Any advice and support would be much appreciated.

 

OD

Edited November 2, 2019 by EAF79_OD_

[D_Ramstein]

I have experienced this problem in ROF and in FC, i only have a Logitec Extreme 3d Pro Joystick and I usually have to reset profiles or restart game.  Not a big issue yet but I am aiming to go MP and this would be a big problem then.  

 

[Silly_Jolly]

I set up my own control box with many axis to control Trim and Engine. However, even i could set the axis in key mapping, I still cant get any input when i am trying to adjust those axis.

It's kindda of frustrating not being able find where the problem is.

[-332FG-Gordon200]

Have you tried using Joy2key or similar software?

https://joytokey.net/en/

[Sokol1]

2 hours ago, Silly_Jolly said:

I set up my own control box with many axis to control Trim and Engine. However, even i could set the axis in key mapping, I still cant get any input when i am trying to adjust those axis.

It's kindda of frustrating not being able find where the problem is.

 

Your control box is calibrated - in Windows Game Controllers, or better with DView?

 

In Key Binds axis respond in axis tune - that "S" icon, moving the physical axis the dial move?

 

[Silly_Jolly]

9 hours ago, Sokol1 said:

 

Your control box is calibrated - in Windows Game Controllers, or better with DView?

 

In Key Binds axis respond in axis tune - that "S" icon, moving the physical axis the dial move?

 

I did calibrate the control box. It's working perfectly with DCS and Warthunder.

Axis tune doesnt move at all, But i can set axis with my control box.

 

Update, My warthog throttle axis gets broken when I plugin my Ejoy control box.

 

 

10 hours ago, Gordon200 said:

Have you tried using Joy2key or similar software?

https://joytokey.net/en/

Vjoy yes, but i did not set it up for BOS

Edited November 10, 2019 by Silly_Jolly

[Hoss]

In your main folder what do you see here.......  This PC > Games (?) > IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles > data > Input > devices.txt

 

my file looks like this

configId,guid,model|

0,%22d53184a0-c0fa-11e9-0000545345440580%22,Thrustmaster%20Combined|

1,%220e2280d0-c0fa-11e9-0000545345440180%22,MFG%20Crosswind%20V2|

 

If it doesn't show up here or there are items in it you don't have hooked up it could be a problem.  If it gets messed up I just delete everything , make sure my T.A.R.G.E.T software is running and start the game and it regenerates.  If you have a Warthog and are using TARGET you have to start it or it will see the stick and throttle as separate controllers instead of the "Combined" controller like I have, or you will see 0- Combined... 1 Crosswinds.... 2 Throttle... 3 Stick.  When you go to use Team Speak and set a hotkey it will see the Combined and Single controller and assign two key presses.  In the video you put in the guy said it doesn't play well with IL2GB.  But if it's not seen in this file I don't believe it's going to work.  Hope you get it working or the Devs have one and they can fix the problem in a future update because I wouldn't mind having one of those. 

 

Cheer

Hoss

 

[1024JOJO]

Hi,

Right now my yoystick is suddenly not working in IL2 BOX. (Upto one hour everything ok !)

I can see the joystick in WIN 10 sttings, I can calibrate it, but suddenly it is not working in IL2.

I checked General Setting "yoystick Control"in IL2.

What can be the Problem ?

Greetings

Wolfgang 

 

[TCW_Brzi_Joe]

Today my throttle box and rudder pedals also stop working. I figured my throttle box and pedals switched ID in windows ,(joy1 and joy2, then switched). I had to rebind all their axes again. 

ps; I had to put again password in game, after a few months of regular playing... I do not know why..

Edited December 2, 2019 by Brzi_Joe

[1024JOJO]

Hi,

I think I have to put up all my Settings again,

than it will (hopefully) work.

All the my settings can be seen in the Menu of IL2,

but do not work, when I set them up again, then they work.

Crazy ?

Greetings

Wolfgang

Hi,

Maybe this is the problem, I have the same configuration and

Maybe the cleaning Lady cleaned the back of the PC …. 

The Audio was also loose.

Greetings 

Wolfgang

[seafireliv]

I can`t get the sim see ing anything but my Sidewinder FF, my rudder and throttle quadrant it completely ignores. This was never an issue before their recent patches. Flying with just the Sidewinder just doesn`t do it. I even tried after a complete reformat of my pc (due to other things) and it`s still the same on a clean pc.

I cannot fly IL2 because of it and there`s no point purchasing any of the new add-ons while this continues.

 

p.s. This the non-Steam version.

Edited December 7, 2019 by seafireliv

[TCW_Brzi_Joe]

@seafireliv, you have non steam, but if steam is working in background (default), then you need to disable generic joystick in steam settings. If that does not help, check your windows joystick and others ( quadrant, rudder) if they are properly recognised in windows, and properly calibrated. If yes, go a few posts up to what 361st_Hoss wrote, erase file devices.txt. Start game, and it should regenerate again. Check then if you have all 3 devices there. If yes, you should rebind your keys joystick again.

Edited December 7, 2019 by Brzi_Joe

[seafireliv]

12 hours ago, Brzi_Joe said:

@seafireliv, you have non steam, but if steam is working in background (default), then you need to disable generic joystick in steam settings. If that does not help, check your windows joystick and others ( quadrant, rudder) if they are properly recognised in windows, and properly calibrated. If yes, go a few posts up to what 361st_Hoss wrote, erase file devices.txt. Start game, and it should regenerate again. Check then if you have all 3 devices there. If yes, you should rebind your keys joystick again.

I`ve done all those things except disabling generic joystick in Steam settings. I`ll try that and see what happens. I`ll also erase the file devices txt again.

 

Thanks for the advice.

[seafireliv]

Ok update. Did all that didn`t work. However, I found the issue which somewhat confuses me...

 

Solution in case anyone else is interested:

1. I went back into my controller settings on Windows to see if Windows was still recognising all my controllers. It wasn`t. It only recognised the FF Sidewinder. It placed my other controllers under `Unspecified`.

2. I tried several ways to get Windows to `specify` them. Nothing worked.

3. So, finally, I grabbed CH Control manager, installed and added my controllers in the Utility, configuring them there.

4. It worked in IL2.

 

Seems obvious, right? But no, because I was previously able to use all my controllers without ever needing CH Control manager at all and before Windows was able to see everything no problem. Something has clearly changed in Windows.

 

Good news is, it isn`t IL2 Dev`s fault, it`s Windows. My apologies to the Devs.

Edited December 8, 2019 by seafireliv

[seafireliv]

Edit: Further update...

 

Well, now the game recognises all my controls, but when in the aircraft`s ready to fly it won`t respond to my lever controls (the ones with the axes if I`ve explained that right). Even when I go back into settings, on the field and it acknowledges my controller axes, it still doesn`t work when I go back to the running aircraft!

 

I don`t understand why it`s all so unstable.

 

This is why I find it hard to fly this sim these days, I spend my entire weekend trying to fix this instability then have to work after that and my entire weekend`s gone. What a waste of my time. I might as well have just played a beat-em up. Very Frustrating.

Edited December 8, 2019 by seafireliv

[nickj123]

On 12/8/2019 at 2:00 PM, seafireliv said:

Edit: Further update...

 

Well, now the game recognises all my controls, but when in the aircraft`s ready to fly it won`t respond to my lever controls (the ones with the axes if I`ve explained that right). Even when I go back into settings, on the field and it acknowledges my controller axes, it still doesn`t work when I go back to the running aircraft!

 

I don`t understand why it`s all so unstable.

 

This is why I find it hard to fly this sim these days, I spend my entire weekend trying to fix this instability then have to work after that and my entire weekend`s gone. What a waste of my time. I might as well have just played a beat-em up. Very Frustrating.

 

I had exactly the same problem with my LG Throttle Quadrants, I could set them up OK but when testing they wouldn't register any movement. Turns out Il-2 only seems to be able to work with up to 8 controllers, anything more than that and you'll run into problems.

 

To fix mine I had to delete the devices.txt file and unplug any controller that I wouldn't need so I could get under the 8 device limit. Now as long as i don't change where any device is plugged in or add any other USB devices it seems to be stable. Not sure why Il-2 has this arbitrary limit when Windows and DCS work just fine with a multitude of devices, it's very frustrating?

[seafireliv]

On 12/18/2019 at 2:26 PM, nickj123 said:

 

I had exactly the same problem with my LG Throttle Quadrants, I could set them up OK but when testing they wouldn't register any movement. Turns out Il-2 only seems to be able to work with up to 8 controllers, anything more than that and you'll run into problems.

 

To fix mine I had to delete the devices.txt file and unplug any controller that I wouldn't need so I could get under the 8 device limit. Now as long as i don't change where any device is plugged in or add any other USB devices it seems to be stable. Not sure why Il-2 has this arbitrary limit when Windows and DCS work just fine with a multitude of devices, it's very frustrating?

It`s extremely frustrating especially because I flew it for years before this has recently started happening. They changed something in one of their patches that has screwed the sim up with multiple controllers. I don`t understand why they seem to ignore this issue.

[jlan5031jlan5031]

I have the same problems. I just moved from Windows 7 to Windows 10 in a new computer and had to reinstall Steam's BOX. I can get the settings Key Binding to accept my four controllers, CH Yoke ,Pedals, Logitech stick, and Flight Throttle Quadrant. They work and are recognized in X Plane 11 and COD Blitz. I can add new commands, keeping the old, but neither, none, work. In Windows Devices, they all show as recognized. They also appear in BOX/Data/Input.

Granted, I'm not very skilled at wrestling with computers, but it does seem to me, the problem lies in BOX. I wonder why the developers haven' t addressed the issue here?

[TCW_Brzi_Joe]

For up to 8 controllers, check in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad\data\input, for file devices.txt . I have 3 devices, and there may be for me only 3 devices:

Spoiler

configId,guid,model|
0,%2268dea000-177e-11ea-0000545345440680%22,X52%20H.O.T.A.S.|
1,%2268e1ad40-177e-11ea-0000545345440c80%22,Saitek%20Pro%20Flight%20Rudder%20Pedals|
2,%2268e46c60-177e-11ea-0000545345441180%22,Flight%20Throttle%20Quadrant

If something happened with windows renumbering your joystick numbers, game will then add "new" recognised devices. 

You may delete that file, and with next game start you will get again only your devices. Clear and simple.

 

PS: you can later change joy0, 1, 2... with notepad in current.actions , that saved me a few times

 

Edited December 23, 2019 by Brzi_Joe

[jlan5031jlan5031]

Brzi_Joe,

Thanks for your input. Paying attention to what you suggested, I rechecked devices.text, and paid attention to the order of my controllers. Then I went back into settings and found some of the controls were set to the wrong device. Then I tested and found that I could only one stick/yoke controller at a time. Everything works again.

Thanks again! You taught well.

[nickj123]

22 hours ago, seafireliv said:

It`s extremely frustrating especially because I flew it for years before this has recently started happening. They changed something in one of their patches that has screwed the sim up with multiple controllers. I don`t understand why they seem to ignore this issue.

 

yes, it is very frustrating! I did have a play with the devices.txt file at the weekend and the re-ordering of it with more than 8 controllers, but as soon as you go over 8 devices you run into issues even if all of the devices you want to use are in the 0-7 range in the txt file.

 

In the end I just replugged all of the devices I don't want to use into a USB hub and then I just disconnect the whole hub if I want to play Il-2, which isn't ideal but gets round the issue.

[seafireliv]

45 minutes ago, nickj123 said:

 

yes, it is very frustrating! I did have a play with the devices.txt file at the weekend and the re-ordering of it with more than 8 controllers, but as soon as you go over 8 devices you run into issues even if all of the devices you want to use are in the 0-7 range in the txt file.

 

In the end I just replugged all of the devices I don't want to use into a USB hub and then I just disconnect the whole hub if I want to play Il-2, which isn't ideal but gets round the issue.

Hmmm... I guess I`ll try that, but later now. After a reinstall. After Xmas.

 

Merry Christmas all.

[Snake_61]

Glad to see I'm not to only one struggling with the Joystick issue - but sad to see what we have in common...

Now my problem is a bit different !

Game recognizes all axis - Logitech G940 - but my buttons don't work !

Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't .

 

All what you guys mentioned above I also did...

 

Just wanted to share my "stuff" - maybe it could be of some help ? 

[skunk160]

I'm getting to the point of not flying IL2GB now, with the frustration of buttons being recognised in the joystick setup page but not being recognised in flight.

 

Ive had to use Voice attack to make sure I have a working Esc key in game. Devices.txt 8 devices only, dont want to go down the joystick gremlin route as its a pain to setup and all i want is a sim sold in 2020 to work like a sim in 2020 and let me use my controls, do not want to have to go through all my warthog switches or other devices making sure they dont have a switch out of place making 90% of my buttons not work....especially with no clickable cockpit

 

i've gone through every fix i can find online and its still the same old frustrating waste of time trying work arounds

 

Edited September 15, 2020 by skunk160

[=RS=Stix_09]

I have had similar issues with sticks and driving wheels in other programs, this is not an Il-2 GB issue. They more crap connected increases the likelihood of problems (I don't connect my driving wheel when I play flight sims for example, and vise versa)

 

I have never had problems myself in il-2 GB (you can see my setup in my signature below) once I worked out the problems.

I leave pedals, stick and my throttle connected and I use the target software for my pedals and stick to make 1 device, but that is my setup , not yours...

(You can use joytokey program to do similar thing to target software but for any device).

 

If you unplug devices remember the ports used and connect them back there before starting windows is always best idea

Keep connected usb devices the same when u start windows, consistency of devices  is the key on windows start

 

So in my case game sees 2 devices 1) the virtual controller (my stick and pedals) and 2) the Logitech Throttle Quadrant

Also its important to make sure stick is working in windows BEFORE you start the program, game will not detect them if u plug it in after u start il-2 GB

Note: Windows 7 and Windows 10 have dif way of mapping devices

From the il-2 Cod/Tobruk guide(similar issues here, ie its not limited to il-2 GB)

 

quote from 'Getting Started And Troubleshooting Guide.pdf' ^

The direct download link is here: https://github.com/briankendall/devreorder/releases
 

Another link to look at (dif game same problem)

Solution for pesky "joysticks scrambled AGAIN" issue

https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23995&p=250302#post250302

Edited September 16, 2020 by =RS=Stix_09

[skunk160]

just posted this on reddit in a similar thread. I have two usb2 powered hubs, always plugged in the same, all controls are working in win10 nothing plugged in or unplugged before or during il2 running.  its not a joystick scrambling issues AFAIK, they re all recognised in key mapping, just not in flight

 

All my controllers are "seen" in the key mapping page.

Warthog throttle, vipil stick, CH throttle quadrant, Cessna trim wheel, bodnar button box, 2 f16 mfds, TM gear stick. 8 listed in the devices.txt

 

I select what button i want to control what, its recognised in key mapping page. no matter what control i choose. all good, matches as much as possible my XXXX setup.

 

Esc only works on the keyboard or thru voice attack with no voice command but "when i press Esc" press Esc basically emulating a keyboard Esc press.

some buttons work on the warthog throttle (engine start for eg) in flight some don't...ever (these being ESC or pause). even though they are recognised in key mapping,

 

Axis on any control are recognised, except the virpil "spitfire" analog brake lever, works as button, which is fair enough thats coded.

 

Ive seen explanations of, if button A is constantly on, then it blinds the sim to other button presses.

[=RS=Stix_09]

16 hours ago, skunk160 said:

just posted this on reddit in a similar thread. I have two usb2 powered hubs, always plugged in the same, all controls are working in win10 nothing plugged in or unplugged before or during il2 running.  its not a joystick scrambling issues AFAIK, they re all recognised in key mapping, just not in flight

 

All my controllers are "seen" in the key mapping page.

Warthog throttle, vipil stick, CH throttle quadrant, Cessna trim wheel, bodnar button box, 2 f16 mfds, TM gear stick. 8 listed in the devices.txt

 

I select what button i want to control what, its recognised in key mapping page. no matter what control i choose. all good, matches as much as possible my XXXX setup.

 

Esc only works on the keyboard or thru voice attack with no voice command but "when i press Esc" press Esc basically emulating a keyboard Esc press.

some buttons work on the warthog throttle (engine start for eg) in flight some don't...ever (these being ESC or pause). even though they are recognised in key mapping,

 

Axis on any control are recognised, except the virpil "spitfire" analog brake lever, works as button, which is fair enough thats coded.

 

Ive seen explanations of, if button A is constantly on, then it blinds the sim to other button presses.

 

 

The only way to test problems like this is simplify , ie remove devices, disable other software like voice attack etc to start from a base config with 1 device at a time.

This sounds like a conflict between devices or software , so a process of elimination is the best approach to find the problem.

[skunk160]

unplugged everything but stick rudder and throttle.  working as should.

 

will add other controls individually and test 

[=RS=Stix_09]

@skunk160

 

I just purchased a new stick vkb nxt premium and found something interesting.

 

I noticed with two stick bound to same binding in settings can cause one not to work in game (they bind fine). If you unbind the other device it works in game again, but not with both on the same binding. Ie they clash with each other.

 

I also notices the encoder on my vkb while detected in (when binding) game was not working on some bindings which I think is related to the way it sends a signal to the windows driver and via that the game as short (50ms) pulses. This can be altered on the VBK NXT via is configurator software (which can update the function of the buttons in its firmware(ie program these differently)

 

On the VKB I can make any button behave in many different ways, pules, normal button , emulate a key press etc) and this impacts how the game sees it and interacts with it. Not all types of input work on all types of controls in game.

 

For example if I bind these encoders to the bf109 vertical sab trim , they do not work in game , but if I use them on manual prop pitch they work fine.
If I remapped these encoders to keyboard keys or standard buttons (instead of the default pulses) they will also bind AND this time work on the sab trim fine.

Some of this function can be done with software like vJoy (Virtual Device and device driver) if you device has no way to program it.

 

il-2 GB is also not limited to 32 buttons per device ( like older games eg il-2 Tobruk have this limitation)

 

(DirectX have a limit on 32 buttons per device)

 

 

 

Encoders on left right here En1 & En2

 

Edited September 30, 2020 by =RS=Stix_09

[messsucher]

Hmm, interesting, been looking at that controller too. How do you like?

[=RS=Stix_09]

9 minutes ago, messsucher said:

Hmm, interesting, been looking at that controller too. How do you like?

 

Is the VBK NXT Premium a good upgrade from a cheaper entry joystick?

 

Edited September 30, 2020 by =RS=Stix_09

[messsucher]

Ok nice, thanks, now there is finally one review of that stick.

[Sokol1]

il-2 GB is also not limited to 32 buttons per device ( like older games eg il-2 Tobruk have this limitation)

 

VKB DevCfg allow set NXT as two or three joysticks, so all buttons became visible for old games (iL-2 Trobruk, Dlite...) without need use keymapper software.

[=RS=Stix_09]

12 minutes ago, Sokol1 said:

 

 

 

VKB DevCfg allow set NXT as two or three joysticks, so all buttons became visible for old games (iL-2 Trobruk, Dlite...) without need use keymapper software.

 

ok , my main issue with it is documentation is not written by a native English speaker, so it does takes some thinking to understand at times *its powerful and complex*, more videos would be good, still not yet worked out how to program LEDS'

 

So vJoy is much simpler to use so will  suit more ppl than trying to understand the configurator software, which is a bigger learning curve (and works with any joystick)

(One I'm slowly working out.)

 

The advantage of the configurator software with VKB though is it programs the device (updates the firmware) and doesn't require extra software to be running like vJoy does.

Edited September 30, 2020 by =RS=Stix_09
typo

[DrJester]

I'm having the same problem with over 8 controllers on my PC.

Albeit, on my case, I have the Warthog(joy + throttle), 4 MFDs, Saitek pedals, and the G29 wheel, but sometimes Thrustmaster refuses to hide its controllers, and the game picks it up. It is very annoying this limitation. If the game could pick up more than 8 joysticks, I wouldn't need to unplug something when this problem with Thrustmaster happens. 

[DrJester]

This method worked. I saw it as a suggestion here on the forum. 
Download this: https://github.com/briankendall/devreorder

You will have to actually add this(dinput8.dll) to the system32 and sysWow64 though. 

 

Caution, always rename your default dinput8org.dll. Not only as a backup, but due to how devreorder works.

The secret is to add the devreorder.ini file into your C:/Programdata/devreorder/devreorder.ini

 

Here's my working devreorder.ini file, use it as an example. 

 

; devreorder settings
; Any line starting with ; is a comment and will be ignored

[order]
; In this section write the names or GUIDs of your controllers
; in the order you want them to be detected, one per line.
; Make sure any names exactly match the name printed in the
; Game Controllers control panel or in DeviceLister.exe,
; including any capital letters and punctuation. If you use
; a device's GUID instead of its name, make sure the GUID is
; enclosed in curly braces, just like in DeviceLister.exe.
; Example:
; vJoy Device
; Controller (XBOX 360 For Windows)
; {01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef}
Thrustmaster Combined
{228cba50-c8d8-11e9-8002-444553540000}
Flight Rudder Pedals
{3e661f00-c26b-11e9-800d-444553540000}
F16 MFD 3
{3e661f00-c26b-11e9-800c-444553540000}
F16 MFD 4
{3e661f00-c26b-11e9-800b-444553540000}
G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel
{9e62de40-f2b6-11e9-8001-444553540000}
vJoy Device
{679e7370-b240-11ea-8003-444553540000}

[hidden]
; In this section, write the names or GUIDs of controllers
; that you want to be hidden. Again their name must exactly
; match the name printed in the Game Controllers control
; panel or in DeviceLister.exe, and GUIDs must be in the
; same format as above.
; Example:
; Wireless Controller
; {01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef}
; G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel
; {9e62de40-f2b6-11e9-8001-444553540000}
; vJoy Device
; {679e7370-b240-11ea-8003-444553540000}
Throttle - HOTAS Warthog
{3e5ef310-c26b-11e9-8001-444553540000}
Joystick - HOTAS Warthog
{3e63ae00-c26b-11e9-8008-444553540000}
F16 MFD 1
{3e63ae00-c26b-11e9-8007-444553540000} 
F16 MFD 2
{3e613d00-c26b-11e9-8005-444553540000}

[visible]
; In this section, write the names or GUIDs of the controllers
; that you want to be the only controllers which are visible.
; If this section is not empty, then all controllers not listed
; in it will be hidden. If this section is left blank, then it
; will have no effect and only the controllers in the [hidden]
; section will be invisible. (This does not affect keyboards,
; mice, and other pointing devices.)
; Example:
; Controller (XBOX 360 For Windows)
; {01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef}
;Thrustmaster Combined
;{228cba50-c8d8-11e9-8002-444553540000}
;Flight Rudder Pedals
;{3e661f00-c26b-11e9-800d-444553540000}
;F16 MFD 3
;{3e661f00-c26b-11e9-800c-444553540000}
;F16 MFD 4
;{3e661f00-c26b-11e9-800b-444553540000}
;G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel
;{9e62de40-f2b6-11e9-8001-444553540000}
;vJoy Device
;{679e7370-b240-11ea-8003-444553540000}

[ignored processes]
; In this section, write the names of processes you want
; devreorder to ignore so that the order and visibility of
; their controllers are not changed, as though devreorder is
; not installed. Matches are not case sensitive. Be sure to
; include the file extension as well.
; Example:
; steam.exe
TARGETGUI.exe
TmService.exe
tmAInstall.exe
tmGAInstall.exe

 

 

 

EDIT: This did not work. Striking it through just to keep it here, in case anybody needs it for other games.

 

Well, I see this won't be solved any time soon. So I decided to use a script that I created to use on older simulators (F-22 Total Air War and others). 
Download Devmanview.exe ( http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/device_manager_view.html )
Create this batch file(on the same directory you decrompressed devmanview.exe), and look for the name of the device you want disabled. Just replace the G29 and/or vjoy entries. 
 

@echo off
echo *** Disabling Joystick ***
timeout /t 2 /nobreak >nul
devmanview.exe /disable "Logitech G HUB G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel USB"
devmanview.exe /disable "Logitech G HUB G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel USB (HID)" 
devmanview.exe /disable "vJoy Driver"
devmanview.exe /disable "vJoy Device"
echo.
Echo *** Waiting For User Input ***
pause
echo *** Re-Enabling Joystick ***
devmanview.exe /enable "Logitech G HUB G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel USB"
devmanview.exe /enable "Logitech G HUB G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel USB (HID)" 
devmanview.exe /enable "vJoy Driver"
devmanview.exe /enable "vJoy Device"
echo.

 

Edited October 8, 2020 by DrJester

[ScotsmanFlyingscotsman]

FYI I suddenly lost pitch on my HOTAS, But it worked in other games. I reset it but it was in reverse and would not accept the invert command. It looked like it had, but in reality it was the same.

Read most of the above. Took a copy of the input folder and set it aside

Opened the TXT file and saw XBOX CONTROLLER, that I use in MSFS2020. I Deleted the whole txt file, restarted the game and the axes had reset differently.

All I had to do was set up the axes again, it called the joystick joy5 instead of joy2, that's life, it's back working