emulate a joystick

[moustache]

hello,

my question is simple: do you know a simple software that would allow you to emulate a joystick with a mouse?

to have something similar to this :

 

 

 

 

[stupor-mundi]

vJoy is a virtual joystick. IL2 is able to use it.

On its own, I don't know if you can point a mouse at it. So another piece of software such as FreePIE might be needed.

FreePIE is very useful, it lets me use a MIDI device for tank controls, also pointing at vjoy.
https://andersmalmgren.github.io/FreePIE/

Edited May 8, 2021 by stupor-mundi

[moustache]

don't look noob friendly...

[Monostripezebra]

I would, in any case, very much go rather with a cheap stick instead.. the issue is, that it always seems like the cheap sticks are utter crap, but personally, I like the speedlink "impact" or "black widow" ones.. solid and not overly expensive, with reasonable rudder control on the trottle and transportable.. it is way-way more fun then trying to mouse stick things, really.

[moustache]

in fact i'm bothering to find a solution because when playing with the mouse the view is automatically refocused ... not with a joystick ... but the joystck play seems ... strange to me ...

[stupor-mundi]

On 5/8/2021 at 4:49 PM, moustache said:

don't look noob friendly...

Yes, I can't deny it.

Maybe there's an additional problem when using the mouse to emulate a joystick for turret movement/aiming.

The mouse by default is used for looking around, from the open hatch and inside the tank.

I'm not entirely sure that that would still work. Maybe yes, just want to mention the possibility of weird behavior.

 

 

 

 

[moustache]

I have tried various emulator, but the in-game use is strange ... when i want to aim i can't move diagonally ... and stopping the output stops the movement ... I think I will wait for an update from the dev, if it is planned ... but anyway, thank you for your help