Joystick won't work

[gloguthrox]

Hi,

 

I have been playing Il-2 for a couple weeks. I've been flying planes by downloading a virtual joystick driver, and using my mouse as a joystick. I decided to invest in an actual flight joystick, and it arrived today. Plugging it in, it doesn't seem to be recognized. My mouse still acts as a joystick but the actual joystick doesn't do anything when I look in pitch responses. I uninstalled the virtual joystick and restarted my computer. Still no fix. I don't know if this is a common problem or if someone's had this issue before? Any kind of help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

[Sokol1]

Need go to controls and assign the new joystick axes and buttons for desired functions.

[Ghost666]

Make sure to go to "settings/Input devides" and check the joystick box.

[gloguthrox]

3 hours ago, Sokol1 said:

Need go to controls and assign the new joystick axes and buttons for desired functions.

When I do that, my mouse still acts as the joystick rather than the actual joystick itself. If I try to change the pitch control for example, the game will respond to the mouse but not the joystick.

[Ghost666]

As I said above have you changed your primary control from mouse to joystick?

[Dawson]

What do you see in the Windows joystick calibration applet (joy.cpl)?

 

Is your joystick there and functional? Is your virtual joystick also there?

 

Is the joystick working correctly in other games?

[gloguthrox]

21 hours ago, Dawson said:

What do you see in the Windows joystick calibration applet (joy.cpl)?

 

Is your joystick there and functional? Is your virtual joystick also there?

 

Is the joystick working correctly in other games?

It does work in the joy.cpl, but I haven't tried it with any other games. I don't really have any to try it with.

22 hours ago, Ghost666 said:

As I said above have you changed your primary control from mouse to joystick?

Yes

[Sokol1]

Try rename the file "Devices.txt" in ... \IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad\data\input

[gloguthrox]

23 hours ago, Sokol1 said:

Try rename the file "Devices.txt" in ... \IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad\data\input

I  see "device.txt" but what do I rename it to? Do I actually just capitalize the 'D' or am I missing something 

[Buzzsaw]

Hello gloguthrox

 

First of all... are you playing CLIFFS OF DOVER - BLITZ and DESERT WINGS - TOBRUK or one of the GREAT BATTLES games?

 

If you are playing GREAT BATTLES, you are on the wrong forum.

 

If you are playing BLITZ/TOBRUK, then do the following:

 

- Right Click on on the Windows icon in your lower left corner.

 

- Left click on  'Settings'.

 

- Look over on the right side of the screen where it says 'Related Settings'.

- Left click on 'Devices and Printers'.

 

- Look for your old virtual joystick in the list of devices shown. 

 

- Right click on the virtual joystick and 'Remove Device'.

 

- Look for your new joystick in the list of devices shown.

 

- Right Click on the joystick and select 'Game Controller Settings'.

 

- A new window box will pop up for Game Controllers... select/highlight your joystick.

 

- Click on the 'Advanced' button and select your joystick as the 'Preferred Device'.

 

- Now calibrate your joystick by clicking on the 'Properties' button and following the steps to calibrate.

 

-  Exit all.

 

Your joystick should now be the preferred device, it should be calibrated, and it should be programmable in the game settings.

 

[Sokol1]

On 4/4/2023 at 8:32 PM, gloguthrox said:

I  see "device.txt" but what do I rename it to? Do I actually just capitalize the 'D' or am I missing something 

 

Disregard, I confuse your problem with IL-2: Great Battles.

[gloguthrox]

On 4/4/2023 at 7:54 PM, Buzzsaw said:

Hello gloguthrox

 

First of all... are you playing CLIFFS OF DOVER - BLITZ and DESERT WINGS - TOBRUK or one of the GREAT BATTLES games?

 

If you are playing GREAT BATTLES, you are on the wrong forum.

 

If you are playing BLITZ/TOBRUK, then do the following:

 

- Right Click on on the Windows icon in your lower left corner.

 

- Left click on  'Settings'.

 

- Look over on the right side of the screen where it says 'Related Settings'.

- Left click on 'Devices and Printers'.

 

- Look for your old virtual joystick in the list of devices shown. 

 

- Right click on the virtual joystick and 'Remove Device'.

 

- Look for your new joystick in the list of devices shown.

 

- Right Click on the joystick and select 'Game Controller Settings'.

 

- A new window box will pop up for Game Controllers... select/highlight your joystick.

 

- Click on the 'Advanced' button and select your joystick as the 'Preferred Device'.

 

- Now calibrate your joystick by clicking on the 'Properties' button and following the steps to calibrate.

 

-  Exit all.

 

Your joystick should now be the preferred device, it should be calibrated, and it should be programmable in the game settings.

 

Hi, I AM playing Great Battles. To be honest, I didn't think it mattered, sorry.

Would I have to make a new forum post or would you still be able to try and help me? It would be appreciated. Thanks

[343KKT_Kintaro]

4 hours ago, gloguthrox said:

Hi, I AM playing Great Battles. To be honest, I didn't think it mattered, sorry.

 

 

There are three games treated in these forums, all three are different at 100% and really need to be treated differently. For your guidance, the three games are "IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946" (released in 2001), "IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover" (released in 2011), and "IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles" (released in 2013).

 

For all questions about your Great Battles game, simply click on the "Great Battles" tab on the top of this page, and then choose the appropriate section for the question you xant to ask:

 

 

 

[Sokol1]

On 4/4/2023 at 8:32 PM, gloguthrox said:

I  see "device.txt" but what do I rename it to? Do I actually just capitalize the 'D' or am I missing something 

 

Since you are playing Great Battles, try rename de file, use something like "original.device.txt", when you start the game a new file will be created and maybe detect you joystick correctly.

 

"Detect" don't implicates in "assign", you need go to Controls page and assign axis and buttons manually.