Tested PC sticks on PS3

[fangface666]

spent most of yesterday setting this up, works well in arcade, sim and realistic is more tricky.
The settings I have are as follow, if anyones interested.

Absolute throttle on, all throttle/aileron/elevator/rudder deadzones removed (all the way to the left, no highlighted segments) also the same with the nonlinearity settings (whatever they may be). these are from memory so I will re edit if needs be.

Only issues I've discovered is no brakes on landing!! (despite patch) you cant have any other controller on, as this knocks the throttle onto the rudder, and the freeview mouse stick is (in my opinion) orientated wrong.
ie as your hand is on the throttle to look up you would pull back on the stick with your thumb, like you would holding a game pad, but this infact makes you look left! a little confusing to say the least

[[GT RX]]

I have an original X52 and I'm absolutely loving using it again, But I can't complete the secondary objective's as I can't figure out how to map the select button? How have the other X-52 user's got around this? I'm thinking of getting a 52 pro but the lack of select button is putting me off a bit

[caphead]

borrowed the game from a friend to check out how supported things are now, and yes I was put off that the x52 has no "select" button mapped! no can it be mapped in any way that i see.. messed around abit and gave it back..

[cape]

I have an X52 and I am unable to map the throttle to anything, it's like the game doesn't recognize it at all. I have tested throttle lever on pc and it works just fine. I can map throttle to slider on throttle lever and all buttons are working.

Anyone have any tips on this?

[fangface666]

Originally Posted by cape

I have an X52 and I am unable to map the throttle to anything, it's like the game doesn't recognize it at all. I have tested throttle lever on pc and it works just fine. I can map throttle to slider on throttle lever and all buttons are working.

Anyone have any tips on this?

Hi, the throttle will work, BUT you must make sure ALL other controllers are off.
So start the ps3 with X52 plugged in but without any (ps3) controller turned on.
Use the X52 to navigate and select the game, from memory
trigger = square
Button A = circle
Button B = triangle
Fire button under flap = X

you dont need to assign the throttle to anything, I will send you a pic of my settings which work.

if you get into the game and the throttle doesn't work, try the rudder, as there is a glitch whereby the throttle is sometimes reassigned to the rudder, if this is the case just turn off the ps3 and restart the game, BY USING THE X52 ONLY,then everything should be back to normal.

once the game starts and the settings have been loaded the button configuration changes to the following if you use my layout.
the trigger becomes X
fire button becomes circle
Button A=square
Button B= triangle
will upload screen grabs of settings later.

[fangface666]

Pause menu settings


Controls option under custom layout




Settings options under custom layout


hope this helps
Obviously the button mapping is a starting point, but at least you have a check list of settings now that you know work.
HOWEVER there is no zoom function or landing brakes if you use a custom layout, if you have a thrustmaster they do, PC sticks dont.

[cape]

Thanks a lot fangface666. I will try these settings during weekend.

[PurplePenguin04]

Originally Posted by fangface666

hope this helps
Obviously the button mapping is a starting point, but at least you have a check list of settings now that you know work.
HOWEVER there is no zoom function or landing brakes if you use a custom layout, if you have a thrustmaster they do, PC sticks dont.

I messed around with the setting using your setup as a starting point. I just wanted to mention that the zoom function does work if you map it to a button. I have mine mapped to the pinkie trigger (button 6). I may have misunderstood what you meant when you say there is no zoom though.

I also tried mapping the mouse nub on the throttle to the look camera but it seems to get the centering way off, the camera looks all the way to the left. Having a nonlinearity setting for the look camera would be nice and could probably fix this issue. Having one for the throttle might help with the braking issue too.

I had this game for the Xbox 360 but after news of the patch, or lack thereof, I decided to trade the game in (On Goozex) and get the PS3 version. It's nice being able to use a PC flight stick.