Bind Strafe to your joystick hat

[NewtSoup]

I wanted to bind strage to the POV hat on my joystick as I used to have in X3:R/TC/AP and came up with this -

Try adding the following lines to

C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Egosoft\X Rebirth\<some_number>\inputmap.xml

(make a backup first)

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<state id="INPUT_STATE_STRAFE_LEFT" source="INPUT_SOURCE_JOYBUTTONS" code="INPUT_XBUTTON_DPAD_LEFT"/>
   
<state id="INPUT_STATE_STRAFE_RIGHT" source="INPUT_SOURCE_JOYBUTTONS" code="INPUT_XBUTTON_DPAD_RIGHT"/>
   
<state id="INPUT_STATE_STRAFE_UP" source="INPUT_SOURCE_JOYBUTTONS" code="INPUT_XBUTTON_DPAD_UP"/>
   
<state id="INPUT_STATE_STRAFE_DOWN" source="INPUT_SOURCE_JOYBUTTONS" code="INPUT_XBUTTON_DPAD_DOWN"/>

Works for me on a Thrustmaster Hotas T-Flight X stick. Hope it works for you.

Actually does this count as a mod?

[Thurmonator]

COuld you make it a mod, like the other extensions?

Where is the inputmap.xml file?

Do I need the CAT extractor to do this? Which CAT is it in?

Thanks

[BlueWulv]

It is located next to your savegame folder.

[Vim Razz]

I presume you're doing this to the copy of imputmaps.xml file in your ..\my documents\egosoft\x rebirth\(numberwhatever)\ directory?

[NewtSoup]

yes.. sorry I should have been more specific

Im doing ths to

C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Egosoft\X Rebirth\<some_number>\inputmap.xml

(of which I made a backup first)

I don't think this needs to be in the the form of an extension it's such an easy copy paste.

[Thurmonator]

Thank you so much...Been waiting for this since release.

This is a huge improvement. I knew it could be done. And only four simple lines.

Egosoft...these four lines should have been in there to begin with. It would have been so refreshing to plug in the joystick and have it automatically strafe with the POV hatswitch. Especially when cockpit POV is not a feature.

I can't believe that none of the testers or developers wanted such a useful function for their testing joysticks...that they didnt add the four lines themselves.

Such a simple four line fix that would have added like 10% to most reviewers scores for the game.

Didn't they ever realize how many people would want to use joysticks in a spaceflight sim?

It's like egosoft mandated all the testers use 360 controllers or something.


Anyhow, thanks for the great fix. Now I have more of a reason to have the sidewinder engine.