Controller issues

[crildon777]

I first tried just playing via Mouse/Keyboard combo. The first few seconds of flight are OK. Ship seems responsive but then turns into just a slug. I am toggling travel mode on / off. Tried switching off the 'flight assist' . None of these things help. Once it goes slug mode, it is slug mode until docking and undocking again. Then its responsive for like how ever long. When I say slug mode I mean if i wanted to steer the ship left , I'd swipe the mouse all the way left and the ship would move " " diss much, pick up mouse, and do a nother full swipe left " " dis much ship move, etc etc.

I've adjusted mouse sensitivity etc, no love.

Then I tried my old Logitech Extreme3d Pro (yes OLD) joy stick. Had to program in the controls each individually. Got it all set up. It woooorked sort of. but everytime i went to a map or anything else the map would just start scrolling scrolling scrolling. As though the dead center of the joystick was WAY off (which I had calibrated using the windows 10 joystick calibration settings ) (which is sorta buried in the settings)

I tried adjusting the dead center of the joystick in the game settings , no help.

THEN then joystick just stopped being recognized by the game at all. Doesnt acknowledge it even exists.

Whats the best way to play this game? SHould I get one of those like Xbox controllers? A newer joystick? SHOULD I be able to play this with keyboard mouse (my preference) ????

What IS going on here. I've watched the X4 videos and I know the controls are being WAY more responsive for other people. It is making the game completely unplayable for me.

Above was an original post on the GoG Forums from yesterday. I've since then gotten the joystick to work again albeit not well. And even with ALL map / menu interaction with the joystick wiped I still get the map scroll if the joy stick is plugged in.