Skid loader & excavator control setting

[sambora]

Hi all,

These are the problems that only occur if you're using dual joysticks when playing.

I'm currently using a dual Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick setup when playing CS 2022.

First, it seems that we can't separately set how skid loaders are "driven" in game from other vehicles. It's considered and key-bound as driving a tracked vehicle.

However, the in-game depiction of operating the skid loaders is using the "ISO pattern, "namely using the left stick in driving skid loaders and the right stick in controlling boom and bucket. I myself is more familiar with another pattern, the "standard pattern," using both sticks to drive skid loaders and pedals to control boom and bucket.

Since you can't separately set how skid loader is driven in game and it's in contradict with excavator's keybinding, No matter it's the ISO pattern or standard pattern I'm choosing to use in game, I need to rebind the control settings when switching between excavators and skid loaders. Therefore, I do wish that in future updates, we can separately bind how skid loaders are driven.

Second, for controlling excavators, I wonder if anyone also using dual joystick setup has come up with a setting that allows us to drive and control the boom and bucket of excavators all through the two joysticks? In CS2015, the driving and operating mode of the excavator is separated, so it used to be a viable option. Right now, the best I can do is set one using the joystick, the other using the hatpad of my joystick, if I don't want to use four joysticks instead. :P

Finally, I wish we can strap the cargo as it used to be in CS2015 rather than only allowed to place them in the preset area on trucks or trailers.

[Chacal]

I have exactly the same joysticks and I haven't found a way. I'm surprised the HAT sticks are working for you.
We have discussed pedals before. This would be the only way to drive excavators realistically. But complicated to build, and not everyone has room for a second set of pedals under the gaming desk...

[Agathos Deimon]

Setting up any vehicle is actually quite easy. I use dual TCA sticks a T248 and pedals.

I have set up controls to work like RL here in europe in ISO controls for boom/stick/bucket/svivel.

Track steering a little more complex, but setup this way:

Left TCA ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Hat Up/Down = Left Track F/R
Right TCA ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Hat Up/Down = Right Track F/R
Throttle pedal = Tracks Arcade Forward
Clutch pedal = Tracks Arcade Backwards

That way i can go F/R with the entire EX just using pedals and turn using more or less any combination of pedal and or ♥♥♥♥♥♥ hat input i need like.

[sambora]

Originally posted by Chacal:

I have exactly the same joysticks and I haven't found a way. I'm surprised the HAT sticks are working for you.
We have discussed pedals before. This would be the only way to drive excavators realistically. But complicated to build, and not everyone has room for a second set of pedals under the gaming desk...

Yeah, I also read your thread. I concur with you that two direction pedals would definitely solve this problem. We can only hope this series can someday be as popular as farming simulator that Logi or some other brands will provider this product just as their "heavy equipment bundle"

[Jabberwock]

I have made the same point in the bugs subforum before I noticed your post... I hope they will fix it!

Before they do that, one solution is to use the H-pattern scheme: forward/backward directions of the stick control the wheels, left/right directions control arms (left lever) and tilt (right lever) respectively. However, I would still prefer ISO...