How to use HOTAS?

[Ricardo]

I could see there is a tab for HOTAS, everything works in settings, but ship doesnt use HOTAS at all.

[kkmoffat]

You gotta click your control option from mouse+keyboard to Hotas in the settings.

[Ricardo]

THis is what | did. In options I clicked on Hotas, then in HOTAS submenu I could see everything works, apart that It did not work at all in the game....

[MyAdventures]

I believe it has to recognize your HOTAS before you can work the bindings. I have a ThrustMaster HOTAS X & 3 gamepads which the game doesn't recognize. I have a TrustMaster T16k M HOTAS which the game does recognize but trying to play the game it looses the controls after a few minutes. I have ordered a Steam and a PowerA Controller and hopefully they will work.

[Drakonious]

TBH i tried both Thrustmaster Hotas X and Gamepad xbox wired, both would not configure properly so for now at least I have been able to rebind the keys as I am a leftie. I am sure this will get looked at by Dev at some point until then its just KB + Mouse and voice attack of course.

[бубалу]

i have the x56 rhino, (one of the most common hotas), and it is not recognised.
i think hotas support is experimental at best.

[KStarAbraxis]

No point even trying to set up Hotas. I spent far too long trying to get my Virpil throttle and stick working but the mapping is seriously bugged. Don't waste your time. Supposedly the dev will address this but apparently it is a long way off. I wish I did not spend my money on this game since I can not play it (hate controllers and keyboard and mouse are a pain).

[Ricardo]

I got Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS Hotas. The game correctly recognise bot throttle and flight stick, in the game setting I could see every single button working, but when I left setting, it doesn't work at all. Maybe there is some SAVE button?

There should be ready pre-settings for the most popular joysticks (ready by 1 click), and then (if someone doesn't like something), the ability to edit them - as in other games of this type. This game is very fun, but I don't have to say that it's one thing to control a spaceship with the mouse and another with the joystick.

[MyAdventures]

Originally posted by Ricardo:

I got Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS Hotas. The game correctly recognise bot throttle and flight stick, in the game setting I could see every single button working, but when I left setting, it doesn't work at all. Maybe there is some SAVE button?

There should be ready pre-settings for the most popular joysticks (ready by 1 click), and then (if someone doesn't like something), the ability to edit them - as in other games of this type. This game is very fun, but I don't have to say that it's one thing to control a spaceship with the mouse and another with the joystick.

I also have the Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS Hotas, It worked in game for me for a few minutes than disconnected from the HOTAS. Tried many times with the same result.

[jeanos2032]

it's one thing to control a spaceship with the mouse and another with the joystick.
Yes the dogfight with my x52 is very hard, almost not realy playable... and very easy with the mouse. wee need an efficient radar in game to follow enemy ship more seriouly. this game is amazing with a very big potential. i like it

[Archlight Fury]

I am using Virpil Mongoos T-50 CM2 Grip, VPC WarBRD base, Mongoos T-50 CM2 Throttle and Thrustmaster TFRP Rudder Pedals. I'm also run HidHide, vJoy, and Joystick Gremlin between the HOTAS devices and SB2. I have no problems mapping buttons from the HOTAS devices to the game.

My issues are:
1. There are 16+ keyboard buttons that can't be mapped to the HOTAS, because they are not listed on the SB2 Input Manager list.
2. Pressing one of the un-mapable keys (or any key or mouse button) drops you out of HOTAS mode into KB+M mode.
3. There is (apparently) a way to switch back to HOTAS mode (see link below), but I do not know what key this guy's "Pinky Button" is mapped to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ865Lpjt64