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billbo Jan 26, 2013 @ 4:08pm
Steering with joystick is funky.
Is this how steering is supposed to work:

I move my joystick a little to the left and....

What happens: The steering wheel moves to the left SLOWLY and will keep moving until I center the stick. The input from my joystick is acting as a VELOCITY to the steering wheel.
What I want to happen: I want the steering wheel to move a little to the left and STOP. I want the joystick input to be a POSITION to the steering wheel.

After doing the movement above I return the stick to center and....

What happens: The steering wheel stops moving and doesnt return to center.
What I want to happen: The steering wheel returns to center.

I've played with the autocentering checkbox but it doesnt seem to do anything. Any tips?
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Knottypine Jan 26, 2013 @ 4:21pm 
FYI, as a real vehicle, the steering will center itself once you have a little forward motion. As far as the steering on your joystick, there's probably nothing you can do to make it how you want. From what I can see the velocity makes sense, if it was direct your control of the vehicle would be very difficult at speeds. :/

I would recommend a wheel if you can get your hands on one. You'll find it much more enjoyable.
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billbo Jan 26, 2013 @ 4:34pm 
I dont understand how an analog wheel should be different from an analog joystick. If you center the wheel you are using, I am sure that the steering wheel in game should center (correct me if I am wrong on that point).
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Break Jan 26, 2013 @ 5:02pm 
You're doing it wrong then. The Wheel is regonized as an Axis, just as the stick of the controller is.
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Knottypine Jan 26, 2013 @ 5:09pm 
It's probably working as intended... you just need some forward motion for the wheels to autocenter.
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billbo Jan 26, 2013 @ 5:36pm 
I found the fix. If you choose the "Gamepad/Joystick" under the "controller subtype" option, the steering wheel will behave as I stated in my original post. If you choose "wheel" under "controller subtype" it now works the proper way. Seems like a bug, or at least a weird design decision, in my opinion.
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Break Jan 26, 2013 @ 5:40pm 
Glad you found the fix :)
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donco999 Dec 27, 2023 @ 12:56pm 
How do I set it up so that the joystick works as a steering wheel? As the Billbo asked. It used to work that way for me. I haven't played in a few years. I can't set it up in this "new" setting.
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Qrazy Dec 27, 2023 @ 1:11pm 
10 years. Nice
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ladyrocky1960 Dec 27, 2023 @ 4:43pm 
hello all and a very merry christmas and new year to all was like to get some help with setup my joystick with stream would be of great help but thank you all a head of time logitech x-56 h.o.t.a.s joystick
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donco999 Dec 28, 2023 @ 11:31am 
Oh sorry, I'm using a Dualshock 4.
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vd Jan 1, 2024 @ 8:52am 
Originally posted by caperboy007:
hello all and a very merry christmas and new year to all was like to get some help with setup my joystick with stream would be of great help but thank you all a head of time logitech x-56 h.o.t.a.s joystick
Hey there I'm using a logitech 3D Pro joystick (from old flight sim days) and able to set it up quite nicely. What problem do you have?
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