Cannot control plane

[ZombiesByte]

I have a Joystick Gravis Destroyer Xtreme which I used last on Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator back 20 years ago. I went looking for a flight simulator game again to play so I could recapture that game feeling (WW1 or WW2 style). The joystick is fully calibrated in Windows yet after eventually getting into this game (issues after issues) I see that the plane can never take off as it pulls to the left and I break a wing before ever leaving the ground.

[71st_Mastiff]

Make sure you’re mixture is fully at 100%. And if there is wind you need to take off in to the wind.

[=J18=Fritz_Gerald]

I had the same problem. How to fix it, when you plug your joystick into your computer, do not touch it until you get into the mission then you can move it to fly.

[ZombiesByte]

Originally posted by Flying_Falcon:

I had the same problem. How to fix it, when you plug your joystick into your computer, do not touch it until you get into the mission then you can move it to fly.

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I tried what you said but still pulls in one direction (funny enough it was a hard right when I tried this time). I just immediately turn a hard left/right on the airfield as if someone held a key down/forced my joystick in one direction and it can't be countered at all. Everything else seems to work as it should, guns, fuel, throttle. Not sure what RM is but when I use [ and ] to turn it up down the sound of it changes but it goes silent when I turn it up.

[=J18=Fritz_Gerald]

Hmm, I'll try with my joystick and see what happens

[Mr Cromwell]

I have the same. My Saitek X52 joystick controls the flying surfaces great but it will not program views such as padlock. Total crap as the views are all over the place. May quit and go back to IL2 46

[Mere-Homi-Cidal]

I use a T. 16000m joystick and if I bank right to go after something it pulls hard left and the same the opposite way, reverted to PS4 controller with the same result. The game needs a damn good overhaul badly but i'll keep at it because I'm insane, anyone know if flying circus is any better?

[Mere-Homi-Cidal]

I have to make an apology here, Albatross works fine on aforementioned joystick but and there is always a but to any story, but insanity comes in many guises. I hope Mr.? Mrs. Z Byte sorts his?hers problem out and as for me, well, the sky is as big as it gets for a homicidal maniac.

[Lt. R D Vaughn]

Originally posted by Mr Cromwell:

I have the same. My Saitek X52 joystick controls the flying surfaces great but it will not program views such as padlock. Total crap as the views are all over the place. May quit and go back to IL2 46

Padlock view is default function key F8. You should be able to re-bind this key to any button on a joystick. Please take a look at this guide. The section on "Your Game Settings" should help.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=716205602

[Lt. R D Vaughn]

Originally posted by ZombiesByte:

I have a Joystick Gravis Destroyer Xtreme which I used last on Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator back 20 years ago. I went looking for a flight simulator game again to play so I could recapture that game feeling (WW1 or WW2 style). The joystick is fully calibrated in Windows yet after eventually getting into this game (issues after issues) I see that the plane can never take off as it pulls to the left and I break a wing before ever leaving the ground.

When you first start the game it defaults to mouse control. Please make sure you go into the OPTIONS > GENERAL > CONTROL MODE and click the box for joystick control.

I'm not sure what your referring to about the "RM." The only RM I'm familiar with is the 2 letters at the top right of the display screen. The "R" refers to radiator and the "M" refers to mixture. If these letters show on the screen it tells you that your plane's radiator and mixture are automatically being controlled by the game. If you are new to RoF it is best to leave this feature turned on until you get the fundamentals of flying a plane (WWI) under control.

[Lt. R D Vaughn]

Originally posted by Mere-Homi-Cidal:

I have to make an apology here, Albatross works fine on aforementioned joystick but and there is always a but to any story, but insanity comes in many guises. I hope Mr.? Mrs. Z Byte sorts his?hers problem out and as for me, well, the sky is as big as it gets for a homicidal maniac.

Please don't try to use a gamepad controller with Rise of Flight. If you look at the Steam Rise of Flight United page you will notice that it states that the gamepad is only partially supported. Also, Mouse control is available but, it was added as an after-thought. It is very marginal as a usable controller.

One way to tell if you control stick is setup properly is to start a mission on the ground and take an external rear view of your plane. (F2, then move the mouse around to see the plane from the rear). -- (F1) puts you back into the cockpit.
1. Move the joystick to the right: the left aileron should go down & the right aileron up. Move the stick to the left and the left aileron should go up & the right aileron down.
2. move the joystick toward you: the elevator should go up; stick away from you elevator down.
3. Move the joystick twist-handle to the right: the rudder should move to the right, turn the twist-handle to the left and the rudder should move to the left.
If any of these axes are reversed it would be necessary to "invert" it in the OPTIONS > Responses > Current Axis > Current Axis Setup > Invert box.

Thanks.