(Guide)How to play IL2-1946 with an Xbox joystick
Hi! This mini-guide will help you (and me too, in case I forget) how to configure and play this great game with a simple joystick
Okay, first and foremost, make sure the joystick is working, that everything is functioning correctly.
- Use joy.cpl executable to verify
If everything is working correctly, it should all function "out of the box." You'll notice that the two triggers aren't working and the controls feel strange. Configure it to your liking, and then we'll address the trigger issue. It's also important to note that it's very sensitive, and that will be resolved in the following steps.
Of course you can modify it however you want, but this is what works for me; perhaps it's too slow for someone else, perhaps not, this is like a curve, i recommend 90 instead of 65/59, it really depends on your taste
NOW! to fix the 2 triggers:
get antimicrox We'll use this tool to map the triggers to a keyboard key, since il2 detects l/r as a single Z-axis (old game stuff lol), u will see something like this, follow step 1 & 2 with both triggers, one for Q another for E ( why q & e? because i use them for rudder, this is to show how to enable the triggers, up to u what u do with that!)
NOW FOR SOMETHING REALLY GREAT! We can map the right stick to use it as a view, aka: make the right stick a mouse
1: press here to open the right screen
2: u can choose a preset
3: (optional) dead zone for more response
errors that may occur:
Sometimes the joystick may stop responding for microseconds. If IL2 stops reading the joystick, simply press Alt+Tab.
Do not close Antimicrox, or you will have to exit the game to reactivate it.
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my layout, drop it inside of any of the users in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\IL 2 Sturmovik 1946\Users
HAPPY FLIGHTS!!!
