Joystick controls are screwy

[rraney]

Well after fighting with a few Direct-X configuration tools, I fell back on an old tool "PPJoy" and I was able to map everything correctly on my G940, TSInstructor sticks, and even the Real Flight T. It's a pain to install under Windows 7 x 64, but it works like a charm if you are having Joystick data issues. Maybe I should post a configuration some place.

[Bedazzled]

OP - I've also got a Speedlink Black Widow joystick, and I've got it working with Kerbal using a combination of PPJoy and GlovePIE (both freeware). Here's how...

Use PPJoy to create a virtual joystick, then use GlovePIE to run a script which maps the physical joystick controls to virtual ones which are interpreted correctly by Kerbal. The script needs to be running in the background while you are running Kerbal.

1. PPJoy
- open 'configure joysticks' dialog
- click 'add...' to create virtual joystick
- select it, click on 'mapping...', click on next
- select 'delete individual mapping - use interface default'
- click on next / yes / finish

2. GlovePIE script:
- open GlovePIE
- enter and save the script below
- click on run (do this each time you play Kerbal)

//joystick axes (rockets - uses rudder controls for roll)
PPJoy1.Analog0 = Joystick1.RotZ
PPJoy1.Analog1 = Joystick1.y
PPJoy1.Analog2 = -1 * Joystick1.z
PPJoy1.Analog6 = Joystick1.x

//joystick axes (space-planes - uses rudder controls for yaw)
//PPJoy1.Analog0 = Joystick1.x
//PPJoy1.Analog1 = Joystick1.y
//PPJoy1.Analog2 = -1 * Joystick1.z
//PPJoy1.Analog6 = Joystick1.RotZ

//pan camera
keyboard.Left = Joystick1.Pov1Right
keyboard.Right = Joystick1.Pov1Left
keyboard.Up = Joystick1.Pov1Down
keyboard.Down = Joystick1.Pov1Up

//zoom in/out
Keyboard.Equals = Joystick1.button3
Keyboard.Minus = Joystick1.button4

//map other keys to joystick buttons as required
Keyboard.T = Joystick1.Button1
Keyboard.M = Joystick1.Button2
Keyboard.F2 = Joystick1.Button8
//etc

3. SETTINGS
- You must edit the Kerbal 'settings.cfg' file manually, it won't work if you try to bind the controls in-game:

...
AXIS_PITCH
{
name = VirY
id = joy0.1
inv = False
sensitivity = 1
deadzone = 0
}
AXIS_ROLL
{
name = VirX
id = joy0.0
inv = False
sensitivity = 1
deadzone = 0
}
AXIS_YAW
{
name = VirRotZ
id = joy0.3
inv = False
sensitivity = 1
deadzone = 0
}
AXIS_THROTTLE
{
name = VirZ
id = joy0.2
inv = False
sensitivity = 1
deadzone = 0
}
...

NB you may need to play around with the joystick IDs in the script and config file, depending on what other controllers you've got plugged into your PC. Hope that helps!

[Conanator]

KSP doesn't even recognize my joystick and it wont work

[Bedazzled]

KSP doesn't even recognize my joystick and it wont work

PPJoy / GlovePIE should work with any joystick. It's a faff to set up but well worth it imho, as having joystick control transforms Munar landings etc.