Alternate Control Methods

[Aurum6]

I would hazard a guess that the majority of KSP players use the default mouse-and-keyboard control settings to fly their ships. For those of you who don't, I'm curious to hear about what you use.

I, for example, have an old Saitek Cyborg joystick that I picked up from a garage sale. I've found that having that in my left hand and using my right hand to control the mouse works pretty well, although I'm not as good of a pilot with the stick as I am with a keyboard (yet).

What about you guys?

[monstah]

Joystick, but I'm beginning to build my custom flight panel  

[Rocket In My Pocket]

I play with my feet. (I voted other.)

I have this wicked hang nail on my pinkie toe though, I'm always staging my rockets on accident.

Can you guys recommend a good pair of nail clippers?

[Curveball Anders]

Xbox 360 controller for planes and docking.

The two thumb sticks are nice for the latter.

[cantab]

I swear by my 360 pad for flying planes. I actually bought it with KSP in mind and it's such a joy to fly with, so much smoother than trying to use the keyboard. I know I could have got a flight stick, but I figure the controller will have more general uses, like if I want to play some console emulators or maybe driving games.

For rockets, though, KB and mouse is fine.

[Red Iron Crown]

Keyboard + Mouse + 3D mouse. I really should get a joystick or gamepad for planes.

[Ten Key]

I have a joystick, stand alone throttle and rudder pedals for aircraft. For rockets and spacecraft I find it easier to use the keyboard. I moved the RCS translation controls over to the numpad though-- 8 and 2 thrust forwards/backwards, 4 and 6 thrust left and right, and 9 and 3 thrust up and down. 

Edited April 8, 2016 by Ten Key

[max_creative]

I just use a keyboard and mouse. I know @Cupcake... uses a joystick though.

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

Joystick, but I only use it in atmosphere or special circumstances.  I always end up rolling when I yaw.

[archenemy_6]

I use my PS3 controller for almost everything I don't need to click on. I have the standard controls and translation controls, staging, timewarp, incremental throttle, full throttle, cut throttle, SAS, RCS, landing gear, lights, and brakes. I think that was about all the buttons on the controller.

[Draco T stand-up guy]

I bought myself a game controller. Figured it would be better than the joystick/keyboard for translation. And it is - when KSP doesn't lose it.

Don't know what the problem is. Windows finds it, says it's working fine never seems to lose it. KSP just doesn't like it.

[The Great Potato]

I use a game controller unless I'm docking or on EVA. Or if I need lots of buttons.

Roll is on the bumpers and yaw is on the control stick. That way, I can pilot rockets and aircraft with the same control scheme.

 

 

[FancyMouse]

keyboard+mouse main

3d mouse alternative - exclusively for VAB and picking parts in flight (I feel I'm bad flying with it so I don't use it to fly)

[Jetski]

On 4/8/2016 at 4:44 PM, Rocket In My Pocket said:

I play with my feet. (I voted other.)

I have this wicked hang nail on my pinkie toe though, I'm always staging my rockets on accident.

Can you guys recommend a good pair of nail clippers?

[numerobis]

vi mostly, with a bit of keyboard + trackpad to set up kos and mechjeb.

[MalfunctionM1Ke]

On 8.4.2016 at 10:44 PM, Rocket In My Pocket said:

I play with my feet. (I voted other.)

I have this wicked hang nail on my pinkie toe though, I'm always staging my rockets on accident.

Can you guys recommend a good pair of nail clippers?

Sorry to burst your bubble, RIMP.
Abyssal Lurker did that 2 1/2 years ago
 

 

[Rocket In My Pocket]

27 minutes ago, MalfunctionM1Ke said:

Sorry to burst your bubble, RIMP.
Abyssal Lurker did that 2 1/2 years ago

Wow lol, I am blown away!

[SAI Peregrinus]

I swap between dual-joystick (2x T-1600M, left controls translation, right rotation, both have 3 axes) and keyboard + mouse, where the mouse is a Roccat Tyon & thus has 3 axes available.

[magimix]

I use a combination of Steam Controller, as well as keyboard and mouse.  Essentially, SC for anything flight-related (including EVAs), with M/KB for VAB work, and manoeuvre nodes. 

[Red Iron Crown]

26 minutes ago, Rocket In My Pocket said:

Wow lol, I am blown away!

Abyssal Lurker is on a whole other level from us mere mortals. Check out this one, Minmus return mission, all solid fueled, no map mode, and no use of WASD for attitude control(!):

 

 

[moogoob]

Xbox 360 controller - "Rock Candy" brand. Cheap, has a USB cord, lacks rumble but hey, who uses that?!? Also lacks padding on the analogue sticks, but that always wears off the official sticks anyways so it seems even tougher. (?!?!?!)

I use it for maneuvering craft in orbit, landing, atmospheric flight, docking... any time I need to manually control my craft. The other 75% of the time I'm either using Mechjeb or on EVA.

Love it!

On 4/10/2016 at 11:03 PM, The Great Potato said:

I use a game controller unless I'm docking or on EVA. Or if I need lots of buttons.

Roll is on the bumpers and yaw is on the control stick. That way, I can pilot rockets and aircraft with the same control scheme.

 

 

I use the same - yaw and pitch on stick and roll on triggers

Edited April 14, 2016 by moogoob

[zarakon]

gamepad for flying planes, currently a ps3 controller

[Alshain]

I use this, but I'm not sure I would recommend it if all you have is KSP.  I play Elite Dangerous and War Thunder too.  However, I don't use it in Space unless I'm driving a rover and then only the throttle and that analog on the back of it.

 

Edited April 15, 2016 by Alshain

[Kyrt Malthorn]

I have a programmable mouse.  Time warp +/-, throttle 100, and throttle 0 are all bound to convenient keys at my fingertips.  I too moved translation controls to the numpad.  I also have a programmable key pad as an option, but I haven't found KSP requires me to have THAT many keys.  I've only used it to program little macros (like to hold down W for me for long distance rover or EVA treks).

[Freshmeat]

While I use my custom built controller, I feel the real improvement is the throttle. Keyboard does not give me enough control to put down a lander at less than 2 m/s.