Joysticks: Guide to Setting Up

Cholly's guide to Setting up Joystick Configurations in Oolite 1.90

Introduction

This guide deals only with assigning in-game functions to the axes and buttons on a joystick/throttle.

For setting up an axis profile (to correct a drunken bias - or to achieve more precision in flight) - read Dizzy's guide to Setting up Joystick Axis Profiles

1. stick, 2. base, 3. trigger, 4. extra buttons, 5. switch (2-way), 6. thumbwheel, 7. hat switch (4-way), 8. suction cup

Hat switch in green at top, Thumbwheel in yellow at bottom

An analog-type input where the axis setting selects the amount of change (not available for purely keyboard inputs)

There are at least 4 types of axis:

The usual two axes of a joystick (forwards <–> backwards & left <-> right) - x & y above right

Some joysticks have twist as well (clockwise ↔ anti-clockwise) - z above right

A thumbwheel - 6 above left

A mini-joystick - not shown above - can look identical to the hat switch, but with very different operation

On/Off: Either (i) keep pressed for the effect (Fuel Injectors) or (ii) press for on and then press again for off

There are at least 6 types of button:

A button that looks like a button! - 4 above left

A switch (operates like 2 buttons) - 7 above left

A trigger (operates like a button) - 3 above left

A hat switch (operates like 4 buttons) - 6 above left

A button incorporated into a mini-joystick - not shown

A rotary switch where one turns the knob to select one of a number of options - not shown