is there a plan for better in-game HOTAS support?

[Guest deeplodokus]

Hi! First of all, my apologies if this has been asked before.

 

I'm wondering if there is a plan for DCS to better support HOTAS in the future. By better support, I mean support of the stuff that is currently not supported in game. For example, I own a x55 and I'd love to be able to use the M1/M2/M3 modes and the mouse nipple from within DCS.

 

Is it never gonna be done, or is it in devs' todo list but at the bottom, or is it a maybe, or...?

 

Thanks!

[qmaster312]

AFAIK there isn't a game that can access the nipple as normal axis because of Saiteks weird construction. However you might be able to use M1/M2/M3 for modes by using modifiers, depends on whether the switch will show as a pressed button when you set it in a certain mode.

[Guest deeplodokus]

AFAIK there isn't a game that can access the nipple as normal axis because of Saiteks weird construction. However you might be able to use M1/M2/M3 for modes by using modifiers, depends on whether the switch will show as a pressed button when you set it in a certain mode.

yeah the M1/M2/M3 are seen as normal buttons. i tried before to use them as modifiers but it won't work properly: it will work fine for your first combination, but not for subsequent combinations, as moving from M1 to M2 will generate a single M2 press, not a continuous press

but ok. too bad for the nipple. grrr i really dislike the idea of having to use a software to control the HOTAS, and i really dislike the saitek software

thanks for the reply!