Make use of the different modes on the X52?

[SierraFox]

So i've been playing around with different control setups on my X52 (mapped in DCS itself) and while i think i have all my main functions assigned, i came to the realization that I'm only using mode 1. yet i have found no way to be able to use the other modes, setting up a profile in the soft ware doesn't appear to work, nor is there a way to tell DCS the controls are in a different mode. Is it possible to get the modes working in some way?

 

Basically i want to try and remove as many commands away from the keyboard so i was thinking of have mode 1 as being all the regular flight controls/systems and mode 2 being made for startup procedures and mode 3 to be what ever i need it to be if it's possible to set it up. Has anyone had any luck with this?

[bkthunder]

So i've been playing around with different control setups on my X52 (mapped in DCS itself) and while i think i have all my main functions assigned, i came to the realization that I'm only using mode 1. yet i have found no way to be able to use the other modes, setting up a profile in the soft ware doesn't appear to work, nor is there a way to tell DCS the controls are in a different mode. Is it possible to get the modes working in some way?

 

Basically i want to try and remove as many commands away from the keyboard so i was thinking of have mode 1 as being all the regular flight controls/systems and mode 2 being made for startup procedures and mode 3 to be what ever i need it to be if it's possible to set it up. Has anyone had any luck with this?

 

The best way IMO is to use the Saitek SST software. But if you want to remove things from your keyboard, this wouldn't work well because in the SST you are basically mapping key presses to joystick buttons.

 

I've used X-52 and then X-52 pro for many, many years and just recently moved to the Warthog.

I made profiles for every module and never used in-game mapping. If you're interested I can send you some profiles and you can try them out and change them as you like.

Not all of them use the 3 modes though.

[SierraFox]

well i made a profile in the software but it doesn't seem to work in DCS it just tries to take the in game mappings even if there's nothing assigned to it.

[bkthunder]

This is how it works:

 

In game you have:

 

> Keyboard Assignments

> Direct X joystick buttons and axis assignments

 

 

In SST you can assign any keyboard combination to any joystick button. The buttons where you didn't assign anything will still be recognised by DCS as directX buttons.

 

When you make the profile, make sure you save it and then activate it.

[retired_old_sarge]

If you are still offering them I would like to check out your X52 pro profiles. I just got my X52 pro and am also new to DCS and could use all the help I can get.

Thank you