Is it possible to assign mouse ministick on X52 as an axis on DCS without using the terrible joystick software or sacrificing one of the other axis'?

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I want to assign mouse ministick on X52 as an axis on DCS but I really don't want to mess with the terrible joystick or sacrifice one of the other axis' like this method: https://www.reddit.com/r/hotas/comments/2rs6un/how_to_turn_x55_mouse_ministick_into_joystick_axes/cnsl4ew/