Coolie hat inop
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Just did and still not working right. I have all axis working but all of stick and half of throttle buttons are not working as advertised. I’ve posted in Muds profile thread for assistance. Sounds like someone else is having the same issue as me.
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Sounds like DeviceSorting.txt has wrong sort.
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How do I fix that?
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I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong, but I load file in correct place. I setup my axis and then exit and make my axis assignments file read only. I then load the script as instructed. Run BMS and test. All axis works, but I’m missing lots of button assignments like MSL step switch, all buttons on stick, and half of switches on throttle. The switches on throttle panel work as advertised.
I go to the controller page and test and there are no assigned functions for these buttons and switches, however I can’t assign the correct functions because they are not present in the list.
Here’s what I see:
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Open BMS-Manual.pdf and press Ctrl+F to search for “DeviceSorting”.
“Thrustmaster Combined” must be at 1st line of the file.
Also make sure you select “Thrustmaster Combined” as a Primary Device(Search this word in BMS-Manual too if you are not familiar with the term).After you fix DeviceSorting and PrimaryDevice, Click any button…Trigger, TMS, Pinky etc and check what will show up at here.
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The way i started with BMS was do all the stuff myself as you learn about the SIM you can tell whats important and necessary to have it bound to the HOTAS system.
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I mapped all axis and used blank config in Falcon and blank TARGET profile aswell. Rebinded the Joystick buttons to the “Stick” section in BMS ( I had same problem as you with the button numbers, so i just redo the binding )
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Launched up TE with unlimited fuel and just learn how to fly and get used to the new stick.
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At point when i was able to do basic maneuvering i started to read Training manuals and went from Ramp start ; Navigation etc. etc. During this time i began to map key combinations to the keyboard and HOTAS which i knew i would use alot ( since there is really much to learn i am still at this point right now ). You have 32 DX keys ( 19 on stick ). The way i am doin it is to use DX keys for all buttons that can be pressed/held. For 2way; 3way switches and rest i use keyboard combinations like ctrl+alt+key or ctrl+alt+shift+key etc. so i have free unmodified ( or easy combinations like shift+key ; ctrl+key; alt+key ) keyboard buttons which i can map them later for quick use so there is no reason to put down both hands from HOTAS (example: whole ICP panel for which i bound unmodified/unshifted key arrows and numpad).
Because of this i know where is what, for things that are used only once on ramp or rarely i use the mouse.
My head was spinning too the first time i got my HOTAS i was totaly lost.
After all of that i must say it is really easy to actually do it just by goin step by step, you will understand how things work, for me next step will be meesing around with layers in TARGET.Hope it somehow helps you to chose your own path, remeber to be patient and do a backup of your configs in case of messing up ( i did mess up few times and had old backup key file ).
Rzax
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I would like to do option two, but I can’t seem to find a guide or ‘how to’ on the topic. Most of this stuff is all over my head. Is there any literature that can help me understand this?
Yes you need to have the code you want to use and the TARGET user/script manuals handy. The TARGET manuals will tell you exactly how to do things.
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Thank you all! It was the devicesorting.txt that was the issue. It still had my previous hotas on there as well as rudder pedals. I removed the old stick, moved like instructed and presto! Everything works like magic. Thanks for the great help!
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I use Warthog throttle and Cougar SSC and was disappointed I could not use the Coolie Hat; however, once I discovered how to program the base switches for different functions for both on and off positions and how to use shifted layer on the throttle, all using DX buttons without Target, I found I had a surplus of available program options for the throttle despite no Coolie Hat. The Keyfile Manual is a valuable resource.
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My warthog is set up completely DirectX with all the frills available with Alternate Launcher. For the coolie hat I use joy to key to send keypresses and it’s easy to use.