Help Setting Up HOTAS
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Welcome to the BMS community!
Did you at any point use the BMS UI to assign button presses / keystrokes on the stick?
All the best,
Uwe
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No, I haven’t done that. I have only loaded the x52 profile in the x52 software and also have loaded the key file inside BMS on the controller screen and that is it.
And thanks for the welcome, I am excited to play this game. I have played many hours of F4.0 Allied Force and loved it.
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Have a look at your DeviceSorting.txt file (open it in Notepad). Is the Logitech X52 the first line? (If not, make it so.)
I wonder if maybe your MFDs got moved to first line. This can happen eg. if you unplug/replug the joystick… Common rec is to keep a backup copy of the DeviceSorting.txt file, in case it gets overwritten again. (or mark it readonly? not sure if that works)
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Ok, thank you I will check those settings.
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Have a look at your DeviceSorting.txt file (open it in Notepad). Is the Logitech X52 the first line? (If not, make it so.)
I wonder if maybe your MFDs got moved to first line. This can happen eg. if you unplug/replug the joystick… Common rec is to keep a backup copy of the DeviceSorting.txt file, in case it gets overwritten again. (or mark it readonly? not sure if that works)
This will work unless you use Alternative Launcher, which will re-set the Device Order back the way it wants it. On that note, why mess with all these profiles and keyfiles at all, use Alt Launcher to EASILY assign any switch/hat/axis to do exactly what you want!
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I will look into the alternative launcher as well. I assume I can get it from the forums somewhere, correct?
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I am at a loss for this and would love some suggestions. Is there a setup documentation that I have missed (I have gone through all that was offered by BMS)?
Here’s a link to a guide on DX keybinds file creation, if you need deeper info - this is how I created my Falconeer profile(s) for the X52 Pro:
blu3wolf.com/falconbms/Kolbe/Falcon_BMS_Keyfile_Manual.pdfMy Falconeer profile won’t work for a non-Pro X52, but you could have a peek to see how it is set up, and maybe how to set up your own DX keybinds file… once it’s done, you rarely ever revisit these things, so it’s worth the effort of learning/going through it at least once: benchmarksims.org/…/X52-Pro-Falconeer-HOTAS-Profile
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Thanks for info, I will check out the alt. launcher.
Also, thank you for the DX setup for the x52 pro. I have wondered if the x52 pro would work with the x52 but see now that it doesn’t. I will check out the steps though and see which option (launcher or dx setup) will work best.
Thanks again for the help.
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