How to uae the Cougar
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Hi all, I have a cougar that has spent a lot of time in the dark (closet). I’ve own nothing but Saitek for many years from the X32 up to all models including the X52 pro still have all of them all programmed with keystrokes. I tried programming but no joy, I guess I just don’t understand programming. Tried Foxy, attempted there lesson plan several times but it just does not click. Tried others programs created by other programmers but just did not seem right not what I wanted or liked.
I now own a warthog programed with Key strokes using TARGET software, (GUI) and I like what I have, with a second computer now I guess the first thing I need to know is this,–— when the cougar software is installed, but the cougar is not, why does the target software recognizes the cougar stick, but not the throttle?
Is Foxy, the CCP control panel and the Vista software need to get it to work?//to be recognize by my computer I run win7 32 bit. In other words are all these extra programs necessary to get the cougar up and operating.
Now if these other programs are not needed how do you get the throttle to work along with the mini-stick and Saitek wheel brakes in BMS falcon.Will target software support the cougar without the other ancillary programs?
Basically if I want to stick with the TARGET software in GUI mode how do I get it to work with BMS Falcon?Weaklink
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Short answer is NO. You don’t need to use Foxy, TARGET or anything else. Your cougar will be detected and operate as any other USB joystick. You’ll need to install the drivers. For Win7 you need the relevant Vista drivers. I had no problem getting my stick working but if you do then do a search on here to find you answers - just about every issue with installing and running a cougar on Win7 and BMS has been asked before.
For BMS I use mine with a modified keyfile that has all the buttons etc ‘programmed’ to use DX. There’s a document around here someplace that tells you how to do this (at work currently so can’t spend time to find it - sorry).
Hope this is of help….
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Yup. DX programming has no conflict issues and is more stable. However, it is slightly less versatile Edit:(for instance, you can’t have shifted key press for Teamspeak that works outside of the sim.). I made my own Cougar DX keyfile and use it with no software. It took some doing for me and it did take some trial and error, so don’t get discouraged if things mess up at first.
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Yup. DX programming has no conflict issues and is more stable. However, it is slightly less versatile (for instance, you can’t have shifted key presses for VAC etc.). I made my own Cougar DX keyfile and use it with no software. It took some doing for me and it did take some trial and error, so don’t get discouraged if things mess up at first.
For me using a shifted button (pinky - iff out) works fine in VAC (for recognition activation). What problems are you having?
Cheers, Uwe
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Thanks to all for the replies, but perhaps I stated the whole problem wrong. Having used target to program the warthog, when you open it up you see the joystick in one of the panes but not the throttle. In BMS if you open that and select controllers what do you select, or see, do you see cougar joystick, do you see cougar throttle or do you see cougar combined.
If you don’t need the ancillary software how to you load the cougar? I assume that the computer sees the joystick automatically and does not need to be programmed and that the throttle is the only thing that you need to program is this correct? If the last thought is correct do you use BMS key file or BMS keystrokes to program and select cougar throttle in the dropdown menu and advanced menu to complete programming. -
If you load the game without loading target first, then the game will recognize every controller separately. Easy for beginners, but you loose the nice things target does for you. If you load a profile in Target first, then you will merely see Thrustmaster combined () axis for your joystick and throttle. Its better to do this. You can use the correct axis for joystick (x and Y), throttle (usually Z), and antenna elevation . Then select the microstick axis for your radar cursors.
The OG cougar feels like your flying an A-10 regarding stick feel. The axis response is best on a Warthog and 2nd best on an Uber2 modded Cougar stick, but for F-16 immersion the Cougar joystick/throttle cant be beat.