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Help and Support Forums => Help and Training => Topic started by: twistedtechmike on June 18, 2018, 07:53:24 AM
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Is there a way to map view to an analog stick? Ive tried, and it just maps the cardinal snap movements based on range of motion, which just works better on a hat than an analog stick.
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When you say "analog stick" are you talking about the big stick of a joystick?
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No, I have an analog stick on my throttle I want to use for view, but AH3 seems to want to map it to snap views even when selecting analog views on the controller mapping.
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It can be mapped to head movements.
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Maybe Ive set it up wrong, but when using head movements, its as if the pilot is leaning forward/back/left/right and not turning his head?
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Yes, head movements are more "lean" than turn, but can be useful for looking over and around the cowling or headrest.
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Im wanting to replace the 8-way hat with an analog 'free look', but it seems its not possible. Im just looking for confirmation its not possible, or description of how to setup. I dont want to buy TrackIR but I may have to.
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Most 8 way hats are really just 8 buttons, and not truly analog.
If the game shows 8 different "buttons" for the hat (i.e. when you move the hat to the left, it jumps to another slot in the Map controllers list, then move to the right and it jumps to another slot and so on), then the hat is not a real analog input and can only be associated to a specific view for each switch location.
You can set views to either "snap" or "pan" in the game, if that helps.
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Correct. Its not the 8-way hat I want to use, but the analog stick. However, if the analog stick only uses snap, its less accurate than the 8-way.
Maybe pan is the way to go, though, and I will look into it. Pan + analog would give me the 'free look' I believe.
Thanks for the help! I will update tonight when I test it out.
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When in game, try pressing F8 on your keyboard. That may give you the free look you are looking for.
F7-Snap/F8-Pan/F9-Instant
Coogan
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Are you referring to the "MOUSE" stick like on Throttle Quadrant on X52 pro? I use to have it set up to "Mouse View" in game. Had to do it through SAITEK's control software. This software however caused a big deal of issues about a year or so ago :uhoh Maybe 2 years,cant remember when it was I got TrackIR :headscratch: I havent even tried it again,SAITEK's or the CH mapping software may not have same issues anymore, I just havent needed to check on it :uhoh
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CH Pro Throttle? If so, you can create a script that will allow you to use the analog mini-stick as an 8-way hat switch.
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Guys, I believe what he is saying he wants is something like mouselook, where moving that stick moves the direction he's looking as opposed to the saved POV views.
Wiley.
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Wiley nailed it. I dont want the stick to behave like a hat switch, i want it to behave like mouse. I dont see a pan option to flip it however. Sounds like 3rd party software might be my only option.
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Pretty sure there are utilities on the Googles that'll let you interpret a device axis as a mouse. Might get you where you need to be. I was looking into it a couple years ago for another game and trackIR and it was a bit kludgy but worked ok.
Wiley.
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F8 worked like a champ. Thanks all!
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I just looked at the manual for my VKB MCG-PRO stick and it has a feature to assign mouse functions to a hat switch or other buttons. Axis, wheel, left and right buttons. This stick has a mini stick on it and one of the hats is dual purpose that works as a standard 8-way hat that switches to a 2 axis control with a short or long center press. I use that one for pitch and elevator trim mostly as I have TIR. I wouldn't be surprised if you could use one of those as a mouse emulator too. This thing does all kinds of crazy stuff with all the buttons and hats there are. Pricey and dang near unavailable most of the time. Small company making small batches of a niche product.
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You may want to consider the TrackerIR. For me, I found it a better way to go for game views. I've been using it as delivered out of the box since it first became available in AH.
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Yeah, the more I play, the more TrackIR looks like the way to go.
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Yeah, the more I play, the more TrackIR looks like the way to go.
Once you get used to it you'll generally never go back to a hat switch for views. To the point where when watching others YouTube vids that DON'T use TIR you'll be moving your head trying to adjust the view!
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Ive been watching videos for a week, and Ive all but decided to pull the trigger...
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My humble opinion, if you're going to play a game like this, you should have a HOTAS, rudder pedals, and trackIR. Both the pedals and TrackIR were complete game changers for me. One bit of advice- if you get TrackIR, adjust it until you're happy with the way it's working.
For me at least, if something about it wasn't working to my liking it didn't go away, I didn't get used to it, kind of like a bad tooth. It's a more personal setting than your joystick buttons, IMO. Tweak it til you're happy. It will take some time, but it will pay dividends in the long run.
Wiley.