Configuring VS for use with 360 Controller

[MechWarrior001]

Hey, new here. I'm trying to configure Vega Strike to use my 360 Controller (XBCD+ driver) and I'm not sure what to do. I've tried using the setup utility but I don't see a menu for advanced configuration for controls on there, and I don't know how to edit the *.config file directly. Is there a app I can use to set keyboard & joystick controls without editing vegastrike.config directly?

[klauss]

I'm afraid not. AFAIK, there are detailed instructions for many joystick models in the wiki, not sure if yours is listed, but it's probably easy to go on from there.

[Skywoulf]

you will need to manually edit your "vegastrike.config" file with a program like notepad++ to be able to use this.

Mad Catz xbox 360 gamepad config
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A - Autopilot, and Spec drive
B - Jump Drive
X - Afterburner
Y - Nearest Hostile Target

Left Thumbstick - Fly up/left/right/down
Right Thumbstick - null/Roll left/Roll Right/null

Right Bumper - Gun Loaduot Select
Right Trigger - "Fire!" Guns

Left Bumper - Missile Loadout Select
Left Trigger - "Missile Aweigh!" (fire missile)

Back Button - Cycle nav targets
Start Button - Pause

Click Left Thumbstick - cycle Left VDU
Click Right thumbstick - cycle Right VDU

D-pad - unused
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I could not figure out axis "5", so I commented out the bindings.
Axis "3" is the up/down on the right thumbstick, I didn't have a use for it, but you might.
Just un-comment the bind lines and put your own key bindings in there.

If anyone figures out the D-pad, i have a few ideas i would like to use there.

I am not a programmer, or a coder. the last language i learned was the first run of
COBOL for the PC back in the '80s. the following code is the result of 2 days trial and error.
comments, kudo's, hate mail, and death threats can be mailed to: lockmiller1962@hotmail.com
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Mad Catz xbox 360 gamepad (using a USB adaptor commonly available)

Add the joystick-name to the dropdown menu

add joy_mad to the line
#cat Joystick no_joy joy_normal joy_throttle joy_axis joy_throttle_and_axis joy_t_a_rev

like this
#cat Joystick no_joy joy_normal joy_throttle joy_axis joy_throttle_and_axis joy_t_a_rev joy_mad

Add the description text
#desc joy_joy_mad MadCatz GamePad

Make the joystick the current one
edit the #set Joystick xxxx line to
#set Joystick joy_mad

place the binding code before the </bindings> line in the vegastrike.config file.

Binding code:

<!-- #joy_mad -->
<axis name="x" joystick="0" axis="0" inverse="false" />
<axis name="y" joystick="0" axis="1" inverse="true" />
<!-- <axis name="z" joystick="0" axis="3" inverse="false" /> -->

<axis name="hatswitch" nr="0" margin="0.26" joystick="0" axis="4">
<hatswitch value="-0.75"/>
<hatswitch value="0.75"/>
</axis>

<axis name="hatswitch" nr="1" margin="0.26" joystick="0" axis="5">
<hatswitch value="-0.75"/>
<hatswitch value="0.75"/>
</axis>

<axis name="hatswitch" nr="2" margin="0.26" joystick="0" axis="2">
<hatswitch value="-0.75"/>
<hatswitch value="0.75"/>
</axis>

<axis name="hatswitch" nr="3" margin="0.26" joystick="0" axis="3">
<hatswitch value="-0.75"/>
<hatswitch value="0.75"/>
</axis>


<bind hatswitch="0" button="0" command="RollRightKey" />
<bind hatswitch="0" button="1" command="RollLeftKey" />
<!-- <bind hatswitch="1" button="1" command="TurretAIFireAtWill" /> -->
<!-- <bind hatswitch="1" button="0" command="SigTargetKey" /> -->
<bind hatswitch="2" button="0" command="FireKey" />
<bind hatswitch="2" button="1" command="MissileKey" />
<!-- <bind hatswitch="3" button="0" command="AccelKey" /> -->
<!-- <bind hatswitch="3" button="1" command="DecelKey" /> -->



<bind joystick="0" button="0" modifier="none" command="ASAP" />
<bind joystick="0" button="1" modifier="none" command="JumpKey" />
<bind joystick="0" button="2" modifier="none" command="ABKey" />
<bind joystick="0" button="3" modifier="none" command="NearestHostileTargetKey" />
<bind joystick="0" button="4" modifier="none" command="MisSelKey" />
<bind joystick="0" button="5" modifier="none" command="WeapSelKey" />
<bind joystick="0" button="6" modifier="none" command="MissionTargetKey" />
<bind joystick="0" button="7" modifier="none" command="PauseKey" />
<bind joystick="0" button="8" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::SwitchLVDU" />
<bind joystick="0" button="9" modifier="none" command="Cockpit::SwitchRVDU" />

<!-- #end -->
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follow the spacing format that you will find for other joysticks already in the file.



Please see this is posted to Wiki for all to use!

[klauss]

If anyone figures out the D-pad, i have a few ideas i would like to use there.

I had an usb PS-2 controller (had, past, my dog ate it a few weeks ago - yap), and the D-pad there was controlling a set of axis, just like the thumbstick.