Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

Fabio — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:17:11 GMT

Hi Mike,

thanks for this bonus .. i ll try with xbox controller.. also if i m very happy with my Evo Force... :)

Fabio

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

janda — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:41:45 GMT

yesss flight simulator and x-box controler...sorry Mike but I`m disgusted...you product manager are trying tell us, that using arcade game controler is better in Flight simulation ...yes it`s for sure but for babes .Please stop looking on it like arcade game only , because there is lot`s of simmers which takes it more seriously...

brds

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

MKaprocki — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:04:40 GMT

Janda, your post is a disgrace to FS users everywhere. The guy took a few minutes of his time to help others who may not play the game as seriously as you. *GASP* I said game! Not everyone takes it as seriously as you. Some people may not want to sit at a desk with their $700 PFC yoke and pedals pretending to be an airline pilot. Without the "gamers" there probably wouldn't be enough sales to justify newer versions. The whole FS team is devoting thousands of hours to creating a great simulator that can be used in a wide range of ways. Why don't you just give them a break? As a gauge programmer who has developed numerous award-winning payware products, you, my friend, are the reason some of use are getting disgusted with the FS user community.

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

OwenHewitt — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:45:41 GMT

Kudos for putting these parameters together, Mike. I'm sure there are those who will utilize this - heck, I'm considering it, just to see for myself before passing judgement like *ahemm* Mr. Janda a.k.a. Martin.

To you, Mr. Janda, please refrain from such negativity. Yes, there are very serious users out there who use high-tech controllers, such as CH Products or Precision Flight Controls. In no way has the MS team suggested that an X-Box controller be the sole input device - it is rather an alternate controller for those who have grown up using such devices. Have you stopped to think that a way to attract those who have grown up using consoles - the future customers of MS FS - is to be able to use such a controller? Then once these individuals find out that there are many other ways of controlling aircraft in MS FS, they may branch out and become the enthusiast that you are? Something to think about, right?

Best regards,

Owen

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

Gary Letona — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:44:57 GMT

Hmm, I'm tempted to move my desk in front of my couch. Now all I need is that giant wrap-around monitor that Bill Gates used at the CES. Mike, you did plug the sim into that thing, didn't you??

-Gary

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

tdragger — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:09:53 GMT

Gary, that thing had three 2000 lumen projectors shining right in my face so, no, I didn't bother loading the game on it.

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

janda — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:53:38 GMT

ok folks, sorry perhaps too strong words from me..sorry Mike I shouldn`t...it is truth that without the "gamers" there probably wouldn't be enough sales to justify newer versions.FS series are part of my life that`s way I`m so nervous ...

brds

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

Francois 'Navman' Dumas — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:55:16 GMT

See Mike !!?? ROFL !! Mention anything that starts with 'X' in front of FS afficionoados and it is like holding a red scarf in front of a herd of buffalo !!
Doesn't matter much if it is XBox or XPlane either ..... <grin>.

Better get yourself a helmet and kevlar flak vest before attempting that again... !

Kind regards,
Francois

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Rayed — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:21:40 GMT

Thanks Mike! Works like charm!

P.S. Don't worry about armchair B747 captains :).

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FS_Pilot — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:57:24 GMT

I followed your instructions and added the text to the devices.cfg in the FS root directory but it is not displaing in the list of controllers. except setting up the throttler axis (Z). The
default is the throttle is setup on a rudder axis and centres if you release
the right button giving you half throttle and you have to press the left
button and hold it to lower it to zero. So assigned it to a rudder setting
and was going to assign the throttle to another axis. Unfortunately all
other axis's will not allow you to assign it to a throttle axis. has anyone
else also using the XBOX 360 Game Controller for Windows who maybe able to
give me an idea how to fix it?

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

aaaaaa — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:57:43 GMT

a joypay to FS2004? What a joke! FS2004 its a Simulator man!!!

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

Harry Bosch — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 23:23:27 GMT

To FS_Pilot,
The throttle is best maped to 2 controller buttons (I used the shoulder buttons for this). You now have digtal control over your throttle setting.

Can't figure out why Mike has his throttle assigned like this. You have to hold one the shoulder triggers pressed all the time to hold the needed setting.

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

BrandIZI! — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 23:27:29 GMT

Oh man... the joypad works great... I use a program to disable the triggers axes, makes them buttons. throttle is alot easier to control...

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bryan — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:17:11 GMT

It feels totally natural. The only changes I made were: moving the rudder control to the L and R trigger buttons, move the throttle to the shoulder buttons, and use the left analog stick as a 'head turning' view in virtual cockpit view. The only squawk I have is that the 360 controller is so sensitive that sometimes when I let go of the right analog stick there will still be a slight aileron input, do you have a suggested null zone and sensitivity setting? Otherwise the 360 controller is much more natural than a joystick with twist input for rudder for things like crosswind landings. And yes, I am a certified private pilot who likes the 'game' controller better.

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

Jon — Wed, 17 May 2006 10:13:23 GMT

A very late reply to this, but I am very interested in using an XBox 360 controller in FSX (and FS2004 for the time being).

As someone who has always used a traditional joystick for FS, it never did me any favours on the health front. As a scoliosis suffer, using a joystick was at times be quite painful, especially with aircraft that don't have autopilot.

I recently tried a Logitech dual analogue gamepad, and although I don't believe it is quite as ergonomic as the XBox 360 MS controller (and I doubt the Logitech pots would last as long either), it was certainly far, far more comfortable than any joystick. Plus, I am able to sit right back in the chair rather than close to the edge of the desk and can thus more easily enjoy FS as the cinematic spectacle that it is.

I had the horizontal left stick axis allocated to rudder and the right stick axes to ailerons / elevator. Two of the buttons at the top were down throttle and up throttle respectively and the other two were trim.

After a couple of hours I started to get used to it and now I am very reluctant to ever use a joystick again. It's the first time I've ever been able to use FS without any pain. It will take me some time to get used to crosswind landings in gusty conditions with turbulence, but somehow these new gamepads just make the whole flight modelling seem more "fluid" and believable.

So I'll most likely get the XBox 360 controller and I am really hoping that FSX will take advantage of the rumble features. I can imagine at the very least using the rumble for aerodynamic stalls, engine vibration, turbulence, touchdowns, etc.

Using the XBox 360 Controller with Flight Sim 2004

Mykre's Space — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:58:21 GMT

I came across the following two posts this morning, http://blogs.technet.com/pixelpoke/archive/2006/01/17/417633.aspx

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

eric — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:59:35 GMT

can i use the old xbox controller?

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Paul McGuire — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:17:37 GMT

Can anyone confirm this working or not working with Vista?

I am running Vista Ultimate 64 and I can no longer get this config to work. I changed the name of the controller to "XBOX 360 controller for Windows" but still the right stick gives no input in Flight Sim.

It worked fine in XP and I sort of got used to it :)

re: Got a Wired Xbox 360 Controller AND Flight Simulator 2004?

jungmin — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:36:24 GMT

yes you can use an old xbox controller. You will however, change the input plug and get drivers. (XBCD)

Using the XBox 360 Controller with Flight Sim 2004

Virtual Realm — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:55:34 GMT

I came across the following two posts this morning, http://blogs.technet.com/pixelpoke/archive/2006/01/17/417633.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/tdragger/archive/2006/01/17/513958.aspx The second goes through the steps to get your XBox 360 Controller to work