Joystick (PC) issues

Very, VERY frustrating gameplay on pc with MS FF2 stick... c'mon guys... it ain't rocket science... we want to fly with sticks, not console game controllers! Somewhat works, then all of a sudden after a respawn, the flight is inverted!?!  We need the ability to set up any joystick buttons also... it seems only will let you set SOME of the buttons and some are already assigned but you have no idea to what they are already assigned to? Need a JOYSTICK column in the binding section instead of JUST KB and MOUSE. Please fix this!

Guess the millennials and their flying with a mouse wins... joysticks are even worse now since the last patch. Great going EA.

Tried 2 different flight sticks.  Same result.    TLJ patch screwed up the inputs for flight sticks...     FIX it EA!!!!  

I am also suffering from that problem.
Until recently, I used a joystick called "EXTREME 3D PRO".
However, after the TLJ patch, this no longer works properly.

I can control pitch, yaw and shooting by changing preset controller setting to "left-handed", but I can not control acceleration / deceleration.
The key of the keyboard to which acceleration / deceleration is assigned also does not react.
Even if I change the key I assign, the acceleration / deceleration key does not work.
I would like EA to return the operation setting before the TLJ patch. Otherwise I can not play any more ... (T_T)

BF2 the Original does have multiple axis support.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmqbM7-lv48

(beware of initial volume)

I am using x2 Warthog Hotas and Crosswind peddles!!! It's a dream.

The following response came from EA support.

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Thank you very much for your continued patronage of our products from this time.

We will deeply apologize for anything we have kept waiting.

Although we are very sorry about this matter, since third party controllers do not correspond here, if there is any problem with the use of that controller, please contact the manufacturer of the controller. 

Sorry to trouble you, but thank you for your consideration.

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I give up and use the mouse. (T_T)

That sounds like nonsense to me.

They just broke it with TLJ patch and it needs fixing. It's been 2+ weeks already ☹️

Even if Joysticks are not supported directly you can remap them using a 3rd party app. Currently the default load out causes me to have an inverted y-axis so as a workaround I have to load the game then plugin the controller or joystick, enable the remapping (Pinnacle Game Profiler) and it works until the inevitable yet random crash to desktop.

I found a solution for my own setup. May be it will be useful for you.

1. I have a ps3 joystick with bluetooth capacity. I'm using scptools and it recgonize as xbox joystick.

2. I can play forza horizon just fine with this joystick.

3. But the SW Battlefront II is giving me very jerky control over an oversensitive crosshair.

4. took me forever to figure this out. I found many posts saying you need to remove origin overlay. But that's just useless for me for whatever reason.

5. I figure out how to do this today after another long trial and error.

6. you just need to go to key binding. and remove mouse x/y from look up/down/left/right and joystick will control ship instead of crosshair. You remove the mouse control using x icon near the look control. using esc key will not unbind the keys. This removes mouse control entirely. But joystick works much better than mouse control.

7. after you do this, if you are using steam version, you can set right joystick to crosspad with analog option. this analog control allow you to specify how fast each stroke is on the arrow keys.

8. you can also experiment with the in game joystick sensitivity. just notice ship control is called starship, not vehicle or on foot.

this should resolve the issue with joystick not working if it is too sensitive.