Cannot Bind VKB T-Rudder Pedals to Yaw Axis. Game does not detect device.

Product: Star Wars: Squadrons
Platform:Steam-PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? SethMarion
Are you playing in VR? Yes
Which VR Platform are you using? Steam VR
Which part of the game is the issue happening in? Game Menu
What were you doing when the bug occurred? Step by Step detail is helpful. Attempting to bind VKB T-rudder pedals to yaw axis. Pedals are undetected in game menu and can't be bound. Pedals are detected in Windows and in other games.
Where did this issue occur? Please include menu name or in game location. Control mapping menu.
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 02.10.20 19:57
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
How severe is your issue? Can play, but it's highly frustrating
What happens when the bug occurs? Attempting to bind VKB T-rudder pedals to yaw axis. Pedals are undetected in game menu and can't be bound. Pedals are detected in Windows and in other games.
What do you expect to see? The pedals should be detected by the game and you should be able to assign them to the yaw axis.
Which ship were you playing? If not applicable, just answer "no" or "none." None
What components were you using? Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS VKB T-Rudder Mk.IV Pedals
Which customizations (if any) were you using? None

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Similar to this post the game does not detect my VKB T-Rudder pedals. Since my HOTAS (Thrustmaster Warthog) does not have a twist axis this makes the game virtually unplayable as I cannot use a proper yaw axis.

Scar_Wardjinn
5 years ago
If anyone is interested, i've fixed it using Vjoy and and Joystick Gremlin.
The game detected the Vjoy input so i could assign an axis to it. In this case my rudder pedals.
First install Vjoy: i didn't do anything here particular.
Then installed Joystick Gremlin(JG): it detected all my peripherals, didn't do anything special here.
Hit the activate button(the controller pad icon in JG, booted up the game and the Vjoy got detected. Now i could assign my yaw to that axis and it worked.
Now fix that bloody deadzone issue!
Hope this helps for everybody who's having the same issues i had.
Cheers!

23 Replies

HiJinxVR
5 years ago
Duplicate of previously reported issue. Still valid concern, so please reply and upvote main thread to raise greater dev awareness. Thanx for your post!!!!
TAISER35
5 years ago
Yep same. My very expensive VKB rudders aren’t even seen. Work flawlessly everywhere else >☹️. The entire menu system on this game blows. WTH do you have to go through a bunch keystrokes to adjust controls? Should be one click and bam should be into keybindings. PITA, especially in VR. I have a warthog so no twist. I bound the rudders to stick buttons but that is very inaccurate. They better patch support for this real quick. These programmers always seem to go out of their way to make this stuff a pain!!!
Scar_Wardjinn
5 years ago
If anyone is interested, i've fixed it using Vjoy and and Joystick Gremlin.
The game detected the Vjoy input so i could assign an axis to it. In this case my rudder pedals.
First install Vjoy: i didn't do anything here particular.
Then installed Joystick Gremlin(JG): it detected all my peripherals, didn't do anything special here.
Hit the activate button(the controller pad icon in JG, booted up the game and the Vjoy got detected. Now i could assign my yaw to that axis and it worked.
Now fix that bloody deadzone issue!
Hope this helps for everybody who's having the same issues i had.
Cheers!
PetriWessman
5 years ago
Same here. My VKB Gunfighter stick and Virpil throttle work fine (well, expect for some of the throttle buttons not registering, but that's another issue).
But my VKB pedals are totally invisible to the game, no matter what I do. Tried unplugging everything else, no effect. The pedals work fine in every other game and sim I have (Elite, DCS, IL-2, etc etc). Windows 10 sees them fine, also. This is the first game ever to have a problem with them. Please fix asap!
SethMarion
5 years ago
I gave this a try but the game does not detect the Vjoy device. Was there anything specific you had to set or do in order for it to be detected?
Joystick Gremlin and Windows both show the vJoy device working fine, including the input mapping. It just doesn't show up in the game.
Daisy_Blossom8
5 years ago
Same issue but my virpil MT50 throttle is not recognized. No other game (nor windows or steam) have any problem seeing it but this game won't no matter what I do. I've tried unplugging everything else and still it doesn't show up.
In my disappointment I switched over to House of a Dying Sun which is basically an indie game with no guaranteed HOTAS support and it has no issue with it but this big budget game can't do this incredibly simple thing.
SethMarion
5 years ago
@SethMarion Bumping this. Can we get a response from EA? This is game breaking for a lot of us.
Nervous1
5 years ago
Bump - finally got around to firing this up this weekend after pre-ordering (mainly due to HOTAS support and being a big fan of the original DOS EA X-Wing and TF games), and my Slaw Device pedals aren't recognized at all. VKB Gunfighter, Warthog throttle, even the CH Quadrant are all recognized, but not the rudder. It's already got both X and Y axis since it has toe brakes. Not going to mess with VJoy, as that will totally screw up my IL2 and DCS bindings.
Is there a 3 device limit, perhaps?
PetriWessman
5 years ago
Someone elsewhere posited that the game maybe cannot detect devices with just one axis (like many pedals). If so, it should be a fairly easy fix.
SethMarion
5 years ago
@SethMarion Bump