How does Squadrons classify a joystick/flightstick from a gamepad/"controller"?

'Controllers' implement the XInput (Xbox) API; 'flight sticks' implement DirectInput.  Some devices support both APIs and have a physical switch on them to select which should be used.  Barring that, you'll need to use external software to map your XInput device to a virtual DirectInput device.  I'm sure Joystick Gremlin could do this, but there may be simpler, more purpose-built programs as well.

Thanks for the tip on Joystick Gremlin.  In one sense it got me closer, but in another sense it broke it more than it already was.

Using Joystick Gremlin and vjoy, a Flightstick does now show up inside the game, and when I go into the flightstick controls to remap controls, everything maps as expected (I'm not really, truly remapping things, I'm just checking to see how the functions on the joystick match up to what I expect in the game, and they do).

But when I go in to play the game, the throttle slider and hat are now recognized so that's good, but the x and y axes now are very broken for pitch and yaw.  Pulling "up" I see the ship nose up VERY slightly.  Left or Down does nothing at all.  Right does turn right.  (At least without JG and mapping the joystick to the "Controller" inputs, the x and y axes work fine.)

I notice the game STILL also sees a "Controller" in addition to the new Flightstick.  I did use the HidGuardian function of Joystick Gremlin to hide the original stick "controller" device, but I still se the Controller config in the game.  I tried removing all of the bindings for the "Controller" thinking maybe it was getting conflicting signals from the stick being represented as both types of input.  This didn't help.

I'll have to play with it some more tomorrow.

Yes, the Windows "joy.cpl" calibration and testing works perfectly, and the joystick works perfectly in other games that don't care what "type" it is.  I did see a mention in another Reddit thread using UCR because they couldn't get Joystick Gremlin to work.  So I will try that at some point to.

But I also read that there is supposed to be a bug fix in the next game update to fix some joystick issues so I'm thinking I may wait until that update comes out and then try Gremlin again.  Then explore other options if that still doesn't work.

Hi ,
I do have exact the same problem. 

Joystick model : PXN-2113

URL : http://e-pxn.com/products/arcade-stick/pxn-2113

I am Running the game via Steam.

Could you elaborate on solution or workaround ? 

im having the same issue with my Hotas X thrustmaster Flight T.

i dont want to download any third party apps or software to sort this has it was working fine at launch but since the update it hasnt.

The menu option to remap the joystick has vanished to i noticed.

Joy.cpl says everything is work fine and I've reinstalled the drivers so it has to be the game right?

I have the same flight stick.  When I first plugged it in, it worked fine and was recognized as a flight stick. After walking away from the computer for a while it is only recognized as a controller now...