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Squadrons doesn't recognize my USB devices.
Yes, there are a lot of them.
No, that shouldn't matter at all.
See attached pictures.
Windows, DCS, MSFS 2020, FSX, X-Plane, and every other program under the sun sees all game controllers.
Squadrons only sees the two listed.
I've unplugged all other USB HIDs and Squadrons will see the pedals, stick, and throttle.
This just means your code is trash, because I should be able to select which controls I want to use from all available controls.
Any decent sim can manage this.
I shouldn't have to unplug my controllers to play a game.
So the question is: how can one re-arrange the list of USB devices? I believe the issue is the order in which Windows sees them.

I have essentially the same problem. Prior to the most recent patch (1.1?), it didn't matter because you could map the controls anyway. The real issue is that only 2 devices are recognized which only works if you only have 2 devices connected. It seems like EA appears is assuming that if you have a HOTAS, you must not have enough ports to plug anything else in.
Hopefully they will at least put it back in the next patch. Have you tried using T.A.R.G.E.T.?
- 5 years ago
Ugh.
I don't even have that software installed, it's so useless and unwieldy.
Even DCS works better without it.
I'm really starting to be shocked at how shoddy the controller handling part of the game is.
They just didn't think this through at all, did they?
You *KNOW* people are going to want to make their own T.I.E. fighter cockpits from this game, and they've, through their own failure of imagination, denied anyone to do that.
(I'm not one of those people, but I'd still like the game to work)- 5 years ago
This is suggested on the forums:
Unplug your stick and throttle, start the game and bind the pedals, save, quit out and reconnect your stick and throttle. Restart the game.
I cant try it cause i have ctd, s
My TM Warthog is recognized, my MFG pedal is not:
- 5 years ago
Sadly, this doesn't help, the "V2 Joystick" device (a button box) bumps the HOTAS Joystick.