GAMEPAD COMPANION HATSWITCH INSTALL
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If you have an XBOX 360 or Playstation 3 controller, the bottom triggers also act as brake and accelerator pedals. On a modern gamepad: the left thumbstick is used for steering, while the right thumbstick is accelerator/brake. If you’re playing a racing game that supports pedals on separate axes, tell it to use those axes instead for more precise control. The brake and accelerator inputs are combined on the “Y” axis, but also sent separately on the “X2” (brake) and “Y2” (accelerator) axes. Ī generic DOS-era racing wheel: with 4 buttons and brake/accelerator pedals. The directional pad is used as the hat switch. Left/right on the right thumbstick acts as the rudder, and up/down acts as the throttle. On a modern gamepad: the left thumbstick is mapped to the “X” and “Y” axes.

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Owing to a design limitation, the FlightStick Pro recognises only one button-press at a time: you cannot perform multi-button combos with it. Īnother popular and widely-supported DOS flightstick: this has 4 buttons, a 4-way hat switch, rudder pedals and a throttle wheel. On a modern gamepad: the left thumbstick is mapped to the “X” and “Y” axes, while left/right on the right thumbstick acts as the rudder. The granddaddy of flightsticks, widely supported by flight simulators : offers 4 buttons, a 4-way hat switch, and rudder pedals. Thrustmaster Flight Control System (FCS) The directional pad also acts as “X” and “Y”. On a modern gamepad: the left thumbstick is mapped to the “X” and “Y” axes in DOS, and the right thumbstick to the “X2” and “Y2” axes.

Note that older DOS games usually only use the first 2 buttons and axes. This is the most reliable choice and suitable for most DOS games. This emulates a simple DOS joystick or gamepad with 4 buttons and up to 4 axes (depending on how many axes your own game controller has.) While playing, you can press Cmd ⌘ + I to bring up the Joystick Inspector and choose a different kind of joystick to emulate. It can also emulate DOS flightsticks or racing wheels instead, to better suit the game you’re playing and the capabilities of your own controller. īy default, Boxer emulates a simple DOS-era 4-button joystick. Consult Joypad’s Support FAQ for more tips. If Boxer does not connect to Joypad initially, try closing and relaunching Joypad on the iOS device. Boxer should connect to Joypad after a short delay, then you can begin controlling your game from it. Once you have it, start up Joypad on your iOS device and then launch your game in Boxer. Joypad is a free iOS app that makes your iPhone or iPod Touch into a game controller for your Mac. Option B Connect an iPhone or iPod Touch running Joypad

GAMEPAD COMPANION HATSWITCH INSTALL

To get OS X to recognise an XBOX 360 controller, you need to install third-party drivers. If Boxer and other OS X apps don’t see your controller, consult the device manufacturer for support.

GAMEPAD COMPANION HATSWITCH DRIVERS

Most controllers will work out-of-the-box, but some may require additional drivers before OS X will recognise them. Boxer will enable joystick emulation and your game should find the emulated joystick automatically.

To begin, connect the controller to your Mac and then launch your game in Boxer. Option A Connect a USB or Bluetooth game controller īoxer supports any USB or Bluetooth game controller recognised by OS X. You can play games in Boxer with a joystick, gamepad or racing wheel-or even with your iPhone.

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