PS3 controller and the A-10

[AlienXXI 10]

I have been using the A-10 with my keyboard and have done just fine. I tried to set the controls so I can use the PS3 controller like I do with the helicopters. I tried to set the A-10 to my PS3 controller, but when I try to turn the aircraft while it is on the ground, it hardly turns. How do I make it turn as sharp as it does with the keyboard? Because it does not turn correctly or sharp enough with the PS3 controller setup, my wing gets caught on things lol!

Maybe someone has a picture that maps out their controls for the A-10 with a controller?

[DaveP 66]

I believe that on the ground the Yaw axis is used to turn, rather than roll

[AlienXXI 10]

I'm not sure if I understand. This is how I would like to set it up.

Right Analog Stick: Controls the nose whether I want to go up or down.

Left Analog Stick: Controls whether I want to turn the plane left or right.

But when I map "Turn Left" and "Turn Right" to my analog stick, it hardly turns at all, but if I map it to my keyboard, it turns just fine. I was able to get it in the air, and the nose up and down control worked just fine, but the turn controls don't turn fast enough in the air like it does when I use a keyboard.

[AlienXXI 10]

Anyone?

It doesn't make sense that it would work fine with the keyboard, but only work half way with the controller.

[Cyteless 10]

You'll need to set up separate controls for turning left and right, like Dave said. IIRC, the controls for turning on ground are X and C on your keyboard, which are your Yaw flaps, whereas when you're in the air, you use the roll of the plane to turn, being A and D.

[AlienXXI 10]

Okay, I will give it a shot. Sorry, I did not fully understand what the first guy was saying.

[AnimalMother92 10]

Does the PS3 controller work with helos just plug n play? Or is there configuration needed? I've never tried it out.

[AlienXXI 10]

I need to set up the controls.

[Millenium7 0]

your controls sound funky to me.

I set left stick (360 controller but same thing) to pitch up/down and roll left/right

Right stick to freelook

left shoulder button to yaw left

right shoulder button to yaw right

The last 2 are what you want, forgot exactly what its called in the options but its not the 'turn left/right' option

[wolfbite 8]

I set rudder left/right to r2 l2 use those for ground maneuvres

[AlienXXI 10]

your controls sound funky to me.

I set left stick (360 controller but same thing) to pitch up/down and roll left/right

Right stick to freelook

left shoulder button to yaw left

right shoulder button to yaw right

The last 2 are what you want, forgot exactly what its called in the options but its not the 'turn left/right' option

It just does not make sense to me that when I fly with the keyboard that I use the arrow keys and the left and right arrow key is set to the "Turn left" and "Turn Right" options and I have no problems flying the plane.

[Millenium7 0]

It just does not make sense to me that when I fly with the keyboard that I use the arrow keys and the left and right arrow key is set to the "Turn left" and "Turn Right" options and I have no problems flying the plane.

probly to do with the fact that keyboard is digital (either on or off) and a joystick/controller is analog (any value between 1 and 0). The 'turn left/right' command is just a combination of roll and yaw, it only yaws when the aircraft is at low speed, and it only rolls when at high speed. Because of the analog inputs the game is probably only using roll and not yaw.

You should be ignoring the turn left/right command and instead mapping directly to bank/roll and yaw

[AlienXXI 10]

probly to do with the fact that keyboard is digital (either on or off) and a joystick/controller is analog (any value between 1 and 0). The 'turn left/right' command is just a combination of roll and yaw, it only yaws when the aircraft is at low speed, and it only rolls when at high speed. Because of the analog inputs the game is probably only using roll and not yaw.

You should be ignoring the turn left/right command and instead mapping directly to bank/roll and yaw

Thanks, that makes more sense now. =D

I'm looking for a "Yaw" control option, but I don't see one anywhere..

[Millenium7 0]

ok just look a look at controls, bank left/right is obviously to bank and is used for flying at high speed

left/right pedal is the yaw, and is used primarily at low speed, map those to the shoulder buttons