Very nice explained, thx!!
Maybe DICE give us the code to do it by communtiy self 
I Joystick Logitech Extreme 3D does not work .Very sad if the developers did not respond to this problem: ((
The OLD GUARD (the devs that sold out to EA) just sit back in closed office spaces and count their money. The NEW GUARD are all a bunch of console jocks with game pads sitting on their desks. They DO NOT KNOW WHAT A JOYSTICK IS!
I have spend so many hours the last 6 years learning how to fly (with a joystick) and now i can just throw it all in the trash.
Corresponds to take K+M away from the infantry players and ask them and to use controller.
And yes, I could learn to play with K + M or controller, but frankly, I don’t want to start all over again.
I will be annoyed every time I start the game and have to learn how to fly AGAIN.
If you cannot contribute to a discussion constructively then don’t bother posting at all.
Agree
I understand the frustration, but we need support to argue why joystick should remain a part of the PC.
Even from players who may not use joystick.
we play on PC and every time a nye game comes out we loose functions because new games have focus on console players.
same issue here. i whish i could fly with my joystick but what do i get in the option menu: 360 controller setup.
wtf??? i have never ever even used a 360 controller.
why would i even want to use a controller on my pc? if i really wanted to play with a controller i would play on a console.
there has to be a way to make the joystick work. some 3rd party tools maybe?
It’s nice to see other people jump in and say this is important. Even a grumpy voice in solidarity is better than no voice at all (though really, it’s a waste for anyone to throw insults at EA/DICE - just vote with your wallet, refund the game if it’s important enough to you or don’t pre-order, same as the rest of us being left out).
ugh. guess i didnt make the right choice by purchasing a flight stick before release… oh well, theres always star citizen.
We can still hope 
Silence = accepting
@DICE/EA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joystick
Ahhh maybe because is a WW1 game? 
Anyway we keep this thread goes alive until there give us what is normal for a PC game!
@all also click this link and click “me too” to write EA answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/No-Joystick-Support-for-Planes-on-Early-Access/td-p/5621280
Link to section: There are tools which help, but they have serious drawbacks ranging from regularly reconfiguring themselves (UJR) to getting you banned for appearing as though you are hacking (x360ce). Not to mentionThere are tools which help, but they have serious drawbacks ranging from regularly reconfiguring themselves (UJR) to getting you banned for appearing as though you are hacking (x360ce). Not to mention, that they run in user space, which means they cannot be relied upon to provide accurately timed input (read: they might be laggy at times)
Link to section: We, as end-users, can do only so much poking around and guesswork here. The only real solution is for DICE to code the game to work with a modern setup that includes multiple input devices of varying We, as end-users, can do only so much poking around and guesswork here. The only real solution is for DICE to code the game to work with a modern setup that includes multiple input devices of varying design.
Link to section: For all we know, they already have. Even the mouse and keyboard aren’t working in game right now (see various posts regarding mouse wheel being hardcoded and keybindings being overridden/ignored), it For all we know, they already have. Even the mouse and keyboard aren’t working in game right now (see various posts regarding mouse wheel being hardcoded and keybindings being overridden/ignored), it would not surprise me if the joystick gets fixed when that does. Honestly, it would also not surprise me if the joysticks never work. We should wait and see, before we get mad. (Not looking at anyone in particular) (Looks at WXT115) (Looks in mirror)
Link to section: WRT my earlier post regarding the API in use - I’ve done a little homework on this. Full disclosure - the last time I wrote an app which used a joystick was over a decade ago. I have a LOT of catchingWRT my earlier post regarding the API in use - I’ve done a little homework on this. Full disclosure - the last time I wrote an app which used a joystick was over a decade ago. I have a LOT of catching up to do. This does, however, serve to demonstrate just how out-of-date the joystick support in the old games is. The API that BF3/4 appears to have used (again - this is just guesswork. I don’t have access to the game source code, obviously), was deprecated in 1995. As it turns out, DirectInput was also deprecated, in 2005.
Link to section: However, the game also uses a newer API called XInput (GG for using a name that’s already taken, Microsoft. SMH) to support the xbox controllers (I’m 100% on this bit of guesswork - this is why x360ceHowever, the game also uses a newer API called XInput (GG for using a name that’s already taken, Microsoft. SMH) to support the xbox controllers (I’m 100% on this bit of guesswork - this is why x360ce works). The same API can also be used to support other joysticks - although, it still has a limit of 4 devices (since it’s ported from the xbox, MS PLS!), which isn’t many when you think about it. A racing wheel, a flight stick with separate throttle, an xbox controller, and you’re maxxed out. Many serious PC gamers will pass that limit.
Link to section: The reason that I mention this, aside from to correct my previous post a little, is that either way, our USB joysticks are exposed as a HID. Documentation is here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libThe reason that I mention this, aside from to correct my previous post a little, is that either way, our USB joysticks are exposed as a HID. Documentation is here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh405052(v=vs.85).aspx
Link to section: The point being, whichever API the game is using, even cruddy old USB joysticks not supported by Microsoft, are just as workable as the latest X52 or Warthog HOTAS or Xbox controller. The system sees The point being, whichever API the game is using, even cruddy old USB joysticks not supported by Microsoft, are just as workable as the latest X52 or Warthog HOTAS or Xbox controller. The system sees them all the same way. They’re using the same driver (as confirmed here using an X1 elite controller and an old Logitech and a virtual device).
This suggests that the game already supports the required APIs and needs to be coded to handle the other (non-xbox) devices. It’s kinda behaving like an xbox game at present. INB4 someone says “console port”, xbox is windows these days, so yeh…
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Gj. Lets hope for this.
I gave the early access a try 2n8. (no cheaters )
Have to say, I’m not impressed with the maps.
As in the beta, I quickly got bored playing only infantry.
So if I gonna play this game, EA must find a solution for joystick.
Has anyone tried Joy2key? I saw another forum poster mention it but they didn’t say whether it gave them analog control (gradual movement) or binary (on/off).
They tried it in the beta and it didn’t work, but thanks for input, it is appreciated.
Capta Praelium, you should really post that awesome relevant info in the Answers forum too. http://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/No-Joystick-Support-for-Planes-on-Early-Access/td-p/5621280/page/2
Agree, our über joystick supporter
Thanks guys I appreciate it. Please don’t mistake me for the expert on the subject, I’m just a rusty old dev trying to lend a hand and clarify the nature of the issue. Dice’s devs are on a whole other level to me and will definitely know what’s wrong and how to fix it. We just have to get their managers, to tell them to do it