X-wing Alliance Joystick Patch
Hello -
Aug 09, 2014 The (artificial) requirement of a Joystick was a limiting factor for X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter (1997) and X-Wing Alliance (1999) and in my mind is what could have caused the decline in popularity for the series. But with dual analog controllers, with some streamlining of gameplay systems and some intuitive control mechanics (like a multi-function. Since installing the XWAUP the game does not read any type of joystick (shows no joystick buttons in the game controller menu) and as a result, I cannot fly my ship during missions, it just spins out of control.
I recently installed the XWA Upgrade 1.6 and then the day 1 patch 1.0.I used to play on the original version 2.02 of the game via Steam with my XBOX 360 Controller. I had installed Joy2Key and made a profile in order to map my controls the way I wanted them. Secondarily, I had downloaded this version of ddraw (https://github.com/rdoeffinger/xwa_ddraw_d3d11/releases) in order to enable keyboard and mouse support in lieu of a joystick in order for my XBOX 360 controller to properly emulate a Keyboard and mouse via Joy2Key. This worked really well.
Since installing the XWAUP the game does not read any type of joystick (shows no joystick buttons in the game controller menu) and as a result, I cannot fly my ship during missions, it just spins out of control.
I tried using the ddraw file I linked above, but it appears to be incompatible with the latest patched version. I receive an invalid parameters error message when trying to launch a mission that requires a ctrl+alt+del and end task. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get my controller to be recognized and working again?