Joystick disappears from game.
Description
Description
Details
Details
- Legacy ID
- 2791217511
- Severity
- None
- Resolution
- Duplicate
- Reproducibility
- Have Not Tried
- Category
- Controls
Steps To Reproduce
I load Arma with joystick attached to Pc on Usb.
In options to Controls i can see it and config it.
I load a map ..get inside heli and start moving....and from time to time my device(Joystikc) disappears from game/control menu,i switch ti windows Alt+Tab and in Usb Devices in Windows is listed..but in game no.After Restarting the game the Joystick works reappears ...Doesn't happens in the same location,happend in heli repair pad, while i was hovering and last time when i accessed the Menu/Controls.
It happends from time to time.
I have no other back programs ,except Track Ir ...
The Track Ir device doesn't do this,only joystick is disappearing .
I have 2 joysticks,same model same vers ...both are doing same thing.
Never happend in other games like DCS, BAttlefield 2 3 4 or other fly simulator/game.
Joystick is a http://www.thrustmaster.com/products/tflight-stick-x
Additional Information
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Comment Actions
I have the same problem.
I had it previously with a CH Combatstick USB and CH Pro Pedals USB.
Now, occurring with Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog joystick, Thrustmaster HOTAS throttle, and CH Pro Pedals USB. Was connected via individual ports, or by a USB hub.
TrackIR is not affected at all.
When I lose the joysticks, unplugging and replugging within the game does not allow the joysticks to show up. However, if I quit Arma 3, unplug hub, replug, and re-load Arma 3, the joysticks appear again. However, I might lose the joysticks 10 minutes later. This makes consistent multiplayer gaming nearly impossible if I have to quit and rejoin just to have my joysticks back.
I heard that there may be a capacitor issue with the USB ports on the motherboard, but have not been able to find more information about this.
It seems like the problem occurs with great frequency if I go to the options menu while playing the game.
Comment Actions
Thank you for the report!
Does it happen instantaneously (loosing the joystick input) or does it just disappear from the Controls configuration?
I have almost the same setup here, but afaict it has never happened to me.
Otherwise I would generally recommend
- use direct motherboard sockets if possible (3rd party hubs can occasionally be troublesome)
- disallow the computer to turn off the USB device in order to save power in system settings
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Confirmed appearance, however I am unable to reliably reproduce it. Will investigate, you can track the progress in the linked thread (closing this as dupl.)