Using Wheel and Gamepad together

Stingraymx · Mar 7, 2016

Is it possible to use the gamepad as a sort of button box, mapping the up/down buttons to the brake bias for example, and potentially the joystick to be the handbrake?
When i try to do it, the gamepad button/joystick just overwrites the wheel config and then the wheel doesnt work at all. I guess its because it thinks the left/right arrows are the same as left/right for the wheel. Apologies if i am being dim !!!

Dorian Wood · Mar 7, 2016

I know its possible, not sure how though. This person did it:
https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/diy-xbox-controller-in-use-as-a-button-box.320/

You'd have to reprogram it somehow. Either that or you could try Xpadder and remap the buttons to the keyboard keys you're currently using. I don't know if Xpadder stops controllers from being recognized as controllers though.

Stingraymx · Mar 8, 2016

Cheers Dorian, thats exactly what i want. Question now is how to make it work in Automobilista !! I will find a couple of hours to go play around and also try Xpadder.

Moxley6969 · Mar 8, 2016

I guess its Very much game dependent, I run a SRW-S1 as a button box and AC has no problem distinguishing between the 2 and what Axis have been set to.

Xpadder should work no problems.