Thanks for your vid it helpt a lot. I only did'nt use the inverted option on button 1. i lost button 1 that way I put the shift state from off to shift 1 on button 1 that way i retain the use of button 1. When flying in DCS i use the lever of button 1/2 for master arm on button 2 and master arms off buttom1
I don't play DCS. Which gives me slightly different use cases. I was wondering if it would be possible to make the forward flip up trigger push the same button both up and down? Essentially I'd be using this for opening weapons up from stowage and returning them to stowage. In the game, this is the same button. Currently, I don't have a use for that trigger at all and I have it on the wheel. But this would be a lot more satisfying if it can be done. Thanks in advance for your time!
Absolutely amazing guide, just got my new VPC set! And I also find it to be odd that it's inverted according to my logic! Had to find a way & thanks to your video: it saved me a lot of time & frustration… - (That's a subscribe).
An easier way to do this is to set button 1 as switch in the VPC software, and then bind button 1 to missile mode. Or in 3.23, bind missile mode and guns mode to button 1. No need for shift states this way.
Yeah, I never did get the inverted way to work. Though i had no issues with it being on in up state. I made that missles and made the two button pulls lock and fire. Flipping it up to on position gives me guns and the ability to use 3-5 buttons. With this video, i might try it again. I was able to do all red on missles. Now, I've gota figured out how to light 2nd alpha constellation with Z extension to light up yellow when in middle (neutral) green when forward and blue in reverse. Also, it has been a nightmare trying to get the joystick to function as a throttle. For some reason, absolute does not go backward in Star Citizen.
What's the setup difference between the Warbird and the Alpha Prime w/50CM base? I'm not getting the same outputs as you are in the video. Button/Trigger one has another state before getting to the first hard stop. So, with the trigger in the up position, it shows off in the tester tool. A slight press shows it as on and then at the first hard stop it shows buttons 1 and 2 as on. Now, from the first hard stop a slight press turns off button 2. Pressing to the next hard stop turns off button 2 and turns button 3 on. Pressing to next click turns on 3 and 4 and the full press has 3, 4 and 5 on. Is this correct? Great video BTW!
Thank you, I had done this years ago and just updated the firmware of my sticks, and it stopped working. Could not for the life of me remember how to do this.
Can't you just set up position to switch state off and down position to switch state 0? I guess you are changing the behavior in other games though also.
Great Video Ixo, ive also been banging my head off the wall tying to configure the Hat with Button 5, to allow me to look around a cocpit, but carnt seem to sort it... any ideas??? Thanks again for your input GT
Nice Video, unfortunately not working anymore for Constellation Alpha Prime, as the Lever has now 3 Positions: - Lever full forward is now considered "Button 1 On" - Level one position down is considered "Button 2 On" - If you pull the lever to the triggers is no considered "Button 3 On" - First stage of trigger is than "Button 4 On" and 2nd stage is "Button 5 On" or if you use it with the leverl its "Button 3 On + Button 4 (+Button5)
So many of us have had to fight through this ... thanks for sharing with the community! It'll continue to be helpful for a long time to those who find it.
Thank you for this. I finally have controls that make sense in VR. I tried your changes, and after a remapping of in game controls, I completed the F18 Gauntlet for the first time easily.
good video dude, just idk if its just me but in DCS, this works every SECOND TIME I put down my missile switch, like up down, doesnt work, up down again, it works, up down again it doesnt work, like its stupid why is this happening
I was like this like guide might like be kind of like a like way to like kind of like fix the kind of like problem I was kind of like having. The problem, kind of, is like when I’m like kind of trying to like follow it, you just spend half of the time saying kind of and like. Anyway like, I kind of like gave up .
For anyone wondering why the hell things don't work in Star Citizen. In case you are testing in Arena Commander, some ships spawn in a weird VTOL state. YOU HAVE TO ACTIVATE AND DEACTIVATE VTOL in order to UNBUG them! Then missiles will load properly and can be fired however you set it up. I recommend the following: Button 1, Switch, OFF, False Button 2, Normal, S1, False Button 3, Normal, S1, False (ATTENTION, if you're using the Virpil Constellation Alpha Prime, you have an additional button on the between button 1 and the last trigger (button 5) set hings up accordingly!) Button 4, Normal, S1, False Button 5, Normal, S1, False (Like mentioned above, this is only necessary for the Alpha Prime Joysticks) Add the additional buttons like shown in the video, but set them to S0. Shift Setup: S0 leave as is S1, 1, OFF, [ALL] All RGB LEDs (or whatever you like) Hope this helps save someone the frustration.
I've gone thru all of this however how do I get SC to recognize the button setup in the Virpil software since the mode is used on the mouse wheel and not a key on the board?
Thank you sooo much. As much as I love my Virpils, the software leaves a LOT to be desired when it comes to ease of understanding. While I’m not a big fan of “modes” , since the led color can be changed AND it’s the trigger button, it’s definitely worth the added abilities..👍👍
