If you find your joystick or controller is not listed here, please submit your own profile by creating a Pull Request or joining our Discord Server to do so.
Many of these profiles are using the XWA txt file, so download the profile of your choice, open the launcher and run the Joystick Configurator. Select Open in the top right and then you can import the txt file you just downloaded and then Save. Advanced configurations (e.g .cms, .pr0 files) may require a vendor software to be installed of your Joystick brand. You can find more details / tutorials within the Readme files provided for each Joystick.
First, make sure to disable the Rudder in the in-game menu which can be accessed by pressing ESC key. Using the Joystick Configurator, you can also modify the axis controls or even bind an axis to a non-existent controller ID in the joystick configurator to stop some rolling or spinning issues. If you for some reason don't have a joystick or even a controller, the game can even be controlled purely by keyboard and mouse. To do this, use the Babu Frik Configurator to turn on joystick emulation and set the mouse sensitivity.
The hat buttons on my Joystick is acting really weird. Instead of registering a single input, it just keeps spamming and repeating...
Enable the checkbox that says "Use the POV as regular buttons” in the Settings tab of Joystick Configurator.
Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately it's impossible for us to verify each and every profile, so we require your help on this. If you have issues with the configuration provided or want to submit/update a joystick/controller profile, you can join our Discord Server and post in the #joysticks-and-controllers channel and ask for help from the community.
You may notice when looking at the 'poles' of the skybox map, you will find you're suddenly fighting the game in keeping on target, almost like two magnets repelling each other when you try to bring them together. This is due to a game engine issue that is present in all the X-Wing/TIE Fighter series of games which is essentially some form of gimbal lock. Without understanding how and where in the code of the EXE this issue occurs, it is not possible at this time for us to fix it or even if it’s fixable at all.
Thanks to @JeremyAnsel the latest hooks get rid of this limitation and allow proper ship control.
Make sure to update to the latest hooks by updating XWAU/TFTC to the most recent versions, or download the latest gooks directly with XwaHooksSetup.
You can find more information about the project on TIE Fighter Total Conversion Mod DB Page.