i’ve noticed my joystick has been axed too, i think it’s becaus nobody really played with one and it wasn’t very easy to play with one unless you wanted to invest in two joysticks and a set of rudder pedals to get the level of control. One joystick for aim, one joystick for fly. Easier to use a mouse and i /think/ some people use a gamepad (like an xbox controller)
About your problem with joystick, please note that [joysticks and Gamepads are not supported at the moment](< base_url >/index.php?/forum/88-controls/)
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