A game joystick can be a rather complex electronic unit, comparable to a real aircraft steering wheel and equipped with many additional functions and capabilities, however, as a rule, it is a very simple device with a handle and a pair of buttons. Difficulties with setting up a joystick are usually only due to its Chinese origin and the lack of clear instructions.
- Before configuring the joystick, it must be connected. The game port of the sound card is used for this. It is desirable to connect the joystick to a de-energized computer.
- After successfully connecting the joystick connector to the socket on the sound card and booting the computer, we proceed to install the drivers from the disk attached to it. As a rule, everything is simple here: the installation wizard asks a couple of simple questions and performs all the necessary actions on its own.
- As a rule, there is a special program on the disk to configure the joystick. It allows you to create a separate profile for each game, where the parameters of the manipulator will be stored. Set the profile name (it is reasonable to come up with names corresponding to the name of the game, so as not to get confused in the future), and then indicate the correspondence of the joystick buttons to the game actions.
- Let's dwell separately on setting the joystick sensitivity. To begin with, it should be set smaller, otherwise, out of habit, the reaction of game objects to the movements of the joystick will be too sharp.
- Now the system knows that there is a joystick, but this does not mean that it will work in games. Most games are initially set up to work with a keyboard, because unlike a joystick, there is always a keyboard. Therefore, in the game itself, it is necessary to indicate that the joystick is present and it is desirable to use it. In the game, the joystick will also need to be configured, but this process is usually simple, and also unique for each game. If you have any difficulties - refer to the manual for the game, there it should be described in detail.
- If you encounter problems with the joystick in the game, check all the steps in the same sequence: whether the joystick is connected and whether it is firmly installed in the socket, whether the drivers are installed. If the problem persists, try a different game with the joystick. If everything is in order in another game, then there is a problem with the game and you should contact the game's technical support
