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Bottom entry in the aircraft key menu ... "Mouse Control". I set that to left mouse click and all is working again.

Don't how know when, how or why I changed that but there you go...knew it had to be something stupid I did.

Anyway, for the other fellas who were having the same issue...hope that helps you too.

Thanks for all responses guys.

S!

similar here, almost like a slow sluggy degradation... re-enable steam sync/ online mode and everything appears to return to normal.

It was something I was concerned may happen having a steam like thingy on my rig. (Gamespy did similar)

I'm with you up to setting the left mouse click. How do you do that?

binky9

Clarification

I double clicked to get the window in which I can assign a key, tap the left mouse button, but nothing happens.

binky9

I've run into the same problem. Keys and most controls on stick stop working. Even clicking the controls with the mouse stops working. For me, they come back slowly after several minutes of messing around with them, but they are not quite right. Then at some point the work intermitently. Full reboot seems to fix it for me.

Man, they have a lot of work to do.

Sorry for the delay Binky....I have not viewed this thread for ages so had no idea you had posted a question.

To be honest, I am not sure why remapping did not work for you. If you can get the window up in which you assign keys, it should allow you to map the mouse click...perhaps make sure the mouse pointer is actually in the box where you enter the key stroke and try again? :)

Clickable cockpit has never worked for me. I see the Mouse Control in the Options/Controls/key/Mouse Control has nothing assigned to it. I tried assigning my left mouse button but nothing appears, when I try assigning another key on my keyboard it works, but I have press that key aswell as move the mouse to move switches etc.

I don't know why this is. Can anyone tell me if the Left Mouse button the default key for Mouse Control?????? If thats the case I will continue to find out why it won't assign.

Just after posting my problem I found the answer in the ATAG forums. Don't click inside the box with your left mouse, click just outside the box, and the Left mouse will assign.