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Originally Posted by madrebel

why do this when you can create one logical controller?

you can combine the stick, throttle, and pedals all into CM device 1. Doing this allows the mode functionality to really shine too as it triples your options.

Its all down to personal preference but in my opinion leaving the devices separate is the way forward. Combining the devices limits you to what DirectX will support and thats 8 axis and 32 buttons. When separate you get three devices with all their axis and buttons at your disposal. You can take things even further should you want to and use a little CMS script as I did in one of my IL-2 profiles that swapped the X and Y axis from my stick to my yoke and back again at the touch of a button if I wanted to change and fly bombers instead of fighters without having to remap controls in IL-2 options or leave the sim to load a new profile.

Originally Posted by blampars

I did it this way as combining all the devices as one controller didn't work for me for whatever reason.
Ill have to play around with that option a bit more. One question though, when using that feature would I still be able to be in mode 1 on throttle and mode 2 on stick if I choose? Or is it one mode for all devices since its using them all as one device?

Whatever mode you are in on the stick is the same mode the other devices will be in. The LED light will cycle when you press the mode button on the stick but will not cycle the lights on the throttle as they are not linked in any way. In fact even if you press the mode button on the stick the LED will still cycle as its hard wired to do so.

Originally Posted by madrebel

when you click on the map wizard you then select your controls, combine all the controllers into one logical device, 8 axis/32 buttons, add script functionality, then click finish.

now you have a raw un programmed device with 8 axis and 32 buttons (more if you have the fighter stick i have the combat).www.ch-hangar.com is a great resource. lots of friendly folks in those forums. the mini stick rotary trim function i found there many moons ago and there are a ton of other great scripts already written.

You're limited to 32 buttons and 8 axis for one Direct X device whatever CH Controller you have, its Direct X that limits that not the hardware or the Control Manager software. Thanks for the plug there are a number of existing IL-2 profiles and .cmc files available for download there as well as many other WWII sims.