Hello fellow players!

CDF Starfighter is fully compatible with direct input gamepad (x360 like and compatible).
General mapping for generic gamepad:


There is partial support for Joystick and HOTAS user, you will find help in this guide for these devices.

Obviously, we know that each pilot has his own preferences, and for CDF Starfighter VR we want you to be as much comfortable as possible during your flights, so we also offer a simple way to remap games control to match your most preferred setup.

You will find the control page navigating from main menu -> control options -> custom controls

You will be able to edit your buttons layout and your axis too. Be aware that for the moment axis mapping with joystick and HOTAS need some manual editing of input file in order to be registered.

Since controls are still work in progress, sometimes it's easier to manually configure the configuration file for game inputs. This method will allow you all to set up almost every flight stick (so long as they uses direct input).

To do so you have to navigate to your local computer folder " C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\CDFStarfighter\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\" and edit the file input.ini with your favourite text editor. This may be hidden by windows so be sure to check that hidden files are shown.

Once opened, you just have to scroll down to the last rows and add the required lines like in this example picture:




Thanks again to our players, we have collected some example config for some HOTAS devices.

This puts up, down (pitch), left and right (yaw) on the main stick, roll on the twist stick, and throttle on the main throttle:

This one is weird as it can have different naming, so try one set or the other if the 1st didn't work.

To set up roll on CH Pro Pedals to roll anti clockwise with right pedal, and clockwise with left pedal:


Pitch and Yaw on the CH Fighter Stick:


Thrust on the CH Pro Throttle so that pushing forwards accelerates:

Here's a list of known solutions for potential problems you may find:

Q: I have an old version of the input.ini or I can't see any change in game.
A: if you have updated the game from a version before 0.63 or your configuration got messy for any reason, you can simply delete the input.ini file so that the game will create a new file with default settings. To do so, navigate in your local computer to folder " C:\Users\%UserProfile%/\AppData\Local\CDFStarfighter\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor/" and remove input.ini (You need to have "Show hidden files/folders" enabled in folder options to reach this folder).

Q:My gamepad isn't working in game. How can i solve this?
A: the game support x360 direct input compatible gamepad. Be sure that your gamepad is in direct input mode and not in Xinput mode. (use your gamepad manual to change mode).
Q: I can bind buttons on my control device (joystick or HOTAS) but i can't bind axis. How to bind them?
A: Locate the name of your device in this guide and copy paste the lines into your input.ini file (open the file with notepad) located in your C:\Users\%UserProfile%/\AppData\Local\CDFStarfighter\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor/ folder, save.
Q:My control device isn't listed here. How can i do to use it in game?
A:The game support direct input control device. If your joystick or HOTAS is not in the list, you can simply bind the buttons in the control option in game and then copy paste all the lines from your input.ini file here in the comments. I'll try to help you with the axis and then i'll add the results to the guide.