360 controller with ARMA 2?

[Crimson Rising]

It's not too easy for me to fly using mouse and keyboard so i was wondering if it's possible to use my 360 controller.

Sorry if this has been discussed. I just bought ARMA II and i suck at flying planes. If it's possible please tell me how.


Also, in the editor how do you rotate objects. I tried setting an A-10 on the runway but it wasn't facing the right direction.

[7th_Serf]

what about using a joystick? Anyhow, not sure what benefit there would be to using a 360 controller...

As to rotating objects in the editor; click on it, then hold the ctl-shift key and move your mouse. It rotates the object. Sometimes its a bit finicky but if you play with it a bit you'll get used to it. You can also set facing in the attributes of the object, but I prefer the first method.

[slikbaz]

Yeah, just hold shift and move your mouse.

and also, like serf said, much better to use a joystick.

[Dwarden]

i noticed several users posted on our official forums that they were using 360 controller

some got issues some not

e.g.
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthrea...controller+360

[Crimson Rising]

Thanks guys. Also, i don't own a flight stick except the one that came with Ace Combat 6 for 360. If that one will work then i'll try it. Thanks for the help.

[96mgb]

i use a xbox controller and its great works very well with helicopters just plugs in and goes. Only issue is that i cant change button commands

[Necronaught]

The xbox controller is epic if used with track IR. If you don't have track ir stick to mouse

[theSkillfull1]

I need to be able to invert the look for infantry with the controller. Is this possible?

[theSkillfull1]

Ugh. I was surprised to see on the store page that these games advertised supporting controllers. I've been looking for a military FPS that allows for controllers on my PC, and I've been eyeing these for awhile, so when I noticed that ArmA2/OA supports them I bought both games right away.

It appears that they didn't put a lot of effort into implementing this feature, and it's been a pain to use. Can't even invert the controls, and it overall feels unpolished (regarding the controller aspect). Just an FYI for future ppl. There are a lot of PC gamers who simply want the choice to use a gamepad, even if they don't use them all the time. I don't see why in 2010/11, such a small addition can't be implemented correctly in military FPS. Plenty of other games (LFD, TF2, Borderlands, etc) do it just fine.

[Tvangeste]

I have been using a xbox 360 controller exclusively when i fly in ARMA 2 and it works amazingly well. It takes just a little bit to get everything set up correctly for control mapping, and also getting it comfortable, but the end product is really nice.

[theSkillfull1]

Yes I agree it works fine in helicopters, I should have mentioned I was referring to when on foot. It's unplayable with a controller while on foot, mostly because you cannot invert the look.

[phantom_six]

I use a 360 controller on foot, well, i got to use it or else id mess up my carpal tunnel wrist with a mouse T _ T . The controller less stress on the wrist

[theSkillfull1]

Originally Posted by phantom_six

I use a 360 controller on foot, well, i got to use it or else id mess up my carpal tunnel wrist with a mouse T _ T . The controller less stress on the wrist

Do you use inverted look? If so, how? If not, you're lucky!

In the old days (90's) all games (that I played, anyways) were inverted out of the box. I even played some old Metroid Prime the other day, and "standard" was inverted. Only recently has look inversion been the 2nd choice.

Ah well, I may try to get into this game anyways, but idk.

[FyreNL]

Aren't there too many buttons and actions to handle if you have a 360 controller?

[Tvangeste]

Originally Posted by FyreNL

Aren't there too many buttons and actions to handle if you have a 360 controller?

For flying their isn't. It is quite easy to get everything setup and even have some buttons left over. Now for on foot I'm not sure seeing as I play with mouse and keyboard for on foot.