Problems getting TIR commands to work in the A-10 Beta

[Bahger]

I'm probably missing something very simple here but here's my problem:

TIR works beautifully in A-10 except that the Pause, Recenter and Precision functions do not work in-game.

- I have tried running both programs (TIR and A-10) as Admin; no luck.

- The commands, mapped to my HOTAS, function perfectly in the TIR camera screen but not the sim; for example, pausing TIR does not cause the camera LEDs to react as it should.

- I am using unique keys (up, down, left arrows) not used in the game.

- I have not run TIR in a while. It appeared to me that it updated the software from within the main TIR GUI, as it offered me an update and listed the game. However, if I need to manually delete and replace the TIR drivers/software in Windows (Vista) please let me know.

I'd really appreciate an assist. Without functional recenter and pause, TIR loses a lot of its utility for me.

[VincentG]

Answered over the phone

[Bahger]

It doesn't work, Vincent. I want to use a shifted key press in each case, but doing this in the TIR settings just enters the unshifted function for that button, which is already in use by the sim.

EDIT: Still won't work. The sim just won't recognise TIR commands mapped via my CH HOTAS using unique keys. Yet every other HOTAS function works just fine.

[Bahger]

OK, I fixed it but there are some hoops to jump through if you want to make TrackIR, A-10 and CH HOTAS (possibly other HOTAS setups, too) play nice together. Maybe this information will spare someone else from the teeth-grinding experience of figuring it out:

- TIR5, like A-10, has to be run "As Administrator" after right-clicking the executable or this client program (A-10) won't recognise keyboard control inputs.

- If you program TIR to your HOTAS, fire up TIR before you start your HOTAS software. It needs to be running when CH Control Manager downloads a map that includes TIR assignments.

- TIR profiles have to be loaded and run as "Exclusive", with keys "Trapped". Save your profile, associate it with A-10 in the games list and never uncheck "Exclusive".

It's basically voodoo to me but finally it works.

[VincentG]

Did you try just mapping the hotkey functions directly to the joystick?

open the TrackIR software, select the change button for the function you want to remap, press the joystick button you want to map the function to.