Controller incident

Controller not working: fix input conflicts

Stop phantom throttle, rudder, and engine commands caused by overlapping USB peripherals.

DIRECT ANSWER

Disconnect every nonessential controller, restart, bind one device, and reconnect peripherals one by one. Remove every duplicate axis as soon as the conflict returns.

01

Isolation test

Flight-sim and driving rigs often expose more axes than the game needs.

  • Close the game
  • Unplug wheels, spare gamepads, pedals, and extra quadrants
  • Leave one intended device connected
  • Restart and clear duplicate bindings
  • Bind rudder and throttle
  • Confirm neutral in a free-roam session
  • Reconnect one device at a time
02

What a conflict looks like

Typical signals are an engine that will not stay at neutral, a rudder that moves without input, two throttles changing together, or a mouse cockpit control snapping back.