HidHide VS JoystickGremlin

Basically, looks like IL-2 will only detect first 8 usb devices. I have about twice as that number in the simpit. One solution is to unplug stuff. That ain't happening over here - if I have to unplug stuff I might just as well hire a minimum wage worker for that. Another option is to use devreorder u/charon-prime suggested or temporarily hide the unneeded devices with HidHide.

DCS Scratchpad, Open Kneeboard, Joystick Gremlin and HidHide, VoiceAttack, Tacview, and if I may self-promote for a moment, DCS AutoMate.

HidHide https://github.com/ViGEm/HidHide/releases can hide devices in software. Just run the configuration client to either select the device and hide it on demand or always hide it from anything but the games in which you want to use it

I've been playing with using XOutput + HidHide to cause Windows to see the the ALP controls as an Xbox controller instead of the generic device it normally appears as, and it seemed to significantly improve the input latency in FX. But there are other downsides and quirks that it causes, including problems actually launching the ball in some of the FX tables, so it might also end up being a non-starter.

I use HIDHide, you can find it here: https://github.com/ViGEm/HidHide

This might work.

DCS Scratchpad, Open Kneeboard, Joystick Gremlin and HidHide, VoiceAttack, Tacview, and if I may self-promote for a moment, DCS AutoMate.

Easiest way to set it up quickly is to use this Tool to set up a base mappings file, from there you can edit it using this Guide. Joystick Gremlin is another great tool to get the most out of your hotas in any game. I find going hands-on-throttle-and-mouse a better approach for MW5 though, tracing lasers is a big part of using them and its hard to get that with a stick. as for VR as others have said VRWarrior to get started, along with Cockpit Glass, In the pit, and/or Immersive Cockpit will help with immersion, just be careful of mod conflicts.

Start at the Joystick Gremlin website and work on from there: https://whitemagic.github.io/JoystickGremlin/

Joystick Gremlin. Read how to set it all up along with Vjoy to make a Virtual Device. Once you set it up, everything should work normally.

I thought I'd found the key in this thread on the Github: https://github.com/WhiteMagic/JoystickGremlin/issues/76, but it doesn't seem to work (or I'm doing something wrong.)

Maybe software like Joystick Gremlin would do the trick.

Same here, it means I can switch between flying and racing by just selecting a different Joystick Gremlin profile. I use it to add a custom curve to the pedals (because the travel a little differently on mine) and to map them into a single new axis which I assign as rudder