vJoy VS HidHide

Step 1: Install Vjoy Release v2.1.9.1 · jshafer817/vJoy · GitHub

Link from the Joystick Gremlin quick start page: https://github.com/jshafer817/vJoy/releases/tag/v2.1.9.1

I've also used Joystick Gremlin + vJoy + HidHide to do it. You just need JG running while you play. (Side point: I wrote a JG plugin to solve ghosting inputs on the X56, so I wrote some help documentation that explains how to install and configure those 3 programs, but you probably wouldn't need my plugin itself)

But, you do have to set up a couple things.. VJoy for passing the inputs to a virtual joystick, and Hid Hide for hiding your real joystick from your game(s).

I tried installing this recommendation, (Joystick Gremlin v13.3, 2019/7/3 + vJoy v2.1.9.1, 2019/7/14)

Download and install vJoy: https://github.com/jshafer817/vJoy/releases (vJoySetup.exe, v2.1.9.1 as of today)

The solution that worked for me is to run the installer as normal, let the Vjoy portion of the installation fail, and to install a fork of Vjoy that works with Windows 11 afterwards. This is the version I used, and it works fine, despite the description saying it is for W10 only. I assume this is because the version of Vjoy used in the old install is unsigned, vs this version being signed, but I'm not entirely sure. If your controller worked on W10, and you upgraded and now it does not, download and install the version I linked above. The Vjoy installer removes previous install files and replaces them with the new one, so it should come out clean at the end.

Basically, I did exactly what it said in the video... I used Joystick Gremlin to split my Z axis on my pedals, and then bound each "new axis" to Throttle forward... and throttle back (the 2 separate keys)... and it works.(NOTE: I had to install VJoy as well)

vJoy https://github.com/jshafer817/vJoy/releases

I had this problem, did you try this version? https://github.com/jshafer817/vJoy/releases/tag/v2.1.9.1

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.