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Comment by dash2

2 days ago

> including support for the Zuiki MASCON, a bespoke peripheral for train driving sims.

This just makes me feel so glad to be alive today!

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theatrus2  2 days ago

Yeah, love that is just works.

I'm working on a bit of a hobby project to rebuild a beefier Mascon. Mainly inspired by how much I enjoyed Running Train

busfahrer  2 days ago

I'm on the fence because I have a TSC-X controller and it's unclear if it's supported. Somebody on the forums posted a tool that converts generic joystick axes to keypresses, but not sure how well that works.

  • danielbarla  1 day ago

    > Somebody on the forums posted a tool that converts generic joystick axes to keypresses, but not sure how well that works.

    I don't have a TSC-X, but did frown a little bit that there wasn't a generic support for controllers with plain axes. I have a VKB STECS, and basically a 85% of train sims need a workaround.

    The good news: Claude Code threw together a working prototype for me in a few minutes that had me mapping the two axes (power / brakes) perfectly. It's really a low barrier to entry these days. Can confirm that this game is amazing with it.

  • lightedman  2 days ago

    "Somebody on the forums posted a tool that converts generic joystick axes to keypresses, but not sure how well that works."

    Joy2Key has been a staple for many a gamer for a while, and reliable. I've used it to control my mouse, even, from my gamepad.