ABSOLUTE GAMING - LOGITECH X56 HOTAS FOR STAR CITIZEN
Profile: layout_AbsoluteGaming_X56.xml   |   Built and tested on Star Citizen 4.10 LIVE (Nov 2026)
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WHAT'S IN THIS FOLDER
  layout_AbsoluteGaming_X56.xml                  Our ready-to-fly Star Citizen binding profile.
  AbsoluteGaming-X56-StarCitizen-Bindings.pdf    Control map of that profile: every button on the throttle and stick.
  AbsoluteGaming-X56-StarCitizen-BlankForm.pdf   Blank form for building your own profile (see below).
  README - Setup Guide.txt                       This file.

MAKE YOUR OWN PROFILE
  1. Open AbsoluteGaming-X56-StarCitizen-BlankForm.pdf in Adobe Acrobat Reader, Chrome or Edge.
  2. In each box, pick an action from the list or type your best guess. Leave a box empty for unbound.
     Not sure what an action is called? In the game: Options > Keybindings lists every action.
  3. Save the PDF (Ctrl+S, not Print).
  4. Go to https://absolutegaming.store/starcitizen.html#generator and drop the PDF on the page.
     It is read in your browser and never uploaded. Check the matches, name your profile, enter
     your RSI Launcher library folder, and download your XML. The page shows the exact folder to
     put it in and the console command that loads it. Then follow steps 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 below.

SETUP
1. Turn off the Logitech X56 software profile.
   A Logitech software profile turns buttons into keyboard presses and fights the game's bindings.
   Clear the profile on both devices, or uninstall the Logitech X56 software. Star Citizen reads the
   X56 directly without it. Then unplug both devices and plug them back in, each in its own USB port.

2. Check Windows sees both devices.
   Press Win+R, run joy.cpl, open each device's Properties and move every axis. Only the axis bars
   should move. If button lights flash on their own, try a different USB port.

3. Copy the profile into the game.
   Put layout_AbsoluteGaming_X56.xml in:
   ...\Roberts Space Industries\StarCitizen\LIVE\user\client\0\controls\mappings

4. Check the device order in the game.
   The X56 Stick must be joystick 1 and the X56 Throttle joystick 2. To check: Options > Controls,
   use the arrows at the bottom right. Joystick / HOTAS 1 should list no Z axis or sliders (that's
   the stick); Joystick / HOTAS 2 should list a Z axis and Slider 1/2 (that's the throttle).
   If they are reversed, open the console (~) and run:
       pp_resortdevices joystick 1 2

5. Load the profile.
   Open the console (~) and run (no ".xml" on the end):
       pp_rebindkeys layout_AbsoluteGaming_X56

6. Set the throttle direction.
   Push the right throttle lever forward. If that slows you down or sends you backward:
   Options > Controls > use the arrows at the bottom right to pick Joystick / HOTAS 2 >
   Inversion Settings > turn on the invert for strafe forward/back (longitudinal).
   Newer "X56 H.O.T.A.S." units usually pick this up from the profile. Older Saitek-branded units
   report a different device name, so set it here.

7. Set deadzones.
   Options > Controls:
     Joystick / HOTAS 1 (stick):    Deadzone Joystick Z Rotation (twist) = 0.10
     Joystick / HOTAS 2 (throttle): Deadzone Joystick X Rotation and Y Rotation (thumb mini-stick) = 0.10
   X56 twist axes often rest a few percent off centre, which makes the ship roll on its own.

8. Fly.
   The right throttle lever uses its full travel: forward = full thrust, middle = stop,
   back = reverse. Slide the throttle lock so both levers move together.

GOOD TO KNOW
- Top speed: SCM (combat) mode caps your speed by design. Hold SW3 (throttle button 8) to switch
  to NAV mode for full speed.
- The throttle's rotary knobs are NOT bound to the speed or acceleration limiters, and that is
  on purpose. The game only reads a knob when the throttle reports in, so a knob turned to minimum
  will suddenly cap the ship near zero and make the stick feel dead the first time you touch the
  throttle. If you bind a limiter to a knob yourself, keep that knob turned fully up.
- If yaw and roll are swapped (twist turns, left/right rolls): Options > Keybindings >
  Flight - Movement, bind Roll to the stick twist and Yaw to stick left/right.
- The mode switch (M1/M2/S1) is left unbound: one position is always held, so anything bound to
  it would fire nonstop.

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Logitech, Logitech G and X56 are trademarks of Logitech. Device illustrations in the PDF are from the
Logitech X56 HOTAS user manual. Absolute Gaming is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cloud Imperium
Games or Logitech.
