ABSOLUTE GAMING - THRUSTMASTER SOL-R 2 HOSAS FOR STAR CITIZEN 4.10
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WHAT'S IN THIS KIT
  layout_AbsoluteGaming_SOLR2.xml                  Ready-to-fly dual-stick profile
  AbsoluteGaming-SOLR2-StarCitizen-Bindings.pdf    Control map of that profile (every box editable)
  AbsoluteGaming-SOLR2-StarCitizen-BlankForm.pdf   Same map with every box empty
  README - Setup Guide.txt                         This file

DUAL-STICK SETUP (do this once)
 1. Hand switch: each base has a LEFT HANDED / RIGHT HANDED switch on the back.
    Left stick on LEFT, right stick on RIGHT. In Windows (Win+R, joy.cpl) they show as
    "Sol-R [L] Flightstick" and "Sol-R [R] Flightstick". Leave PoV enabled (factory setting).
 2. Firmware: install the driver package from
    https://support.thrustmaster.com/en/product/sol-r-2-hosas-en/ and let it update both bases.
    You do NOT need T.A.R.G.E.T. If a T.A.R.G.E.T. profile is running, stop it: it hides the
    real sticks behind a virtual controller.
 3. Copy the XML into:
    ...\Roberts Space Industries\StarCitizen\LIVE\user\client\0\controls\mappings
 4. Start the game, press ~ for the console, and type:
    pp_rebindkeys layout_AbsoluteGaming_SOLR2
    (or Options > Keybindings > Advanced Controls Customization > Control Profiles > Load)
 5. The left stick must be joystick 1. If pushing the left stick forward pitches the ship,
    the sticks are swapped. In the console type:
    pp_resortdevices joystick 1 2
    then run the pp_rebindkeys line again.
 6. Directions: left stick forward should fly forward. If it's backwards: Options >
    Keybindings > Joystick / HOTAS 1 > Inversion Settings > flip strafe forward/backward.
 7. Deadzones only if a stick creeps at rest: 0.02 to 0.05 on that axis (twist needs most).

HOW THE LAYOUT WORKS
  Left stick  = moves the ship: forward/back thrust, left/right strafe, twist up/down.
                Buttons: gear, VTOL, doors, lights, shields, cameras, mining/salvage.
  Right stick = points the ship: pitch, yaw, twist = roll.
                Buttons: weapons, missiles, targeting, power, flight assists.
  Left base throttle lever = mining laser power / salvage beam spacing. Right lever is free.
  Rotary selectors (20-23) hold a position, so they are left unbound.

BUILD YOUR OWN
  Open either PDF in Acrobat Reader, Chrome or Edge, pick or type an action in any box,
  save with Ctrl+S, and drop it on absolutegaming.store/starcitizen2.html. The page makes
  your XML in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Button numbers are Thrustmaster's (Sol-R user manual) and are printed on the bases.
Device photos (c) Guillemot Corporation S.A. Thrustmaster and Sol-R are trademarks of
Guillemot Corporation S.A. Star Citizen is a trademark of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC.
