People are different, and there is much debate about the best controller type for Elite: Dangerous (ED). If keyboard only, or mouse + keyboard, is your thing, then I am not going to try to dissuade you. For me, though, joystick and throttle controls seem the most natural and effective (perhaps improved by pedals, but.
X52 Pro Elite Dangerous
- Download the .pr0 and .binds file by clicking the green 'Clone or download' button and select 'Download Zip'.
- Once the zip has been downloaded, Extract the files to a Folder of your chosing (Like the desktop).
- Open 'X52EliteV223.pr0' in the software then save it to 'C:UsersPublicDocumentsSmartTechnology Profiles'.
- 'X52Elite v2.2.3.1.8.binds' needs to be copy & pasted into 'C:UsersAppDataLocalFrontier DevelopmentsElite DangerousOptionsBindings'.
- It will show up in the 'Controls' drop down ingame as 'X52Elite v2.2.3'.
Elite Dangerous Saitek X52 Pro Profile
- Saitek X52 Flight Control System Is the Best HOTAS for Elite Dangerous. Below are the binding options for one of the most popular HOTAS control sticks. It shows off the serious complexity of the bindings and gives proper perspective to the subject - piloting your ship is the matter of in-game life or death.
- I approached SC the same way as Elite Dangerous. I cleared every joystick mapping except Pitch, Yaw and Roll in the game and then used the Saitek software to create a personalized mapping to the keyboard functions. I do this for a number of reason: 1) When a game gets updated, I never lose my mapping.