Why does the Mac version of War Thunder not recognize or support the Joystick?

[Kant_Lu 0]

Why does the Mac version of War Thunder not recognize or support the Joystick?

 

1. macOS version of War Thunder 2.25.1.25

After connecting to the Xbox Joypad，there are two options: keyboard-mouse and emulator, and only 3 profiles in the control setup wizard.

2. The windows version of War Thunder 2.25.1.25

After connecting to the Xbox controller there are 3 options：keyboard-mouse, Joystick， and emulator, and the file in the control setup wizard has many profiles.

 

Is this not supported by the Mac version itself, or is there something wrong with my connection?Please share your experience if you have encountered the same problem.

 

(The first picture is for the Win version, the second picture is for the Mac version. I clicked on the Mac version of the joystick interface myself and it did not respond to pressing the corresponding buttons on the joystick.)

[Kant_Lu 0]

There is a way to use Joystick in the Mac version of War Thunder, using the controller layout provided by Steam itself.

If you have browsed the control setting wizard in the game, you will find that for the Mac version of Thunder, the official only provides keyboard and mouse control presets, but for the Windows version, there are many presets. This shows that they found the problem, but just hid it.

My workaround is:
Download Warthunder on the official website and add it to your Steam library as a non-Steam game. Or open Steam in the background while running the game. This allows you to control some of the in-game commands using Steam's controller layout.

I'm using an Xbox Joystick, the left and right sticks perfectly control the direction and field of view, and the other buttons can be used to fire, open the scope, chat, check the rankings. But more instructions can't find a counterpart. Unfortunately, this control comes from outside the game, so it doesn't seem to be possible to customize it further.