🚀 Elite Dangerous: Odyssey 🛰️ Keybinds for Logitech X52 Pro 🕹️ H.O.T.A.S. By 🏔️ RealDogDad 🐕

RealDogDad's HOTAS Keybinds for Elite Dangerous. Updated upon game update. Feel free to use in your own way without credit. 👌

Logitech X52 Pro Prerequisites:

• Disable Clutch Button
• Keep (or Change To) completely unprogrammed via X52 software. Located here.

📋 How To Use My Settings:

1. Download RealDogDad.binds from this repo. These Keybinds are compatible with MKB, MKB+H.O.T.A.S. or just H.O.T.A.S.
2. Rename file to your preferred name (For this guide: [Named].binds)
3. Navigate to C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings\ in an Explorer.
4. Save [Named].binds to the above directory. Launch Elite Dangerous: Odyssey.
5. In Game: Navigate to Options>General Control, set the dropdown to [Named].binds and apply.
6. In Game: Navigate to Options>Ship Control, set the dropdown to [Named].binds and apply.
7. In Game: Navigate to Options>SRV Control, set the dropdown to [Named].binds and apply.
8. In Game: Navigate to Options>On Foot Control, set the dropdown to [Named].binds and apply.
9. Become the greatest Commander Elite Dangerous has ever known. REMEMBER: Any change to the keybinds using the Game UI will set your controls in that category to 'Custom'. It will not save to the preset [Named].binds

📋 How To Use Your Own Settings:

1. Navigate to C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings\ in an Explorer.
2. Open Custom.binds in your favorite monospace editor like VSCode or the in-browser VSCode.Dev.
3. Make a copy of Custom.binds and name it whatever you like e.g. [Named].binds. This will effectively 'import' whatever settings you've tweaked in game already.
4. Save [Named].binds to the above directory. Launch Elite Dangerous: Odyssey.
5. In Game: Navigate to Options>General Control, set the dropdown to [Named].binds and apply.
6. In Game: Navigate to Options>Ship Control, set the dropdown to [Named].binds and apply.
7. In Game: Navigate to Options>SRV Control, set the dropdown to [Named].binds and apply.
8. In Game: Navigate to Options>On Foot Control, set the dropdown to [Named].binds and apply.
9. Become the greatest Commander Elite Dangerous has ever known. REMEMBER: Any change to the keybinds using the Game UI will set your controls in that category to 'Custom'. It will not save to the preset [Named].binds

☠️ Want to make your own H.O.T.A.S. Preset?:

1. Navigate to C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings\ in an Explorer.
2. Open Custom.binds in your favorite monospace editor like VSCode or the in-browser VSCode.Dev.
3. Make a copy of Custom.binds and name it whatever you like e.g. [Named].binds. This will effectively 'import' whatever settings you've tweaked in game already.
4. On Win11: Open Settings>Bluetooth & Devices>More Devices & Printing Settings.
5. Right-Click on your input controller (Pedals, HOTAS, Joystick) and select Properties.
6. The screen above will help label each individual input for use in the .binds file. The .binds file seems to be in a rough XML format for those familiar.
7. An 'Action' Tag can be used to assign an action to a key. Use <YawLeftButton>...</YawLeftButton>.
8. Use <Primary Device="Keyboard" Key="Key_J"/> to assign an input to as the primary means to trigger the 'Parent' action.
9. To use multikey commands use the <Modifier>...</Modifier> tag inside of a Primary or Secondary tag.
10. E.g.

<TargetWingman0>
	<Primary Device="Keyboard" Key="Key_8" />
	<Secondary Device="SaitekX52Pro" Key="Joy_23">
	  <Modifier Device="SaitekX52Pro" Key="Joy_16" />
	</Secondary>
</TargetWingman0>

9. Keep in mind, you can assign more than one command to one keystroke. This may be prohibitive In Game, as such, consider the following: Keybinds in different 'Modes' Can overlap, Keybinds in the same 'Mode' Cannot. 'Modes' in this context is flight (excluding landing), SRV, UI/Menu, and On Foot.

A Big 👍Thanks👌 to andrewdsmith for the EDXLC a companion app for status lights on H.O.T.A.s. for Elite Dangerous, troynt for the Elite Dangerous Controls Reference, mhwlnh for Streamdeck Elite - an ElGato StreamDeck AddOn, and poveden for EliteChroma - a side app for Razer Chroma to react to ED.

I hope this guide and associated files help another Commander or two. ☄️ See you in the Void, Commander 🌌