dosbox version?
Are other games playable with the joystick? Maybe try some joytest prog.

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Sorry, should've mentioned this in the first post, but thank you for responding so quickly. However now I feel like a Dumbs**t (sometime people just need someone to give'em a little nudge). I had tried both 0.65 and 0.72 versions, but I hadn't tried other controllers. My Xterminator Gamepad is working correctly and it appears that the X45 joystick was having some issues even in windows's control panel.

I have gotten the X45 controller to react properly after re-seating some connections however the controls are now spasmatic. The ship continuously fires but if I mess with the buttons for a while the firing stops and the thrusters kick in, and the ship periodically rolls on it's own non-stop until I move the controller.

Not sure what the issue is there, For the X45, should I be using FCS for the joystick setting, it's currently set to 4 axis?

The important thing is if you choose fcs or ch in dosbox.conf you also need to set those in the game setup. if you want to use 4 axis don't use fcs since that allows only 3 axis (hat takes up one). ch allows 4 axis + hat.

Try setting "timed=false" in the conf file under joystick, I believe. This fixed all my joystick problems. I use a Flightstick Pro. One person who I was chatting with once said that "joysticktype=" may need to be changed too, but I didn't need to touch that.

Thanks, I'll give these a try. I haven't had much time to continue troubleshooting since I figured out that my Saitek wasn't working properly even in windows.

Hopefully this will fix it... I'm excited about being able to play the WC series again... haven't played that since I was about 14. 😀 Thanks again for all your advise.

All, Thank you for your help. I edited my profiles in D-Fend and set it to use CH for the controller and added Timed=False. I've been playing WC 1 and it's working perfectly! 😀

Thanks again!