How to Setup vKb Gladiator mk. II
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How to Setup vKb Gladiator mk. II
Hello, I had bought a Gladiator mK 2 last november and had tried setting it up to no avail. The games I would like to use this for are IL-2: 1946, MSFS 2004, FSX, CoD, War Thunder and Rise of Flight. Any help in giving this a second try would be greatly appreciated. Its a beautiful stick and it has just been a paper weight for the past year. i have been spoiled in the past with the plug and play sticks. I need some kind of step by step if possible. Thanks in advance!
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Re: How to Setup vKb Gladiator mk. II
Setting up your joystick consists in calibrating it and binding the controls in your games. On which of these procedures do you have issues?
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Unfortunately, I dont know anything regarding configuring. If you can give me any advice on what to download and how to calibrate. Do I reconfigure in the game or do the files separately? I really want to figure this out, I'm determined this time.
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Re: How to Setup vKb Gladiator mk. II
Alright then, let's get on it
First you have to flash to the latest firmware and calibrate. For doing this you could see this video as a general guide; it's for a different device, but everything is the same except of the name of the file you flash and the fact that your device has a mini-throttle that has to get included in the calibration.
1. Download the configurator and unzip it;
2. Download the Bootloader and unzip it;
3. Download the firmware package and unzip it;
4. From the firmware package get this file: _Gladiator_KG12_v2_00_7.vkb and move it in a dedicated VKB folder, together with the configurator (VKBDevCfg) and the bootloader (zBootloader);
5. Open VKBDevCfg as Admin, click on your device name in the device list, click on the Tools tab, then on the Bootloader button;
6. In the new window select the file called _Gladiator_KG12_v2_00_7.vkb and double click on it - your device is getting flashed;
7. When flashing procedure is done and the window has closed open again VKBDevCfg, click on your device name, click on the Tools tab, then click on the Default button;
8. After your device reboots click on the Test tab, then Axes Tab, then click on the Start Calibr button;
9. Move all your axes end to end so the slider on the screen goes all the way left and right: pitch, roll, twist the stick left and right, push the mini-throttle up and down;
10. When all the axes are calibrated press the End Calibr. button and you're good to go and bind your joystick in your games.
First you have to flash to the latest firmware and calibrate. For doing this you could see this video as a general guide; it's for a different device, but everything is the same except of the name of the file you flash and the fact that your device has a mini-throttle that has to get included in the calibration.
1. Download the configurator and unzip it;
2. Download the Bootloader and unzip it;
3. Download the firmware package and unzip it;
4. From the firmware package get this file: _Gladiator_KG12_v2_00_7.vkb and move it in a dedicated VKB folder, together with the configurator (VKBDevCfg) and the bootloader (zBootloader);
5. Open VKBDevCfg as Admin, click on your device name in the device list, click on the Tools tab, then on the Bootloader button;
6. In the new window select the file called _Gladiator_KG12_v2_00_7.vkb and double click on it - your device is getting flashed;
7. When flashing procedure is done and the window has closed open again VKBDevCfg, click on your device name, click on the Tools tab, then click on the Default button;
8. After your device reboots click on the Test tab, then Axes Tab, then click on the Start Calibr button;
9. Move all your axes end to end so the slider on the screen goes all the way left and right: pitch, roll, twist the stick left and right, push the mini-throttle up and down;
10. When all the axes are calibrated press the End Calibr. button and you're good to go and bind your joystick in your games.
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Re: How to Setup vKb Gladiator mk. II
Hello Fallout9, Much appreciated for all the help. I think I figured it out. This sounds crazy but I'm assuming binding is just setting it up within the game. I just need to figure out which keys to program to the joystick. Thanks again with the detailed answer!
Re: How to Setup vKb Gladiator mk. II
But is the newest joystick Raptor Mach2 (FR-TEC) FT7007 comparable to VKB Gladiator..?
Does someone show me where can I find the .blk settings file in the game folder?
Does someone show me where can I find the .blk settings file in the game folder?
Re: How to Setup vKb Gladiator mk. II
Raptor is not a VKB device.
Руководство пользователя по контроллерам VKB (VKB controllers User Guide) Ru&En
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/LlqiYtIrIetBOQ
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/LlqiYtIrIetBOQ
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