Joystick not appearing in Orbiter 2024

[HaizmansBrain]

I downloaded the 20241231 version. Running the NG version with the D3D9 client. It all starts up ok.

Problem is when I select joystick there's nothing there! Says disabled. ( I have Saitek X52 Pro)

Found the 20250827 version for x64 on github and installed that. It starts up fine and does see my joystick. But after adding the XRSound and the XR2 Ravenstar to the Orbiter folders, I get this error:

000032.679: ============================ ERROR: ===========================
000032.681: Could not load vessel module: XR2Ravenstar (code 193)
000032.682: [Vessel::LoadModule |
D:\a\orbiter\orbiter\Src\Orbiter\Vessel.cpp | 5953]
000032.684: ===============================================================

I am using Win 11.

 

[Buck Rogers]

It can't find the .dll, which could be an installation error. Is there a XR2Ravenstar.dll in the modules folder? If absent try reinstalling.

 

[HaizmansBrain]

The .dll is present.
However, the main orbiter package is from Github and dated 20250827. The 2024 version from the main site I originally installed doesn't detect my joystick.

 

[HaizmansBrain]

Starting over...
Extracted the base Orbiter 2024 to new folder, ran the Orbiter.exe, it does not run. Ran the Orbiter_ng.exe and it starts up fine, but no joystick detected.
Extracted the 8/27/2025 version from github to a new folder. Only Orbiter.exe present, but it starts up fine and detects my joystick!
Problem now is the 8/27 version is missing a lot of files compared to the 2024 version.
Is it now just a matter of comparing and copying?

 

[Buck Rogers]

However, the main orbiter package is from Github and dated 20250827. The 2024 version from the main site I originally installed doesn't detect my joystick.

XR vessels are released for very specific Orbiter versions, as it's not recognising the .dll it may well be incompatible.

 

[Gondos]

You cannot use a 32bit DLL module with a 64bit build of Orbiter. You may have more luck with the x86 build