Due to numerous complaints about all control schemes being too hard and unplayable, we introduce simplified gamepad control scheme - pitch combined with vertical thruster and roll combined with horizontal thruster on left stick, yaw on right stick, implemented both in game and the demo. Updates are live now.
Tell us what you think!
Meanwhile, HOTAS support in Thick Air has been tested and it works with all DirectInput joysticks. It's going to be released along with complete settings menu overhaul and controls customization system mid-October or earlier.