Once again an update has provoked VO into constantly altering my firing triggers - this time it ignores the ini file and rewrites the triggers when it loads so locking the file is no longer effective.

Worse - it is assigning my missle trigger (shoot3) to the buttons I use to scroll thru the target list (NextLS) so when I go to select someone I end up firing a missle at the current target.

So it ignores your bind changes?
(Edit) Button binds are saved in wgaf.cfg not config.ini, but that's irrelevant if your changes are always being overwritten.
Are your bind changes game controller related or keyboard?

If you can create a support ticket with a reproduceable case on a clean install, we can fix it.

Joystick options are stored in config.ini ray.

Options are, but joystick binds are stored in the wgaf.cfg, which is what he is referring to.

Joystick buttons are in the ini actually

I have the buttons all defined manually in the ini file including all three shoot commands.

Dual stick setup btw so I have 4 sticks defined in the file -> each stick has a js0 and a js1 defined so they are correct even when they show up reversed.
I will see what i can do with the clean install

this is the left stick which is the one its clobbering
[Saitek Cyborg X (/dev/input/js1)]
enabled=1
binds=-
JOYX=StrafeLR
xaxisinvert=0
xaxiscenter=0
xaxismindeadzone=-10
xaxisdeadzone=10
xaxisminsaturation=-95
xaxissaturation=95
JOYY=StrafeUD
yaxisinvert=0
yaxiscenter=0
yaxismindeadzone=-10
yaxisdeadzone=10
yaxisminsaturation=-95
yaxissaturation=95
JOYZ=NONE
zaxisinvert=0
zaxiscenter=0
zaxismindeadzone=-10
zaxisdeadzone=10
zaxisminsaturation=-95
zaxissaturation=95
JOYRX=
Rxaxisinvert=0
Rxaxiscenter=0
Rxaxismindeadzone=-10
Rxaxisdeadzone=10
Rxaxisminsaturation=-95
Rxaxissaturation=95
JOYRY=
Ryaxisinvert=0
Ryaxiscenter=0
Ryaxismindeadzone=-10
Ryaxisdeadzone=10
Ryaxisminsaturation=-95
Ryaxissaturation=95
JOYRZ=
Rzaxisinvert=0
Rzaxiscenter=0
Rzaxismindeadzone=-10
Rzaxisdeadzone=10
Rzaxisminsaturation=-95
Rzaxissaturation=95
JOYRU=NONE
Ruaxisinvert=0
Ruaxiscenter=0
Ruaxismindeadzone=-10
Ruaxisdeadzone=10
Ruaxisminsaturation=-95
Ruaxissaturation=95
JOYBUTTON0=+Shoot3
JOYBUTTON1=prevLS
JOYBUTTON2=nextLS
JOYBUTTON3=FlyModeToggle
JOYBUTTON4=Activate
JOYBUTTON5=ConsoleToggle
JOYBUTTON6=
JOYBUTTON7=
JOYBUTTON8=
JOYBUTTON9=
JOYBUTTON10=+Shoot1
JOYBUTTON11=+Shoot2
JOYBUTTON12=+Shoot3
JOYBUTTON13=hail

it does still do it when i tried it plug in free so its not a plugin doing it.

Heres what it changed it to.
Not sure why it reversed the sticks since I didnt reboot.

It doesnt do it every time but it only took 2 tries for me to get it so reproducing it shouldnt be a problem. Its been pretty consistant for me.

[Saitek Cyborg X (/dev/input/js0)]
enabled=1
binds=-
JOYX=StrafeLR
xaxisinvert=0
xaxiscenter=0
xaxismindeadzone=-10
xaxisdeadzone=10
xaxisminsaturation=-95
xaxissaturation=95
JOYY=StrafeUD
yaxisinvert=0
yaxiscenter=0
yaxismindeadzone=-10
yaxisdeadzone=10
yaxisminsaturation=-95
yaxissaturation=95
JOYZ=NONE
zaxisinvert=0
zaxiscenter=0
zaxismindeadzone=-10
zaxisdeadzone=10
zaxisminsaturation=-95
zaxissaturation=95
JOYRX=
Rxaxisinvert=0
Rxaxiscenter=0
Rxaxismindeadzone=-10
Rxaxisdeadzone=10
Rxaxisminsaturation=-95
Rxaxissaturation=95
JOYRY=
Ryaxisinvert=0
Ryaxiscenter=0
Ryaxismindeadzone=-10
Ryaxisdeadzone=10
Ryaxisminsaturation=-95
Ryaxissaturation=95
JOYRZ=
Rzaxisinvert=0
Rzaxiscenter=0
Rzaxismindeadzone=-10
Rzaxisdeadzone=10
Rzaxisminsaturation=-95
Rzaxissaturation=95
JOYRU=NONE
Ruaxisinvert=0
Ruaxiscenter=0
Ruaxismindeadzone=-10
Ruaxisdeadzone=10
Ruaxisminsaturation=-95
Ruaxissaturation=95
JOYBUTTON0=+Shoot3
JOYBUTTON1=+Shoot1
JOYBUTTON2=+Shoot3
JOYBUTTON3=FlyModeToggle
JOYBUTTON4=Activate
JOYBUTTON5=ConsoleToggle
JOYBUTTON6=+Accelerate
JOYBUTTON7=+Decelerate
JOYBUTTON8=
JOYBUTTON9=
JOYBUTTON10=+Shoot2
JOYBUTTON11=+Shoot1
JOYBUTTON12=+Shoot3
JOYBUTTON13=hail