copied from another thread about joysticks and os x:

look physicsmode throttle = only in the facing direction but just at the throttles quantity according to the setting of the throttle controller...

i really don't see any diffrence in that. if i pull it back my ship still will hover in the direction it last had, if i turn it still will, if i then give the throttle a 50% well my ship will first break/slow down because the throttle would thrust against the actuall direction and then accelerate the other direction (the one facing actually) but instead of just 0=nothing (thrustkey not pressed) and 1=full thrust (pressing the thrustkey) the throttle could make it like "30% facingdirectionthrust plx" ...
why should that be so difficult to implement.

if you want, then just set any throttle value > 50% = 1 = full thrust forward any throttle value < 50% = 0 = no thrust acting just like the thrust forward key.
it still would give the throttle more sense than it actually has using physics mode, we could free the thrust key for something else ...

Um. I don't understand what you're asking. Seriously. Can somebody parse for me?

uhhh... I'm as lost as you are, Rogue.

throttle at a joystick is not supported when switching to physicsmode, it just does nothing and the explanation "we could not figure out the direction in which the throttle should work" does not please me.

Change the interface to Accelerate/Decelerate instead of Throttle.

It would be nice if the game made that change automatically when switching to Physics Mode, and I know that has been suggested before (by me).

I like that, Cunjo.