GhostStick 🎮👻

Seamless remote joystick mirroring over network
Control your Shadow PC (or any VM) using physical joysticks from your main PC — with full vJoy integration and recovery from device disconnections.

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✨ Features

• 🔄 Mirrors joystick input from host to remote via UDP
• 🎮 Full support for dual Thrustmaster T.16000M
• 🧠 Maps X, Y, Z (rotation), Slider, POV hat and buttons
• 🕹️ vJoy support for virtual joystick devices on the VM
• ⚡ Supports configurable update rate (e.g. 60Hz, 30Hz, 10Hz)
• 🗜️ Optional payload compression to reduce latency
• 💥 Works around Shadow’s USB instability
• ✅ Reliable recovery from joystick reconnects without restarting the game

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📦 Components

Sender App (runs on your main PC)

• Windows Forms app using SharpDX
• Reads joystick input
• Sends compressed JSON over UDP to the receiver

Receiver App (runs on Shadow PC / VM)

• Listens for UDP joystick input
• Uses vJoyInterfaceWrap.dll to control virtual joysticks
• Maps axes, buttons, and POV input to vJoy

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🛠️ Setup

✅ Requirements

• Windows on both PCs
• vJoy installed on the VM
• ZeroTier or similar for network bridging
• Open UDP port (default: 25555)
• .NET Framework 4.8 or newer

⚙️ Config

Place a config.json file next to the .exe:

{
  "ip": "100.230.100.100", // Your Shadow PC's IP
  "port": 25555,
  "frequency": 60         // Polling frequency ms
}