Actually, the temporary solution to the joystick issue is to just fly once (which will have the game not recognizing the joystick) and then press esc to exit that mission. Then every subsequent flight will have joystick control recognized (at least until you exit the game). A small inconvenience.
Hey eddie, are "mesh.bin"s unique to FC or are they something more generic? I am asking because I wonder if there might be a convertor online that could convert an object with multiple textures.