Thanks stash, the keyboard is wireless using a dongle and it works fine a a keyboard.

The issue is more the integration with eqmod. I can add a joystick as you described, but couldn't get it to recognize arrow keys.
One thing I haven't tried is just using my USB gamepad which may work fine with the joystick option, though I would prefer using the keyboard as it has more options.

Could EQMOD be modified to add a keyboard, similar to the joystick option? I am a software engineer, but haven't looked into that yet.

Failing all this, I could just buy a joystick

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