Been itching to play Freespace 2 again, recently, but going into the bindings to get my dual VKB Gladiator sticks set up it only recognizes one of them and not the other. Is it possible to set up dual-stick compatibility?

Yes, if you use the Open Source Project version and download the mod manager Knossos. net

https://fsnebula.org/knossos/

It allows using 2 joysticks.

Once you get it set up, make sure you go to "settings" in Knossos, scroll down to Input section, and select your 2 joysticks there. Then when you are in game, go into the settings in the game and then press F3 find the input tab and then make sure to assign your joysticks in there too, and then restart the game.