diff --git a/template/joyful-config.yml b/template/joyful-config.yml
index 68e77b1..1e45513 100644
--- a/template/joyful-config.yml
+++ b/template/joyful-config.yml
@@ -33,15 +33,18 @@ rules:
     input: TODO_ABS_THROTTLE
     output: ABS_Y
 
-  # --- grip: main stick + ministick axes ---
+  # --- grip: main stick + ministick axes (routed to distinct output
+  # axes from the base throttle above - this is bare passthrough, not
+  # a functional assignment; nothing here means "look" or "strafe"
+  # until a specific game's config says so, see space-engineers/) ---
   - device: grip
     type: axis
     input: TODO_ABS_STICK_X
-    output: ABS_X
+    output: ABS_RX
   - device: grip
     type: axis
     input: TODO_ABS_STICK_Y
-    output: ABS_Y
+    output: ABS_RY
   - device: grip
     type: axis
     input: TODO_ABS_MINISTICK_X