diff --git a/engine/MUNGA_L4/L4PADRIO.cpp b/engine/MUNGA_L4/L4PADRIO.cpp
index be318fb..128a2e1 100644
--- a/engine/MUNGA_L4/L4PADRIO.cpp
+++ b/engine/MUNGA_L4/L4PADRIO.cpp
@@ -707,6 +707,18 @@ void
 				// centered (inside the deadzone) it leaves the keyboard
 				// integration alone.
 				//
+				// DIAG (BT_PAD_LOG=1): who overwrites which channel?
+				if (getenv("BT_PAD_LOG"))
+				{
+					static int s_padWriteLog = 0;
+					if (s_padWriteLog < 60)
+					{
+						++s_padWriteLog;
+						DEBUG_STREAM << "[padwrite] axis " << binding.axis
+							<< " -> channel " << binding.channel
+							<< " value " << raw << std::endl << std::flush;
+					}
+				}
 				channelValue[binding.channel] = raw;
 			}
 			else if (previousPadAxisRaw[a] != 0.0f)
diff --git a/players/README.txt b/players/README.txt
index 3728b3d..c45a747 100644
--- a/players/README.txt
+++ b/players/README.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ CONTROLS (keyboard):
   1 or Space ........... main trigger          2 ............. middle thumb
   3 or Ctrl ............ upper thumb (missiles) 4 ............ pinky
   V view | B look-behind | M control mode | N schematic | J/K/L MFD pages
+  NOTE: you SPAWN IN BASIC control mode (the pod's rookie setting) --
+  in BASIC the stick steers and the pedal keys (A/D, arrows) do
+  NOTHING.  Press M once for MID (pedals steer, stick twists the
+  torso -- the full experience).  If 'turning does not work', it is
+  this, not a bug.
   - / = ................ game volume down/up (saved between sessions)
   H (hold) ............. coolant flush (dumps reservoir to cool everything)
   C .................... cycle a coolant valve.  CAREFUL: the detents go