Controller vs Mouse & Keyboard

[Hetzrr]

I want to ditch this mouse dragging, it makes me overshoot my turns. Is it worth going to pick up an Xbox controller to play this game?

[Flip]

I am using an xbox controller, it works perfectly fine

[Jeris]

Im using an xbox controller. So far its been fine. Felt better than mouse to me. But, I've always liked controllers in general.

[Umbrella]

I use mouse and it's god-awful. Been tinkering with sensitivity and the zone to no real good results, it works if you use centering button liberally, but i'll probably have to get a controller for this game, getting a good HOTAS will take time as they seem to be out of stock everywhere.

[JesseJ247]

I'm having trouble getting it to detect my controller. Haven't had any troubles in other games. Did I miss something?

[Valdorel]

Xbox Controller is DEFINITELY the way to go for this game. Tried M+K first, hated it. But with a controller the game plays like a dream.

Also works with a Xbox 360 controller if you are looking to save a buck.

[Hetzrr]

Originally posted by Valdorel:

Xbox Controller is DEFINITELY the way to go for this game. Tried M+K first, hated it. But with a controller the game plays like a dream.

Also works with a Xbox 360 controller if you are looking to save a buck.

I ended up buying the 8Bitdo Sn30 Pro+ controller, it gets here tomorrow and i'm excited to see how it performs.

[Holyvision]

I have no issues with mouse after adjusting DPI settings for movement. Gamepad is fun (I prefer the DS4 over XBONE on PC personally) and easy. However playing with a joystick, while a littler harder, is much more fun and gives you some skill advantage once you really get it locked in mentally.

[leopagne]

Originally posted by JesseJ247:

I'm having trouble getting it to detect my controller. Haven't had any troubles in other games. Did I miss something?

Wired or Bluetooth? My wireless was detected right away but I normally have it plugged in with a USB cable as was the case last night when I played.

[leopagne]

Originally posted by Ahyote:

I want to ditch this mouse dragging, it makes me overshoot my turns. Is it worth going to pick up an Xbox controller to play this game?

Highly recommend switching to a controller. I switched from controller to keyboard and mouse just to see the difference and switched right back. Controller for sure is better.

[Daigoji Gai]

Originally posted by Umbrella:

I use mouse and it's god-awful. Been tinkering with sensitivity and the zone to no real good results, it works if you use centering button liberally, but i'll probably have to get a controller for this game, getting a good HOTAS will take time as they seem to be out of stock everywhere.

HOTAS support is meh. It is still not as tight, and Squads was clearly designed for controllers (VR and standard console, e.g. Xbone/PSX) in mind with flight sticks and KBM as an afterthought. I'm using an X-56 flight stick with throttle and it is really finicky. Took several hours to get the controls in a decent state, I had to max out sensitivity for everything except the throttle, tinger with the dead zone and not all buttons map as they should so I've had to find alternatives. While I often come out on top with kills in games (usually top 3), it still doesn't have that tightness w/ HOTAS controls that Elite:Dangerous has.

[Liam Neeson Punching Wolves]

Get a flight stick.

[UnclePlayGame]

I tried to play with HOTAS but my aiming is too bad. Switch to Xbox Wireless Controller give me a lot more score. But still I love playing with HOTAS and VR.

[Hetzrr]

Originally posted by chettawan:

I tried to play with HOTAS but my aiming is too bad. Switch to Xbox Wireless Controller give me a lot more score. But still I love playing with HOTAS and VR.

I've been playing with my SN30 Pro+ and the difference is staggering. I used to have issues getting 2 kills with the mouse controls but with controller I've been getting 10-15 kills per game in dogfighting.

[Enthralling Victor]

Would be playing with the XBOX controller right now, but whenever I try to spin it drags my vertical turn speed down to almost nothing. Makes me want to break the controller.