controller support for PC version?

[jidong216]

now that its going to xbox

[HomeAlone]

why would u want controller over mnk for rts game?

[jidong216]

Originally posted by HomeAlone:

why would u want controller over mnk for rts game?

because I have my gaming pc hooked up to a big tv and I game on the couch

mouse and keyboard is just an inferior way to game

[flipmode]

Wondering the same thing.
They put a lot of work into making it play well with controller, so why not make that availabe on PC as well.

Sure, the genre works better with m&k.
But nowadays many players have their PCs set up like a console, hooked up to a nice big screen playing on the couch.

[Bubs]

Originally posted by jidong216:

Originally posted by HomeAlone:

why would u want controller over mnk for rts game?

because I have my gaming pc hooked up to a big tv and I game on the couch

mouse and keyboard is just an inferior way to game

i play in bed on big tv and i'd never use a controller. freak

[Messiah360]

Controller support would not be possible because the Xbox version is totally different from the PC.

[321-]

"mouse and keyboard is just an inferior way to game "

lmao. gaming is wasted on you

There wont be controller support, as messiah360 says, because what came out on xbox is a completely different game to the one on PC. They even presented it. They automate EVERYTHING on xbox, you barelly even have to be present in the room because the game is playing itself and they adjusted the AI so it mostly stands and looks at you. These are all needed because RTS is not actually possible on controllers in a way that makes sense. So they had to come up with this.

I dont really understand why, as i doubt more than a handfull of console users are tunning in for it. Its a shame microsoft can't actually commit to a pc only game. This bodes ill for their future with activision. Imagine giving Starcraft 3 the go ahead, but its some simplistic casualized console game. I hope not

[Mr. Ron Hands]

the bed gamers, lol. please tell me how to scroll the map and select and divide infantry with a controller . and no man, every gamer looking for kills and wins , especially in fps is looking for frames in front of them on a 20-30 inch high hz monitor. that has not changed.

[Ivanchwelo]

Not using a mouse and/or keyboard is just an inferior way to game. you cant micro with a controller. or at least you are in complete disadvantage

[mister_lobos]

i will never understand why people care how others play a game... there is reasons why some could prefer controller, there are reasons why some could prefer keyboard n mouse.. including medical reasons, none of which effects anyone else, so why get upset about others playing a different way???
one of the best features of PC gaming is you can use keyboard and mouse or just about any controller you want easily.

but the game says it is playable on steam deck... which uses a controller so it should be possible. i have also played other similar games with a controller, so it can certainly work.

[TwelveOhNine]

I would've liked to see some of the automation that xbox got come to the pc version as well. It would be nice to be able to toggle vill production and assign what they collect without having to manually do that all. Its a thing in a lot of other games and would allow newer players to focus more on the strategy and game rather than remember to spam vills and ♥♥♥♥. Would still get outplayed by better players that manually macro everything, but I see it like the easy mode in fighting games. Lets people play, but isn't going to make them better than someone that actually knows what they are doing.

[fdp_san]

Originally posted by HomeAlone:

why would u want controller over mnk for rts game?

Steam deck play.
Stop being pedant, this has no effect on you.

[flipmode]

Originally posted by Messiah360:

Controller support would not be possible because the Xbox version is totally different from the PC.

I played a bit of AoE2 on SX, it´s indeed a very different game compared to the PC versions.
But why not have two branches or two entirely different downloads on PC?

A merged version may be too complicated, but having a specific version for controller on PC, basicly PC Graphics with Console UI and systems, could work just fine.

[SalvaeDeus®]

Controller support is a must in 2023, regardless of the game genre, other RTS games did it, it should become standard.
Secondly, not everyone plays games competitively, some of us would just like to be able to lay on our couches/beds and be able to play using a controller, or on the steamdeck, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Please, learn to respect people's choices, including gaming.

[TaxOwlbear]

Just get extension cords for your mouse and keyboard.

[nothing good on the internet]

I made a layout for PS4 controllers and shared it earlier. Hotkeys are bound to the right joystick as radial menu. Press and hold circle when you would normally lift up your mouse. Additional hotkeys are bound to a dpad button + moving the right joystick. The radial menu's will become unbound. To fix, change the right joystick behavior to match the name of each layer (except for the axis layers). A number of buttons have double presses as other inputs as well.