Is Tilt Steering easily configured / available for all racing games?

[Richards Racingmad]

Hi I’m new from the UK and sitting on the fence regarding purchasing a Deck.
I would be using a Deck “off grid” therefore no PC etc. to hook up to.
My main interest is racing games like Project Cars.
What I want to know is - is Tilt Steering available on the Deck ?
I know it has a gyro, but I haven’t found any accurate answers yet, from someone who has actually USED tilt steering on a Deck. I have asked a few of the top youtubers with no concrete answers.
I understand that there would be no force feedback…..of course.
If it is not possible to have tilt steering within a Deck, would I be able to use an exterior controller linked to the Deck? ( no PC )

[thetargos]

If not readily available in the game, you can configure it at anytime in Steam Input. You will have experiment which way serves you the best (if always active, active when a capacituve surface is touched [trackpad/joystick] or a specific button). You can lookup many configs people produced for the Steam Controller (which is basically what the Deck has embedded) in yourube or the like and get an idea if where to start.

[ugafan]

Yes, I have used tilt steering on the Deck in racing games, including Project Cars. The gyro can be set to either the left stick or the right stick. So you can have it to steer when outputting as the left stick or look around when set to right stick. You can use an exterior controller linked to the Deck.

You should be aware that racing games can be a bit disorienting when trying to use tilt controls on the Deck because you're not only moving the controller, but the entire screen. The greater you turn the wheel, the more you tilt the screen. You can adjust the inner and outer deadzones, which will affect how far you have to tilt the Deck to steer.

Setting the gyro to right stick to look around from inside the car is a pretty cool experience. It gives you sort of a VR feel like you're moving your head as the driver.

One last thing to consider is the screen is a lot smaller than a monitor, so for some racing games it can be harder to see what's ahead of you than others.

[Richards Racingmad]

Okay, I’m not sure what is meant by setting the giro to left or right stick, but I assume that when you are touching the stick that you can then tilt the device to tilt- steer?
…As long as I can tilt the device to steer, that’s the main thing. Thank you for your replies!

[ugafan]

If you are playing Project Cars with a controller, you can steer with the left stick and move the camera with the right stick.

The gyro on the Deck can be set to either one. So you can set it up to tilt-steer or you can set it to look around when you tilt the Deck.

[Richards Racingmad]

Thank you!