Controller or Keyboard & Mouse

[Butters]

I'm wondering if people find the game better on controller or keyboard and mouse before I begin. I'm assuming keyboard and mouse but I'm not sure.

[thanatol74]

The game overall feels designed for controller input. Compared to using a controller, using a mouse allows me to quickly adjust my aiming direction. However, there are times when there are too many keys to press simultaneously, which makes keyboard controls feel cumbersome and frustrating for me.

[Oskar Wildbart]

I started playing with keyboard and trackpad on my laptop. I had to rearrange some buttons, but it works so well i did not even try gamepad or mouse since then.

[SaintWacko]

Originally posted by Oskar Wildbart:

I started playing with keyboard and trackpad on my laptop. I had to rearrange some buttons, but it works so well i did not even try gamepad or mouse since then.

What did you remap? I just bought the game and would like to try it with keyboard and trackpad

[DrehLM]

Originally posted by Oskar Wildbart:

I started playing with keyboard and trackpad on my laptop. I had to rearrange some buttons, but it works so well i did not even try gamepad or mouse since then.

Niiice! I want to buy the game but I'm worried that the switch pro controller won't work well on the macbook. I feel excited to hear that it's playable with keyboard and trackpad

[thelefthorse]

Originally posted by SaintWacko:

. . .
What did you remap? I just bought the game and would like to try it with keyboard and trackpad

Trackpad?

Unless you are a card-carrying masochist, I think that is going to be . . . challenging for this game. Not impossible -- when I returned to gaming as an adult I began the same way -- but very difficult.

This may not be remotely feasible depending on your setup, but what works for me when I'm travelling is to use an old-fashioned clipboard (anything stiff and mouse pad-shaped works). Slap a mouse pad on there (bonus: the clip keeps board and pad together). Add a wireless mouse (well, any mouse, really) and bam, you've got a portable gaming station.

I've perched my clipboard-mouse-pad on arm rests on planes, in living rooms, on pillows in bed; you can slide your seat back in a car and use the center console to hold it. Myriad options. I've rested that thing on . . . let's leave it there.

I realize there are situations where the above isn't feasible, but when it is -- so much better than trying to use a track pad to play games.

[untmdsprt]

I've been using the controller while at the pc, and then also playing on my Deck.

[Twelvefield]

I have my flight sim HOTAS hooked up, which includes stick, rudders, throttles, etc. as well as an XBOX controller. Dave didn't read any of that as being usable, so I've been forced into using kb/m, unless I unplug my setup. Honestly, I like kb/m a lot with Dave. I don't think I could transition to a controller.