PS4 controller no longer working with melee

[Shammeh]

So I've played this game exclusively with a controller ever since I started, never once have I even tried keyboard and mouse as generally that hurts my hands, and I spend the majority of my time in warframe gleefully chopping things up in melee since my aim is garbage. This new update seems to have rendered my controllers unusable. I can't make more than a single melee swing at a time without bringing out my rifle again so i can make another swing. The issue seems to be that the single swing puts me into the new "melee mode" but that new mode doesn't seem to have any bindings for melee attacks for my controllers, I'll just stand there like an idiot blocking things in front of me but not actually swinging. Obviously this would prevent me from using combos or really being able to do anything but shoot, so to say I'm frustrated would be a bit of an understatement.

I've tested it and the mouse and keyboard work just fine but I really don't want to have to relearn how to play a game I've spent over 200 hours playing, especially at the cost of my hands, I just hope I'm not the only one that's had this issue and someone can advise me how to fix it.

[Catpsyche]

THIS is very close to my situation, and I have to add my voice to acknowledge that there is A PROBLEM WITH CONTROLLERS!... I play on PC and with an Xbox Controller. However, my problem with my controls is that the Left Trigger Button does not respond or work, so I cannot Zoom (close up) with any of my weapons that have this feature. I also cannot Channel Melee, or even work my Mining equipment. There is No Work-Around for a broken controller due to faulty updates. Please fix and repair Controllers immediately so I can continue play Warframe. Thank you, Devs!!!

[JOESEPH MY BELOVED]

Use mouse 4head

[Shammeh]

I don't understand why I should have to use a control system I've never liked or used, that causes me physical pain over time, because a new patch came out rendering the method I've used to play the game for years now completely invalid. Rather than subjecting myself to that I'd rather just not play the game, which I was very much enjoying until now, until someone finds a fix or it fixes itself.

[donkey tron]

Originally posted by Catpsyche:

However, my problem with my controls is that the Left Trigger Button does not respond or work, so I cannot Zoom (close up) with any of my weapons that have this feature. I also cannot Channel Melee..

resetting my controller to its default configuration fixed this, but it also assigned melee channeling to the R3 button (right analog click along with secondary weapon fire)..

[ShinkuSC]

from what I can tell from playing with the Switch Pro Controller is that if Steam is using Steam Controller settings for the game, it'll mess up. they don't seem to have updated their offical Steam configuration with the new changes in mind, so there's a bit of a conflict going on. I had to change it to the generic controller template so that it would use the in-game controls instead. hope this helps!

[Shammeh]

Originally posted by Scarlet:

from what I can tell from playing with the Switch Pro Controller is that if Steam is using Steam Controller settings for the game, it'll mess up. they don't seem to have updated their offical Steam configuration with the new changes in mind, so there's a bit of a conflict going on. I had to change it to the generic controller template so that it would use the in-game controls instead. hope this helps!

Unfortunately that didn't work for me. Still only a single melee swing and then I'm stuck with my ♥♥♥♥ in my hand until I swap back to my ranged weapons. This has been extremely frustrating for me, I'm really debating just dropping the game and coming back to it in a few months to see if this junk is sorted out. I just want to swing my hammer into some infested's face without getting diablo style click induced tendonitits, doesn't seem like much to ask to me.

[Zorp the Surveyor]

Hi OP - I had exactly the same issue last night. Resetting the controller layout to default /twice/ totally fixed the problem for me.

Hope that helps!

[Shammeh]

That hasn't worked for me personally. Here's what I've tried so far: Resetting all controller setting in the game and in steam to default multiple times, setting the steam controller preferance to both PS4 and generic, running the game in and out of big picture mode. I even tried remapping the "fire primary weapon key" to what used to be my melee button and toggling on the option that allows you to use your main mouse button for melee when in melee mode. So far no results whatsoever, a single melee swing at a time is all I get unless I change to my rifle, I can't even do a ground pound until I do.

[DRAGONSWORD]

Change melee action to 'b button' under both the general and melee tabs

[Jalei]

Originally posted by Shammeh:

So I've played this game exclusively with a controller ever since I started, never once have I even tried keyboard and mouse as generally that hurts my hands, and I spend the majority of my time in warframe gleefully chopping things up in melee since my aim is garbage. This new update seems to have rendered my controllers unusable. I can't make more than a single melee swing at a time without bringing out my rifle again so i can make another swing. The issue seems to be that the single swing puts me into the new "melee mode" but that new mode doesn't seem to have any bindings for melee attacks for my controllers, I'll just stand there like an idiot blocking things in front of me but not actually swinging. Obviously this would prevent me from using combos or really being able to do anything but shoot, so to say I'm frustrated would be a bit of an understatement.

I've tested it and the mouse and keyboard work just fine but I really don't want to have to relearn how to play a game I've spent over 200 hours playing, especially at the cost of my hands, I just hope I'm not the only one that's had this issue and someone can advise me how to fix it.

I was having the same problem. I fixed this by going into the game settings and setting "Melee with Fire Weapon Input" to on. Now it lets me use my trigger button when in melee without any issues.