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RetroACE135 Feb 21, 2023 @ 9:30pm
Xbox One Controller Bindings help and suggestions?
So I play on Xbox One (No Bashing from Any of you PC elitists here! It's Crossplay with you guys, so my question still stands). I like to play on a controller, simply because it makes me feel as if I'm in more "direct" control of my aircraft. Plus, I don't have to worry about always giving 100% control surface to anything accidentally and unnecessarily bleeding speed doing the slightest of maneuvers or course corrections. I've also flown RC planes before, and the Xbox controller feels very similar to flying with an RC controller, if the inputs are mapped right.

The problem is that I sometimes find myself at an unfair disadvantage against mouse-aim users with their auto-aimbot assist "instructor" allowing them to have superb accuracy in just about every turn fight I get roped into. This is usually because I either lack the precision that mouse-aim gives, or I can't have good situational awareness since I don't have a mouse to always be looking around with.

I can somewhat hold my own when the target I'm already targeting is the one initiating the turn fight, though, since I can use the "Tracking Cam" button to keep an eye on him. The problem with that solution, though, is it wants to zoom in to the max zoom setting, and in a tight dogfight (less than 500m) it makes it really hard for me to get a read on his movement.

I've also remapped my "free look" binding to be LB (Left Bumper) + Left Stick (Same I use to control throttle and rudder) to allow me to look around when not engaged, or when I'm looking for a target to engage. Unfortunately, when looking around via that binding, I cannot select a target with the "A" button (Which is stock binding).

So, can anybody offer recommended controller bindings or tips on how to combat mouse-aim users? Also, for anybody who uses an Xbox Controller, can you replicate the issues I have above, and how I could solve them?

Please be civil, and don't just say "This is the PC forum, it's different from console, pleb". Like I said, this game is crossplay, and can even have accounts linked to this version. I'm also asking recommended controller bindings for a controller that can be used for PC as well. I feel as if this question is more than fitting in this forum (Pluse I don't want to have to make a new account for the Gaijin forums when I could just as easily ask on here).

Sorry if I sound defensive, but I tried asking this question once before a while back and was scoffed at.
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RetroACE135 Feb 23, 2023 @ 6:51pm 
It's been a few days, so I figured I would bump this topic again.

On top of that, here's my Xbox One controller bindings for aircraft in case anyone would like to try them out, or offer suggestions on improvement. I'll only include the bindings that I have mapped, assume all others are unassigned.

Aircraft:

Control mode
Control mode : none
Virtual Instructor: no (May turn this on to see if it works better)
Autotrim: Yes
Toggle Control Mode: N/A (not assigned)

Movement
Mouse Wheel (aircraft): None
Mouse Wheel Multiplyer: 50%

Throttle Axis: Left Stick Up/Down
(Keep Value for disabled axis: no)
(Invert Axis: No)
(Relative Control: Yes)
Roll axis: Right Stick Left/Right
Pitch Axis: Right Stick Up/Down
Yaw axis: Left Stick Left/Right

[b[Mechanization[/b]
Flaps Down: D-pad Right
Flaps Up: D-pad Up
Toggle Airbrake: LB (Left Bumper) + D-pad Up
Toggle Gear: LB + D-pad Down

Weaponry
Small-calibre guns: RT (Right Trigger)
Large-calibre guns: RT
Additional Guns: RT
Fire (Machine Guns/ Cannons): Right Trigger
Drop Bomb: RB (Right Bumper)
Drop Bomb Series: D-pad down + RB
Fire Rocket: RB
Fire Air-to-ground missile: LB + RB
Fire Air-to-air missile: LB + LT (Left Trigger)
Drop Guided Bomb: RB
Weapon lock (Air-to-air): D-pad Left + A button
Weapon lock (Air-to-ground): D-pad + X button
Lock Guided Bombs: D-pad + X button
Reload Guns: RS (Click in the Right Stick)

Gunners
Gunner aiming control (x-axis): Right Stick left/right
Gunner aiming Control (y-axis): Right Stick Up/Down
Invert Y-axis (Gunner): Yes

Camera Control
Toggle View: Y button
External View: D-pad left + B button
Bomber View: D-pad left + Y button
Tracking Camera (Enemy): LT (Left Trigger)
Tracking/Aiming axis: LT
View in battle - Air (x-axis): LB + Left Stick Left/Right
View in Battle - Air (y-axis): LB + Left Stick Up/Down
RetroACE135 Feb 23, 2023 @ 7:03pm 
I can also post my Tank controls as well, but those are not as problematic as the aircraft, and I've barely even changed them from the original controls.

I also have not changed the "Common" controls much aside from giving myself the ability to use chat by pressing LB + "View" button (select button or Back button for Xbox 360).

Unfortunately, when I look around in an air battle when using the LB button to let me look around, I cannot select a target with the "A button" from the "Common" controls unless my aircraft is facing the target I want to engage with. Does anybody know how I could fix this?
RetroACE135 Feb 24, 2023 @ 11:51pm 
Bumping again just to see if there are any other controller players on here.
RetroACE135 Mar 1, 2023 @ 3:27am 
Yet another bump.

Anybody have advice?
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Date Posted: Feb 21, 2023 @ 9:30pm
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