Controls

[Tusen 2KxX]

So, I'm having an issue figuring out which controls to put on which buttons, so I'm looking for recommendations, I want to drive manual. Things like wipers, cruise control etc. I can keep to a keyboard press. What is everyone's recommended settings? I am using and Xbox one controller. Thanks in advance.

[TW]

Mine are on H, K.....

[Imperator]

right out the gate I should disclose im on mouse and keyboard. i know, i know, what blasphemy...

i would suggest:

(kind of obvious on this one) steering and looking around put on the joysticks.

accelerator right trigger, decelerator left trigger.

shift up right bumper shift down left bumper

toggle engine break DPAD up (make sure its toggle engine break so it stays on without having to hold the button)

DPAD left and right turn indicators

DPAD down cycle wipers

X activate, that will get you the trailer hook up and disconnect, rest stop, fuel up, and interact with any of the stop here and push button things.

A engine start stop but also have the game set so it starts the engine when you press the accelerator.

use Y for set cruise and B to increase then if you want to slow down just turn off cruise and hit the engine break until at the desired speed and turn cruise back on

leave everything else on keyboard


just my passing thought on how i would try and set up if i was using an xbox controller.

(after thought: if the joysticks can be depressed to act as 2 more buttons you could use one of them to toggle truck lift axles and the other for trailer lift axles, or bind both to one and use the now free button to toggle beacons and or hazzards)

[HighPlains Drifter]

As friendly advice, find a button for "shift to nuetral". It'll be very handy for driving manual with a controller.

[[ BBS ] Bootleg]

If you're on just the controller, I would recommend staying in automatic. Unless of course you mean sequential with 'manual'. Then all you need is some easy-to-reach buttons/keys for shifting up/down, and maybe another one for shift to neutral.

If you mean manual like actual manual shifting, you'd need a secondary controller like an actual shfit stick, or maybe an external analog device that supports the shifter layouts in the game.

[🦊 Hermit]

I drive real auto in my game, so I don't know if any suggestions I give would be especially helpful, but here's what feels intuitive to me:

Triggers - accel and brake
Bumpers - left and right indicators
Y - flash lights (game calls it 'light horn' if I recall correclty)
X - trailer brake
B - activate cruise control
A - horn (because beeping at people is important )
Dpad up and down - increase/decrease cruise control value
Dpad left - change zoom level of dashboard GPS
Dpad right - resume cruise control at current setting
Back and start buttons - decrease/increase retarder
Left stick - steer
Right stick - look around with the camera
Left stick click - zoom in view
Right stick click - reset camera to forward internal view

And if anyone is wondering where my gear keys are for the real auto: I have a Logitech G13 Game Board beside me, and I use the thumb stick on that as a mini sequential gear lever when taking off or reversing. Flick it upwards to put the truck in drive, downwards for reverse.

[meatballs_21]

My Xbox controller settings:

LT and RT: Brake and accelerate
LB and RB: Turn signals
Left stick: Steering
Left stick click: Parking brake
Right stick: Look around
Right stick click: Toggle high beams
A: Activate
B: Shift up
X: Cruise control
Y: Shift down
Dpad Up: Hook/unhook trailer
Dpad Down: Hazard flashers
Dpad Left: Headlights
Dpad right: Wipers
Back: Start/stop engine

I don’t care about having a horn button since it doesn’t do anything, so usually the only keyboard key I need to press is O for beacons when I’m pulling an oversize load.

[_KC76_]

Recommendation: Don't try to "drive manual" using a Game Pad. There are not enough buttons to properly set up Throttle, Brake, Clutch (game pads only have 2 triggers, not 3), let alone even a 10 spd transmission's gear selections.

That said, when I use my PS4 gamepad, instead of my Wheel/Pedals setup, I have all the basic, most used stuff that would be in easy reach of the steering wheel on the Gamepad, and everything else custom mapped to my Keyboard.
so, for example, on an xbox pad, ABXY would be Cruise control On/Set, Increase speed, Decrease Speed, and Resume, then my Dpad buttons on the left are Up=next Camera, Dn=Interior camera. left=interior look left, Rt= interior look Right. Left Joystick is Steering, right joystick is manual camera control, right trigger= Throttle, left trigger= Brake, right bumper= right turn signal, left bumper= left turn signal. other PS4 buttons I have mapped to ESC or TAB or Map, etc. All my "dashboard" type controls I leave on my Keyboard; Lights, wipers, hazard flashers, Beacon, air suspension; All on the keyboard.
For Shifting, I use Realistic Automatic while using the Gamepad, and the default Keyboard keys {shift} and {CTRL}

[SimuLord]

Originally posted by Imperator:

right out the gate I should disclose im on mouse and keyboard. i know, i know, what blasphemy...

I'm on KB/M as well. I've thought about getting a proper wheel-and-pedals setup, but I have a cat with a nasty habit of breaking things. I'd have to secure a wheel so tightly to the desk that there'd be no room to use my computer as a computer.

[_KC76_]

Originally posted by SimuLord:

Originally posted by Imperator:

right out the gate I should disclose im on mouse and keyboard. i know, i know, what blasphemy...

I'm on KB/M as well. I've thought about getting a proper wheel-and-pedals setup, but I have a cat with a nasty habit of breaking things. I'd have to secure a wheel so tightly to the desk that there'd be no room to use my computer as a computer.

This is why many of us that have Wheel setups also have dedicated "sim rigs" to mount the wheel, pedals, button box, etc. to .. and why most of my time, I use the PS4 controller, because it's a hassle to move the driving chair over and set it up .. if I only have a few minutes, I just plug in the gamepad and drive for a bit. Gamepads are really under-rated for this game.

[FRigger]

Originally posted by Tusen 2KxX:

So, I'm having an issue figuring out which controls to put on which buttons, so I'm looking for recommendations, I want to drive manual. Things like wipers, cruise control etc. I can keep to a keyboard press. What is everyone's recommended settings? I am using and Xbox one controller. Thanks in advance.

I use a PS5 controller... Change your
button assignment using Steam overlay. Open steam look for game and then find controller icon... choices are almost limitless . Button assignment can be double duty. Analogue sticks can be tuned. I use Manual shift with a single press neutral command to get down low fast.

[Decumanusmaximus]

Here's what I've configured using Steam Input:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nHHemkD9mrj2DeALt8FJgbm2Seivl0dI/view?usp=sharing

[_KC76_]

SCS themselves recommend against using Steam input, because either a Steam update or a Game update could break your controller setup.

[Decumanusmaximus]

Originally posted by _KC76_:

SCS themselves recommend against using Steam input, because either a Steam update or a Game update could break your controller setup.

Where can I find that recommendation? I'd like to read what they say ...

[Imperator]

Originally posted by SimuLord:

Originally posted by Imperator:

right out the gate I should disclose im on mouse and keyboard. i know, i know, what blasphemy...

I'm on KB/M as well. I've thought about getting a proper wheel-and-pedals setup, but I have a cat with a nasty habit of breaking things. I'd have to secure a wheel so tightly to the desk that there'd be no room to use my computer as a computer.

Ive thought about getting a wheel with shift paddles and a button box.

I just cant justify the expense to myself. i have a wife, 2y/o, one OTW, and german shepherd that rely on my income so there is a long list of things that take priority to apparatus to use for at most 4 games i have 3 of which i havnt played in over 2 years.

maybe in a couple years i'll suggest it to my wife for a christmas+birthday gift combo thing lol.

[alejoCS.PRO]

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