How is controller support?

[VIP]

Just saw Whitelight's video on this game and he said controller support is not that good. I just wanna know if it's playable or not.

[d0x360]

360 and xb1 but you have to set them up in the game settings

[CaballeroPatata]

I'm watching the dame video at the moment

[Alex05]

ps4 is also playable using either steam controller support or ds4 windows. And i ve seen in a guide here that its easier than any xbox controller

[d0x360]

Originally posted by Alex05:

ps4 is also playable using either steam controller support or ds4 executer. And i ve seen in a guide here that its easier than any xbox controller

Uhm.. the xbox controller works natively. All you need to do is go into control settings and set the buttons which takes about 5 second lol.

Native support is significanly better than emulation.

[SyfonMK]

Native support is significanly better than emulation.

xDDD
And how exactly is native support better?
Your cars are automagically faster or something?

In my case (DualShock 4) it works fine both natively and via DS4Windows software which emulates DS4 into Xbox pad. The difference is - I can navigate menu only via DS4Windows.

[d0x360]

Originally posted by SyfonMK:

Native support is significanly better than emulation.

xDDD
And how exactly is native support better?
Your cars are automagically faster or something?

In my case (DualShock 4) it works fine both natively and via DS4Windows software which emulates DS4 into Xbox pad. The difference is - I can navigate menu only via DS4Windows.

How is NATIVE support better than emulation? Are you serious?

No it doesn't make cars faster but it does make handling more accurate and have less latency. When you emulate you add latency. When you emulate you never get 100% accuracy.

What's dumb post..I mean seriously dude.

The game supports xbox 360 and xbox one controllers out of the box. Omg you can navigate menus! Well that's way more important than accuracy and latency in an actual race.

Jesus..

[Dr. Pariolo]

gameplay support is great.

and duh yes native is better than emulation... by definition.

if using a 360 controller, you have nothing to do besides settings the button ingame. just once.

if xbox one / ps4 / equivalent, you are going to need either xce360, rewasd, xpadder, ds4windows, to make the game be able to see the controller.

either way, its a one time set up process, then just launch the game and it will be ready to go. and very very worth it.

[SyfonMK]

DS4Windows works out of the box, 0 additional settings needed ingame.

[d0x360]

Originally posted by SyfonMK:

DS4Windows works out of the box, 0 additional settings needed ingame.

Indeed...of course there is that pesky need to download, install and then setup...all of which takes much longer than simply binding buttons in the game.

Originally posted by Dr. Pariolo:

gameplay support is great.

and duh yes native is better than emulation... by definition.

if using a 360 controller, you have nothing to do besides settings the button ingame. just once.

if xbox one / ps4 / equivalent, you are going to need either xce360, rewasd, xpadder, ds4windows, to make the game be able to see the controller.

either way, its a one time set up process, then just launch the game and it will be ready to go. and very very worth it.

Wrong.

I used an xbox one controller natively. I set the buttons in the menu and done.

I understand both of your arguments for emulation however after playing it with a native controller and emulated, I can safely and honestly say that it controls SIGNIFICANLY better if you don't emulate.

[Shakespeare]

Found Split/Second on steam the same way you did; had no idea there was a PC release. And to clarify what others have indicated, YES there is native controller support, but the menu doesn't auto-detect anything. also, it doesn't look like there are menu prompts or controls for a controller by default. If somebody finds otherwise, please post. In the meantime, a workaround:

First, bind all driving controls in the controls menu. You'll have to move LEFT/RIGHT to find the 'Joypad 0' option which will accept your inputs. You'll note that a bunch of buttons won't get used, it's not a complicated game. Make sure it auto-saves. Remember which buttons you DIDN'T assign to anything.

Next, create a custom controller config in steam, starting with the standard gamepad config which assumes all inputs match true xbox controls. In here, you can bind selected functions to keyboard instead so you can navigate the menu. In particular, you need Left/Right/Up/Down on the keyboard, as well as Enter, Esc, Tab, and Space.
Game doesn't use D-pad for anything, so that's easy. Your pause/menu buttons can work for enter/esc, and your bumpers for tab/space. Also, on console the A and X buttons performed the same function, so you can bind one of them to R-CTRL to match this behavior. If you've configured your driving controls radically different than the original game, just fill in whatever unused buttons you have with the aforementioned.

If you've done this correctly, you should have menu control using your d-pad, bumpers, and menu buttons, and driving controls on your sticks, triggers, and face buttons. Importantly, you've retained analogue input on the sticks and variable input (two stages, it feels like) on triggers. If you bound all keyboard commands to the controller, you'd end up without analogue inputs at all. Watch out for profiles that make this mistake.

I'm sure ppl will figure this out now that split/second has some renewed attention on PC. Wonder if Whitelight knows how many sales he just goosed for this game! I'm glad it exists here and isn't lost to console obsolescence.

[DJ_Grind1983]

FYI. there is an issue with local splitscreen and 2 controllers. 1 controller will navigate BOTH cars unfortunately.

[Spheredala!]

Originally posted by d0x360:

Originally posted by SyfonMK:

DS4Windows works out of the box, 0 additional settings needed ingame.

Indeed...of course there is that pesky need to download, install and then setup...all of which takes much longer than simply binding buttons in the game.

Originally posted by Dr. Pariolo:

gameplay support is great.

and duh yes native is better than emulation... by definition.

if using a 360 controller, you have nothing to do besides settings the button ingame. just once.

if xbox one / ps4 / equivalent, you are going to need either xce360, rewasd, xpadder, ds4windows, to make the game be able to see the controller.

either way, its a one time set up process, then just launch the game and it will be ready to go. and very very worth it.

Wrong.

I used an xbox one controller natively. I set the buttons in the menu and done.

I understand both of your arguments for emulation however after playing it with a native controller and emulated, I can safely and honestly say that it controls SIGNIFICANLY better if you don't emulate.

yes but can you use it in the menu? i use xb1 and i can only use the controller while on a race.

[LordDeimosIV]

Originally posted by dimi :):

yes but can you use it in the menu? i use xb1 and i can only use the controller while on a race.

This is true. My Xbox One controller only works in races not in menus. It's a massive turn-off for people who don't want waste time setting it up themselves when all they want to do is jump straight into the game. In racing games you just want to plug in your controller and go.

One thing I have to say, playing this with the 60 fps hack/mod is awesome.

[Spheredala!]

Originally posted by LordDeimosIV:

Originally posted by dimi :):

yes but can you use it in the menu? i use xb1 and i can only use the controller while on a race.

This is true. My Xbox One controller only works in races not in menus. It's a massive turn-off for people who don't want waste time setting it up themselves when all they want to do is jump straight into the game. In racing games you just want to plug in your controller and go.

One thing I have to say, playing this with the 60 fps hack/mod is awesome.

where can i get the mod? ive been thinking about trying that out, but imo the locked 30 fps is kinda fine, the game still remain enjoyable, and no issues

[LordDeimosIV]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=949963553

It breaks controller support sometimes. Make sure to go the location where you installed Split/Second and do the following:

- Right click on SplitSecond.exe.
- Choose properties.
- Go to the compatibility tab.
- Tick "Run this game in compatibility mode for:"
- Choose Windows XP (Service Pack 3)
- Tick "Diasble full-screen optimistations"
- Tick "Run this program as administrator"

Do this for FPS Unlocker v1.0.exe

If the controller still breaks alt-tabbing out and back into the game fixes it. Alt-tabbing a second time usually crashes the game.