Controller - How Playable?

[Just Built Different]

Is it similar to Forza and GT7, where using a controller is very practical, or is it awkward and difficult to play?

[Bee]

Get a wheel

[Lens007888]

Originally posted by Just Built Different:

Is it similar to Forza and GT7, where using a controller is very practical, or is it awkward and difficult to play?

It's definitely playable like both those games, more realistic so it's more of a challenge but it's by far better than the controller on the original Assetto

[Mydis]

only played for a short period with xbox controller. It ist more difficult then simcade racers like GT7 or Forza. I really think this sim is made for a wheel (will try that tomorrow and I´m sure it will be better than controller).
With enough training you sholud be able to control the car, but no...it is not als enjoyable as in Forza an GT7.

[FliXis]

There are two problems with the controller.
1) You can't assign a modifier button to increase the number of buttons. There's probably a bug there. This will not allow you to assign control over all the electronics of the car, because there will not be enough buttons without a modifier.
2) Steering assist weight works very poorly. With 0% the control is extremely redundant, and with 1+% it's too slow and sluggish. In ACC the steering assistant, which was enabled in the steering settings, worked much better, although not ideally due to the lack of settings.

Considering all this + the civilian focus of the cars, control in ACE is much more difficult than in ACC

[Pneuma]

I played AC and ACC with gamepad no issues, this game is very difficult with a gamepad, the cars just dont want to turn and braking is either too much or too little. Going to try with a wheel tomorrow to see if there is a difference or if it's just me lol.

[shadow82]

Originally posted by Pneuma:

I played AC and ACC with gamepad no issues, this game is very difficult with a gamepad, the cars just dont want to turn and braking is either too much or too little. Going to try with a wheel tomorrow to see if there is a difference or if it's just me lol.

Remove the Steering Assist Weight, it interferes too much.

[PAWNSTAR]

Originally posted by Pneuma:

I played AC and ACC with gamepad no issues, this game is very difficult with a gamepad, the cars just dont want to turn and braking is either too much or too little. Going to try with a wheel tomorrow to see if there is a difference or if it's just me lol.

Massive difference, AC EVO has really good Physics and handling and FFB
you will love it on your wheel 100x more .... your kinda throwing away its Massive PRO using a controller

controller felt worst than GT & Forza, it feels like it was designed for a wheel like every other KUNOS game... but it is doable

[choches29]

controller suport disastrous !!
ACE drives with the controller like you're driving the car off the edge of a cliff, it's terrible to play with the controller, 0 fun.
if you're a controller player, stick with Gran turismo 7.

[@1oNe_zTarge+]

default setup? NO
after a few fiddling through? YES definitely friendlier than previous ACs

I tried both and controller still playable

[VeganAnimalDefender]

Originally posted by @1oNe_zTarge+:

default setup? NO
after a few fiddling through? YES definitely friendlier than previous ACs

I tried both and controller still playable

Interesting. Could you share the settings to make it playable with a controller? I'm planning to use an Xbox controller as currently getting a wheel seems like too much of an expense and space for my current living situation.

[Brainspasm]

i was curious about all the negative post about joypad support.
i plugged in the xbox gamepad, and jumped onto a track, it was drivable out of the box without doing anything.
im on wheel, so i dont know how good or bad it should feel on joypad.
it was drivable and i was able to doing laptimes with stock joypad settings.

[Kelthor]

I'm totally happy with the controller (xbox series x)

[mec.infame]

Honestly, it takes a bit to get used to it...I mean controls are more sensitive than if FM or GT7, but after few laps you'll be ok

[grotax]

Originally posted by mec.infame:

Honestly, it takes a bit to get used to it...I mean controls are more sensitive than if FM or GT7, but after few laps you'll be ok

That's how I feel.
In FM and GT7 I can be very aggressive with full steering inputs but they are also nicely weighted with smaller inputs. AC Evo seems to be trickier with both.

I like using Laguna Seca as a test track because it is not too long but has a good variety of corners. Higher "filter" setting makes the steering less sensitive and easier to control on the faster sections however makes the wheel turn too slowly for sharp changes of direction like the corkscrew and tighter corners like the hairpin. Lower "filter" makes changing direction quicker and easier but then it is far too sensitive with smaller inputs. The default of 20 actually seems pretty good - any higher seems to make the steering too slow and lower is too twitchy.

I found the "curvature" setting helps the most to make the smaller movements smoother but at the cost of accuracy in the middle of the axis. It makes the stick less linear, so moving the stick 50% only sends a 30% input (not sure on the exact number but that is an example. The downside is that it very quickly ramps up to the maximum input after you pass halfway on the axis.
I personally upped this from the default 20 to 40 to better control small movements but the rest of the default setup is unchanged.

Edit - The "assistance" setting might be broken at the moment, it is either on or off. 1-100 seem to make no difference. I keep it on because if it is off the wheel return to centre is very slow and you basically have to let go of the stick when you hit the apex for it to centre by the corner exit which I find really unnatural and strange. Countersteering is also much slower and more difficult.

[nindree]

Originally posted by grotax:

I found the "curvature" setting helps the most to make the smaller movements smoother but at the cost of accuracy in the middle of the axis. It makes the stick less linear, so moving the stick 50% only sends a 30% input (not sure on the exact number but that is an example. The downside is that it very quickly ramps up to the maximum input after you pass halfway on the axis.
I personally upped this from the default 20 to 40 to better control small movements but the rest of the default setup is unchanged.

Thank you for the Curvature tip! So much easier to recover from a slide now