why is there no controller support

[STARGATER1]

i am useless in vr with a keyboard gimme controller support. “Update” I’m dumb lol thanks for putting me on the right path guys

[CMDR WeeJet]

their is controller support. i have been playing the game with a xbox pad for the past 2000 hours i have on the game.

you may just need to custom bind it. (i do suggest that as the default binds are awful in my opinion)

[Veeshan]

It's there and very well done but it has some slight issues. Have to have controller plugged in before startup and it'll occasionally just not bother detecting peripherals. Just restart game a bit.

And backup your keybinds because apparently resets are a thing.

[CMDR WeeJet]

Originally posted by Veeshan:

It's there and very well done but it has some slight issues. Have to have controller plugged in before startup and it'll occasionally just not bother detecting peripherals. Just restart game a bit.

as i said i have been playing for 2000 hours with a xbox pad.
but i have never managed to replicate this game needing to be restarted because it does not detect the controller.
when ever i forget to have my controller plugged in or as of now turned on as i have changed to wireless the game auto changes the binds to allow the controller to work.

but i see alot of people say the game cant do that.
so i wonder why it does not seem to work for some people. maybe a issue with windows or something.

[Heimdall313]

I use xbox controller when I use VR, it works great. My controller is wireless so worst issue is dead battery while I'm fighting an Anaconda. XD

[Pctechnik]

Steam controller - more hours than I dare to count (please don't look at my profile)

I DO NEED to switch on my controller wired or wireless before loading the game or it wont work... Xbox controllers are native to windows so that may be why the work perfectly.

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

Originally posted by STARGÅTER1:

i am useless in vr with a keyboard gimme controller support

The game supports joysticks, pedals, gamepads... It does not support VR motion controllers, so there is no "hand waving". Those can be made sort of working with third party apps, like virtual joysticks.

[JL::Jose-Juan Kenobi]

I use xbox elite controller and a TM joystick, works fine.

[Fabe]

You'll also might want to do some file editing to make sure you don't lose your custom binds
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/lost-your-binds-want-hasstle-free-backed-up-binds-look-no-further.554451/

[Asphe]

Originally posted by CMDR WeeJet:

as i said i have been playing for 2000 hours with a xbox pad.
but i have never managed to replicate this game needing to be restarted because it does not detect the controller.
when ever i forget to have my controller plugged in or as of now turned on as i have changed to wireless the game auto changes the binds to allow the controller to work.

but i see alot of people say the game cant do that.
so i wonder why it does not seem to work for some people. maybe a issue with windows or something.

When the controller (or stick/etc) isn't detected for some* reason, the game 'defaults', seemingly overwriting keybinds/etc. Hence why some say to back up keybinds.

Restarting the game just gives the system another chance to enumerate devices/detect the controller. It's a bit like IT telling you to restart your PC to... get rid of your bad internet connection (i.e. make you wait a few minutes... oh.. internet is back up to normal speed).

All this depends on the system setup/configuration. If you got yours done to the point you never have this problem... you never will. Others who get one instance of this problem... unless they then change something, they always will get the problem eventually.

*like not waking up from power save mode, or not waking up fast enough. USB power saving mode/etc.

[STARGATER1]

Thanks it’s a nightmare trying to play in vr using a keyboard and mouse lol

Originally posted by Veeshan:

It's there and very well done but it has some slight issues. Have to have controller plugged in before startup and it'll occasionally just not bother detecting peripherals. Just restart game a bit.

And backup your keybinds because apparently resets are a thing.

Originally posted by Veeshan:

It's there and very well done but it has some slight issues. Have to have controller plugged in before startup and it'll occasionally just not bother detecting peripherals. Just restart game a bit.

And backup your keybinds because apparently resets are a thing.

[STARGATER1]

Nice one for the link

Originally posted by Fabe:

You'll also might want to do some file editing to make sure you don't lose your custom binds
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/lost-your-binds-want-hasstle-free-backed-up-binds-look-no-further.554451/

Originally posted by Fabe:

You'll also might want to do some file editing to make sure you don't lose your custom binds
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/lost-your-binds-want-hasstle-free-backed-up-binds-look-no-further.554451/

[STARGATER1]

That’s a ♥♥♥♥ load of hours wow that’s my Destiny2 cross platform hours so you must like playing it 😂

Originally posted by CMDR WeeJet:

their is controller support. i have been playing the game with a xbox pad for the past 2000 hours i have on the game.

you may just need to custom bind it. (i do suggest that as the default binds are awful in my opinion)

Originally posted by CMDR WeeJet:

their is controller support. i have been playing the game with a xbox pad for the past 2000 hours i have on the game.

you may just need to custom bind it. (i do suggest that as the default binds are awful in my opinion)

[STARGATER1]

Originally posted by Heimdall313:

I use xbox controller when I use VR, it works great. My controller is wireless so worst issue is dead battery while I'm fighting an Anaconda. XD

This is good news for me what bind do you use?

Originally posted by Heimdall313:

I use xbox controller when I use VR, it works great. My controller is wireless so worst issue is dead battery while I'm fighting an Anaconda. XD

[STARGATER1]

Wow bindings are a big issue why the hell haven't they just created some usable presets. Also there’s more controls than buttons on a controller so I’m still going to need the keyboard am I right

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by STARGÅTER1:

Wow bindings are a big issue why the hell haven't they just created some usable presets. Also there’s more controls than buttons on a controller so I’m still going to need the keyboard am I right

There are usable presets. I'm guessing the game isn't detecting your pad properly... Right click the game in Steam and go into properties. Disable the Steam controller input thingy and relaunch the game. You should be able to select a controller preset after that... Be aware though, default controls are generally pretty bad (haven't tried with a pad so it might be a bit better).

You can use the same key for many different controls depending on the context. You can also set modifier keys (like using shift or ctrl on your keyboard, but you can use almost any button as your "shift").