could you play it fully with a gamepad?

[Legend-X®]

Like an Xbox controller? will hold the necessary buttons?
I strongly dislike games that have too many buttons and i am forced to get out of vr to press a keyboard key.

[1Nf@MOu$( Mr.Thorp )]

i know some folks who use an xbox controller, but i do not know how they set it up. There are quite a few commands one can use, sometimes multiple at once. I am not sure you could use just a controller without the KB... I use lots of stuff on my KB

[funkynutz]

Select your controller from the list here https://edrefcard.info/list and you should be able to find a few configs to give you an idea how to set it up. If you find one you like, you can even just download a copy of the binds file and copy it into the controls options folder.

[morgoth13]

I find a few things to be a bit wonky(mostly scrolling some text boxes) and it can be useful to have a couple of keys on the keyboard mapped for specific things you want, but generally speaking I almost never touch my keyboard when playing -- except to type names in to search on the galaxy map.

It will probably require a bit of re-mapping to get it exactly the way you like it though, so expect some fiddling for a while as you're getting used to things. Elite —in many ways — is not a game for the impatient.

[Lukas+]

If you want to play with the controller, it can be said that the software house caters to you well: you can choose between convincing presets, or modify a "custom" profile for each vehicle: spaceship, srv and on-foot!
In this path of your PC, if the OS is Windows 10 as mine, you will find where it is saved, to make a backup, if you want, when you make changes, to avoid taking risks.
Keep a copy of the originals too!

C:\Documents and Settings\"your_user_name"\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by 05lukas04:

C:\Documents and Settings\"your_user_name"\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings

Just to point something out...

The appdata folder is a hidden system folder. Easiest way to get to it if you can't see hidden folders, is to press the win key + R, and type the following:

%localappdata%

Then press enter.

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

Originally posted by LX®:

I strongly dislike games that have too many buttons and i am forced to get out of vr to press a keyboard key.

One option is getting yourself Voice Attack - you will be able to say commands and it will press buttons for you. A lot of controls in this game don't require fast action, and can be activated by voice commands. Like deploying a landing gear, turning lights on, stuff like that.

My keyboard sits aside during the whole gameplay. I only pull it up to type a star system's name in a search box, if I need to find it on a galaxy map. Or to type in a chat window. I don't use a gamepad, though, but a HOTAS. A gamepad should be no problems, too. The game allows multi-button combinations as separate commands.

[Sighman]

The game also runs on consoles, so it has been designed to work with gamepads.

In addition, you could plug in a cheapo second keyboard and put stickers on keys for commonly used controls, like a $5 button box.

[GeumDDoJi]

I’m playing with the xbox pad & VoiceAttack

[Legend-X®]

Thanks everybody for their input! So many active players is a great thing.

[Lukas+]

Originally posted by LX®:

Thanks everybody for their input! So many active players is a great thing.

A pleasure!

Originally posted by funkynutz:

Originally posted by 05lukas04:

C:\Documents and Settings\"your_user_name"\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings

Just to point something out...

The appdata folder is a hidden system folder. Easiest way to get to it if you can't see hidden folders, is to press the win key + R, and type the following:

%localappdata%

Then press enter.

Oh, yes; I usually make everyone of those clear and accessible so sometimes I forget they were hidden, even if are shown in a sort of transparency some of those.
I was thinking there are, in windows 10, more restrictions than in the past (windows Xp, just to say one): "App Data" contains files that are rarely more important than those of "Programs" and yet it is hidden as if the processor could explode.

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by 05lukas04:

Originally posted by LX®:

Thanks everybody for their input! So many active players is a great thing.

A pleasure!

Originally posted by funkynutz:

Just to point something out...

The appdata folder is a hidden system folder. Easiest way to get to it if you can't see hidden folders, is to press the win key + R, and type the following:

%localappdata%

Then press enter.

Oh, yes; I usually make everyone of those clear and accessible so sometimes I forget they were hidden, even if are shown in a sort of transparency some of those.
I was thinking there are, in windows 10, more restrictions than in the past (windows Xp, just to say one): "App Data" contains files that are rarely more important than those of "Programs" and yet it is hidden as if the processor could explode.

Having worked tech support for a number of years, NEVER underestimate the willingness of end users to go poking around and break things (it's actually how I started in IT, I kept breaking things in various ways and learned how to fix them)

[sandman2575]

You 100% can play E:D with a gamepad. It's possible because the game lets you configure button combos. While it's nice to have a mouse and keyboard for the galaxy map, you still can do everything needed with gamepad.

I used to play E:D with X52 HOTAS. I recently came back, was too lazy to set up the X52, opted for setting up Xbox controller instead. Works great.

[Will]

Yes I have been playing for a decade with an xbox controller and nothing else. The default controller setup is great.

[Juklflux]

I also play with an XBox controller. Having the multiple button press for various actions is quite handy. There are a few setting I do not have with my particular setup but overall I find it works quite well. In both space and on the ground.

[Illtempered]

I prefer it with a controller. All the functions are available. But if you're into PVP you'll get owned by kb/mouse users.