Will Controllers Be Fixed?

[Kayo]

The title says it all, will controller support ever be fixed? I want to enjoy this game but I can't even get the simplest of controllers to work, thanks.

[V I D A L]

Seriously? Not even regular controllers work well?? And here I was hoping for Steering Wheel support.

[Kayo]

Nope, whenever I try using any of my controllers either the buttons will be all jumbled or the controller won't work at all.

[Lucky Mountain Games]

Originally posted by Kay:

Nope, whenever I try using any of my controllers either the buttons will be all jumbled or the controller won't work at all.

Can you let us know what types of controllers you have tried and details regarding your PC setup on the Hotshot Racing Support Discord, we can then investigate for you (https://discord.gg/xStjRWD). In the meantime have you tried with only one controller connected at a time - as sometimes flightsticks, throttles or other different types of controllers can cause issues

[Kayo]

I've attempted with assorted PowerA controllers including wired Generic and Switch controllers, I tried my PS4 controller as well any they all provided non working results. Attempting to use DS4Windows for my PS4 controller doubles button presses, one of which being correct and the other incorrect.

[V I D A L]

Originally posted by Lucky Mountain Games:

Originally posted by Kay:

Nope, whenever I try using any of my controllers either the buttons will be all jumbled or the controller won't work at all.

Can you let us know what types of controllers you have tried and details regarding your PC setup on the Hotshot Racing Support Discord, we can then investigate for you (https://discord.gg/xStjRWD). In the meantime have you tried with only one controller connected at a time - as sometimes flightsticks, throttles or other different types of controllers can cause issues

Thanks for ignoring the steering wheel subject.

[Man's Best Friend]

PS4 controller is working fine for me using just the built in Steam support.
Interestingly though if I force disable PS4 controller support the buttons are incorrect. PS4 X is treated as Xbox B, and PS4 Square is treated as Xbox A.

[Kayo]

Where do you see that option?

[hyp36rmax]

Originally posted by Lucky Mountain Games:

Originally posted by Kay:

Nope, whenever I try using any of my controllers either the buttons will be all jumbled or the controller won't work at all.

Can you let us know what types of controllers you have tried and details regarding your PC setup on the Hotshot Racing Support Discord, we can then investigate for you (https://discord.gg/xStjRWD). In the meantime have you tried with only one controller connected at a time - as sometimes flightsticks, throttles or other different types of controllers can cause issues

What about wheel support? Surely your team can develop a solution to overcome multiple controllers connected and prioritize one. Maybe a Controller select in setting might help?

[Man's Best Friend]

Originally posted by Kay:

Where do you see that option?

If you're asking me about my experience with Steam's support, right click on the game, Properties, all the way down to Controller.
I realize at this point I think I've figured out why I have no trouble with PS4 controllers while everyone else does. Once on the controller screen, check to see if Playstation is enabled. If it isn't, click on the "Controller General Settings" and turn it on there. Then it should work fine without DS4Windows.

But really that's it. I enabled PS4 controller support in Steam, and then things just work most of the time. Once in a while I have a minor issue, but in those cases going into the properties for the game and overriding the support to disable Steam input, and it clears right up. This is rare though, but sometimes can be helpful if the game itself has native support for the PS4 controller, and will show PS button prompts like Distance.

[joyrider3774]

map controls using steam controller config options to keyboard, when you have done that you can map any key to any button as the game will think your joypad is a keyboard. Steam has default options todo this no need for external programs. It seems to work fine for me doing this on my main pc and i'll be doing it on my arcade cabinet as well

edit: on my arcade cabinet, i kept using gamepad controls (i use directinput controllers there) but i first setup steam xbox 360 controller configuration so it emulates xinput based on my direct input controllers and then i remapped the controls around basically when i press A Button the game will think i press RT and when i press B button the game will think i send LT button etc just make sure to set em up correctly and keep your head around it when changing controls (have to think about what game does with certain controller & how to remap to different buttons). I also had problems with 2 players setup but i fixed that by making sure the controllers did not share a config but used a unique config per joypad even though i have set them up the same