Controller settings?

[andrewaltogether]

I'm using an XBox One Elite controller, but I might as well just use the keyboard because the controls are almost binary. There's no throttle response until the trigger's halfway down, so feathering the throttle really isn't possible. Tilting the stick slightly left or right really doesn't do anything, and when you try to hold it about 3/4 the way to the side, it'll jump straight from a slight turn to full lock. The steering linearity option seems to have no in-game effect, but I don't know what it's supposed to do because literally none of the settings are explained.

I'd love to play this game, but I can't make it around the DirtFish park without smashing into things, especially when I try to drive slowly. It's twitchy at slow speeds and gets unresponsive at high ones. FWD, RWD, AWD, doesn't matter: I can't make a car go around a track without flipping it.

[thaz]

I use these... It doesnt mean youll get used to it too, but give it a try

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1668535147

[Limygeorge]

Just to say the post and link by @ Taylor Swift shows all you need to know. But, preference and perhaps Elite controller are different.
I used the guide posted above a few months ago, very useful. But in the end most of my settings are some what different, as will most folks.

If that menu, and the input test menu haven't been tried, you have your answer, experiment.
If you already knew it, then yes, mouse and keyboard would be better.

Even at default it's not as bad as you have it. So, not sure, but perhaps the Elite controller doesn't play nice with the in game tuning which is pretty extensive. I use xbox one non elite controller and those settings can totally change just about everything. Xinput is the most popular controller setup software interface, so if your controller is Xinput (I guess it is.) but the results remain as you stated, I would just be guessing why it didn't work.

The game is better with a controller (personal taste) so please check that out if not already done so. Good luck.

[andrewaltogether]

I tried those settings and I still find it impossible to turn smoothly. A slight tilt one way and the car darts off. I'm going at reasonable speeds to try to learn a track and car (40-60 mph), and I can't keep myself from running off the side. Do I just need better fine motor control over my thumb or is this intentional?

I drive racing games constantly and I've never experienced such binary controls. Are the cars supposed to be twitchy and unstable?