XBox 360 Controller

[John787]

Can the XBox 360 controller be used instead of the keyboard and mouse?

[cbaldwin256]

Hi Cpt.John. We have not tested it but there is a fair chance you could get some value. We have used a joystick and Thrustmaster Steering wheel which work really well, although you still need to use keyboard and/or mouse for some things.

[Fragger]

Originally posted by cbaldwin256:

We have used a joystick and Thrustmaster Steering wheel which work really well

Dang, I just setup my Logitech G29 hoping it would work out well. While it technically works, it's acting like a gamepad analog stick (or joystick) with a deadzone in the center.

So, it's working like this;
Turning slightly left and right registers nothing (1 or 2 degrees)
After passing the deadzone, the wheel in game will start to turn, but it is not tied to the physical steering wheel itself. (Holding it in any position ahead of the deadzone will turn the wheel fully).
To stop turning, the wheel must be returned to center (It does not return the in game wheel center and it stays in place)

It's really funky trying to steer the boat this way. =P
It would be really great if we could get some proper 1:1 support for wheels (and even force feedback implementation, if possible!). Hopefully you can look into it.

Is it working in this way with your Thrustmaster wheel, or does that work properly?

[cbaldwin256]

Hi Capt.John. It sounds a bit odd. We'll have another look tomorrow with the Thrustmaster. It would be nice to get something going and I love the idea of getting some force feedback!

[cbaldwin256]

OK apparently this was by design. On the Thrustmaster it is heavily sprung to the middle. If you are applying helm constantly (weather helm) this would mean you cannot let go. Your wheel may be different so what we need is a setting to switch the behaviour.

[lys_knight]

Just bought the 'game' and I love it. Just wanted to say that the XBox wired controller does not work properly (left stick wants to accelerate when engine is on while I am turning). Not a big issue but that would be nice to have the option. Also checking controller THEN unchecking it made the game unresponsive. I had to restart. Thanks for reading !

[cbaldwin256]

Many thanks for the report. It would be nice to get this working at some point.

[oom]

Has there been any progress on controller support?

Last time I tried it was completely unusable with a controller, but that was a year or so ago.