weird controls

[Ryusniper10001]

so after discovering that the Pod racer game was fully emulated on steam (on sale too, no less!) I couldn't pass up the chance to play my childhood all over again, and this emulator actually works a hell of a lot better than the N64 version on this. So when I started up the game and got into my first race (tatooine duh), well first I didn't know the controls, I only assumed that they were the arrow keys (and I was right to a degree) and when I took off (without holding any other key besides the thruster key) my pod always wants to bank to the left all the time and I have to hold down the opposite banking key just to keep my Pod from being vertical all the time.

Has anyone else had this issue and has anyone else been able to fix it yet? (Aside from this minor annoyance, this game runs perfect for me! I might finally be able to beat this game for once in my life time)

[Sire]

That's weird, have you tried remapping the keys and do you have a joystick/controller plugged in by any chance?

[Ryusniper10001]

Originally posted by Sire:

That's weird, have you tried remapping the keys and do you have a joystick/controller plugged in by any chance?

No on the remapping yet and yes to the controller (PS4 controller) though none of the buttons on the controller are being touched or squeezed upon so I don't know what could be causing this issue if it were in fact the controller that's causing this issue? How do you have your controls mapped for KB+M (if you even use them)

[SixDeadMice]

it's not emulated, this is the PC version that came out back in the day not a port of the inferior N64 version.

[zabludovmadri]

IT KEEPS CRASHING FOR MEEEEEEE
can anybody help??

[matt_7893]

Disconnect your DS4. It might be detecting L2/R2 as steering input.

[Mooncaked]

Try disconnecting the controller if you haven't already. It could be that the game is reading input from the controller not being used from something to do with KB+M taking control over the joystick?
Also, have you tried playing with the controller? Because, if you can successfully play with the controller, then it would rule out the possibility of the controller hardware being the issue. I'd then quit out, disconnect the controller and boot up the game again to see if it is the KB+M set up. If there are no problems with either, then it would lead me to believe that it would have to do with either: a) having KB+M over connected joystick is a general problem, or b) it could be specific to the PS4 controller and how it works in either I) the game or II) the steam interface which I am assuming you use to map the controller.
I hope this helps any :)

[AldrickExGladius™]

i had to go in and set up my controls in the files do to my X52 being recognized over everthing else, but now i can use my M/K, and my HOTAS to play the game. Well worth the time it took to set it up

D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Star Wars Episode I Racer\data\config\current\current_control.map

I use Notepad++ to edit all my stuff

[BavDingo]

Yes, I came across the same issue with a PS4 controller,
It's weird using X to go back and ▢ to select on the main menu.
try playing around with X-Y-Z AXIS sensitivity, and remap all controls to:

X - Button 1 - Thrust (Can also use R2)
O - Button 2 - Brake (Can also use L2)
▢ - Button 3 - Boost
△ - Button 4 - Repair
L1 - Button 5 - Slide
R1 - Button 6 - Taunt/Flamejet
DPad Up - Hat Up - Cycle camera
DPad Down - Hat Down - Look Back
DPad L - Hat Left - Roll left (Can also use Right Stick L)
DPad R - Hat Right - Roll right (Can also use Right Stick R)

Lmk if this helps

[KND2501]

Yes, the controller preset configuration is not very well put together either. I suggest rebinding the controls, the game allows for every button to be re-assigned.

Me personally have re-assigned every button on my x-box controller and it plays like a charm. I use left-stick for steering left and right, the rightstick can tilt the vehicle, and the triggers for acceleration and breaking. The rest you can assign to whatever you prefer, but this should be the basics for your setup.

For example i have booster under my left stick when pressed upward, and i placed slide under my right stick when pressed downward, works really well.