Rotation Moves With xBox One controller working at random, I need help

[Akusan]

Hi. Like the title says, sometimes it works just fine, I get it in one try, and sometimes I have to spend 10 minutes repeating the movement for it to work even though I did the exact same thing a hundred times. I tried changing the Steam controller Dead Zone settings, that didn't nothing, I tried different variations and combinations with it. I used the "official Heavy Rain Input" and this didn't work either, I deactivated the Steam Controller Support, which made me unable to use a controller altogether, (I'm stuck on trying to open a cupboard) I tried opening the cupboard quickly, slowly, in between, I tried to see if it was anything with timing like the cup of coffee at the beginning : nothing works. Only dumb luck. I've been trying over and over again and it worked once in about 30-40 repeated attempts of the exact same movement. I had the same problem with placing the birthday plates on the table and for putting my seat belt on at the beginning.

I'm beaten. By a cupboard. I genuinely don't know what to do. I bought the game as a package with BEYOND : Two Souls, I hope I can refund it, if I can't find a solution, because this is seriously getting on my nerve and I don't want to be forced to play with a mouse and keyboard, it feels weird.

[Aihara]

Suggestion, it wont fix your issue, but What i've found to help me, was swapping between M&k and controller. I'm using a PS5 controller and some of the slide then rotate QTEs don't register. I do these with the mouse instead. The game allows for an easy swap between the two by just pressing the mouse button or controller button. annoying sure, but could help you

[AlvaroRdz28]

thanks, that helps,

[Wakkachikka]

it's a great game but yeah with some controller problem. mostly in the VERY beginning (shaking juice, towel) and a bit later. i had this problem (still have) with Xbox controller, changing dead zones etc didn't help.

the only way i could surpass it by using mouse (instead of R-stick) when it was too difficult, so it was not that bad. i remember though it was pretty frustrating in couple action scenes with that movement.

i recommend sticking with the game. i finally finished it and it's amazing, far better than BEYOND : Two Souls.

[Sir Dindon]

I use a 8bitdo controller using emulated Xbox controller.

Using "Cross Shape" in "Dead Zone Shape" totally fixed the semi-circle QTE for me.

Another big issue remaining was the slow QTE with a discontinuous line. To help with those I put "Dead Zone Inner" to min and "Dead Zone Outer" to max.

This is probably equivalent to setting "Enable Deadzone" to "None". Anyway, make sure "Enable Deadzone" is set to "Configuration" because I think your configuration won't have any effect if set to "Calibration" (which will use the global Deadzone setting of the controller).

Last thing for slow QTE, I believe the game also has a deadzone setting which can be overridden. To do this I put "Output Anti-Deadzone" at around 10/40 so my input get recognized as soon as I move the joystick and not at mid-axis.

[N1njaOr4ng3]

Yeah I had the same issues with the controller. I switched to KB and M and then for some sequences used the controller. They still should release a hotfix though.

[erratic_gamer]

1. Plug in XBOX controller.
2. Right Click on "Heavy Rain" from steam library and click on Manage→Controller Layout.
3. If it is the first time you opened this screen, then it will show two introductory pages. Skip them by pressing A.
4. Now click on "Edit Layout" option.
5. You will see a navigation menu on the left side. Click on "JoySticks".
6. Click on Gear icon besides "RIGHT JOYSTICK BEHAVIOR".
7. Select "Dead Zones" from left menu.
8. Choose "Custom" in "Deadzone Type".
9. Now choose "Cross" for "Dead Zone Shape" and close the window. It should work perfectly now.

Source
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https://steamcommunity.com/app/960910/discussions/0/3725071443035016741/#c3725071921955859507

[stu]

I had the same isssue and tried with the dead zones everyone keeps suggesting, but nothing worked. The thing that worked for me in the end, was turning off steam input !!

Go to the game (heavy rain) - then click on the little gear far to the right - click on the last option. Then under "controller" you can turn off steam input, which completely fixed my issue.

Helped this helped :)

[Dragendave]

Originally posted by lt.mandar:

1. Plug in XBOX controller.
2. Right Click on "Heavy Rain" from steam library and click on Manage→Controller Layout.
3. If it is the first time you opened this screen, then it will show two introductory pages. Skip them by pressing A.
4. Now click on "Edit Layout" option.
5. You will see a navigation menu on the left side. Click on "JoySticks".
6. Click on Gear icon besides "RIGHT JOYSTICK BEHAVIOR".
7. Select "Dead Zones" from left menu.
8. Choose "Custom" in "Deadzone Type".
9. Now choose "Cross" for "Dead Zone Shape" and close the window. It should work perfectly now.

Source
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https://steamcommunity.com/app/960910/discussions/0/3725071443035016741/#c3725071921955859507

That fix worked like a charm! Thx! :D

[Tumatutuma]

Originally posted by lt.mandar:

1. Plug in XBOX controller.
2. Right Click on "Heavy Rain" from steam library and click on Manage→Controller Layout.
3. If it is the first time you opened this screen, then it will show two introductory pages. Skip them by pressing A.
4. Now click on "Edit Layout" option.
5. You will see a navigation menu on the left side. Click on "JoySticks".
6. Click on Gear icon besides "RIGHT JOYSTICK BEHAVIOR".
7. Select "Dead Zones" from left menu.
8. Choose "Custom" in "Deadzone Type".
9. Now choose "Cross" for "Dead Zone Shape" and close the window. It should work perfectly now.

Source
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https://steamcommunity.com/app/960910/discussions/0/3725071443035016741/#c3725071921955859507

This is exactly what I did. It made the game start up with an error message saying "load steam controller configuration file failed". I tried to get controlelr settings back to the default mode, restart Steam, and restart my PC, but it didn't help. What shoud I do now?

[erratic_gamer]

Originally posted by Tumatutuma:

Originally posted by lt.mandar:

1. Plug in XBOX controller.
2. Right Click on "Heavy Rain" from steam library and click on Manage→Controller Layout.
3. If it is the first time you opened this screen, then it will show two introductory pages. Skip them by pressing A.
4. Now click on "Edit Layout" option.
5. You will see a navigation menu on the left side. Click on "JoySticks".
6. Click on Gear icon besides "RIGHT JOYSTICK BEHAVIOR".
7. Select "Dead Zones" from left menu.
8. Choose "Custom" in "Deadzone Type".
9. Now choose "Cross" for "Dead Zone Shape" and close the window. It should work perfectly now.

Source
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https://steamcommunity.com/app/960910/discussions/0/3725071443035016741/#c3725071921955859507

This is exactly what I did. It made the game start up with an error message saying "load steam controller configuration file failed". I tried to get controlelr settings back to the default mode, restart Steam, and restart my PC, but it didn't help. What shoud I do now?

this guide is meant for xbox one controller only

[Tumatutuma]

Originally posted by lt.mandar:

Originally posted by Tumatutuma:

This is exactly what I did. It made the game start up with an error message saying "load steam controller configuration file failed". I tried to get controlelr settings back to the default mode, restart Steam, and restart my PC, but it didn't help. What shoud I do now?

this guide is meant for xbox one controller only

Oh, that's too bad (