S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl – Controller Heavy Drag and Deadzone Issues [Fixed]

November 22, 2024 Jan Bakowski 0

How to Fix Controller Issues

For Controller Users experiencing heavy drag and deadzone issues:

Set “Controller Sensitivity” to 80%.
Set “Controller Aim Sensitivity” to 35%.
Set “Aim Assist Type” to “Focusing” or “Custom” to preference.
If “Custom” then set “Camera slowdown speed” to 80% and “Target turnaround speed” to 40%
Disable VSync.
Disable low latency settings.

Note: This is not a 100% fix and exact % should be adjusted to preference, BUT it does help make aiming and exploring more manageable until a fix is released.

Additional fix for PC:

Locate the Input.ini file for the game. Typically, it’s in:
- C:\Users_Name\AppData\Local\Stalker2\Saved\Config\WinGDK
Open the file with a text editor like Notepad.
Add the below configuration to the file.

[/Script/Engine.InputSettings]
bEnableInputDevicePlugins=True
bEnableControllerInputSmoothing=False
bEnableControllerAcceleration=False
AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_LeftX", AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.01, Sensitivity=1.2, Exponent=1.0, bInvert=False))
AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_LeftY", AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.01, Sensitivity=1.2, Exponent=1.0, bInvert=False))
AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_RightX", AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.01, Sensitivity=1.5, Exponent=1.0, bInvert=False))
AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_RightY", AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.01, Sensitivity=1.5, Exponent=1.0, bInvert=False))

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