Is there a controller support?

Earelith · November 2016

Hello all. I was playing ESO on ps4 for quite some time, but some of my friends joined the pc version. There is a nice discount going on now for gold edition and also Sony have released a bluetooth adapter to connect PS4 controller to PC

I just wanna know if the game officially supports controller (Without have to use third party programms to remap my controller key into keyboard keys etc...)

Thanks in advance

DragonBound · November 2016

It does, it said's it is in beta you have to enable it in options I believe you can change the keybinds to.

NewBlacksmurf · November 2016

It's basically the console UI and console controls but ive only done it using an Xbox one and Xbox 360 controller.

Maybe someone else can comment on DS4 support via the dongle

Earelith · November 2016

Thanks both!

hm.. just checked steam and it says "partial" controller support https://i.imgur.com/l55cmeu.png

well I dont know what this means though

SirDopey · November 2016

I run the PS4 controller on MAC. Via cable it all works great, but for whatever reason when I use the bluetooth the game won't register the trigger buttons.

There's not a lot of flexibility with button bindings, for instance the game only lets you bind certain combinations of keys (for instance left trigger plus right trigger but not left trigger plus X), since you're on windows you might be better off using a joystick mapper to give yourself more flexibility.

Earelith · November 2016

SirDopey wrote: »

I run the PS4 controller on MAC. Via cable it all works great, but for whatever reason when I use the bluetooth the game won't register the trigger buttons.

There's not a lot of flexibility with button bindings, for instance the game only lets you bind certain combinations of keys (for instance left trigger plus right trigger but not left trigger plus X), since you're on windows you might be better off using a joystick mapper to give yourself more flexibility.

When you say Left trigger you mean L2 or L1? If I remember correctly, L2 on console is Block and L2 + X was the dodge... But I dont remember if there was a button for L1 + X...

So if L2 + X does not work then I see why it say "partial" support

Also, does it recognize if you have the key "pressed down" for some time, to make different action than normal press?

Runefell · November 2016

There is support, and some flexiblity on what you map the keys to, but some addons don't show up when in Gamepad mode. For example, Master Merchant and Tamriel Trade Center don't appear, nor does Wykkid's outfit swap mod that I like to use. Thankfully, it's pretty easy to map a key to toggle gamepad mode on and off, for when I want to use those.

SirDopey · November 2016

Earelith wrote: »

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SirDopey wrote: »

I run the PS4 controller on MAC. Via cable it all works great, but for whatever reason when I use the bluetooth the game won't register the trigger buttons.

There's not a lot of flexibility with button bindings, for instance the game only lets you bind certain combinations of keys (for instance left trigger plus right trigger but not left trigger plus X), since you're on windows you might be better off using a joystick mapper to give yourself more flexibility.

When you say Left trigger you mean L2 or L1? If I remember correctly, L2 on console is Block and L2 + X was the dodge... But I dont remember if there was a button for L1 + X...

So if L2 + X does not work then I see why it say "partial" support Also, does it recognize if you have the key "pressed down" for some time, to make different action than normal press?

Yeah you can bind L2 or L1 + x or o, but you can't bind left or right trigger plus any of the other buttons (you can bind left + right trigger together). My setup is left trigger block, right trigger attack, L1 ability one R1 ability 2 and then yeah L1 + X for roll dodge and L1 + R1 for ulti. Yes it does recognize holding buttons down.

Definitely will need a key binding for switching between gamepad mode and keyboard to access addons etc.

Doctordarkspawn · November 2016

There is controller support. Using a xbox controller will ping it automatically but you may need to finagle things for the playstation controller.

Steams 'partial' controller support can mean anything from 'certain features available' to 'just shy of full controller support'. In either case, some nice addons to have.

If you like the default controller ui, BetterUi is a great addition as it makes nameplays and @names display in better ways. It also autointergrates awsomguildstore and Master merchant into that.

Or, if you prefer the flexibility the PC Ui affords you, there is Advanced disable controller UI, which allows you to use the PC Ui, and ajust the compas to suit you. I reccomend geting a journel addon, a quest tracker because it makes the default go waha.

MissBizz · November 2016

I use a PS3 controller and have no problems. By partial I am guessing they mean that for example on the character screen you need to use m&kb.

Earelith · November 2016

Oh nice

i dont know about addons, only skyshards and lorebooks (hope those two are working hehe).

Game is downloading now, tomorrow will log to try it!(its night here now and going to sleep

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Pallmor · November 2016

Earelith wrote: »

Oh nice i dont know about addons, only skyshards and lorebooks (hope those two are working hehe).

Game is downloading now, tomorrow will log to try it!(its night here now and going to sleep )

Skyshards and Lorebooks work fine with the gamepad UI.

Earelith · December 2016

I finally got today the Sony wireless adapter and connected my DS4 to my PC. But ESO does not recognize it

I log into steam and it recognize it and it works fine, but in eso I enable gamepad mode and controller does not respond..

Any advice / tips?

Bryanonymous · December 2016

DS4Windows will convert the PS4 controller and allow you to set the touchpad as a mouse. There is an add on that changes the Xbox icons in the game to PS icons. I use both.

Earelith · December 2016

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DS4Windows will convert the PS4 controller and allow you to set the touchpad as a mouse. There is an add on that changes the Xbox icons in the game to PS icons. I use both.

But I have the original bluetooth adapter from sony and windows recognize my controller as steam does too. Why should I use DS4Windows?

Bryanonymous · December 2016

Earelith wrote: »

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Bryanonymous wrote: »

DS4Windows will convert the PS4 controller and allow you to set the touchpad as a mouse. There is an add on that changes the Xbox icons in the game to PS icons. I use both.

But I have the original bluetooth adapter from sony and windows recognize my controller as steam does too. Why should I use DS4Windows?

Oh, because controller support on PC is limited to XBox (xinput) controllers. Anything else, you'll have a hard time setting the buttons to work correctly (mainly the native thumb sticks). Sorry, sucks I know. But these 2 tools, the program and the add on, and you never notice.

Earelith · December 2016

Bryanonymous wrote: »

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Earelith wrote: »

Bryanonymous wrote: »

DS4Windows will convert the PS4 controller and allow you to set the touchpad as a mouse. There is an add on that changes the Xbox icons in the game to PS icons. I use both.

But I have the original bluetooth adapter from sony and windows recognize my controller as steam does too. Why should I use DS4Windows?

Oh, because controller support on PC is limited to XBox (xinput) controllers. Anything else, you'll have a hard time setting the buttons to work correctly (mainly the native thumb sticks). Sorry, sucks I know. But these 2 tools, the program and the add on, and you never notice.

Thanks

Do you remember the exact name of the addon? I cant seem to find it in ESOUI.com

Bryanonymous · December 2016

Earelith wrote: »

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Bryanonymous wrote: »

Earelith wrote: »

Bryanonymous wrote: »

DS4Windows will convert the PS4 controller and allow you to set the touchpad as a mouse. There is an add on that changes the Xbox icons in the game to PS icons. I use both.

But I have the original bluetooth adapter from sony and windows recognize my controller as steam does too. Why should I use DS4Windows?

Oh, because controller support on PC is limited to XBox (xinput) controllers. Anything else, you'll have a hard time setting the buttons to work correctly (mainly the native thumb sticks). Sorry, sucks I know. But these 2 tools, the program and the add on, and you never notice.

Thanks Do you remember the exact name of the addon? I cant seem to find it in ESOUI.com

Playstation Interface:
http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info1228-PlaystationInterface.html
Out of date but still works.

If it gives you a lot of UI errors, use No Thank You to redirect them to your notifications:
http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info865-Nothankyou.html

Mitoice · December 2016

@Earelith

This also happened to me... you need to select Xbox controller on the drop down menu on DS4 or else it wont work.... i use a wireless PS4 controller to llay ESO and it works fine but you need to choose the XBox template on DS4

Meary · December 2016

I use a controller on PC (win 10) using the Pinnacle game control app. It gives you a lot a lot of control over button mapping. Example - I have block mapped to block and then bash on one press which you could never do with built in controller support.
Pinnacle has quite a few ESO templates free to download as well to give you a jump start, and no I don't work for Pinnacle, just throwing out an option to consider.

www.pinnaclegameprofiler.com

From their site... Pinnacle supports any game controller that works with a PC. This not only includes standard gamepads, joysticks, yokes, throttles, and racing wheels from manufacturers like Saitek, Logitech, MaCatz, Belkin, and Thrustmaster, but it also means that you can use popular console-style controllers such as Xbox 360, PS3 SixAxis, Wiimote, original Xbox, PS2, Playstation, and many more. If it works with Windows, it works with Pinnacle Game Profiler.

PS: An Xbox One Elite controller is on my xmas list (replacing my Razer Sabertooth).

Ivehn · December 2016

I use the PS4 controller and the ‘ds4windows’ program; I set it up some time ago, so I don’t know if you can now play the game without need of the program, though it does support the new dongle. I find this very convenient because for some reason the cable keeps disconnecting from my controller. I also have to turn on the gamepad mode option to ‘ON’ in the game options for the whole thing to work, but that’s just a one time switch, I don’t have to do in each time I log on. It’s a bit complicated to set up ds4windows and I’m scared that if I somehow end up wiping the settings, I won’t be able to set it up again because I followed tutorial upon tutorial to the point I don’t even remember what I did in the first place

The funny thing with using the ps4 controller is that the game interface appears exactly the way it appears on playstation, but the buttons appear as the ones on the xbox controllers, if I am not mistaken. It can be confusing at first, but you end up memorizing it all really quick, so that when the game prompts you to press X, for instance, you actually have to press the square button on the dual shock controller, and so on