Input lag when switching from mouse to gamepad - Resolved by deactivating gamepad mode.

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Input lag when switching from mouse to gamepad - Resolved by deactivating gamepad mode.

Post by xavii »

I just recently installed the game. Coming from x3 the way I play the game is that I often switch from using the mouse to gamepad and vice versa. When switching from mouse to gamepad there is always an annoying delay where the gamepad doesn`t respond for about one second. I find this really annoying and immersion breaking. Is this a known issue? Is there any solution or workaround except sticking to exclusivly one input method? Otherwise my game runs smooth.
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Re: Input lag when switching from mouse to gamepad

Post by Alan Phipps »

How do you manage the switchover?

Are they and their drivers both effectively running in parallel and just rely on calibration for there being no input from their deadzones to avoid cross-interference? Alternatively, do you somehow shut one device down when you stop using it, and then have to restart it and its driver when next needed? (I ask this as I know that many wireless control devices need to be woken up before they start controlling again after a lengthy period of non-input.)
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Re: Input lag when switching from mouse to gamepad

Post by xavii »

Thank you. I found the solution. I deactivated the gamepad mode. Now I can switch on the flow without lag.

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