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What_Ah_hell_no
8 years ago

(Workaround) PC controller W and S inverted after TLJ update

Today it feels like Rey is following me around and using Jedi mind tricks because forward and backward are now reversed.

I'm using a controller and mouse on the PC (yes I know kb and mouse are faster but I prefer it) and had no controller issues until today after the big update. I have checked controller calibration outside of the game and in other games (8 so far). No problems! It's SWBF2 that has issues.

I tried remapping W and S using a 3rd party app (Pinnacle Game Profiler) but once I get into a game the Y-axis always gets reversed. No external or in-game settings seem to change this behavior. Everything else is fine. Any ideas? Is it a bug? This makes it unplayable for me.

Workaround

Thanks to this post by Chromius I can now play the game with my gamepad and mouse as before.

1) Launch the game with controller unplugged

2) Plug in controller and hit the windows key to get back to the desktop.

3) Select my custom mapping (in Pinnacle Game Profiler)

4) go back into the game

So, judging by my post and the many other posts I have read since yesterday it seems that game controller behavior was deliberately altered in the TLJ update. Please rollback this change EA because it sucks! Custom bindings (even manual editing of the config) are always overwritten when the game is launched and the only way to play the game (for me) is to do the above. Thank you Chromius for your suggestion! You're a hero!

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    What_Ah_hell_no
    8 years ago

    All of them. Starfighter Assault seems to be ok though. I did check controller settings, tried a different controller, calibration, reboots, repair game files etc but it's still backwards. SWBF1 and other games are fine.

    The keyboard mapping is ok (w moves forward, s moves back etc) but I much prefer using the left stick on a controller (ps3 type) and mouse. It is very weird.

    The stick does move the player forward if it's not exactly on the y-axis i.e. slightly to the left or right but as soon as it hits vertical center it moves the player backwards.

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    What_Ah_hell_no
    8 years ago

    Did a full reinstall. No change. Controller y-axis is still inverted.

    Seeing a few other posts about similar controller issues too so it's not just my system.

    Something got screwed by the TLJ update and it's very frustrating. I cannot play the game until the controller issues get fixed.

     
     
     

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