Steam Deck Playability
Hi guys, so, I just wanted to say, I love playing on handhelds! I actually sold six game consoles in order to buy a steam deck in order to play The Sims 4 on it lol. But....Sims is basically unplayabl...
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@fujicakes1 Yeah it’s a lot of trial and error to get it mapped in a way that feels ok. Now I’ll be the first to say these controls aren’t perfect but I found them decent enough to play the game how I would on PC. I’m sure there are some keys that aren’t in my list but these are the buttons I use.
I mapped these controls for The Sims 3 Camera mode and use (mostly) the same button mapping as Sims 4 on console.
Edit- Here is the path to the Mods folder. Pin it to the quick access bar once you’re there so you don’t have to go through the folders again.
Edited to add context for the keys
I mapped these controls for The Sims 3 Camera mode and use (mostly) the same button mapping as Sims 4 on console.
Spoiler
A: C Key
B: K Key (hammer tool)
X: R Key (swatch tool)
Y: E Key (eye dropper tool)
L1: 1 (speed 1)
R1: 3 (speed 3)
L4: CTRL Key
R4: Right Mouse Click
L5: 0 (pause)
R5: Delete Key
Window (left): M Key (map)
Menu (right): Escape Key (brings up menu/ deselects object/tool)
DPad
Behavior: Directional Pad
Up: Page Up (floor up)
Down: Page Down (floor down)
Left: End Key (walls down)
Right: Home Key (walls up)
R2 (full pull): Shift
L2 (full pull): Alt
Right Joystick
Behavior: Directional Pad
Up: = (zoom in)
Down: - (dash) (zoom out)
Left: , (comma) (rotate camera/rotate held object)
Right: . (Period) (rotate camera/rotate held object)
Click: G Key (grid)
Left Joystick
Behavior: Directional Pad
Up: W Key (move camera forward)
Down: S Key (move backward)
Left: A Key (move left)
Right: D Key (move right)
Click: Spacebar (next sim)
**The trackpad mapping is based on me being right handed.
Right Trackpad
Behavior: As Mouse
Click: Left Mouse Click
Left Trackpad
Behavior: Scroll Wheel
Click: Middle Mouse Click (hold this button and you can free rotate the camera with the R track pad)
Clockwise Command: Scroll Wheel Up
Counter Clockwise Command: Scroll Wheel Down
A: C Key
B: K Key (hammer tool)
X: R Key (swatch tool)
Y: E Key (eye dropper tool)
L1: 1 (speed 1)
R1: 3 (speed 3)
L4: CTRL Key
R4: Right Mouse Click
L5: 0 (pause)
R5: Delete Key
Window (left): M Key (map)
Menu (right): Escape Key (brings up menu/ deselects object/tool)
DPad
Behavior: Directional Pad
Up: Page Up (floor up)
Down: Page Down (floor down)
Left: End Key (walls down)
Right: Home Key (walls up)
R2 (full pull): Shift
L2 (full pull): Alt
Right Joystick
Behavior: Directional Pad
Up: = (zoom in)
Down: - (dash) (zoom out)
Left: , (comma) (rotate camera/rotate held object)
Right: . (Period) (rotate camera/rotate held object)
Click: G Key (grid)
Left Joystick
Behavior: Directional Pad
Up: W Key (move camera forward)
Down: S Key (move backward)
Left: A Key (move left)
Right: D Key (move right)
Click: Spacebar (next sim)
**The trackpad mapping is based on me being right handed.
Right Trackpad
Behavior: As Mouse
Click: Left Mouse Click
Left Trackpad
Behavior: Scroll Wheel
Click: Middle Mouse Click (hold this button and you can free rotate the camera with the R track pad)
Clockwise Command: Scroll Wheel Up
Counter Clockwise Command: Scroll Wheel Down
Edit- Here is the path to the Mods folder. Pin it to the quick access bar once you’re there so you don’t have to go through the folders again.
Spoiler
/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1222670/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Mods
/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1222670/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Mods
Edited to add context for the keys
