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Fix Controller Right Stick Command Issues

By Choolio123

This guide shows how to fix issues with the right analog stick on controllers when trying to select commands.

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Category: Gameplay Basics, Modding or Configuration

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Fix Controller Right Stick Command Issues

If you are having issues selecting commands/inputs using your right analog stick on your controller, this guide should help!

This fix was documented in the Steam reviews for Heavy Rain by ketchup_keith so shoutout to them for this information. I just figured I would make a Steam guide for the fix as well.

After installing the game, turn on/connect the controller you are going to use with the Heavy Rain and select Heavy Rain in your library. At the top row, select Controller Configuration.

On the Steam Controller Configurator, select Right Axis ABS.

Make sure In-Game Action is set to RIGHT AXIS ABS. Then select ADDITIONAL SETTINGS.

In the bottom right, make drag the Dead Zone Outer slider all the way to the right and confirm the choice.

Now you can launch the game and enjoy!

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Jiminez 17 Sep, 2023 @ 3:04am

Right stick not working properly ; I fixed this issue by right clicking on the game in the library (or on settings on the gamepage) > manage > controller layout > click on current layout > choose community layouts > pick the one on top. That's it. Note ; the second time I started the game it did had an issue with loading the controller layout. With a restart it worked again.

Yogi 12 Sep, 2023 @ 5:29pm

This doesn't seem to work anymore. The controller settings interface has changed. I'm not able to grab a cup of coffee in the prologue. I guess I'll have to try the game with keyboard controls for now...

coe13 1 Aug, 2023 @ 6:47pm

UPDATE TO 2023, MENU CHANGED, THIS METHOD NO LONGER WORKS

Baker 19 Jul, 2023 @ 5:26am

Thanks this with the the "Cross Shape" in "Dead Zone Shape" help a lot.

DONG 22 May, 2023 @ 6:00pm

thx

Oooh Namijanega 25 Oct, 2022 @ 12:01pm

thanks u so much

Demonic 30 Sep, 2022 @ 5:34pm

Спасибо большое.

DigBick 17 Jun, 2022 @ 3:03pm

Спасибули!

DigBick 17 Jun, 2022 @ 3:02pm

Это волшебно. Смогу попить кофе без мышки. Как настоящий холоп. Благодарствую!

Sir Dindon 4 Mar, 2022 @ 1:58am

I use a 8bitdo controller using emulated Xbox controller.

Using "Cross Shape" in "Dead Zone Shape" totally fixed the semi-circle QTE for me.

Another big issue remaining was the slow QTE with a discontinuous line. To help with those I put "Dead Zone Inner" to min and "Dead Zone Outer" to max.

This is probably equivalent to setting "Enable Deadzone" to "None". Anyway, make sure "Enable Deadzone" is set to "Configuration" because I can't see how this guide has any effect if set to "Calibration" (which will use the global Deadzone setting of the controller).

Last thing for slow QTE, I believe the game also has a deadzone setting which can be overridden. To do this I put "Output Anti-Deadzone" at around 10/40 so my input get recognized as soon as I move the joystick and not at mid-axis.

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