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Steam deck FPS game weapon switching (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 5 days ago by Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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How do you prefer to do it? I find the weapon wheels to be way too clunky especially when playing games like Doom Eternal.

I've been using the back buttons. Regular press for 1 2 3 4 and long press 225ms for 5 6 7 8. For some games a button chord for 9 and 10 but that's rarely needed.

225 ms delay seems like a sweet spot. It's short enough to switch guns quickly but long enough to make it different from a regular press.

I think it would be even better to have a proper numpad on the back of the steam deck but that would require some modifications. I think having 6 small back buttons per side is manageable and would greatly enhance FPS games.

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[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I have tried but find it inconvenient to take my fingers off the thumbstick. Especially with Doom Eternal. It does work well for other games that aren't so intense.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

That's valid. The only thing I miss from my previous XBone controller was the ability to use the D-pad with my right thumb, or even the middle of my left thumb to an extent. The asymmetric Xbox layout is supreme.

I'm pretty sure you can also combine radial menus with mode shifts. Dishonored 2's default Deck config has a mode shift bound to L1 (which opens the in-game weapon wheel), which temporarily reassigns the left analog sticks as mouse input while the button is pressed. I'm pretty sure the same could be done with Steam Input's radial menus too.

[–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 1 points 4 days ago

Because I use the touchpad for mouse aim, the right thumbstick can be great for switching weapons without having to that your thumb off movement.