Dead Matter Closed Alpha

Dead Matter Closed Alpha

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How to use a controller
By Captain Leemu
I made a scheme on the community templates
You must launch the game in big picture mode to see the radial menu
You will also need to change some conflicting bindings in game. for example grenade and flashlight are the same button
fire rate and binocs are the same :(
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What to do
Launch the game in BIg Picture mode

change Flashlight to 9
Bincos to 0
compass to hyphen (small floating dash)

Find and apply my template in the steam community look for dead matter xbox hobo's scheme

or use this import link - steam://controllerconfig/575440/2208352655
How it works
Its kinda like siege/fallout/day z

while aiming you can lean with the thumbstick clicks (like Siege), you can also toggle attachments, scopes and flashlights with A,LB and D-pad up. half holding the aim trigger will not activate the multi-functions or slow down your aim!!

double tapping or holding most of the face buttons has another function, for example tap x (or square) to reload, double tap it to check the ammo, hold it to lower the weapon (like fallout holstering)

Hold the start button to activate voice chat

finally everything else maps, items and toggles.etc. including weapon slots 5-8 are on a radial menu which you can use by holding the back button, click the right stick in to activate the function.

there is also a driving scheme which you can turn on in the radial menu. this will change the triggers to Gas and Brake for driving cars and such, press B to turn this mode off when departing the vessel
Known issues
I have not really tested driving

you cannot see the radial menu unless STEAM BIG PICTURE is on

exiting dead matter will reset the keybindings

sometimes and very rarely its possible to get stuck in between aiming and driving mode.
just use the radial menu to select driving mode and then press B to sort that
Why would i do this?
-its more comfortable for long sessions.

-easier for people who have recently came from console.

-sometimes im chilling in a chair on a 4k tv away from my keyboard and mouse

Take care
9 Comments
EliteGod 31 Aug, 2020 @ 8:10pm 
I figured out that if you bind right/left mouse to the triggers and have the trigger analog output on it for some reason registers as q/e but i turned it off and had no problem setting my own bindings for the game
Captain Leemu  [author] 30 Aug, 2020 @ 10:31pm 
@EliteGod i have not encountered this problem yet sorry, maybe look to see if you have these button mapped in the desktop configuration and try deactivating that so go to steams settings -> controller -> desktop configuration and try deleting everything mapped there, i cant think of any other solutions sorry
EliteGod 30 Aug, 2020 @ 7:45pm 
i tried binding and setting up my own mapping on my xbox controller and it keeps registering triggers as q,e instead of right and left mouse. i even erased to bindings in game and on my controller to see if i was missing something but nothing literally works. Is this a bug ?
justGRIN 29 Aug, 2020 @ 5:59pm 
bravo sir! i purchased the 2 pack n the wife plays with a controller. she is goin to love this. cheers!
Captain Leemu  [author] 26 Aug, 2020 @ 5:06pm 
@Lewis medlock you must launch big picture mode to see the radial menu i have made for controller, it wont display on your screen without big picture running. a weapon wheel is no good if it's not visible lol
ImYourHuckleberry 26 Aug, 2020 @ 4:09pm 
You dont have to launch in big picture mode. While in game, just hit shift + tab to bring up the overlay. At the top you will see controller configuration. Click that and it will open the same controller configuration menu you see in big picture mode...
KillerSharkie 25 Aug, 2020 @ 10:03am 
thank your for this controller setup Hobo helped me heaps.
Captain Leemu  [author] 24 Aug, 2020 @ 8:29pm 
@gamer360boy Click the square icon with the two arrows on the right of your profile name
gamer360boy 24 Aug, 2020 @ 5:29pm 
ohhh i needed this! but i am still a newbie to pc, recently changed from console. ill admit i dont even know how to open the game in big picture mode... so im off to a good start smh.