Discover how to allow movement controls in The Forest with your PS5, PS4, Switch Pro, or Steam Controller.
 
 

Introduction

This is a set of movement control aiming profiles for usage with PS5, PS4, Switch Pro, and Steam Controllers.
 
 
The very first profile works exactly like normal except when the touchpad is utilized, and is suggested for those brand-new to motion controls on gamepads.
 
 
The profiles use only Steam and no additional software to run, and you can either find the profiles through the Steam library menus or by packing one of the links this guide provides.
 
 
 

Profiles

To use any the following motion control profiles, have Steam running and the controller linked and do either of the following of the following:
 

• Navigate to the community controller layouts for the game in Steam, such as by right clicking the game and selecting controller layout from the menu, and select the config of the same name.
• Copy paste the link into any browser, and confirm that you wish to open the link in Steam.

If you are using a compatible controller besides the main controller listed for the profile:
 

• Accept Steam’s warning about converting configurations between controller types.

 
Movement Controls with Touchpad activation
 
 
Keep a finger on the pad to make it possible for movement control aiming. Extra Jump/Use buttons on touchpad up/down. Moving the ideal stick swaps to Xbox controls, usage in menus or instead of gyro. Modification the Save keybind to E and Sleep to C.
 
 
PS5 controller profile:
 
 
( Fully suitable: PS5, PS4).
 
steam:// controllerconfig/242760/2840920914
 
Think about using the PS4 or Switch Pro Controller profiles with your PS5 controller if you choose trigger activation or flick stick plans.
 
 
Motion Controls with Trigger activation
 
 
Pull L2 or R2 softly to make it possible for movement control aiming, pull all the way to obstruct or attack. Crafting menu triggers reversed. Product slots on touchpad from delegated right. Change the Save keybind to E and Sleep to C. Also works well with PS5 controllers.
 
 
PS4 controller profile:.
 
steam:// controllerconfig/242760/2841060647
 
( Fully suitable: PS4, PS5. Partly compatible: Switch Pro.).
 
 
Think about using the PS5 or Switch Pro Controller profiles if you choose touch activation or flick stick plans.
 
 
Movement Controls with Flick Stick activation
 
 
Hold right stick at an edge to use motion controls, turn to pan the cam. Flick stick does not produce constant flicks however is convenient. Otherwise works like the default gamepad design. Change the Save keybind to E and Sleep to C.
 
 
Switch Pro Controller profile:.
 
steam:// controllerconfig/242760/2841103296
 
( Fully suitable with: Switch Pro, PS5, PS4.).
 
 
This profile does not measure up to the capacity of the flick stick scheme since the game’s handling of mouse input produces inconsistent video camera panning and flicks, so I can not suggest it and am just publishing it as a demonstration. That stated I would personally utilize this profile rather of a default gamepad provided those 2 choices. Your mileage might differ. The PS4 trigger activation plan likewise works somewhat well with this controller, but the triggers are digital so pulling them activates both gyro intending as well as block or attack without any distinction made for whether the trigger is only gently pulled.
 
 
Motion Controls with Right Pad activation
 
 
Touch and hold the ideal side pad to enable motion control aiming. Face buttons reproduced on the pad. Crouch and jump on the paddles. Use menus without right touchpad for finest results. Controls left as similar to Xbox standard as possible. Modification the Save keybind to E and Sleep to C.
 
 
Steam Controller profile:.
 
steam:// controllerconfig/242760/2841112204( Only compatible with: SC.).
 
 
Other profiles will work badly with this controller since of its special design.
 
 
 

Detailed use guidelines

Use guidelines:.
 
If you do not like pressing abnormally formatted controller profile links in a web browser, these profiles can be discovered in Steam’s interface for neighborhood controller setups for the game.
 
 
Each link opens in the Steam customer and the setup is then shown there for you to accept or decline. Each profile utilizes a various way of activating motion controls, if you wish to utilize a plan that does not have a native profile for your controller check the description for compatibility and after clicking the link accept Steam’s caution about transforming in between controller types.
 
 
Please conserve any custom controller layouts made in Steam’s controller layout configurator prior to clicking a profile link. When the link is opened in Steam any unsaved custom-made controller layout is immediately lost and changed by this design if accepted, otherwise it loads the last saved or default design as appropriate if the new layout is turned down.
 
 
 

Expected wacky behavior

The following items are disadvantages to utilizing these profiles. Unless otherwise specified they can be treated by moving the right joystick in any direction (PS5 profile), releasing the triggers (PS4), releasing the ideal joystick (Switch Pro), or by releasing the ideal touchpad (Steam Controller), all of which will trigger all other controller functions to briefly go back to Xbox buttons till you utilize the movement controls once again.
 
 

• Button prompts will sometimes show keyboard buttons that do not have an obvious relationship with the controller functions.
• The left joystick functions as an 8-way directional control.
• Rumble and haptic feedback does not work.
• The main menu and the crafting menus function only by way of a motion controlled cursor, or otherwise are inconsistent with
• With the PS4 profile the crafting menu behaves poorly, use the opposite trigger to what is shown on screen.
• With the PS4 profile the left and right joysticks swap roles while any trigger is held. Avoid using triggers at the same time as other functions.
• Other profiles behave consistently with normal controller configurations in menus while the motion controls are inactive.

 
 
 

Troubleshooting

Issue: Using the touchpad is uneasy or makes controls hard.
 
 
Service: Try utilizing the LTrigger or Flick Stick profiles belonging to the DualShock 4 or Switch Pro Controller instead of the DualSense one. While the touchpad activation scheme need to work well with many adult hands on controllers with touchpads, numerous will not find this comfy on PlayStation controllers, and multiple functions might end up being challenging to appropriately reach at the same time.
 
 
Problem: The electronic camera drifts in one instructions.
 
 
Solution: Some controllers will adjust their gyroscopic sensor when placed on a flat horizontal surface for a couple of seconds. Others may require to have their gyro adjusted in Steam.
 
 
Issue: Motion control video camera moves too quickly or too sluggish often.
 
 
Solution: This might be because of mouse acceleration or mouse smoothing results. Disable mouse acceleration in Windows by going to Mouse Properties – Pointer Options tab – untick “Enhance guideline accuracy”. Disable mouse smoothing in game under Main Menu – Options – Controls – Keyboard and Mouse – Mouse Smoothing.
 
 
Issue: Camera motions are choppy or rough.
 
 
Solution: some controllers may experience poor gyroscopic sensor performance while cordless, especially ones for the PS4. While the controller is turned off, plug it into the computer so that it starts up in wired mode.
 
 
Problem: The flick stick offers me movement illness.
 
 
Solution: Changing the smoothing and flick duration settings in the configurator might assist, the next solution on this page might also assist if irregular cam movements play a role.
 
 
Problem: The flick stick does not constantly turn the electronic camera to the specific same angle as I snapped.
 
 
Option: This is a problem fundamental to this technique of controlling the cam, which you might have the ability to correct by manually changing the settings. If the flicks travel the very same range however go too far or fall short it is a relatively basic matter of adjusting the level of sensitivity on the ideal stick in the configurator until the angles match. If angles are irregular, disable mouse acceleration in Windows by going to Mouse Properties – Pointer Options tab – untick “Enhance guideline precision”, along with disabling smoothing in game under Main Menu – Options – Controls – Mouse Smoothing slider to 0%.
 
 
Issue: The flick stick doesn’t constantly shut down the gyro when it should.
 
 
Service: This is most likely due to the fact that your controller’s best joystick has actually ended up being inaccurate from usage or a defect and has actually not been calibrated all right to compensate. You may require to calibrate your controller’s joysticks in Windows. Calibrating it in Steam also might assist. In some cases there may be a requirement to adjust the limit setting for deactivation in the configurator discovered in the Gyro On tab, Flick Stick box, Outer Ring Binding field, where you’ll discover the Soft Press Threshold slider. It is possible that none of these options will completely work and that the gyroaim mode will still get stuck from time to time. These issues surface more often on Switch Pro Controllers due to often imprecise joysticks, and I suggest utilizing another suitable controller if one is offered.
 
 

 
 
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