phearbot
Greenhorn
Issue: When attempting to run diagonally using the joystick on some ps5 controllers, the player will briefly stutter/switch between walking and running. For me, this occurs primarily in the down-left direction. This did not occur before the 1.6 release, and I initially thought it was simply my controller going out, but there have been multiple other people in this forum who reported similar issues after 1.6 released:
Additionally, I used the "gamepad tester" on hardwaretester.com to validate the control stick was functioning. I tested both of my controllers, and while both left sticks seem to be reasonably functional, the one having the issue has a very slightly weaker down-left direction, and a stronger down-right direction. Screenshots below. I considered not even filing a bug for this, but seeing multiple other users reporting it, and knowing that it was introduced in 1.6 it felt like it was worth mentioning. My guess is there was a code change related to stick-drift that does a calibration using minimum and maximum received inputs, and the run/walk logic uses a fraction of that, and on a controller with a slightly weaker axis in a given direction, this would be the result. It could also be something like a change to the way the input vector is being normalized.
Turning on "auto-run" is a somewhat serviceable workaround, but it does make fine tuning position for certain activities harder.
Left controller has the issue, right does not.
Platform: PS5
Version: 1.6.9 Build 40
Save: Occurs on all saves
Single and Multiplayer
Additionally, I used the "gamepad tester" on hardwaretester.com to validate the control stick was functioning. I tested both of my controllers, and while both left sticks seem to be reasonably functional, the one having the issue has a very slightly weaker down-left direction, and a stronger down-right direction. Screenshots below. I considered not even filing a bug for this, but seeing multiple other users reporting it, and knowing that it was introduced in 1.6 it felt like it was worth mentioning. My guess is there was a code change related to stick-drift that does a calibration using minimum and maximum received inputs, and the run/walk logic uses a fraction of that, and on a controller with a slightly weaker axis in a given direction, this would be the result. It could also be something like a change to the way the input vector is being normalized.
Turning on "auto-run" is a somewhat serviceable workaround, but it does make fine tuning position for certain activities harder.
Left controller has the issue, right does not.
Platform: PS5
Version: 1.6.9 Build 40
Save: Occurs on all saves
Single and Multiplayer
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