That's a very fair point, didn't thought of it
I really hope we don't need to start a group, but dude, sign me up as your first recruit if things don't improve.
I don't want to be this guy....
Actually some good and useful information.
I got Odyssey with my lifetime license. Its listed in my Launcher but I have never played it. I don't have a version 4.0 bindings file in my bindings folder. Do I have to play Odyssey once to get that version 4.0 file?
Yes, you do, V4 contains all of the 'new' bindings for on-foot play. On the bindings screen it also splits up general / ship / SRV / foot which is helpful to break up the menu list, but makes it 'interesting' finding some of the settings.
Just copy and rename your Custom.4.0.binds and Custom.3.0.binds files to Odyssey.4.0.binds and Horizons.3.0.binds leaving the originals in place
Then open the Horizons file in a text editor and change the second line like this:
<Root PresetName="Horizons" MajorVersion="3" MinorVersion="0">
And for the Odyssey version
<Root PresetName="Odyssey" MajorVersion="4" MinorVersion="0">
You will now be able to select the correct bindings from the controls dropdown in either version of ED
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That doesn't matter. Once you launch Horizons, regardless of which bindset you select, upon launching Odyssey, the on-foot bindset will revert to one of the default ones in my experience.
The issue is that you need to manually select the custom one you want every time. The game simply forgets the on foot bindset once you run Horizons. It's just annoying after umpenth time
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"The game simply forgets the on foot bindset once you run Horizons"That doesn't matter. Once you launch Horizons, regardless of which bindset you select, upon launching Odyssey, the on-foot bindset will revert to one of the default ones in my experience.
The issue is that you need to manually select the custom one you want every time. The game simply forgets the on foot bindset once you run Horizons. It's just annoying after umpenth time
Of course it will they are completely separate games at this point, but it takes seconds to select the correct bindings file when running either version
Inconvenient yes, when you forget to do it and FDev should do something about it, it would not even be hard to program.
Works perfectly here, just launch odyssey or horizons then select the relevant renamed file from the bindings dropdown.
Of course you need to do this every time you swap between version but your bindings will then be correct, it's not hard to do.
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If you aren't using Odyssey at all the 4.0 binding won't be needed anyway
But it seems like something you can test yourself. Just bear in mind (as others have pointed out) that once you have loaded Odyssey, returning to Horizons/Beyond will require some re-tweaking of bindings, holo-me avatar & maybe other stuff so imo pick one & stick to it (as you are currently doing). ymmv.
I'm still waiting for Odyssey on the PS4 but I can wait.
However after having read the OP's breakdown of the deployment(s) I now feel less encouraged to get into Odyssey at all.
This whole deployment is beginning to seem too complex and, bug fixes aside, is promoting exclusivity.
I've been with Elite for decades and this type of exclusivity never floated my boat in any game.
Two different game modes? Horizons and Odyssey?
You may as well call it two different games entirely so I wonder if it is still Elite.... at all.
It seems since the last patch that we now have a Horizons.4.0.binds file alongside the Horizons.3.0.binds
Yeah but the horizons version being separate from odyssey is a temporary 'fix' while console is delayed (and pc odyssey is still not up to scratch)
It's not a permanent plan to have them split, either pc/console or horizons/odyssey.
I hope not.
