Mouse and Keyboard support for Elite Dangerous on Xbox One X + future Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X

Tiirath

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Mouse and Keyboard support for Elite Dangerous on Xbox One X + future Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X

Please only reply if your a dev or such that knows.

Please note that M&K support has been available for a while for game devs to put into games if they chose ..

Mouse and keyboard support on Xbox One
https://support.xbox.com/help/Hardware-Network/accessories/mouse-keyboard

27 Sep 2018: Official Xbox mouse and keyboard support could be amazing (and disruptive)
https://www.windowscentral.com/mouse-and-keyboard-xbox-could-be-amazing-disruptive

08/04/2020 All Xbox One games with mouse and keyboard support
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/xbox-one-games-mouse-and-keyboard-support/

07/07/2020 List of Xbox One mouse and keyboard games in 2020
https://www.windowscentral.com/list-xbox-one-mouse-and-keyboard-games

When will X Box get M&K support?

Regards
 

Tiirath

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CptArcher said:
I do not support this to be honest. I'm glad that we all have to use controllers. It levels the playing field.
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Have you gone into your options and seen the controle binds available on xbox for this game? You can not bind even a third of of them to the xbox controler.
 

Tiirath

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I use the one and only HOTAS we are able to use on Xbox, the Trustmast T.Flight. Its is good as far as it goes, but it not cover all of the controle options that are in the game to be used and yet can not be used as there is no way to trigger them. That dose not seam wrong to you?
 

Godnamedthor

Godnamedthor
Tiirath said:
I use the one and only HOTAS we are able to use on Xbox, the Trustmast T.Flight. Its is good as far as it goes, but it not cover all of the controle options that are in the game to be used and yet can not be used as there is no way to trigger them. That dose not seam wrong to you?
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The T-Flight gives me all the combos I need.
There are a lot. Do you know why some PC players save their bindings with every update? Because they don't use the lot of them most of the time. If they knew them they wouldn't have to make a copy.
 

ManlyVIK

ManlyVIK
Tiirath said:
I use the one and only HOTAS we are able to use on Xbox, the Trustmast T.Flight. Its is good as far as it goes, but it not cover all of the controle options that are in the game to be used and yet can not be used as there is no way to trigger them. That dose not seam wrong to you?
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Also on xbox, and I'm able to do everything I need to do with the thrustmaster. However not everything was pre-binded, so I did have to set some of the controls myself.
 

CptArcher

CptArcher
Tiirath said:
Have you gone into your options and seen the controle binds available on xbox for this game? You can not bind even a third of of them to the xbox controler.
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Um, what? I have nearly everything bound and I play on Xbox using a controller. I suggest to you to try context combo binds.

Adding mouse and keyboard for Elite Dangerous would ruin the game and add an unfair advantage. If you want mouse and keyboard, why not just play on PC
 
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CptArcher

CptArcher
Binds

Pitch/Yaw left stick
Horiz/Vert thruster right stick
Thrust Up Up Arrow
Thrust Down Down Arrow
Thrust Left Left Arrow
Thrust Right Right Arrow
Roll LB/RB
Throttle LS/RS
Throttle 0 LS+RS
Throttle 100 B+RS
Throttle 75 A+RS
Throttle 50 X+RS
Throttle -100 B+LS
Throttle -75 A+LS
Throttle -50 X+LS
Nav Menu X+Left Arrow
Chat Menu X+Up Arrow
Module Menu X+Right Arrow
SRV Menu X+Down Arrow
FSS X+LB
Discovery X+LT
Ship Lights X+RB
Night Vision X+RT
PIPS Y+Directional Arrows
Heatsink Y+RB
Chaff Y+LB
Next Firegroup Y+RT
Prev Firegroup Y+LT
Retract Hardpoints Y+RS
Target A+Down Arrow
Target Hostile A+UP arrow
Target Next A+Left Arrow
Target Prev A+Right Arrow
Target Next Hostile A+Up+Left
Target Prev Hostile A+Up+Right
Target Next Subsytem A+LB
Target Prev Subsystem A+RB
Zoom radar out A+RT
Zoom radar in A+LT
Cargo Scoop B+RB
Landing Gear B+RT
Shield Booster B+LB
ECM B+LT
Target Wingman Target B+down arrow
Target next system in route B+up arrow
Camera B+Right Arrow
Toggle orbit lines B+Left arrow
Boost X+A
Flight Assist Off A+B
Supercruise X+Y
Hyperspace Y+B
Galmap Y+A
System Map X+B
Toggle Headlook LB+RB

I don't know if I need more than that, but if I did, there are even more combos I could try. That's what is great about this game, the ability to bind combos to a command. If you notice, XYAB do nothing at all by themselves, I could find many more combos if needed. I could have four times the commands bound. I would have to just use a double combo of XYAB combination and that would open up ten more commands each if wanted to do that. There are six double combos so that is 60 binds. If I wanted to do a triple combo, there are four so 40 more binds. Four button combo max can be bound to a command. I even have Thrust doubled up on right stick and directional arrows so I can land while in headlook (since headlook takes command of horiz/vert thruster stick) and have full control of ship (6DOF) and that is without using alternative flight controls.
 
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fishgotnosole

fishgotnosole
Without intending to be unnecessarily 'edgy' I've been using a xbox gamepad controller with a chat pad since day one, with no binding issues. I also have an alternate hobby account on PC these days, which is also chat pad controlled. Even with the keyboard and mouse option, I'd rather not use them. A HOTAS option is available for both, but my personal preference is not to use one. Space, cabling, ergonomics, cost, build quality and other reasons.

To be clear, I'm not trying to take a stance on the whole what's the better input device debate. Everyone has their own preference. I'm merely pointing out that it's perfectly doable. With ample room to make some complex customisation. Also, as has been mentioned above, one pro the console versions have, is that everyone is on a pretty much level playing field. Personally I'd rather not see that change.

Finally, last time I looked the Xbox One keyboard and mouse is ludicrously priced at $249.99 US or more. That's just pure crazy, imho.
 

Modified Soul

Modified Soul
+1 for at least the chatpad to be supported, utilising the chatpads numbers for quick pre set targetting options like navlock or wing 1 target, wing 2 target, wing 3 target etc noot to mention the rest of the commands that exceed controller capabilities

would make thae game that much more enjoybale during the PVE chaos
 

D K Adastra

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Buddy Hightower said:
I would love to use my controller, my HOTAS, and my KB&M all at the same time on xbox 1.
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Yep! I would like the same! Many peoples (AFAIK) would like to use K&M with the gamepad. I was bought a little kbd especially for this game and my disappointment were too big when I can't use it as expected.
I also disappointed with Elite Controller support which... is absent at all! 🤦🏻‍♂️
 

Modified Soul

Modified Soul
D K Adastra said:
Yep! I would like the same! Many peoples (AFAIK) would like to use K&M with the gamepad. I was bought a little kbd especially for this game and my disappointment were too big when I can't use it as expected.
I also disappointed with Elite Controller support which... is absent at all! 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Console Tuners sell the Titan Two, it will allow this for you, as well as the use of better HOTASs
 

CMDR Kris Dorey

CMDR Kris Dorey
i myself would love FDEV to add mouse support as it would make moving around the system and gallery a lot easier then with controller or a HOTAS keyboard already works for looking up systems as thats what i use now bit its missing mouse support
 
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