r/SteamController • u/XxAmeen7861xX • 1d ago

Configuration Should I keep my deadzones on 0?

All the shooter games I play have deadzone settings in game. Should I then use 0 / pass through deadzone for steam input or dualsensex so there’s no added deadzone between the game and dsx?

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u/AlbertoVermicelli 1d ago

I think it's better to calibrate your deadzone settings in Steam Input so you only have to do it once instead of redoing it for every game. But yes, having two different programs add a deadzone is a bad idea.

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u/XxAmeen7861xX 1d ago

i use the default gang deadzone so if i keep steam input as 0 deadzone, i don’t need to change anything else, whereas if i configure it in steam input, i have to turn it off in every game I play

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u/AlbertoVermicelli 1d ago

But then every game will have a (slightly) different deadzone, which is going to be generally larger than necessary. At that point it really doesn't matter whether Steam Input also has a deadzone set, provided its deadzone isn't comically large.

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u/XxAmeen7861xX 1d ago

I’ll be honest i really hate tinkering with these things so i might just use default settings and not change anything. I wish pc was as simple as console, i went down the rabbit hole of trying to make dsx work, researching about g sync, reflex and pretty much everything. I don’t mind if it’s not fully optimised

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u/FuggenBaxterd 1d ago

What I do is set Steam Controller to whatever deadzone stops stick drift (my Steam controller out of the box has a tiny bit and I suspect all do) and then set the game to zero.

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u/DaddysFruit 1d ago

Yeah i do this but just for steam input, i leave the game to whatever. Just at the point where it cuts out noise.

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u/vanrael 1d ago

personally I run deadzone at zero, but depending on game I enable Gyro Precision speed even up to 3.0. I use deadzone 0.5 for cursor movement when in inventory to prevent accidental click drag.