New to PC gaming and i got some questions

Hey guys

Im pretty new to PC gaming and having been a console gamer all my life (until now the most advanced thing ive played on PC is minecraft) im finding it very hard to adjust to a mouse and keyboard, if anyone has any tips on how to combat this it would be appreciated?

The one question failing this is, can you get controllers for your Pc like xbox controllers?

Hey guys

Im pretty new to PC gaming and having been a console gamer all my life (until now the most advanced thing ive played on PC is minecraft) im finding it very hard to adjust to a mouse and keyboard, if anyone has any tips on how to combat this it would be appreciated?

The one question failing this is, can you get controllers for your Pc like xbox controllers?

Aramantha

weve had this arguement before i can supply the data on this (this is primarily why there hasnt been a cross platform fps or tps since shadowrun)

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Hey guys

Im pretty new to PC gaming and having been a console gamer all my life (until now the most advanced thing ive played on PC is minecraft) im finding it very hard to adjust to a mouse and keyboard, if anyone has any tips on how to combat this it would be appreciated?

The one question failing this is, can you get controllers for your Pc like xbox controllers?

ionusX

weve had this arguement before i can supply the data on this (this is primarily why there hasnt been a cross platform fps or tps since shadowrun)

Obviously the best thing is practice. You may want to try a game like Portal or Portal 2, where you can get used to mouse movement and general "FPS" controls, but it's not really an FPS, and there's no rush or pressure while learning.

Just keep practicing and eventually you'll get the hang of it but don't expect to be a pro in just a month.

Hey guys

Im pretty new to PC gaming and having been a console gamer all my life (until now the most advanced thing ive played on PC is minecraft) im finding it very hard to adjust to a mouse and keyboard, if anyone has any tips on how to combat this it would be appreciated?

The one question failing this is, can you get controllers for your Pc like xbox controllers?

Aramantha

you can just use an xbox 360 controller or if you have a ps3 controller you can make it emulate a 360 controller using this program MotioninJoy

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Im aware that some of the best gamers are on mouse and keyboard and i thouroughly believe you when it comes to a better experiance, the only thing is i keep finding my fingers are reaching for triggers and thumbsticks, ill definately look into a controller but i'll continue to try with keyboard and mouseAramantha

You don't need to unecessarily subject yourself to the mouse and keyboard when there are many games that support both controller types. PC gaming facilitates gaming on a variety of controller schemes. If you like gaming with the controller most modern games are ready out of the box without any configuration or need for adjustment.

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Hey guys

Im pretty new to PC gaming and having been a console gamer all my life (until now the most advanced thing ive played on PC is minecraft) im finding it very hard to adjust to a mouse and keyboard, if anyone has any tips on how to combat this it would be appreciated?

The one question failing this is, can you get controllers for your Pc like xbox controllers?

Rage010101

you can just use an xbox 360 controller or if you have a ps3 controller you can make it emulate a 360 controller using this program MotioninJoy

I had the same problem years ago when I started pc gaming but now I find controllers clunky at best. Just takes a little time.

You can buy yourself a wired or wireless xbox controller for PC which I personally use for my PC platform, driving and fighting games. However many genres on the PC tend to favour mouse+keyboard setup which include RTS, MMO, MOBA and FPS where using a controller will put you at an inherent disadvantage.

The mouse+keyboard setup is superb once you get the hang of it so I encourage you to stick with it and reap in the benefits once you become accustomed to it.

Well, I do have a few pointers, and like the others allready stated, controllers works just fine on a PC, it has a history of having alot of control schemes (flightsticks, gamepads, and so on).

However, this is my best advise to learn how to use the KB/M find a simple fps to play in SP, any game that only has movement, jump, duck and shoot.

the basics are thebest to learn first, grenades, reloads, fineaim/scopes, all of that best left out to begin with.

And just play the game from start to finish, well, the old Quake games would be a pretty good starting point, and although a bit more complex the first HL (has reload, and secondary fire so it is a bit more complex and requires more fine movement

Most games these days are compatible with a 360 controller. Just plug and play with a wired one, or get one the windows wireless ones. I play most third person action games (like GTA4, Just Cause 2, and the Arkham games) with a 360 controller. Also sometimes first person games that are a bit slower paced, like Fallout 3 and Skyrim, if I'm feeling lazy and want to plug into the tv and lay on the couch. For shooters, though, you'll really be better off just practicing with the mouse and keyboard. Aside from the inherently better accuracy with a mouse, another thing to keep in mind is that the console versions of just about every shooter employ at least a little bit (and some times a lot) of auto aim, and that's how the analog stick controllers even work as well as they do. The PC versions won't have that auto-aim, even if you choose to use a controller. Some games may have an option to turn on some auto aim, but only in single player, obviously.

When i first started playing on my atarti 2600 I had to get used to the controller to play its games. When i first played games on my Amstrad CPC, C64 and then the Amiga 2000 I had to get used to using a Joystick to play games. When i fist played Wolfenstein on PC I had to get used to mouse and Keyboard. When i first played my Sega Master System, Sega Megadrive, SNES, Atari Jaguar, N64, Playstation, Gamecube and Xbox I had to get used to a new controller in all instances.

Learning to play games on PC with a mouse and keyboard is no different to learning to play games on any other system that has a different controller. Just practice and eventallyit willstart to come naturally. IMO mouse and Keyboard is by far the best control method for most games.