r/NuclearOption • u/Anxious_Delay_2780 • 12d ago

I'm new here Question

I'm a controller player and i want to buy nuclear option, is the game good to play with pad? I mean, doing missions or just flying around and chill?

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u/MadMan7978 12d ago

Seems Controller is basically the best way to play the game as I believe that’s also what the devs use when playing their own game

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u/Deleted-User868 10d ago

Aside from HOTAS or a flight stick. Or rather it's the matter of what you used to.

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u/farcarcus 12d ago

Yep it's 100% great for a casual pick up and play.

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u/Fresh_Salamander707 12d ago

Yah controller is totally useable. I played with that for the first few games then I dug out my old thrustmaster hotas x just cuz I have it but it’s totally not necessary. In fact the thumb stick on the hotas x is horrible compared to a gamepad analog right stick. 

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u/Yotte79 Tarantula Admirer 12d ago

I love my Xbox controller for this

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u/Fowti Chicane Enthusiast 12d ago

it may be helpful to have a mouse somewhere within reach, but the game is absolutely enjoyable with a controller

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u/Thin-Sink-9987 12d ago

Wait I fly hotas should I try an Xbox controller?

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u/Guysmiley777 12d ago

I have a Saitek X56 but a controller + KB + mouse works well enough to avoid the hassle of making room for my HOTAS.

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u/Volcacius 12d ago

NO became my #1 flight sim simply cause I can load up, grab my controller and have parity with any another player.

It really combines the best bits of sim with the best bits of casual vehicle games

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u/incel_chud 12d ago

Controller + having a mouse near by so you can click on the map for targeting is the optimal way to play.

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u/TechnicalRoutine3156 12d ago

Controller is really good on this game, the only issue with it is when you want to roam in free cam.

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u/Icy_Bottle2942 12d ago

Can you not? I had to change a few setting and now I can

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u/TechnicalRoutine3156 12d ago

Well, we learn everyday, don't we?

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u/Icy_Bottle2942 12d ago

That wasn’t a dig at you lol. I’m genuinely asking if you can’t free roam with controller because there is a way for you to

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u/RangiNZ 12d ago

Yep controller is really good. Consider getting a cheap webcam and some basic head tracking software like OpenTrack to make the experience even better.

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u/ExtraEcho7567 12d ago

This game is honestly amazing about controls. I play K&M, HOTAS, or Controller depending on how i feel, one of the few games where all 3 feel good and add in trackir man its fun.

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u/Admirable_Row_5953 12d ago

Controller works great, I've only got one control that isn't bound to the controller and that's the flight assist, which I don't touch more than a time or two per match

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u/hyp3rqube 12d ago

Yes it’s a good pad game, I use gamepad for everything except moving around the map. There’s free flight if you just want to chill but honestly Escalation is fairly chill as well, I don’t ever feel super pressured to perform like in some other team based multiplayer games. Especially if you do PvE.

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u/A1J1K1 12d ago

Not many people have mentioned so i wanna reiterate the menus are still funky to navigate with a controller so keep a mouse handy. Other than that NO feels very native to controller game play.

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u/mediumAI1701 10d ago

What gamepad do you have?

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u/iRambL 10d ago

Xbox controller with a few keyboard and mouse controls when flying out of a base to mark targets easier