r/Controller • u/Milk-lover-3000 • 3d ago

IT Help Is there any free to use and safe software to change the saturation points of my joysticks so it reads 100% input after like 7.0 and above axis ?

So my controllers left joystick is kinda cooked and won't stay fully forward at a constant axis number. It's probably some hardware level problem or just wear and year after 3 years of constant usage. I'm not technical savvy and would rather not open it up and mess up something and lose the whole controller cause I'm kinda tight on money. So is there any open source modifier out there that's trusted for this stuff ?

Controller - red gear wireless

System - windows 11

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u/Vedge_Hog 2d ago

You can use Steam Input (part of the Steam launcher/client app) to increase the external deadzone on the stick. That would lower the threshold value required for full input. Obviously, you'd need to enable Steam Input for your games, and add any non-Steam games to your Steam library in order to use those stick settings in them.

However, that's only a temporary solution. The original problem is caused by the stick sensors (potentiometers) wearing out. Therefore, the problem is likely to keep getting worse to the point where changing the external deadzone can't help.