Keyboard has more comfortable mashing, but controller has a trick to make fireball skips easier. Consider dropping your resolution if you are suffering from a large amount of dropped inputs, micro-stutters, etc and see if it boosts your FPS and performance.įor Hollow Knight, both controller and keyboard are perfectly viable. If you experience bad tearing with Vsync off, try enabling Vsync using external software, for example with Nvidia's Control Panel. In the options menu, turn particle effects to low, and turn off Vsync as well, as it causes massive input lag and among other issues. If you want to run the game, even just to complete a single run, you'll want to maximize your FPS as much as possible. This game runs like absolute crap at low FPS. Linux: /Library/Application Support/unity.Team Cherry.Hollow Knight Windows: AppData\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight Save files can be found in the following locations:
Follow the instructions in the readme to install the Modding API, then extract the Debug Menu Mod. Once finished and you have a functioning folder of the game on 1.2.2.1, copy and paste the entire folder, then install the following mods into one of those folders: (1) Modding API (2) Debug Menu Mod. If you are using Steam, please follow this short guide to create separate installations of the game.
Practice for this category should always be done with a separate installation of the game using the Debug Menu Mod with savestates.
To downpatch with Steam, use this guide made by Verulean. It is the fastest primarily because of the Lever Skip, which allows us to skip a portion of the spire before Watcher Knights. You can now use your DS4 in any place where you'd normally use an Xbox controller, though the on-screen buttons will remain relevant to the Xbox hardware.The recommended patch to run is Patch 1.2.2.1. This is good news, as it means that your PC has been successfully tricked. Once recognized, you'll likely see a notification pop up letting you know that an Xbox controller is being set up.
Click the ZIP file of the latest release.Īt this point I had to restart DS4Windows in order for my controller to appear in the list of connected devices.Navigate to the DS4Windows GitHub page.Before downloading and installing DS4Windows, I paired my DS4 controller with my PC using Bluetooth, although any pairing method will work. If you'd rather use your DS4 in a number of other scenarios, including those usually reserved for an Xbox controller, I suggest trying out DS4Windows. Using your PlayStation 4 controller with your PC Like with the wired connection, hitting the PS button with Steam running will launch Big Picture mode. The controller light will begin flashing.ĭrivers should now be automatically installed. Hold down the Share and PS buttons simultaneously to put the controller into Bluetooth pairing mode.Make sure the controller isn't paired with a PS4 ― a good way to start is to pair the controller with your PC using the wired method ― before proceeding. Fair warning, the connection might not always work depending on your PC's hardware, but it's at least worth a shot if you don't want to snake a long cable to the controller. If you can't get your hands on one of the official DS4 wireless adapters, you can always give Bluetooth a shot.
How to pair your PlayStation 4 controller with Bluetooth From there, the DS4 should operate just as though you have a wired or Bluetooth connection. To use this adapter, just plug it into your PC and let the drivers install automatically. If your PC doesn't have Bluetooth capabilities and you don't want a long cable running between your PC and controller, though, it becomes quite attractive. This Japanese version ― which by all means should work no matter where you are located ― costs about $60, making it the most expensive route. Unfortunately, it seems like the product has been discontinued, making it much harder to track down. Sony has an official USB-A wireless adapter meant to bridge the gap between the DS4 controller and any PCs without Bluetooth capabilities. How to pair your PlayStation 4 controller with a wireless connection