Functioned the same way as S, would move the player down; the WASD keys and arrow keys could be both used as movement. Pressing this key combination would cause Minecraft to either freeze for a while, displaying several clipped tiles of the current view or crash, depending on available RAM. During this time it would attempt to generate a file of 1.8 GB in size that may end up corrupt. Pressing C while holding F3 for at least 6 seconds triggers a manual debug crash on purpose after the keys are released. Rather than starting Minecraft, you want to go to Manage Shortcut. This will allow you to configure the game’s settings, which you can do by selecting ‘Controller Configuration’ under Steam Input. These versions have either been discontinued or long forgotten about. However, their controls are documented here for historical purposes.

Fill in the name of your new launch option (e.g., “Controllable”). Select the Minecraft version you’re setting up the controller for. Plug in your controller. You have to use a cable for now but can connect it via Bluetooth once everything is set up. There are two common methods used to connect your Xbox controller to the PC. The first is to connect it via Bluetooth.

Game Controls

The "Keyboard & Mouse" controls are similar to Java Edition, with a few differences. These controls can be changed in the Options. Keyboard controls are unavailable on the Nintendo Switch and are normally unavailable on Android, iOS, iPadOS, and Fire, but are possible to use from connected external keyboards. Mouse controls are unavailable on the Nintendo Switch. If your controller doesn’t connect to your computer or Minecraft in particular, make sure you didn’t make one of the following mistakes: Moved the player to random points of the map, before 0.0.14a_04. Respawned the player at set spawn point.

You’ll want to make sure your controller is plugged in and is listed under ‘Detected Controllers’ before you proceed.

🍪 Privacy & Transparency

If you do not have an Xbox controller but instead have a PlayStation controller, you may be wondering whether it is possible to use with Minecraft. Pressing the keys 1– 9 while in the debug screen shows a more detailed view of the graph on the right. Pressing 0 shows a less detailed graph. (Hold ⇧ Shift before pressing F3 to display the Profiler graph.) The other method would be to plug the Xbox controller into a USB port on your computer using a compatible USB cord type.

For Nintendo Switch Pro controllers and JoyCons, you need to install “ BetterJoy“ to convert them to XInput, which is what Controllable requires. When it’s found, you can choose your controller from the results and then select Done to complete the setup. And here’s a step-by-step guide on how to get Minecraft Java working with a controller: 1. Add Minecraft to Steam If you are using an Xbox Series X|S controller, it has a feature that allows you to switch between one device and the other. The Wii U Edition can be played with a Wii U GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, Classic Controller, or Classic Controller Pro. It can not be played with a Wii Remote, Wii Remote Plus, or Nunchuk.For PlayStation 4 and 5 controllers, you need the “ DS4Windows“ third-party app. The reason you need an app is because Windows directly supports certain Xbox controllers since it is also Microsoft owned, while Sony owns the PlayStation brand. For all methods used to use an Xbox controller with Minecraft on PC, you need to make sure that the controller is connected to the PC before anything else. Gives players the ability to disable chatting with certain players, thus hiding any messages receiving from them. Whether a player is hidden resets when re-joining a server.