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My character walks off ledges in a party game on their own. Drift?

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  1. Gabe Jensen
    @heap_pusher

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts im playing a party game on my Switch Lite and the right Joy-Con has started drifting. menus scroll on their own, and in-game my character slowly wanders off. I ran a stick test with my hands off and its clearly not centred:

    Controller test

    Controller test
Release both sticks. Both dots should rest in the centre.
Left stick    X  0.18   Y -0.26
Right stick   X  0.00   Y  0.01

    i've had these controllers for a while, but i'm careful with them. Is calibration enough, or is this teh infamous drift everyone talks about??

    id really rather not keep buying new controllers. if theres smth that actually lasts, Im all ears.

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  2. Kai Kaur
    @kkaur

    does the drift happen in every game or just fighting games?

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  5. Bram Ivanova
    @bivanova_25

    hmmm start with System Settings > Controllers and Sensors > Calibrate Control Sticks... follow the on-screen steps carefully, it fixes mild drift and confrims the stick isn't just mis-calibraetd.

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  6. Milan V.
    @regex_hound-2on

    Gently rotate the stick in full circles a few times and use short bursts of compressed air around teh base. Dust is a common cause of early drift. fingers crossed 🤞

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  7. Fenna
    @fenna_ember
    in reply to @regex_hound-2on

    If youre comfortable with DIY, replacement stick modules exist, but opening a Joy-Con involves small ribbon cables and tri-wing screws. Its easy to make things worse, and it can affect warranty.

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  8. Fenna
    @fenna_ember

    pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo drift from scratch

    lol

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  9. Jade
    @jadel250

    lol same thing happened to me honestly just reset the cable and save yourself teh pain good luck man!

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  10. Milan V.
    @regex_hound-2on

    have u checked your drift settings? mine were reset after an update. exact same thing happened to my gaming rig last month

    15 tabs open and chrome ate all 32GB of ram again

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  11. Milan V.
    @regex_hound-2on

    exact same thing happened to my mac last month worked for me anyway 🤷

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  12. Jade
    @jadel250

    hmmm bump. still happening with drift for me

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  13. Bo Brandt
    @bob32

    Update the controllers in System Settings > Controllers and Sensors > Update Controllers. It takes a few seconds and rules out firmware issues.

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