Post #64: Some Godot Controller Input Notes

27 Jul, 2026

Godot has docs about their various types of inputs. Some notes from the Controllers, gamepads, and joysticks page...

• start_joy_vibration() and stop_joy_vibration() used to start and stop vibration (haptic feedback) of a controller
  • On mobile, this is vibrate_handheld()
• You can set a "dead zone" so that any small amount of input from a controller is not registered as actual input. This helps handle issues like joystick drifting.
• You should set Input.ignore_joypad_on_unfocused_application to true so unfocused apps don't also get the input