Why Controller Vibration is Essential for Our Scripts

Controller vibration is required for our scripts to function properly, as many of the advanced features rely on the haptic feedback of your controller. Enabling vibration ensures that actions like recoil compensation, aim adjustments, and other in-game enhancements work as intended. Without vibration, certain functions may not trigger correctly, which can reduce performance and limit the full potential of our scripts.

By following the steps for your platform—PS4, PS5, Xbox, or Steam—you can make sure vibration is active and fully optimized, allowing all of the script’s advanced features to operate smoothly and responsively.

Let us walk you through how to enable controller vibration for use with your Cronus Zen scripts.

Enabling Controller Vibration on PS4 Console

To ensure that controller vibration is enabled on a PS4, follow these steps:

  1. Turn on your PS4 console and make sure your controller is connected.
  2. On the PS4 home screen, navigate to the Settings menu.
  3. In the Settings menu, select “Devices.”
  4. Within the Devices menu, choose “Controllers.”
  5. Look for the option called “Enable Vibration” or “Vibration Function” and make sure it is toggled on.
  6. If the option is already enabled and you’re still not experiencing controller vibration, try resetting your controller by pressing the small reset button on the back of the controller with a paperclip or a similar tool. Then reconnect the controller to your PS4.

Enabling Controller Vibration on PS5 Console

On the PS5 console, you can adjust the controller vibration settings. Here’s how you can do it for both a standard DualSense 5 and DualSense 5 Edge controller:

DualSense 5 Controller

  1. Turn on your PS5 console and ensure that your controller is connected.
  2. Press the PlayStation button on your controller to go to the control center.
  3. In the control center, select the gear icon to open the Settings menu.
  4. Scroll down and select “Accessories” from the list.
  5. Within the Accessories menu, choose “Controllers.”
  6. On the right, look for “Vibration Intensity” and set it to Strong (Standard).
  7. Then scroll down and select Trigger Effect Intensity and set it to Strong (Standard).
  8. Once you have configured these settings, exit the settings menu.

DualSense 5 Edge Controller

DualSense Edge controllers have multiple controller profiles. The vibration settings are configured per profile.

  1. Turn on your PS5 console and ensure that your controller is connected.
  2. Press the PlayStation button on your controller to go to the control center.
  3. In the control center, select the gear icon to open the Settings menu.
  4. Scroll down and select “Accessories” from the list.
  5. Within the Accessories menu, choose “DualSense Edge Wireless Controller.”
  6. Select Custom Profiles.
  7. Scroll down and select the profile listed with the 🟢 green circle next to it.
  8. Scroll down and select Vibration Intensity and set it to Strong (Standard).
  9. Scroll down and select Trigger Effect Intensity and set it to Strong (Standard).
  10. Once you have configured these settings, exit the settings menu.

Enabling Controller Vibration on Xbox Console

On Xbox consoles, you can adjust the controller vibration settings. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Power on your Xbox console and ensure that your controller is connected.
  2. Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the guide.
  3. Navigate over to the “Profile & system” tab.
  4. Select “Settings” from the options.
  5. In the Settings menu, choose “Devices & connections.”
  6. Under the Devices & connections menu, select “Controllers & headsets.”
  7. Find your connected controller in the list and select it.
  8. Select “Configure” once your controller appears.
  9. Select the icon that looks like a pencil.
  10. Select “Turn on vibration” to enable vibration for that controller.
  11. Save the changes and exit the settings menu.

Enabling Controller Vibration on Steam

When using Steam to play your game(s) on PC, you can enable controller vibration. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Open Steam and click on the Steam menu in the top-left corner and select Settings (on Windows) or Preferences (on macOS).
  2. In the Settings/Preferences window, select “Controller” from the left-hand menu.
  3. Under “External Gamepad Settings” on the right-hand window, make sure that the Steam Input for your controller type is enabled.
  4. If your controller is detected, it will also appear near the top of the right-hand window.
  5. Look for a vibration setting, such as “Game Rumble” or something similar to enable controller vibration.
  6. Exit out of the settings window.