Predators! Square and X Interaction One Temporary Fix!

[Papa_Applepie]

Latest Updates:

UPDATE 6/30 - 6:48PM: Keep this in mind/ Things we found!

• With this keybinding, you can NO LONGER jump from branch to branch with X.
• Can NO LONGER jump from ground to branches with X.
• Press 🔳 to jump from Branch to Branch now.
  - Patch 1.12 bug, causes Jump/Interaction keybind to NO LONGER mount trees,
  you can still jump from ground to branches by 🔳.
  (I do not recommend this Keybinding as of now, sorry)

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Predators. Why two interaction buttons?

As a PS4 player. Tapping 🔳 mounts trees. But I don’t get why? That’s what X is for. At least if you hold 🔳 you wont fly into a tree. Thought I’d share my confusion to why this mechanic works like this. It’s not bad, I can work around it, but it’s accidentally inconvenient when it does happen. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ UPDATE: Temporary ghetto FIX to this issue. (I tried guys sorry)

So I played around with the controls in PHG.
Allot of people still seem to be struggling with this issue.
And I made pictures showing what needs changing.

• This is for people who are still having trouble and just want a broken, yet working solution till illfonics team actually fixes the issue directly.
• This is for PS4. ( I have no way to test it on computer, sorry PC players. )
• This is not for everyone.
• This takes up custom controller keybinding for X, and 🔳.

Go to your Options.
Controller Mapping.
Change to Custom Controls.
Select Predator Controls.
Edit Custom Controls.
Find JUMP/INTERACTION.
Select and Press X to key-bind.
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Then find anything that doesn’t have a keybind to your controller.
Make sure it doesn’t have / INTERACTION on the end.
Select, and bind this to 🔳.

Example:
I keybind-ed LEAP/BRANCH SWITCH to 🔳. ( I DO NOT recommend this at all 100%. I’m just a special case of stupid).

Picture Bellow for some visual guidance in case.
Remember to change 🔳 to something useless or useful with no INTERACTION at the end.

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Part 1 done.

So now your Interaction and jump are together.
Making these keys now one instead of two.
It will look like this.

Pigs and such will no longer show an icon, just HOLD TO FEED and PMC QUICK CLAIM.
Since Trees, pigs, and claiming skulls all count as interactions.
With the trees being an exception that they only need a tap instead of a hold.
The problem you will now run into.

You cant mount/climb up into trees anymore.
Because when you hold X as a jump.
It makes you JUMP HIGH.
Like the tutorial mentions.

Occasionally you can jump into a tree, but it will be incredibly hard while standing.
But, there’s a simple way around this new issue.

Crouch while looking at a tree and press X.
The crouch for SOME reason wont allow you to JUMP HIGH.
Instead it will make you instantly mount a tree with no problems at any range.
As long as the X icon is on the tree.

Now, one other thing to keep in mind.

You must be LOOKING DOWN at pigs, long claims in order to HOLD X and interact.
This includes quick-claims as well.

If you’re looking at a tree.
Or the icon of a tree appears in your screen.
While you are trying to eat or quick/ long claim.
You will just HIGH JUMP every time you press X, because the game THINKS your trying to mount the tree.

P.S you can Run, slide, and press X to mount a tree too.
Just be careful that you don’t press X to early or you’ll just slide to a stop.

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I know this isn’t really a fix.
I’m not a dev, and with you guys trying to convince them to fix this.
I tried my best to find a way to at least make it less stressful.

But I hope it’s a start so you guys don’t end up in more trees.
Ontop of FT trying to exploit quick claims by dying beside a tree.

I know it’s tedious this way.

You now have to quick hit O and then X to mount a tree instead of just X.
But at least if you’re trying to claim or eat.
You wont fly into a tree, and spend a minute trying to get out of it just to either lose your prey by a revive or be wounded and second winded.
Instead you’ll just simply jump, like you would over a small rock or something.
But that’s only if the tree icon is in the screen.
I’d assume if your trying to claim or eat, you’ll be looking at the target/ ground instead of the tree though.
So just be mindful.

Again, hope this helped for now.
It’s the best we could find in such short time. 💚

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Do let me know if this X and 🔳 keybinding worked for you guys?
If any bugs occurred while using setup.
Maybe I can find a way around them for the time being with more testing.

[Green-Marc12]

I would like the option to climb trees and leap with R1. So I set leap/switch branch to R1, wich looks like the right way. Theres the R1 prompt on the tree, but unfortunately ill just leap into the direction. My pred wont climb up.

[Papa_Applepie]

I gave the RI Leap and Mount a test run.

The Bad news is that Leaping and Mounting on R1 together don’t work as well.
The Leap seems to be the alpha code, and a single tap of R1 in front of a tree will not make you mount it.
Instead you’ll leap into it as you have mentioned. It’s because simply tapping any button with the Leap Keybind will automatically fling you anyways.

I’ve tried crouching and then pressing R1, but sadly the game glitches out and you will remain crouched with a slight camera shake. But no results.

The Good news is, that you can still get into a tree though with R1.
And, still be able to Leap with R1 as well!

This Button layout for your Keybinds will allow you to enter Trees while still being able to LEAP on R1.
The catch to this layout is, you can’t Mount Trees from the trunk anymore.

You’ll have to look up at a branch and press R1.
The Alpha code here is the Interaction with the Branch, and it will put you on the tree branch instead of leaping.
However if you look at the trunk and try and press R1, you will simple Leap into or passed it.

But, so long as you are not looking at a Branch, every time you press / hold R1, the Alpha code prioritizes Leaping, and so you can still leap to your hearts content.

P.S make sure you either Keybind x or 🔳 with Jump.
Like in the picture.
Since Keybinding Jump/Leap/Interaction to R1, the Jump in this Keybind to R1 completely gets erased.
You wont be able to jump with R1, because Alpha code here is to Leap first.
So you’ll need to Keybind a second Jump itself to something else. So that you can still jump normally when you need to.

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Extra Testing that benefit this Keybind Style?

Well this keybind completely eliminates the issue between quick claiming and eating pigs while next to a tree!

So you can now be looking at a Tree while eating or claiming and the Alpha Code will prioritize the pig or claim over the interaction with the tree.

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Hoped this was a bit helpful Green.
It was the most I could find out in a short time with the R1 keybind to Leap and Mount Tree’s.
And it actually feels quite smooth. I highly recommend this Keybind setting.

I’m sorry you can’t quite climb up a tree, but you can still go from ground to branches in a flash, and branch to branch too.

[Green-Marc12]

I had this specific setup before the latest patch hitted. You know, when “interact” made you climb trees. It wasn’t perfect though, but it was nearly perfect. I could leap witch R1, I could climb trees with R1, switch branch, and i could jump around the fireteam with X without the fear of mounting the next tree. Only problem was that R1 was also the button wich made you eat pigs and claim like the square button.

Thank you very much for your efforts and clarification, your descriptions are very well put together. I tested this specific build after the patch but it’s just not the thing for me. They actually need to take a look at the control mapping again “Leap/Switch branch” must be able to let me climb trees with a short click of the R1 button, and if i hold it down, the leap should appear. Then the controls would be perfect to me.

No mounting trees when simply wanting to do the normal jump and of course no claiming if i want to mount a tree or the other way around.