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Can I get this Gulikit KingKong 2 Pro controller to work with my Mac… and the game, “No Man’a Sky”?

There are a lot of words that don’t intrinsically belong together in that sentence. Like “Mac” and “controller”… or “game” 😅

But! Reddit said I should be successful, and that’s completely trustworthy!

(I should add that I don’t believe a word of this and bought the controller cheaply secondhand. I guess I believe about half a word 🤔. Anyway, no harm, no foul.)

Elizabeth Tasker

This is born from the fact that I love playing NMS in VR but in truth… it’s janky and my poor old pc has a 1060 graphics card.

The game is surprisingly pretty good on the M1 Mac (my main machine) but I don’t really like the mouse and keyboard controls.

This is how we fell down this oddly niche rabbit hole.

The backup is to use the controller with my pc. Totally doable if I move the computer, but why when I could try what no sensible person does and game on my Mac?

And Reddit was right! Connected straight away to my Mac and recognised instantly by Steam and NMS!

…how surprising 😂

Did promptly die in my first battle but more a problem with the controllee than controller 😅 Buttons are a work in progress, but I feel I like it more than keyboard and mouse (although not quite as much as VR!).

Me and my new controller went fishing.

@elizabethtasker I'd genuinely be surprised if the controller doesn't work on your Mac! Good luck!

@powersoffour thanks! My suspicion is that it may connect to my Mac but still be ignored by NMS without a lot of fiddling (so hint internet rumours). But eh, it’s a long weekend here 😂 And if I get annoyed enough, I’ll stop phaffing around and replace my pc.

@elizabethtasker Fellow GTX1060 Neanderthal reporting in.
But surprised that that actually renders NMS at a reasonable frame rate and resolution.

@slyborg it is definitely very playable! But for long gaming sessions, I would like an alternative that I enjoy using.