Battlefield 2042 Mouse And Keyboard Not Working

How to fix the dreaded aim issues in Battleground 2042

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Amongst the many fixes in the very big "Update #iii" patch that rolled out for Battlefield 2042 this morning, some players are finding an unwelcome surprise: they can't aim. They can't move their mouse left or correct, specifically. This makes it pretty hard to play a first-person shooter.

At that place'due south no way to rebind the X-axis of the mouse in the settings bill of fare, so if you're experiencing an issue with your mouse non working in Battlefield 2042, try one of the solutions below. EA and DICE have formally acknowledged the issue and the solutions are sanctioned past the developer.

Oh, and here's what the issue looked like for me when I tried to play Battlefield 2042 this morning. Somewhat humorously, the pointer keys do permit me to aim left and aim right, which takes me back to playing Doom or Chex Quest in 1993. Very retro, Die.

PC Users, If you are experiencing mouse issues where it is not possible to aim left/right later the update, try the following: Reset your keybindings or delete the Battlefield 2042 folder in your Documents. #Battlefield2042December 2, 2021

Battlefield 2042 "mouse not working" fixes

Delete your whole settings folder

Deleting your Battlefield 2042 settings folder is the faster, scorched-earth solution to this strange aiming problems. You'll lose all of your custom controls and graphics settings, but on the upside, you'll now exist able to use a gun in this game well-nigh using guns. The settings binder is in your Documents folder in Windows.

Browse to C:\Users\[Your Account Name]\Documents\Battlefield 2042
Delete the the entire Battlefield 2042 folder (don't worry, this isn't your game salvage, just your settings)
Restart Battlefield 2042
A new binder should be created with default settings
Adjust your settings in-game equally needed

Or, alternatively, surgically remove the relevant lines of code

The more advanced solution to this consequence involves going into the specific settings associated with X-axis mouse movement on pes and culling them. Here's my suggested method for doing that:

Download Notepad++ so yous tin can more easily edit the file you're nearly to open
Browse to C:\Users\[Your Account Proper name]\Documents\Battleground 2042\settings
Open PROFSAVE_profile in Notepad++
Ctrl + F for "infantry.conceptyaw"
Select the xix lines in the file labeled "GstKeyBinding.infantry.ConceptYaw..."
Delete the lines with this variable
Save the file
Restart Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042 mouse fix — (Image credit: Future)

You will have to reinput your preferred settings (keybindings, accessibility, and graphics settings) and likely be thrown dorsum into the game's opening tutorial once you restart the game. Just that'll exist an early on sign that this ready worked.

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