Trying to water a garden plot with ps4 controller

[Joe777]

Whenever I do any gardening I simply switch to first person view, so much easier than third person view.

[execool]

Instead of an interact target for each individual crop, it's just one interact target for the whole lot. Clicking this pops a settings window like the one for aquariums where you can plant all of the crops then confirm all together. Also buttons for water all, fertilise all...

I think that is a cool idea...

I play on PC with a controller... I actually find it pretty easy to water my plants with a controller, I also switch to first person mode and then I select one of the corners and just do it counter clock wise. A menu based option would be better though, as individually selecting the plots is tedious

lol I think this is probably a bad suggestion but SE loves to use these AoE items for some reason... they could have a watering can item that produces a watering AOE that you target the square with.

[Kahnom]

Kept doing what you’re already doing.
You’ll get used to it.

[ChocoFeru]

I zoom a little, then just go near the plot and press X, so it can target the nearest object!
When I'm done watering that one, I move to the next and press X again.

[SilverObi]

I can confirm that it does, in fact, go in order--but that the "order" includes all selectable items, even those which are not actually visible to the player and not prioritizing proximity. I have an absolutely hilarious video clip saved somewhere of my character perfectly facing a row of plants with no other clickable objects in my actual view... Only to d-pad and end up targeted to the garden plots of a distant neighboring home, behind two different walls and not even on level with my house's garden.

Garden plots seem to have a higher range on the distance you can target them from, but yeah if you found yourself targeting a plot in another yard, it was technically in your actual view or to be more fair, the camera's view. That being said, can you even do stuff to other people's gardens that aren't part of your FC? If not, they should remove the option to target other gardens entirely

[Vhailor]

Off course its different
that doesnt mean that either is better or worse then the other one

KB / mouse is objectively superior from a control standpoint for more or less any first-person title, or third-person titles that benefit from / feature an independently positioned camera. There's not really a "two sides" to this one unless one factors in non-control elements like comfort (playing from the couch). Similarly, in reverse fashion, games with fewer axes of movement (racing titles, platformers, etc.) are better experiences on a gamepad rather than a KB / mouse.

That doesn't mean other forms of control don't work, or aren't effective. Case in point, SE has done a tremendous job making FFXIV quite playable with a gamepad (and FFXI before it). It also doesn't mean someone used to a gamepad can seamlessly transition to a KB / mouse and instantly control the game better. But there is a "better" and "worse" at play from a precision and effectiveness viewpoint.

[Antonio_Xul]

click click click

PC wins again lol

Nope, because PS4 has the touch pad which I can also click click click, too. That is how I highlight when I want to select a person to click on in the sea of people during hunts or raids when I see a cool glamour piece and want to see what it is. It works the same for gardening or anything that requires selecting amongst a bunch of clickable objects.

[KageTokage]

It would be dandy if they just had a "Water/fertlize all plants" option.

[Rhus]

I found zooming out to be better. Then using the touch pad to just work my way round the plot. Takes no longer than using a mouse to push the cursor up on the pad then right then down etc and work round the plot. Zooming in meant there was always 1 or 2 hidden behind the scarecrow/post. It's not hard.

[noctis_lucis]

Its really easy to target those plants. Just stand infront of the plant you want to tend to and make sure youre facing it and press X (DS4). Dont use Dpad for targeting. If you missed, just press O, reposition and press X again!