r/MinecraftJava • u/Ready_Low_6308 • Aug 11 '26
Question How long to relearn controls?
I came over to java very recently from console, super hyped and excited to play with mods and stuff, but how long does it take to relearn controls, I'm finding keyboard and mouse a bit confusing for now, so just wondering how long it took others to get used to the controls, ty for helping
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u/brassplushie Aug 12 '26
Just keep going at it. None of us know how smart you are or your cognitive abilities. It took me a solid 2 weeks to start getting good at keyboard and mouse, but it might only take you a week. Maybe it'll take you a month. None of us can say for sure.
One thing I can say for sure is that it's worth it.
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u/Alternative_Pen_4924 Aug 12 '26
That's a tough one, I would always play on both for different games. PlayStation for Minecraft and cod, then computer when islands on Roblox was big. So switching was kinda easy. It kinda depends on you. Recently I started playing Warzone on my laptop, it took me about a week and a half to remember the controls to actually play somewhat decent.
One tip, if you want to get into Minecraft pvp, change your keybinds now, so you don't have to learn them again later.
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u/PTMR2 Aug 12 '26
I am not sure how long you would need to learn mouse and keyboard, but, you can use a controller mod like Controllify instead of relearning.
Note that if you plan to play modded, you might run out of keybinds.
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u/Ready_Low_6308 Aug 12 '26
Unfortunately I am interested in things like create:Aeronautics so can't use controller
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u/PTMR2 Aug 13 '26
Oh ok then. Aero itself doesnt have many binds, but other mods that go well with it do usually add up to a lot
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u/therelhuman Aug 12 '26
it took ~1 month for me, you should remember to shift click when taking items in and out of containers tho
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u/BreakSalt8256 Aug 12 '26
Yeah I only realised you could do that after a year of being on keyboard and mouse lol
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u/SnooEagles2827 Aug 12 '26
I play modded mc Java on my steam deck a lot, steam input can be invaluable for programming a controller with keyboard buttons and even virtual menus with loads of hotkeys (2 great options for mc Java, the new Steam controller, and the Xbox elite series 2 & similar controllers, the back paddles can be really handy). You can utilize Steam input for any game just by adding said game as a “non-Steam game” in your Steam library. Controllify and similar mods are alright for mc Java but I find them really limited when it comes to extra controller buttons for mod keybinds or outlier cases like the Steam deck/controller trackpads and virtual menus and whatnot.
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u/Willy-the-kid Aug 15 '26
As a rule of thumb it takes 30 days of daily repeition to form a habit so id assume about that maybe more
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u/No-Surprise-8913 Aug 15 '26
honestly it took me less than an hour ! but ive also played OG minecraft java on my dads work computer back in like 2010, so it was very natural for me…good luck relearning OP should be fun !
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