About the controller, if you can find pictures that match your controller that would help. Also, is it wired or wireless etc?
For following, yes. The goal of the sandbox elements is to have the player increase their "familiarity" with a particular species. As you get closer to maxing it out you will have more opportunities to get closer and closer to them, eventually, you'll be able to pet and play with them along with joining in on any sexual activities they are performing in the wild. The actual act of leading them somewhere, not sure we will include something like that.
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Ok I'll see what I can do about finding out about my controller. And good to know about the direction you're taking that mechanic I'm fine with it. I did look into it and yeah it's a robot white Xbox wireless cause it has the 3 buttons in the middle. But I'm not using it wireless it would drop in and out like that so I have it plugged into my laptop via a Switch pro controller cable. Like I said it works fine just can't see to change button assignment.