After hours of experimentation between the Steam configurations and the in-game control configurations, I finally got something that wasn't horrible. I'm not even sure what combination of tweaks did it in the end, and it still reverts back to the old behavior occasionally. The real solution to the problem, though: ditch the Xbox controller and buy a Steam controller! OMG, it works flawlessly; I don't know why I waited so long. The functionality of the Steam...

Sometimes when I dig, mine, etc., there are tiny fragments of dirt, rock, or whatever, that are left behind uncleared, usually floating in mid-air. Under normal circumstances I could ignore them, but there are so many around my main base it’s ugly and distracting. I’ve tried building in the same physical space to see if I could overwrite them, but when I destroy what I built, the fragments are still there. Also, no amount of digging will excavate them...

I am playing using a Windows Xbox 360 wireless controller. No matter what I do, the input from the right joystick makes my character look around VERY slowly. It takes 10-20 seconds for me to pan from left to right. I've tried turning off all Steam controller configurations and making all adjustments to sensitivity from the Ylands game menu, I've tried using Steam community configurations for the game, I've tried creating my own Steam configurations...