fluffydelusions
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So this comes out the same day as Fallout 4...damn lol. What shipping options does Valve give you at checkout?
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Steam Controller overview and videos/impressions
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your best bet for getting one nov 10th would probably be trying to hit up a gamestop on that day. I ordered my steam machine and links on the very first day, and my shipping notification says it's coming on the 20th or so. I would expect that they have tons of orders to fill in november.
I should play some fallout 3 tonight with the controller on my live stream to see how it works.
Jzero
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Good luck. That game like crashing for no reason. I wouldn't be surprised if it crashes when the steam controller is connected.
fluffydelusions
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Cool. I actually had no idea this was being sold through gamestop. Thought it was just Steam
I'm pretty sure that game does not support controller and mouse at the same time.
Yeah I know. I'm actually going through a ton of software setting up controls for games like this, so people will have control options on day 1 when they get their controller. I'm doing two flavors - setting up configs that use pure kbm but mimics a gamepad (so you have mouse aim), or setting up the controller to best mimic an actual xbox 360 controller, so people who like button prompts that match will also have a plug and play option.
This all makes sense when you see how Valve is arranging the preset menus - you have several categories, like "recommended," "personal," "official," and "community." If a game has a recommended or official setting before you run it for the first time, it'll default to those settings, otherwise it'll ask you to take a few moments to configure your controller.
Krappadizzle
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Just got an email saying delivery is this Saturday. I ordered the hour it went up on Steam. Check you're email boys and girls. I'm in California.
I ordered mine around the first hour too, no email yet, and i'm in the UK.
did the same, and I'm in seattle. no email
Jzero
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We're both getting Saturday delivery in California. mynigga.gif
Rodney McKay
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Me three, no email (yet).
That would be fantastic if I ended up getting this on or nearer my birthday (12th)!
I can't wait till these get into peoples hands
I've been going through a bunch of games in sequence, setting their controls. There are a lot more gamepad + mouse compatible games on steam than I thought.
While I don't particularly recommend the control scheme, one of the coolest uses of the haptic feedback is when you use the touchpad as a "joystick camera." When in "joystick camera" mode, the spot on the touchpad that you first touch becomes the dead zone, and as you pull away from that spot, it emulates an analog stick. It feels sort of like stretching a rubberband taut.
While emulating an analog stick is a bit of a dud, the feeling is great, and it would be cool to have a game use this control method for like a cross bow or something of that sort.
Do you think it would be possible for a dev to implement that kind of control granularity in a native steam controller game? The possibilities are huge if it can seamlessly switch between contexts like that and possibly more!
Mine is exactly the same. I'm guessing they're holding them there to get them to us on the 16th, since that's the official 'pre-order release date' or whatever the deal was when we ordered them
I'd assume they are being shipped to Netherlands for reshipping.
Milpool
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Me too, if you check the shipment details on steam it just says "Shipment Prepared". At least mine does.
absolutely. You can do all sorts of crazy shit with the steam controller. You can do more in native mode than you can using key bindings.
Backlogger
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Got the shipping information for my Steam Controller! It is expected to arrive Oct. 13th next week! It is shipping from Illinois via FedEx. I ordered mine on June 4th
alexandros
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New videos by Trial By Game, Beginner's Guide and Spelunky:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gp7w5x7Dm-U
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XDZAVbozURU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gp7w5x7Dm-U
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XDZAVbozURU
ashecitism
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Didn't want to post the Beginner's Guide vid, because there's nothing in it that shows off the controller and it's going to be spoilerish.
Interfectum
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Yeah if any of you plan on playing Beginner's Guide, don't watch that video.
viveks86
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Same here!!!
That sounds like it could be great for a pool or golf game. While and analogue stick is serviceable having some feedback might make finenessing shots accurately a fair bit easier.
Interfectum
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I haven't got a shipping alert yet but I noticed the order page has changed on my account. I'm guessing it's shipped and there's a delay with full update / email. (SC, USA)
Reluctant-Hero
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Received my shipping email for my Steam controller. Really looking forward to trying it out with Witcher 3, but I'm kicking myself for not ordering an early release Steam Link.
Cool, I'll get back on it then. I'm not intending to put up the new thread till the 15th. I'm thinking of having a fairly simple OT laying out what it is, what it can do and how, so anyone new can understand it. However if you are able to get your chunks of your in depth guide going by then, they'd be extremely useful. I'll be linking those regardless of when you have them done anyway.
Awesome. Looking forward to hearing more opinions soon. Not long to go now.
Nice. Hope Valve do well in pushing for more of that kind of simultaneous mouse and gamepad use
Looks like he's using the analogue stick for Spelunky. I'd be far more interested in seeing how he does with the touchpad, especially when Refenes was happy using the original prototype for it.
Pretty good idea. Also having that kind of dynamic joystick central position can allow for greater area to work with if for example you know you intend to look/aim left, so can start from the right and have a greater range to move over, perhaps with variable sensitivity.
Yeah I have the same regrets. I ordered the controller from Game UK within minutes of it going up, and they are unlikely to deliver it to me before Oct 16th as Steam orders seem to be.
I'm kinda iffy about the analog stick not being concave like a 360 controller; hope I can get used to it. I've been trying to convince my mate that maybe he should get one too, but he's a die-hard kb/m-only type of PC gamer and insists that controllers of all kinds aren't any good.
LoL.
I'm in Kennewick. Can I just drive up to Bellevue and have Gabe hand-deliver it to me...?
I'm also in Seattle (Kirkland). Per the tracking info, mine is being shipped from Carol Stream, IL.
I love that the stick is convex, since I argue with people in every single controller thread that convex sticks are superior
One thing I'll readily admit - an analog stick is way better than pure WASD. Even if you're just using a modifier to walk and analog emulation, it's usually much better than wasd. The steam controller is like the best parts of a gamepad with the best parts of KB&M.
I played some duke nukem 3D last night with the steam controller - the atomic edition. It plays extremely well with the controller. Feels awesome, especially pulling the trigger to fire the gun.
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