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Steam Controller Thread | Comfy Couch Sold Separately
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superNESjoe
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My buddy got this controller and it seems to keep disconnecting when we play Rocket League. He didn't say if it affected other games, but he still has Steam Big Picture control, it just stops responding in game.
Anyone else with this issue have any advice?
Anyone else with this issue have any advice?
Has he tried calibrating it? I don't know if that'd help but it'd be worth a try.
edit: and also try plugging it in so it's wired and see if it still has issues.
I haven't used the controller with games in a while - after getting home after christmas I tried using it with my steam link and all of a sudden there are problems coming up.
First the Link didn't recognize my controller profile. I had to go to my PC, connect it with the cable and delete the old profile.
Unrelated to that I can't seem to easily switch between profiles anymore. Everytime I want to use a community profile the controller stops working in games. I doesn't switch to the new controls in the overlay either - just to some generic bindings. I somehow got it to download a new binding set for Torchlight and Chaos Reborn, but to get it working in the games, I have to try and upload it to my own set of bindings. I can't change anymore to other sets though. Very frustrating issue...
First the Link didn't recognize my controller profile. I had to go to my PC, connect it with the cable and delete the old profile.
Unrelated to that I can't seem to easily switch between profiles anymore. Everytime I want to use a community profile the controller stops working in games. I doesn't switch to the new controls in the overlay either - just to some generic bindings. I somehow got it to download a new binding set for Torchlight and Chaos Reborn, but to get it working in the games, I have to try and upload it to my own set of bindings. I can't change anymore to other sets though. Very frustrating issue...
shortsFortallPeople
Banned
Been trying to stick with the controller and having decent results. Played about half of the witcher 3 with it, all of D4 (had to change the right trackpad from camera to joystick as qtes were impossible otherwise), and now playing Ryse with it.
Between its excellent battery life and how adaptable it is for just about every type of game and genre, I can see myself retiring my 360 pad in the near future
Between its excellent battery life and how adaptable it is for just about every type of game and genre, I can see myself retiring my 360 pad in the near future
Valve "won" two awards for the controller and Steam machines in the Linus Tech Tips Tech Awards Show. 
https://youtu.be/DqS1jVG7tbg?t=1m36s
https://youtu.be/DqS1jVG7tbg?t=1m36s
RealityCheque
Banned
Battery life is god-level. Got it in late October and just changed to a new set. Did many many hours of gaming with it.
Nice work valve.
Nice work valve.
Hero Prinny
Member
how do you re calibrate the gyro
Think I'm just gonna sell my Steam Controller. I haven't even picked it up since before Christmas and have slipped back to my Xbox controller.
I've tried tweaking the config endlessly, I've tried community profile after community profile on over a dozen different games, but the touch pad just isn't as good as an analogue stick. I can't get the same kind of accuracy and end up having to make lots of larger movements rather than a single movement. Small movements of my thumb from the middle of the pad don't seem to register no matter what the sensitivity is set to, and the gyro controls vary wildly between being a hindrance and a (very minor) help.
Outside of games like Civilisation where a mouse is absolutely required, this thing is just inferior to an Xbox pad in every single way.
I've tried tweaking the config endlessly, I've tried community profile after community profile on over a dozen different games, but the touch pad just isn't as good as an analogue stick. I can't get the same kind of accuracy and end up having to make lots of larger movements rather than a single movement. Small movements of my thumb from the middle of the pad don't seem to register no matter what the sensitivity is set to, and the gyro controls vary wildly between being a hindrance and a (very minor) help.
Outside of games like Civilisation where a mouse is absolutely required, this thing is just inferior to an Xbox pad in every single way.
HUELEN10
Member
How much?
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Dang, I'm sorry it didn't grab you Laga. I can't imagine ever going back to an Xbox pad.
In the UK CEX are offering £29 cash for them, along with £23 for the Link.
Sure it's an overall loss of £27, but it could be a lot worse really.
I've not actually tried out my Link yet, just had it out of the box to take a look, though I've read more than a few reviews that it doesn't do the job particularly well, especially with Nvidia hardware, and drops in quality are pretty common. A few people have mentioned to me that the Nvidia Shield does a significantly better job, plus it comes with an analogue stick controller. Down side is that the cheapest I've seen it is £130.
Nabs
Member
That doesn't sound right. Are you sure you're using Mouse Joystick (or just Mouse) rather than the other Joystick ones?
Doctor Ironic
Member
Anyone tried this with GTAV? I have it set up to be mostly controller inputs with a mouse input for the right trackpad and gyro, but I have this issue where any time any kind of mouse input is entered while I'm reversing in a car, my character will rapidly pull out and put away their gun. Also, it randomly turns on recording and action replay for reasons I can't discern.
I've tried them all. And then of course you've got the problem of some games not even supporting certain input methods that are (supposedly) more accurate.
I gave it more than every opportunity but it just didn't work for me. I think the Steam Controller is one of those things that is either going to click for you right away or never going to click at all. If you have to try and force yourself through an adjustment period, then you're almost certainly never going to be completely comfortable with it.
Can anyone recommend a small, simple game that works well with this? I love the way it feels and works, but I haven't used a controller of any sort since 2006 and the only game I have that really works well with it is Bioshock:Infinite which just feels super difficult to get into after not using a controller for so long.
runningjoke
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I don't like the way Infinite feels at all. It has a weird kind of delay/acceleration that other games with mouse input just don't have.
I kinda enjoyed Rogue Warrior? It allows pad+mouse and you can beat it in a few hours. You can get used to mouse or gyro aiming while hearing Micky Rourke slag off some Russians, not bad for like $3? Better game would be Hard Reset
Lay it on a level surface for a few seconds, should recalibrate itself and get rid of the drift/other issues automatically. If not then under controller options you could try to force a recalibration manually.
I think Minecraft works pretty well tbh. B button for inventory, left pad for inventory touch menu, and gyro to quickly aim around whatever you're mining; I really like the feel of it.
Hero Prinny
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MarcoZombieCannon
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Or even have it be in the overlay next to the HUD/Keyboard buttons.thats annoying. should be able to map it to a button
Thanks for the suggestions. I also found that Bastion works great, and it's a good excuse for play that through for the first time in a long time.
Nabs
Member
I was going to recommend Bastion. I recently replayed it in Keyboard mode with a Mouse Region for the right pad. It's feels really good like that. Here's a basic overview of the config.
MarcoZombieCannon
Member
I'd really like there to be an option to specify which joystick mouse joystick is outputting as (unless there is and I'm just missing it).
Like, I want to have gyro set up properly and still have gamepad prompts in Resident Evil 4 (so no kb/m controls). But having Gyro set to joystick move or camera on the left stick just makes the aim go absolutely crazy and aim up and to the left. And since aiming is on the left stick, mouse joystick doesn't really work.
At this point I might just mod the PC prompts into being doubles of the 360 prompts if I can. This is annoying.
Like, I want to have gyro set up properly and still have gamepad prompts in Resident Evil 4 (so no kb/m controls). But having Gyro set to joystick move or camera on the left stick just makes the aim go absolutely crazy and aim up and to the left. And since aiming is on the left stick, mouse joystick doesn't really work.
At this point I might just mod the PC prompts into being doubles of the 360 prompts if I can. This is annoying.
Fess
Member
Is it not available any longer? I'm located in Sweden and ordered mine through Steam Store, got it back in october including the Steam Link. It was preordered for the official launch though, not sure if that matters.
Edit: It currently says on the store page that the estimated delivery is between january 11-17
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
My problem: I hate using sticks to aim when a mouse is an option. On the other hand, in third person games I also prefer analogue player control over keys. I like using touch pad aiming, and put hours into Metroid Prime: Hunters on the DS for this reason. So, would the Steam Controller be a decent solution for someone who wants precision aiming like with a pad/trackball over sticks, but still full analogue control over the player avatar?
Also, is it locked to Steam, or could I use it in a game from say Origin?
Also, is it locked to Steam, or could I use it in a game from say Origin?
A lot of games do that amazingly well, like Saint Rows IV. Every button in the Steam Controller, including the analog stick, would be exactly like playing with a xbox 360 controller. The right trackpad would then be recognized as a mouse. You can see which games do that even without buying the controller. Just plug your xbox 360 controller and move around using the left stick and try to use your mouse at the same time.
But some other games don't play well when you mix mouse and gamepad controls, like Fallout 4. In those games there's a setting called Mouse Joystick that tries to emulate mouse movement and although it's not as precise as a mouse, IMO, is much better than aimg with a real analog stick, but your mileage may vary.
It does work in non steam games, origin, uPlay, etc. You can even use it in emulators like dolphin and use the right trackpad to emulate the wii remote's pointer.
Exactly!
Strider is my current pickup and play game with the steam controller. I have my favorite bindings on it:
The best part is that light attack is tapping the right pad, and heavy is double tap. Makes the game play like a blast.
I tried FEAR with the top community config (with slight tweaks) and I'm just having trouble doing well with it. I do OK but I find myself getting killed more than I'd like. In general I'm finding myself having trouble doing well with the controller in relation to FPS.
I think the controller itself is great and I'm more annoyed at myself for not getting as used to it as I should, for faster paced FPS especially. It just makes me go back to m/kb or a normal joypad and I do better with either of those.
I'll keep plugging away at it though, I won't be using the controller for everything but it certainly has its place amongst my collection.
I think the controller itself is great and I'm more annoyed at myself for not getting as used to it as I should, for faster paced FPS especially. It just makes me go back to m/kb or a normal joypad and I do better with either of those.
I'll keep plugging away at it though, I won't be using the controller for everything but it certainly has its place amongst my collection.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Still can't turn the controller off by holding the Steam button, it's driving me insane. I've tried both the current beta and stable.
Normal client for me at the minute. I never tend to bother with the beta client, the one I was using has 33 people on it I think.
RaySpencer
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The settings are so confusing to me, haha.
I just want to set up Torchlight 2, so that basically right trigger does nothing until I click it, but then after its clicked, even a soft/partial pull of that trigger does left click.
help!
edit: I found a control profile that someone made with joystick control, its pretty good.
But I would still like to know how I could do this, haha.
I just want to set up Torchlight 2, so that basically right trigger does nothing until I click it, but then after its clicked, even a soft/partial pull of that trigger does left click.
help!
edit: I found a control profile that someone made with joystick control, its pretty good.
But I would still like to know how I could do this, haha.
capylikesgames
Banned
I had this issue too, and it went away when I set smoothing to 10 in the trackpad's advanced settings. Haven't had any issues with touchpad deadzones since. I recommend you give it a try if you haven't sold your controller already. Valve set it way too high by default, and I feel this is what deters a lot of people from the trackpad in their early experiences with it.
Place it on a flat surface and hold the button. I think it's a bug where the gyro is being interpreted as input, which interrupts the shutdown sequence?
Man this controller just keeps getting better and better.
Similar to the gyro where I initially had the settings wrong and didn't "get it" at first, I thought the mouse dampening was just an additional smoothing option so I kind of ignored it. But seeing others in here talking about it made me realize it's more of an ADS sensitivity toggle and using it has been a REVELATION. It's SO MUCH easier to track enemies while shooting in FPS games now. Can't believe it took me 3 months to realize this.
Similar to the gyro where I initially had the settings wrong and didn't "get it" at first, I thought the mouse dampening was just an additional smoothing option so I kind of ignored it. But seeing others in here talking about it made me realize it's more of an ADS sensitivity toggle and using it has been a REVELATION. It's SO MUCH easier to track enemies while shooting in FPS games now. Can't believe it took me 3 months to realize this.
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johancruijff
Banned
Anyone plan to play Dragon Dogma with the SC?
Do you think that buying it for that game makes some kind of sense?
Do you think that buying it for that game makes some kind of sense?
Yes. It's not a mouse, but it's far more precise than a thumbstick. I play every game with camera control on the Steam controller now (with the right pad in trackball mode with low friction).
I haven't tried it yet, but as I understand it you can use it with any executable as long as you launch it from Steam.
As I said, I now play every game with camera control on the Steam controller, so yeah, that includes DD. It should work particularly well since it also has that new hotkey feature which you should be able to make use of with the back paddles, and since it supports simultaneous mouse/gamepad inputs.
TyrantGuardian
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Yeah since mouse joystick was implemented there is pretty much no reason to use any other controller on PC for generic dual stick input games. Well, when it works - that is. Booting non-Steam games that have stupid launchers in front of them and other stuff like that is a complete crapshoot. Sometimes it works fine, other times it doesn't work at all and just registers your desktop binds when you finally end up in-game. Unfortunately, binding your desktop stuff to xinput gamepad bindings doesn't work at all, ever. Not sure what's up with that, but Valve should definitely implement a working desktop xinput mode where Windows just recognizes it as a 360 controller. Would solve a huge amount of issues where a work-around is required.
I've not had that problem. In fact, it's the only way I can get the controller to work with GTAV.
TyrantGuardian
Member
Wat. How have you managed this? Like, when you don't even launch a game via Steam - it works?
Edit: I misread your comment. Thought you meant using it with a browser. I haven't tried it with a non-steam game launched. Give me a minute.
johancruijff
Banned
I'm probably gonna bite then, thanks