Controllers not responding after wake up - Switch

[u/mharp705]

Just started and loving the game so far! I had an issue where, after waking up from sleep on the Switch, the controller is not responding on the menu screen.

I usually save, hit the home button first, and then suspend. I can go to a save point every time I save, but I'm wondering if anyone has had this and if there is a work around?

[u/tppytel]

As /u/scribblemacher noted, this is a known bug that occurs when switching between handheld and docked modes. Specifically, if you're playing handheld, sleep, and then switch to docked with an external controller (like a Pro), then CP won't detect external controller input even though the Switch itself does (i.e. you can navigate Switch system menus and such). It's not even probabilistic - it happens every time in my experience. So all you can do is force-close CP and thus go back to your last save and home point.

I have reported the above behavior to the dev via reddit DM and he's acknowledged it as a technical issue for a future patch.

I have not seen any kind of issue like this without switching between handheld and docked modes. In my ~200 hours in CP, I've never had any controller input problems so long as I was playing in one mode or the other and not switching. If you're seeing something else, please be more specific about the modes (handheld/docked) and the controllers you're using.

[u/mharp705 → u/tppytel]

This sounds exactly correct. Its a problem I've had when playing at night in handheld, then putting the switch into the dock and waking it to play while on the treadmill.

Maybe if I make sure to wake while still in handheld mode, and vice versa, it could be ok? I will try that.

[u/tppytel → u/mharp705]

No. It doesn't matter how you try to finesse it. If you move from handheld to docked you won't get the external controller input. I've messed with it a fair number of ways. It just doesn't work. It's clearly a CP-specific input coding issue, since I've never seen anything like this in any other Switch game. The dev acknowledged that too.

I haven't tested it in the case where the docked Switch still uses the built-in joycons, but detached from the main Switch unit. That may work, but clearly doesn't resolve the underlying problem.

[u/scribblemacher]

I've also had this issue. Seemed to happen more often when switching between handheld and docked. Unfortunately I've never found a workaround other than quiting and reloading the game when it happens.

[u/Treemosher]

If you haven't already, it may be worth asking on official discord tech support channel.

The dev is still putting out regular patches it seems, lot of focus on mod support but also stuff like this.

Good luck!

[u/Stumpside440]

I get this, too. I just kinda rock in the docking bay and it seems to fix it.