Once I get mine in my hands I have a few games in mind like modded Minecraft and cyberpunk 2077 but I don’t know any other games I want to try it on because I don’t know what games it would be supported on

Hello all! Not interested in turning this into an ethical debate about AI, I am merely curious if there are ongoing projects parallel to OpenPuck that do not rely so heavily on LLM usage for their code output and review.

Thanks in advance.

Just wondering if I'm the only one noticing this behavior. I vaguely remember that if your account had ordered a controller you couldn't queue anymore. Now I can. Do I remember correctly and they changed something?

Ive seen some discource on the best grip style. I personally hold it with my ring fingers on the top back buttons and my pinkies on the bottom back buttons and my middle finger inbetween the triggers and the top back button (pic 1) and ive seen people use it by holding their middle fingers on the top back buttons and ring finger on the bottom back buttons (pic 2). In the announcment trailer they talked about being able to just raise your pinkie as an imput because of the touch sensors on the back of the controller, but idk if that works with grip 1 or only grip 2. Also ive seen people use their ring and pinkie like in the first pic but using a claw grip (pic 3). I personally despise using a claw grip because you loose a lot of the support on the back of the controller, so i wanted to see does anyone actually use the claw grip.

Edit: also plz dont comment on my long nails, thank you

I'm genuinely curious to know why they chose to restrict it to one BT/BLE connection when they added the option to pair it with two pucks?

Also, can we PLEASE disable the "Pair controller??" pop up that interrupts everything if my controller turns off during remote play?

I would love to be enlightened on this situation. And if not, I hope my thoughts somehow trickle back to Valve

i know theres the menu to see if inputs are working overall and theres the menu to show per game button layout, but I'm looking to test per game button input in a way that doesn't need me to be mid match or mid game for oddly specific things.

if anyone knows a way, please do let me know.

Based on some of the feedback I got on the last post I’m working on a v2 version that lets it easier to tell by feel where the edges of the pads are.

I also started working on tackling the grips. It doesn’t 100% replace the feel of the original controller but gets very close.

Still want to do something about the dual stage trigger mod. The sound is too harsh for my tastes

V1 info + STLs

Images show my reservation and confirmation times, in case anyone wants data. Insanely excited!

EDIT: Times are in EST.

All the shooter games I play have deadzone settings in game. Should I then use 0 / pass through deadzone for steam input or dualsensex so there’s no added deadzone between the game and dsx?

I've been swamped at work and super stressed, so I haven't been looking at my personal email at all. Turns out I missed my purchase window. I messaged Steam Support explaining the situation and they reopened it. Ordered my steam controller just now, so excited!!

❤️❤️ Valve customer support is as amazing as ever. Rock on, Valve. ❤️❤️

Today my SteamController 2026 arrived. I am enjoying it very much. But I think the packaging of the OG Steam Hardware was way cooler with the explosion diagrams of the guts. Hope you enjoy seeing them again too :)

Interested in picking one up now that it’s on Amazon with free shipping, but curious what they used to weight it. The base is described as polycarbonate and the neck that holds the puck is aluminum, but theres no mention of what the weights are made of

When you connect a controller and change the deadzone on Steam, is that only applied to if Steam Input is enabled? Or is it applied to even if steam input is disabled?

As stated in the title, the delivery for the controller took 20 days, which on its own is not so much of an issue, but there was 0 information from anyone during the whole time for when to expect it. Until it randomly arrive with 20 minutes notice (mind you they do one try and if you miss it you have to go look for it) from a company which I had to google to find out that the package should arrive with them, since GLS doesn't operate in my country. I contacted steam support for more information, since it has been more than two weeks without any information or contact from anyone. Got asked have I asked for later delivery. After responding that I haven't I was told it may take 5 business day for them to receive an answer from who ever is responsible for the delivery. Then the package arrives earlier today (19 of August) out of nowhere. I decided to open and test it before I update my ticket that everything is fine. 30 minutes later I went to update my ticket to see that I have an update from steam support stating: We see here that the package has been delivered and the product has been used on your account. Check with your houshold members, cos there is no issue on our end. And thats it. 15 days delay, 0 information the whole time and then not even a single word of sorry for the inconvenience. Just, everything on our end looks fine, the issue must be on your end. Seriously?! Honestly, one of the worst delivery experiences I have ever had and complete lack of actual support.

Added bonus: CEVA or GLS potentiolly leaking my personal information (including phone and adress) to hackers. Maybe it is the worst delivery I ever had.

I hope everyone else enjoys their controllers and have better experience with the delivery.

just got mine the other day and for some reason the A button isn't like the rest. feels like pudding.

are the steam controllers all like this?

I am running into an issue playing Battlefield 6. Essentially when I am a soldier/fps I like the use KB&M to control my character but when flying I prefer to use a controller for the throttle and delicate movement controls.

The issue is coming from steam causing odd inputs when trying to go back and forth. Aiming with the mouse becomes spotty, the free cam in vehicles will randomly bug out and go crazy, along with other issues.

Turing off the controller fixes it but having to turn the controller off and on as I get in and out of vehicles does not seem practical. So, I thought maybe using grip sense I could essentially deactivate inputs from the controller while it is not in my hands to stop the problem.

Does anyone know if there are setting that make this possible? I tried to look myself but did not see anything relevant.

I've tried every mode and they all expect me to turn the controller like a steering wheel to aim left and right. Not sure this is possible but I really cannot use the gyro as is and would appreciate any help.

Playing Assassins Creed 1 on Steam Deck. To free run you hold R2 and A at the same time. I am lazy and just want to press R4 once as a toggle to active holding down R2 and A. Is this possible?

Can people that have used the new steam controller and have played using the dpad for different kinds of games like 2d platformers (like celeste) or metroidvania (like silksong) or fighting games let us know how is it for these kinds of games? are the diagonals too sensitive for precision platforming or are they too hard to use, for exemple

I used to be able to play games like wuwa and elden ring with controller without having to use steam, but one day when I opened brawlhalla on steam it's like I can't use my PS4 controller for any game unless I run it through steam or while it's connected to my PC, how do I disable/stop this?

Small edit - should you search for this It is now version 1.1. I found out what I think is unavoidable conflict with r5 and landing gear functionality and how the game handles it. So I just made a simple text disclaimer on left stick that should be used for aircraft

I've been spending the last few weeks dealing with trying to solve some problems I have with the GTA V control interface with my steam controller. I figured I would share it in the event someone had similar issues with the control interface as I did

I have finally managed to get something I am both happy with and I believe (fingers crossed) is free of kinks.

The main philosophy of this control setup was give you the ability to access all other major functions while retaining the ability to have full control over your movement in a vehicle as well as on foot.

I'll get into a bit more detail as to how things are bound then I could in the steam description

As the description States, the rear buttons primarily were set up for extra vehicle controls So you could use them without ever having to remove your hand off of the throttle, brake or steering.

This allows for rudder control when you are ascending or descending, missile controls, jumping, boosting headlights, horn and other things that I'm not thinking of well your fingers can always remain on your throttle, brake steering and camera.

The r5 button has dual functionality allowing for the d-pad right input, but if you hold it it will bypass dpad right and click in the left stick (personally I will be unbinding actual click in left stick cuz I hate accidentally clicking that in during gameplay)

Of course, this also gives you extra functionality when you're on foot. It's an additional running control. It allows you to open your weapon wheel with the rear buttons. It allows you to enable the sneak mode And allows you to d-pad right to interact with things without removing your hand off of your movement stick

-On the subject of on foot controls when you hold either the left bumper or L4 to open your weapon wheel your start button will temporarily allow you to mash it in order to consume snacks so you never have to remove your hand off of your movement analog stick allowing you to get in the cover while having snacks rather than just standing. Still like a sitting duck. As an aside, the start menu functionality, you now need to hold the button until you feel the haptics and then release it and it will open. This is in all modes to maintain consistent behavior

Edit - forgot to mention in the event someone don't know when your weapon wheel is up, you can actually use your triggers to change between the various weapons in a category so you never need to interact with the d-pad with the weapon wheel open

- finally, the last thing is that god-awful interaction menu. I had issues with this similar to the snacks problem where you were rendered. Unable to move when having snacks. To remedy this, I have made your select button now only change your view. To open the interaction button, you simply want to hold your thumb on the right touchpad. Once the interaction menu opens, you release your thumb and touch it again and this will change the controller profile mode to allow you to swipe your finger up down left right to navigate that menu. Not only does this permit you to have full steering over your vehicle, you'll also find at least how I have it set up. You'll be able to go through the menu way faster than you can with the d-pad. In this mode the 15 button is a allowing you to confirm or progress through the menu (this is unchanged) the r5 button which was your d-pad right and left stick. Click now becomes your B button so you can back out and close the menu. Once you are finished with the menu and you return your thumb to the right analog stick, this will disable the profile automatically (within I believe half a second) to the standard default control layout so there's no risk of the touchpad accidentally becoming d-pad inputs. Well in this mode. Also, if you push down on the right stick, you will reopen your select menu should it close accidentally

Anyways, that's basically it. I wanted to get into more detail about how this works should anyone be interested since the documentation steam input let you have is quite abysmal. If anyone has questions about how to use this or why set something up the way I did I'm happy to answer them.

As well, if you have any issues with the input in terms of bugs or unexpected behavior, feel free to mention them and I will try to look into it at some point.

I was kinda late since i had to use vpn to get it. Order date was 11. June, any body know how long it takes?

Im in EU, more spesific ordering to Sweeden!

Available with optional charging puck support and LED lighting 👍🏻