[SOLVED] No input on one game in Gaming Mode only

[Emurikku]

Hi,

So in Gaming Mode, Steam Input doesn’t work on “Eiyuden Chronicle” (GOG version). Not with the Steam Deck itself, nor with an external controller. Every other game works as intended.

Funny thing is, I have no problem getting it to work on Desktop Mode, launching the game from Heroic, Steam or Big picture Mode. Only Gaming Mode has this issue.

I tried removing the non-Steam game from Steam and re-adding it. Restarting SteamOS didn’t work either.

Maybe there is a specific file I can delete?

Thanks in advance.

[Emurikku]

This one’s real mystery to me. It’s as if there’s some layer on top that receives inputs instead. I think this behavior started after I changed the brightness with the button shortcut.
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And there is some layer!
I tried using a keyboard when docked, and the game received the inputs.

So, for some reason, Steam Input thinks I’m using a keyboard instead of a controller, even when there is none. So how can I revert that?

[Emurikku]

So here’s what’s happening.

Only in Gaming Mode, Steam Input is stuck in keyboard mode. When I use the virtual keyboard to navigate the menus, it works. I also tried assigning the controller buttons to keyboard keys, and it worked. But that’s just a workaround.

So what I need to do is to unstuck Steam Input from this perpetual keyboard mode. Also, I don’t understand the shortcut to turn-off controller, as it doesn’t seem to change anything.

So does someone have some knowledge on Steam Input and could help me solve that issue? It seems to be a SteamOS thing, but I can’t put my finger on it.

Again, thanks in advance!

[Emurikku]

Found it!

So, for your Heroic games, don’t use Wine-GE: it’s no longer compatible with the latest versions of Gamescope. Even though Heroic doesn’t recommend it first, now Proton-GE is the way to go.

You’ll have to transfer your save files as the prefixes are not the same: from “drive_c/users/deck/…” to “pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/…”.