Remote Play Controls

[Byookay]

Hello,

I'm trying to use Steam Remote Play to stream games from my Desktop PC to my Steam Deck. The problem I'm having is that I cannot configure controls to my liking using the more advanced features of the Steam Deck (such as the grip buttons, track pads, making button toggle, etc).

When I stream a game, it changes the Steam button on the Deck to open the Big Picture settings on my desktop. If I go to controller settings, I see a picture of a Playstation controller and no option to import or browse configs (thinking maybe I could set to a config I set up on the Steam Deck itself).

Any advice? Would be really nice if Big Picture mode recognized the Steam Deck and let me configure it just like on the Steam Deck when playing a game on it locally.

[Micthulahei]

Hi, I'm also having this problem.
Maybe it will be fixed when deck's UI will be ported to desktop's big picture?

Currently I found a painful workaround:

In Steam Deck in Gaming Mode prepare a control configuration and export it as a new personal save.
Then switch to desktop mode.
In desktop mode open steam big picture.
Start streaming from there (do not choose controler layout before starting).
When in-game press STEAM button, choose "Controller Configuration" and press X.
Go to 'Personal' and choose your saved layout.
Confirm with X.
You can play in desktop mode and use big picture to modify controls. You can also go back to gaming mode and stream from there and the most recent configuration will be active but it wil be unmodifiable in game.

[Turulo]

Similar problem here. Remote play is a bit broken on the deck right now...

Using the beta is even worse as the steam button invokes the game mode overlay, but it does not allow you to change the controller layout. Also the "steam + X" hotkey to display the keyboard does not work.

The only workaround I have found for now is going to desktop mode, run steam in big picture and make the desired changes.

Hopefully they fix this soon to be able to use the game mode overlay to setup your controller on Remote Play. I think Remote Play is one of the key selling points of the steam deck, at least for me, so they should prioritize on getting this right.

I have filled a bug report here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/1/3269060419612279265

Lets see if the hear us.

[AquaDuck]

Originally posted by Byookay:

Hello,

I'm trying to use Steam Remote Play to stream games from my Desktop PC to my Steam Deck. The problem I'm having is that I cannot configure controls to my liking using the more advanced features of the Steam Deck (such as the grip buttons, track pads, making button toggle, etc).

When I stream a game, it changes the Steam button on the Deck to open the Big Picture settings on my desktop. If I go to controller settings, I see a picture of a Playstation controller and no option to import or browse configs (thinking maybe I could set to a config I set up on the Steam Deck itself).

Any advice? Would be really nice if Big Picture mode recognized the Steam Deck and let me configure it just like on the Steam Deck when playing a game on it locally.

The current public builds of Steam doesn't have support for the Neptune controller (Steam Deck), you can fix this with this guide[redd.it]

They released an update for that build so you no longer have to run `-gamepadui`, and if you launch the game from the host before connecting the Deck you also don't have to deal with BPM (grips will still work).

[Marlock]

try going to desktop mode then installing the Stem Link app from the Discovery store and using that to connect to the host instead of the Deck's full-fat steam UI