Controller issues: Co-op

[ELine_Development]

Hi everybody!

There have been a few tickets coming about using the Steam controller (or other third party controllers) and causing the game stuck in co-op mode with one controller powering both characters. We only offically support the Xbox 360 PC controller, but any other X input controller should function.

We hope to patch this in the future but for now this should solve the problem:

1. Open Notepad
2. Type:

wait 20
inputmode 2

3. Save file as autoexec.cfg and place in ...Steam\steamapps\common\NeverAlone next to the Never_Alone.exe

[gordsellar]

Well, I figured out one controller glitch on Mac: if you bind the Command key to any function, it will get stuck. (I'd bound Interact to Command, and somehow the direction I was dragging things repeatedly got stuck, resulting in quick deaths over and over.) The problem was fixed when I bound the Interact function to a regular (letter) key.

Since I don't have this problem with other game software, I can only guess it's an issue with Never Alone, but I could be wrong.

[CrouchingBeaverHiddenSausage]

still not working ...

[Lffy]

Another show stopper. Had to apply this fix for Steam Controller and now, after fixing the video black screen bug, I can play... this is awful to be able to play a game... -.-

[Danilo Olivaw]

i have to do the same thing on linux?

[GarbageCollector]

Ok I did the fix thing you guys posted with the whole manual, notepad thing (more on that later) and it still didn't work.

I bought this game specifically for the Steam Controller. You say here you only officially support the Xbox 360 controller but your store page says otherwise. Full Controller Support means the Steam Controlller should work. Being unable to play outside of co-op mode (co-op on the same controller no less) means it does not. What gives?

This topic has been pinned and is relatively old with plenty of people very recently saying they still have the same issue. Surely something has been implemented by now so that we shouldn't need to create our own config files. Please update the game so I can play, or update your store page to reflect what's actually supported while I go get my refund.

[76561198059951042]

Well this actually works (for Xbox One at least), and for other games too. People complaining just forget to delete the .txt extension from the .cfg file. This note should be on the first post, is an obvious thing but easy to forget for a new gamer.

[Your "Osoru Nga ii ! " Ojisan]

if anyone's still having problem with the gamepad, try setting the inputmode to 1 (inputmode 1) in the autoexec.cfg file

Also, in x360ce --> Game Settings --> Find "Never_Alone.exe" in the list --> Tick "LL(Load Library)" under Hook Mask

The settings above allowed me to have an enjoyable gamepad experience (can aim the BOLA with the rightstick now!). I'm using a PS2 controller with those PS2-to-USB converters (the clear blue triangle thing) and x360ce.

Hope this would work for some of y'all

[Dogfoot the Brave]

I can confirm this fix worked for my controller problems under Linux. An earlier poster asked where you put the file, here's where (on my Ubuntu system, anyway):
~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/NeverAlone

[Smooshieus]

For folks with a Steam Controller either not working or causing co-op problems, you might want to try configuring the controller to act purely as a controller without any keyboard or mouse emulation (there's a preset configuration for this).

If the devs say they only support the XBox controller, the problem might be that the Steam Controller sends multiple different types of input. It registers itself as an Xinput device, but will also register as a keyboard/mouse if you have any non-standard buttons or controls set up. Removing those for this game should make it behave like a single, old-fashioned controller with nothing fancy.

I don't have the game to be able test this, but considering the dev's description of their supported hardware and the way the Steam Controller works, I thought this might help.

[cabalist]

Why is this game broken? I just got this on the Humble Bundle for the "Full Controller Support" and I just found out it doesn't support the Steam Controller on Mac!

[Medwich]

For all of the guys who still want to get it to run. I tried setting this game up so I could play it with my wifu.

Got a steam controller at home, and additionally an Xbox 360, had similar problems with portal 2 and some other games, so here is what worked for me.

My problem was that the steam controller would be able to skip the first intro before even starting a new game, but when asked to press the "A-button" to get to the menu, my controller would not work, so I had to make the game recognize my steam controller as a controller somehow.

I tried the quick selfmade cfg fix, didnt work for me,
tried to set up the controller as Smooshieus described, also didnt work for me,
so I went through the community steam controller configs and loaded the - capy´s Bindings - keyboard settings.
I started the game and when I was asked to activate the second controller the xbox360 did his job as the controller for player 2.

Now I got Steam Controller on P1 and xbox on P2.

So for me:

*No need for a selfmade cfg file
*just change steam controller config to capy´s

Only downside is that ingame when asked to press a button to e.g. skip the cutscene you are asked to press CTRL since your Steam controller is set as the keyboard so you will have to figure out which button does what or check the steam controller configs.

Hope I could be of some help to some of you guys.

Other then that, remember you are never alone with your problems.

It´s a good game, go get the Humble Bundle.

[Wraith_Magus]

Steam controller makes game unresponsive.

So, because the Steam Controller emulates an XBox controller, the game appears to refuse inputs that are not from a controller, but it also ignores the Steam Controller in spite of being set to emulate the XBox controller, making the only buttons that seem to work Alt-F4.

[Morris]

Same problem. The game just doesn't respond to the Steam-Controller. Can anybody help me with this? I don't like the keyboard controls.

[grox]

same problem here

[Gibran]

I'm using the x360ce for my ps2 controller and is working ok.

1° Config the x360ce normally for the first using, but don't config the second controller. The second controller need to be desable. Save and close.
2° Change the name of the file "xinput1_3.dll" to "xinput9_1_0.dll"
3° Create a new file called "autoexec.cfg" in the game's root directory (same directory as Never_Alone.exe) with the following 2 lines:

wait 20
inputmode 1

Save and open the game.