Creating User-made In-Game Actions

[ConeHead Stickman]

I was going to create my own In-Game Actions via .vdf file for Garry's Mod and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and they didn't show up. Am I doing something wrong or something?

[ugafan]

Does the game have Steam Input API support?

If yes, you'll be able to select in-game actions. If not, you do not have the option to select in-game actions.

If it does have in-game actions, you can select from a list of actions created by the developer. I know of no way to implement user made in-game actions.

[_I_]

it would be easier to bind controller to keyboard letter
then in game, bind keyboard letter to control or script

[ConeHead Stickman]

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/steam_controller/iga_file

[ugafan]

Originally posted by ConeHead Stickman:

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/steam_controller/iga_file

"Developers must supply an in-game actions (IGA) file that defines the actions, action sets, and basic structure of their game's input configuration."

[DaMu]

Originally posted by ugafan:

Originally posted by ConeHead Stickman:

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/steam_controller/iga_file

"Developers must supply an in-game actions (IGA) file that defines the actions, action sets, and basic structure of their game's input configuration."

Consumers cannot define in-game actions if they are not defined or do not exist. Half Life 2, L4D2 and Portal 2 have developer-supplied IGA files for those games, but that does not mean their predecessors or derivatives have them as well. Odd for Valve, I suppose.

So Valve, why isn't there Steam Input support on all your games yet? Maybe in time for Steam Deck's release?

[_I_]

for valve games, but steam supports many other game devs