Controller Problem: Game assigns 2 characters for controller 1. [SOLVED]

[EvilerThunder]

I am trying to set this game up for multiple PS4 controllers; although the game doesnt let me set up all the controllers. For some reason controller 1 takes up two characters. Is there a way of fixing this? in other games i was able to fix this in the options. this game is a bit more stubborn.

[L4bos]

I solved it but it is hard
1step when you start game press space no A on controller
2.step go to options - Controller split settings
3.step you need to set keyboard for 2 players so you will have back button CTRL and select left shift
4. step press A on controller do not press it twice and then select 2 players on controller too just do not press A on controller
5 step get back with CTRL on keyboard press campaign-NewGame/Continue
6. step select level when you select level there should be on controller ready buttons LB for player 1 and RB for player 2 so press RB and LB to join with both players and press both Shift buttons too
7. step when you are in game it should work. that worked for me. And now it doesnt recognise 1 controller for 2 players

[Hydroptix]

Hey, I had this problem too. I was using a combination of a DS4, a Steam Controller, and a wireless Xbox 360 controller with the dongle. The Steam Controller and Xbox 360 controller worked perfectly, but the DS4 would create two different players, even with the correct controller split settings.

My problem was that I was using Steam's DS4 reconfiguration support. When I disabled the "PS4 configuration support" in Big Picture Mode's controller settings, Overcooked correctly only created one player. I assume that Overcooked detected Steam's "fake" controller and also the actual DS4 itself.

I'm not sure if that's what your issue was, but Overcooked really needs a way to detect whether there are duplicate controllers using native Steam support.

[Khaisor]

Publicado originalmente por EvilerThunder:

I am trying to set this game up for multiple PS4 controllers; although the game doesnt let me set up all the controllers. For some reason controller 1 takes up two characters. Is there a way of fixing this? in other games i was able to fix this in the options. this game is a bit more stubborn.

I solved it, i was having the same problem, and i discovere late that the core of the problem was the ds4 program for ps4 controllers, just dont open it, enter the game normally with the ps4 or xbox one controller conected to the pc and the game will recognize them automatically, just do not open the ds4 program because thats the one who are causing the problem, that worked for me, i hope u can solve ur problem with this, let me know.

[Hydrofit]

Has anyone solved this yet? I have two controllers plugged in because my friend and I dont want to share a controller and the game makes us have four chefs. We are each assigned two and it doesnt let us be seperate chefs using our own controller. Please help :(

[ahha02]

It's 2020 now and I just experience the SAME issue. I only have one xbox one controller connected (wireless). Press A, it register a player, press A again, it register another player. It acts like the game think there are two controllers act at the same time but in reality there is only one controller. The [SOLVED] in the title is totally a lie.

[Koght]

Hi, I had the same problem when trying to play as two players, but found a way around, here's how.

I have two controllers, and only one had the problem of duplicating players when hitting "A" : when trying to lock the player on this controller, it would lock it but also enable another player. After some testing, I was able to fix it though :

1) Chose the map you want to play on WITH ONLY ONE PLAYER ENABLED, with a "good controller" (works with keyboards).
2) Do not lock your character on the "good controller".
3) With the "bad controller", hit "A" two times, so that you enable AND lock one player and enable but not lock a second one.
4) Then, with the "good controller", hit "Y" to enter commands screen.
5) Here, with the bad controller, hit "B" once so that it removes one of the duplicated players.
6) With the good controller, leave commands screen by hitting "B". You should have two not locked players by that time, each on different controller.
7) With the bad controller, change the appearance oof your character to your liking : THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR CHARACTER.
8) Then, with the bad controller, hit "A" once so that it locks this character while enabling a new one, unlocked.
9) With the good controller, hit "Y" to reenter commands screen.
10) With the bad controller, hit "B" to remove one player.
11) With the good controller, hit "B" to leave commands screen. At that point you should have one player not locked on the good controller, and one player locked on the bad controller. Just chose appearance for the good controller player, and hit "A" twice on the good controller to launch the game.

WHY IT WORKS : when you delete a duplicated player from the command screen, the game choses automatically the one closest to 1st place. This is why you want to lock the player of the bad controller in the third spot : because when you lock him, you also enable player number 2, which is the one who is deleted when you do it through the command screen. The remaining player for the bad controller is the locked one, so you just have to lock with the good controller to play now.

This worked for me, hope it's useful to other people too. I don't see why it wouldn't work with 3 players, you just need a "good controller" to be able to make this work. The only downside is that you have to do this every time you enter a map, but it can be done quite rapidly after you've done it once. Good luck and have fun !

[taco gelado]

im using a ds4 and a xbox360 controller, i was having the same problem, then, i found out that the problem was being caused by the software i use to emulate my ds4 as a x360 controller. i solved this problem by adding overcooked (my version is the epic games one) to my steam library and then, using the steam controller emulator

[p4in_t3r]

Hi All,
so frustrating this !!!
Solution that worked for me.

I have two controllers on PC. Both identify as xbox 360 controllers.
Genius Max Fire Blaze 5
Trust GTX 540

One works great. Genius showing exactly issue described here.

Go steam, settings, controller, general controller settings and here
I checked both, xbox and also playstation configuration support.
Now when I run Overcoocked, It works as expected !!!

[Nathan The X-Man]

Publicado originalmente por p4in_t3r:

Hi All,
so frustrating this !!!
Solution that worked for me.

I have two controllers on PC. Both identify as xbox 360 controllers.
Genius Max Fire Blaze 5
Trust GTX 540

One works great. Genius showing exactly issue described here.

Go steam, settings, controller, general controller settings and here
I checked both, xbox and also playstation configuration support.
Now when I run Overcoocked, It works as expected !!!

This worked for me.

I have 2 dualshock 4 controllers and one of them was controlling two characters. I checked both xbox and playstation configuration settings and now each controller registers as a single character.