Right analog-stick can't go up or down when in steam games (including big picture)

[bombid]

There's definitely input, and I've already tried changing the name of the controller in regedit. I've also disabled the ps3 confirguration in the controller menu (I have a ps2 knockoff USB gamepad). Any suggestions?

[Thiago_Ganhadeiro]

Found a solution: you will have to manually change the config.vdf file stored on your computer

• • By default it is located in - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\config.vdf

find your controller name (in my case Generic USB Joystick) and change righty:a4 to righty:a3 in that line. Save and it should work. Do this without steam being active. For extra precaution, stop steam service when you change this.

[Tea Boy]

Diposting pertama kali oleh thegrubber:

Hello,
I had the same issue.
This is what I did to fix it:
Steam>Settings>Controller>General Controller Settings
Under Detected Controllers select your controller then Define Layout and set Right Stick Y.
For me it was some strange Axis 4, and when I set it with right stick up, it became Axis 3.

Hope this helps.
Cheers!

Oh my god you are an absolute LEGEND!!!! You fixed my problems! I spent hours looking for a solution for this issue. I actually tried the same configuration while in big picture mode but it wasn't accepting the inputs from the analog sticks. However, from the normal steam mode config interface you mentioned, it worked perfectly! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

[Andrek79]

Seems this trick doesn't work any longer. Anyone who has been active in this tread happen to know what else to try?

[tintingaroo]

Have you tried Setup Device Inputs procedure?
Steam > Settings > Controller > Test Device Inputs [Begin Test] > Setup Device Inputs

If the stick isn't read correctly after that, choose Copy to Clipboard.
Open Notepad/text editor and paste the mapping.
Then you can edit the axis assigned to righty. If a3 is not assigned to another control try righty:a3
Copy all of the mapping.
Back in the controller tester, choose Setup Device Inputs > Paste from Clipboard

See if the stick is OK in the tester.

In case this thread gets locked and you still need assistance, make a new one and paste the link in the comments section on my profile.

[Andrek79]

rightx:a3

Should I just switch them? Thank you in advance for your help on this :D

Just for added info, Left Trigger & Right trigger turn me left & right, they are mapped to lefttrigger:a2, righttrigger:a5

Here is the whole code if it helps.

> 0300fa675e0400008e02000000007801,XInput Controller,a:b0,b:b1,back:b6,dpdown:h0.4,dpleft:h0.8,dpright:h0.2,dpup:h0.1,guide:b10,leftshoulder:b4,leftstick:b8,lefttrigger:a2,leftx:a0,lefty:a1,rightshoulder:b5,rightstick:b9,righttrigger:a5,rightx:a3,righty:a4,start:b7,x:b2,y:b3,platform:Windows,

[tintingaroo]

No, don't switch them, that mapping is correct for Xinput.
Was Steam's controller test screen reacting correctly to inputs? I would expect it to be fine there.

Also what controller are you using?

[rogermorse]

I have the same problem. Trying to remap a HOTAS throttle...the analog stick is perfectly recognized in windows (and in other controller remapping softwares) but in steam input I can get maximum 3 directions to work, and if I configure as I should, only the horizontal axis gets saved....the old way of remapping a controller seems to have been deleted with the recent updates of steam...

[rogermorse]

Diposting pertama kali oleh rogermorse:

I have the same problem. Trying to remap a HOTAS throttle...the analog stick is perfectly recognized in windows (and in other controller remapping softwares) but in steam input I can get maximum 3 directions to work, and if I configure as I should, only the horizontal axis gets saved....the old way of remapping a controller seems to have been deleted with the recent updates of steam...

03004ec64f04000087b6000000000000,TWCS Throttle,crc:c64e,platform:Windows,a:b8,b:b7,x:b9,y:b6,dpleft:h0.1,dpright:h0.4,dpup:h0.2,dpdown:h0.8,leftx:a0,lefty:~a1,leftstick:b5,-rightx:b10,+rightx:b12,-righty:b11,+righty:b13,rightstick:b0,leftshoulder:b3,lefttrigger:-a5,rightshoulder:b4,righttrigger:+a5,back:b1,start:b2,steam:1,

This is with configuring the way it should be (by pushing the analog stick in all 4 directions). Seems like it correctly recognizes two axis (a0 and a1) but during "test" only the horizontal is recognized...I have no idea what to do anymore. With a virtual joystick software I am not getting any further either.

[rogermorse]

Uff...I managed to get it working with vJoy + Gremlin....in my case (of the HOTAS) I am emulating a dpad + left analog stick + analog triggers (this time all the axis were recognized in steam input, don't ask me why because I cannot explain, they are the same axis with or without vJoy). The rest of the buttons I mapped to keyboard.

[tintingaroo]

@rogermorse
Believe the issue with left stick vertical in original case is because the axis is inverted and Steam's configurator doesn't format inversion correctly. It should format inversion with the tilde at the end (lefty:a1~ rather than lefty:~a1).

[rogermorse]

Diposting pertama kali oleh tintingaroo:

@rogermorse
Believe the issue with left stick vertical in original case is because the axis is inverted and Steam's configurator doesn't format inversion correctly. It should format inversion with the tilde at the end (lefty:a1~ rather than lefty:~a1).

That is a good idea yes in fact by default this peripheral has inverted Y axis, and through vJoy and Gremlin (which made the Steam input configuration work) I had already inverted that axis, that would explain why Steam input could not configure before vJoy virtual emulation.

I will try and reconfigure the whole steam input without vjoy but by giving inverted inputs for that axis, and then invert in the layout edit (to make them feel right while playing).

vJoy and Gremlin still a very good solution for remapping easily hardware keys to keyboard keys (could do the same with steam input but more difficult in my case given that it is a HOTAS throttle and not a normal controller layout).

[rogermorse]

Diposting pertama kali oleh tintingaroo:

@rogermorse
Believe the issue with left stick vertical in original case is because the axis is inverted and Steam's configurator doesn't format inversion correctly. It should format inversion with the tilde at the end (lefty:a1~ rather than lefty:~a1).

Yeah you were totally right...doesn't make sense to me why it would not recognize after all the attempts but by inputting the Y axis "inverted" (as opposed to the setup command prompt) all 4 directions are now recognized (the Y axis is the wrong way around but can re-map it with a layout). Good to know....

[tintingaroo]

You can have Y axis correct if you wish.
You'd map as normal, copy the mapping, and format the inversion correctly (change lefty:~a1 to lefty:a1~).
(Or take current mapping and insert the tilde after lefty:a1)

Then copy the whole of that mapping, return to Setup Device Inputs > Paste from Clipboard.

[Lust]

For anyone who may have this issue, under Test Device Inputs I just clicked reset and it fixed it for me, after over an hour of trying 10 different fixes and looking for the "Axis Button"

I dont know why resetting the input allowed my right stick to work, but running through the setup didnt

[Osir1s]

Diposting pertama kali oleh thegrubber:

Hello,
I had the same issue.
This is what I did to fix it:
Steam>Settings>Controller>General Controller Settings
Under Detected Controllers select your controller then Define Layout and set Right Stick Y.
For me it was some strange Axis 4, and when I set it with right stick up, it became Axis 3.

Hope this helps.
Cheers!

Absolute legend. Thanks a lot!