[SOLVED] HELP Disable steam controller input for non steam games?

[Eisritter]

Hi, until recently all was well and good with my gaming habits, as I used to play FIFA (through Origin) and Rocket League (through Epic Games) with a controller. Since a few weeks however I noticed steam input defaulting to my controller, which messes up the inputs and just maps the controller input to seemingly random keyboard input in games not run by steam apparently.

I've searched through countless forums how to make that go back and just couldn't find a solution. I've tried unpairing and re-pairing the controller (DS4) but steam input claws at it before I can have a say.

I even seem to have trouble running games on steam I used to play before the controller changed loyalty so I don't know what to do...

Before the shift, I think steam input didn't affect my controller at all, the LED lit up in this milky pale blue, and now it's a deep blue I set up out of curiosity in big picture mode...

Does anyone have a fix for this?
If I had to name a point where I think it changed was when I had to tinker with my stick sensivity on steam settings for Heavy Rain because it was struggling to recognize some controller movements...

Edit: I can "fix" the problem by closing steam services altogether, but it's not a solution I want to work with on a daily basis, and for the mentioned steam games affected is impossible / unusable altogether

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Steps to disable Steam controller:

1. Right click on said game from steam library, a menu appears.

2. Click on properties, a new window appears.

3. Click on controller tab, then select drop down menu to choose disable.

Now there no Steam controller warpper for the game, that means Steam won't give controller support for said game, it will default to game own native controller support if it has any.

[Eisritter]

thanks, but the main issue is for games I have on a different library than steam. as in epic games or Origin ^^

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by Eisritter:

thanks, but the main issue is for games I have on a different library than steam. as in epic games or Origin ^^

Doesn't matter it also works for non Steam games as well, same steps for your added non Steam games.

[tintingaroo]

Originally posted by Eisritter:

I've searched through countless forums how to make that go back and just couldn't find a solution. I've tried unpairing and re-pairing the controller (DS4) but steam input claws at it before I can have a say.

I even seem to have trouble running games on steam I used to play before the controller changed loyalty so I don't know what to do...

Before the shift, I think steam input didn't affect my controller at all, the LED lit up in this milky pale blue, and now it's a deep blue I set up out of curiosity in big picture mode...

Does anyone have a fix for this?
If I had to name a point where I think it changed was when I had to tinker with my stick sensivity on steam settings for Heavy Rain because it was struggling to recognize some controller movements...

There had been a bug where Steam Input would be enabled for the DS4 even when PS Config Support was disabled but they mentioned they hotfixed that a few days ago, so do you have PlayStation Configuration Support enabled?
(Steam > Settings > Controller > General Controller Settings)
(or can go via new BPM > Menu > Settings > Controller > you'll see 'Enable Steam Input for PlayStation controllers')

Disable it and then turn on the controller. The controller should now remain the default colour and mode of operation.

(The DS4 over BT has two modes, a 'simple report mode' that is compatible with DirectInput and an 'enhanced report mode' that can utilise the full functionality of the controller but is incompatible with D-Input. I know Rocket League wants the controller in simple mode, and looks the same for FIFA. Steam will always switch the controller to enhanced mode if PS Config Support is enabled or once you run a game which has Steam Input set to enabled. The way to get it back is have PS Config Support disabled and power-cycle the controller. If there is still issue it suggests Steam is still buggy and switching the controller when it shouldn't be - there are other workarounds if this is the case.)

Originally posted by Eisritter:

Hi, until recently all was well and good with my gaming habits, as I used to play FIFA (through Origin) and Rocket League (through Epic Games) with a controller. Since a few weeks however I noticed steam input defaulting to my controller, which messes up the inputs and just maps the controller input to seemingly random keyboard input in games not run by steam apparently.

This part sounds to me like the Desktop Configuration. It used to be enabled when PlayStation (or other) Configuration Support was enabled but now it has it's own independent setting in new Big Picture mode.
BPM > Menu > Controller > 'Desktop Layout' Edit > Gear icon > Disable Steam Input > Confirm

[Eisritter]

Originally posted by tintingaroo:

Originally posted by Eisritter:

I've searched through countless forums how to make that go back and just couldn't find a solution. I've tried unpairing and re-pairing the controller (DS4) but steam input claws at it before I can have a say.

I even seem to have trouble running games on steam I used to play before the controller changed loyalty so I don't know what to do...

Before the shift, I think steam input didn't affect my controller at all, the LED lit up in this milky pale blue, and now it's a deep blue I set up out of curiosity in big picture mode...

Does anyone have a fix for this?
If I had to name a point where I think it changed was when I had to tinker with my stick sensivity on steam settings for Heavy Rain because it was struggling to recognize some controller movements...

There had been a bug where Steam Input would be enabled for the DS4 even when PS Config Support was disabled but they mentioned they hotfixed that a few days ago, so do you have PlayStation Configuration Support enabled?
(Steam > Settings > Controller > General Controller Settings)
(or can go via new BPM > Menu > Settings > Controller > you'll see 'Enable Steam Input for PlayStation controllers')

Disable it and then turn on the controller. The controller should now remain the default colour and mode of operation.

(The DS4 over BT has two modes, a 'simple report mode' that is compatible with DirectInput and an 'enhanced report mode' that can utilise the full functionality of the controller but is incompatible with D-Input. I know Rocket League wants the controller in simple mode, and looks the same for FIFA. Steam will always switch the controller to enhanced mode if PS Config Support is enabled or once you run a game which has Steam Input set to enabled. The way to get it back is have PS Config Support disabled and power-cycle the controller. If there is still issue it suggests Steam is still buggy and switching the controller when it shouldn't be - there are other workarounds if this is the case.)

Originally posted by Eisritter:

Hi, until recently all was well and good with my gaming habits, as I used to play FIFA (through Origin) and Rocket League (through Epic Games) with a controller. Since a few weeks however I noticed steam input defaulting to my controller, which messes up the inputs and just maps the controller input to seemingly random keyboard input in games not run by steam apparently.

This part sounds to me like the Desktop Configuration. It used to be enabled when PlayStation (or other) Configuration Support was enabled but now it has it's own independent setting in new Big Picture mode.
BPM > Menu > Controller > 'Desktop Layout' Edit > Gear icon > Disable Steam Input > Confirm

This fixed it! thanks so much <3