jefetienne wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:42 pmHave you checked if on the library page for your Daggerfall non-steam game, by pressing the controller icon next to the gear, if the 'Current Layout' says "Gamepad with Joystick Trackpad" for you?
Yes, and that layout for DFU has been fully customized for me. I don't remember with 100% certainty controller layout it defaulted to - it might have been Gamepad with joystick trackpad or something else. I also was able to plug in a keyboard with a USB-C adaptor to hit escape to get into the menu and start binding keys once I realized nothing but the joysticks were working. It's just that I had to bind keys at all to make the game playable, instead of at least some basic commands working right from the start. I seem to recall that when controller support was first added and I tried it on PC, basic commands (swing weapons, pulling up character sheet or inventory, etc.) worked right away, like the game automatically detected a controller and switched default inputs accordingly. All I had to do was connect a controller and get playing. Maybe I remember that wrong? Either way, on Steam Deck, what I recall is pressing a lot of the buttons, but nothing happened when I first booted it up, as if it didn't switch default controls. It seems you have to go through and bind keys for basic commands in the DFU menu and/or Steam Deck controls menu before the game is playable. It works, it just takes a little effort to set up, which doesn't seem ideal to me. :/
As I suggested previously, I do wonder if any software update they've pushed out since I installed it has improved controller detection or support within Steam itself.
FWIW I've attached photos of both the Steam layout and DFU in game controls. I know you can do screenshots with the Steam + R1 shortcut, but exporting them from the Deck then making them forum-friendly is more than I'm up to doing RN.
Edit: After further searching, I think I realized my memory is faulty. I want to ask a key question...does DFU have a built-in default controller input setup? I swear I remember it having one, but I found a reddit thread suggesting otherwise.