[Steam] Switching to New Controller - Lost Config

[tangles]

Greetings.

I haven't played ATS in a while. I fired it up for the first time in many months after getting a new gaming controller. My new controller is an 8bitdo Ultimate 2 Wireless, which replaced an Xbox Wireless controller.

I told the game to use the new controller but I lost all of my binds. Is there an easy way to migrate my binds from my previous controller to this new one?

Thanks.

[tangles]

It seems that this controller doesn't play nice with ATS. I wiped out all my files in my steam_profile folder to and tried to recreate everything from scratch (Steam Input disabled for the game in Steam) but when I try to bind keys in the game, they just don't get recognized.

I can't bind the triggers for throttle / brake. I can't bind the bumper buttons for turn signals, etc. I can't get anything to work. I even tried the input wizard but that still didn't help.

[SlashBeefgnaws]

I'm not familiar with your particular controller but just to make sure:
Does it always connect with your PC in the correct mode?
Did you select the correct input from the drop-down menu in your controller settings?

I'm playing with a GameSir Cyclone 2 and the points above caused me some quirks. Additionally, on Linux I experienced a similar problem with the bumpers and I think it was due to the system recognizing the controller as two distinct devices.
So that's what I'd double-check and maybe I'd give Steam Input a try too.

[tangles]

Does it always connect with your PC in the correct mode?

It sure looks that way. I've attached a photo of what it looks like for me in the Controls menu. I'm also adding Before and After screenshots showing the Keys and Buttons menu when I try to change the Throttle bind. Once I click the box to bind a key it shows controller button legends on the bottom of the screen, but never registers as a bind to use - if that makes sense.

Did you select the correct input from the drop-down menu in your controller settings?

Not sure how to check this? Hopefully my screenshot helps.

Regarding Steam Input, I'm not sure how to handle this. I tried to enable it for the game in Steam yesterday while troubleshooting, but I still couldn't find a way to customize any buttons, rather than just using the Default layout recommended by the developer.

[tangles]

I got this to work, finally. I ended up enabling Steam Input, and then in-game I chose Keyboard + Steam Input Controller (Xbox One / Series) instead of the 8bitdo controller.

I made sure Controller subtype was "Gamepad, joystick"

And then I was able to change "Steam Input mapping mode" to "In-game mapping" (which was previously greyed-out before enabling Steam Input)

What a faff!

[SlashBeefgnaws]

Fantastic, I'm glad that you made it work. It's cool that we have multiple ways to set up controllers but the options also make it a bit overwhelming at times.