So I’ve been playing Forza Horizon 4 for a while without any issues using a XBox One Controller via Bluetooth. First i used Proton experimental and later Proton GE. Absolutely no problem.

Now however, the controller is not being recognized in game anymore (the on screen buttons show keyboard keys, not gamepad buttons) and I can’t use any of the buttons (except the screenshot one). In the Steam menu, the controller test settings, big picture mode etc. it works fine and its recognized normally.

I didn’t make any changes (before it happened, now of course it tried a bunch of stuff) but I did upgrade the system normally.

Any ideas what might have caused this issue?

  • rozodru@lemmy.ca
    10·
    4 months ago

    I had this issue with Horizon 4. 1. are you using big picture mode? or 2. did you turn off steam overlay?

    my issue was it stopped working for this specific game when I had the steam overlay turned off, I randomly turned it back on and the controller started working again. only affected Horizon 4.

    but if you’re using BPM mode apparently there’s a fix here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/1549#issuecomment-447654643

    • archer@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      4 months ago

      Normally regular mode, but I did try big picture with no luck. I also tried Steam overlay on and off. I will try again though all four possibiltues and read up on the GitHub issue thanks!

  • archer@lemmy.mlOP
    1·
    4 months ago

    So… no idea what happened but it works again.

    Just in case anyone stumbles upon this thread at some point here are my current settings:

    • The compatibility layer is proton-ge-custom (from AUR)
    • Steam Input Translation in the Forza Horizon 4 Controller Settings is enabled using the “Official Layout for Forza Horizon 4 - Gamepad”
    • Regular mode (not big picture mode)
    • Steam Overlay is enabled

    I still have the issue that on some screens it shows the keyboard buttons and not the controller buttons but since the controller works anyway I don’t really care (it’s just the optics).

    Thanks everyone for your suggestions! :)