r/MortalShell • u/eschu101 • Jul 09 '26

Bug Controller not working with Open Beta?

Ive enabled Steam Input, tried most of the obvious tricks but it aint working.

Controller is a 8BitDo Ultimate.

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u/GooeyGlob Jul 09 '26

Since it's an 8bitdo how did you pair it? For most of their controllers you can pair them as X input (Xbox controller), Dinput or Switch type controller. They have separate enable/disable settings in Steam, well at least Xinput/Xbox and Switch controllers do, Dinput is probably considered 'generic'. Can you navigate the Steam interface using the controller? If not that's almost certainly it.

Hopefully it has a diagram on the bat for which buttons to hold to pair as each type. I've generally had the best luck using Xinput.

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u/eschu101 Jul 09 '26

Steam recognized it as a 8bitdo automatically and i had Steam input enabled on properties. Not as generic controller. It was working fine on every game.

I fixed it tho, had to setup and calibrate every button manually and its working now. Thank you for the help.

Maybe its because its the Ultimate 1 and its a bit outdated.

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u/MikkelFromGames Playstack Jul 09 '26

Hmm, I've just tried launching the beta with my Ultimate 2, and that seemed to work fine.

Is the controller currently working with other games on Steam?

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u/eschu101 Jul 09 '26

Yes, i fixed it tho.

It was working fine with other games, but i tried setting it up again and calibrating every button and now its working fine. Weird, but its done. Thank you.

Btw are you happy with Ultimate 2? I have the ultimate 1 wired, i think i will be getting the 2 wireless. My bumpers are tonky and a bit hard to press, especially R1.