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PC Gamers! What kind of gamepads do you use for gaming on your PC?

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@sequentialsnep Was using Xbox, but switched to an 8BitDo Ultimate 2. I was originally wondering if I fucked up not waiting for the Steam controller, but then I saw that in D-input mode Steam can see every single input method on the pad, including the gyro, so it's mostly no touchpads or capacitive button touch sense, and I'm good with that for PC for sure.

Edit: oh also I'd forgotten the Ultimate 2 has TMR sticks just like the new Steam controller, and has a feature the steam controller does not: mechanical toggle switch for the triggers to go from analog to clicky

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@KayOhtie I read the part about the D-input several times but I dont' get it. Do you mean touchpads or capacitive buttons won't work on pc?

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@sequentialsnep Oh, as in the Ultimate 2 doesn't have those features. It has a few modes you can "boot" it into, both for Bluetooth and 2.4G modes. (Not at all made extra confusing by the fact there's I think 2 or 3 SKUs for the Ultimate 2 besides the 2C). For 2.4 it can do X-input like an Xbox controller, limited to those inputs, or it can do D-input mode (hold B while powering on, and it'll remember that if you put it to sleep by docking it) as a direct input that has every input on the thing exposed including the tertiary bumper/trigger (L4/R4) and the paddle grips (PL/PR) exposed as separate buttons instead of remaps.

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@sequentialsnep logitech wingman of some kind. also n64 controller cause i'm a maniac
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@KayOhtie @sequentialsnep What does "Xinput mode" and "Dinput mode" /actually/ mean? We're on Linux and everything is evdev.

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@IceWolf @sequentialsnep This also applies on Linux. Evdev is just events, modes indicates the kind of data being sent and labels. X-input pretty much only applies to standard controllers with four face buttons, a D-pad, two clickable analog sticks, four shoulder buttons, and a "start" and "select" style button. Usually that's the only info that style of data communication can convey. Xpad and similar are drivers for it, since it generally is Xbox controllers, hence the name and protocol.

D-input stands for Direct in this case and is kind of more "let me stop condensing my output for the sake of Xbox understanding". I don't know how exactly the protocol differs but it does in exposing more input things.

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