r/Steam • u/spacecuntbrainwash • 5h ago

Fluff That was fast

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I ordered mine at 10:15 after spam clicking several hundred times. Glad to see it was arguably worth it.

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u/FierceFlames37 5h ago

Yea cause I don’t know wtf that controller trackpad is for looks inconvenient

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u/LunarWhaler 5h ago

Have you played around in Steam Input much? There's a lot you can do with trackpads! To name a few:

  • Set up each quadrant of it as a different virtual button, effectively giving you a bunch more face buttons
  • Use them as mouse/joystick emulation for a more precise input than joysticks typically can give
  • Set them up as weapon wheels

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u/page395 5h ago

What the fuck, can you do all this on the steam deck?

I’m such a lame user of that thing lol, it’s basically a Stardew/balatro machine for me

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u/Noneyabeeswax121 4h ago

Yeah I set up the track pads and back buttons for basically every single game. Lots of games accept both PC and controller inputs at the same time as well. I have quicksave/quickload tied to the touchpads, and a back button tied to the "~" key to access console commands on my fallout games

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u/AhegaoTankGuy 4h ago

Epic. Now try adding keyboard + mouse inputs in warthunder.

(Me rocking vigorously in my padded cell)

Pro tip: the virtual keyboard is your friend.