Steam Client New Beta Update Introduces X-Input Controller Configurator, Third Party PS4 Controllers Support And More - scotttudith

Last month, a Steam client update introduced, among several improvements, Steam Configurator plump for for the DualShock 4 controller. However, the team up is barely done with improving controller support, as a late Beta update introduces some very welcome enhancements.

The latest Steam client beta update introduces XBox 360, Xbox One, and Generic X-Input controller configurator patronage so that it will be latent to use the same mapping features available for the Steam Controller and the DualShock 4. Additionally, the revolutionary update introduces support for third party PlayStation 4 controllers, including some MadCatz and Hori battle sticks.

Here are the fraught patch notes for the latest Steam client beta update.

General

Made the error clearer when you fail to install a game and don't have enough disk space collectible to user quotas

Big Picture

Added support for exploitation the overlay keyboard for games that have launchers

Improved display when jetting on retina enabled devices under macOS

Linux

Improved interactions 'tween the Steamer runtime and server distribution libraries, which should let Steam work out of the box seat with open-source graphics drivers on nonclassical distributions. If using an older distribution or running into problems, use STEAM_RUNTIME_PREFER_HOST_LIBRARIES=0 to turn back to previous behavior.

Commix close-to-tray behaviour with other platforms. If using a distribution that doesn't cause proper mixable tray support, manipulation STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=0

Added unsupported signal detection, friend condition will now automatically switch to Forth/Snooze

Fixed Steam not obeying SIGTERM, Steam will now gracefully exit when logging out of a session

Fixed keyboard input signal and cursor shift in overlay for Vulkan applications

Update Vulkan loader in the Steam runtime to enable Xlib support

Updated libxcb in the runtime with a mending for DRI3-similar crashes on ASCII text file graphics drivers

Steam clean Controller

Added XBox 360, Xbox Unmatchable, and Generic X-Stimulation control configurator bear. This allows all acknowledged restrainer types to use the civilized mapping features of the Steam Controller Configurator. Note that because X-Input presently lacks per-controller means of unique recognition, all controllers of that type volition share personalization and configuration settings. As they share the duplicate inputs, Xbox 360/One/Generic controllers volition all see for each one-others configurations when browsing. Automatic transition will be attempted when loading configurations from other restrainer types.

Unacknowledged Taxon X-Input gamepad style controllers will be recognized by the Steam clean Controller Configurator once their buttons have been assigned to match a generic gamepad layout.

Recommended configurations specified for a spirited by the developer leave now attempt to assign settled on Comptroller Type.

Added option to handicap Guide Button issuing a Steam stress change. This is available through the Big Picture restrainer options bill of fare. This allows better interoperability with other applications which use the Guidebook Button, such as PSNow.

Added Single Button simple button mode for trackpads. This allows a trackpad to atomic number 4 treated as a unvarying colossus button.

Doctor for free-afloat On Screen Keyboard running very slowly if a mettlesome was open but did not have focus or was running windowed.

Added independent level/vertical scaling to joystick move and joystick black eye.

Joystick Move mode no more longer shows mouse sensibility option unless mouse output is selected.

Added additional support for third party PS4 controllers, including some HORI, MadCatz, and Armor pads and fight sticks.

Fixed a bug with PS4 triggers where they were being scaled falsely, leading to maxing out of the assess too soon.

Added ability to change x-input controller order from the Controller Options fare – thusly in multi-controller setups of x-input games, the mapping of phyiscal controller to x-input index privy be swapped around. Note that this currently only applies to controllers that have opted into Steam clean Controller Configurator support.

Fixed Configurator Switch Controller interface not exhibit controller icons.

Re-enabled Gamepad outputs for desktop configurations for users of third party programs which hook into applications via the desktop configuration.

Steam overlay

Fixed incorrect colors in screenshots and In-Home Streaming for Vulkan applications on AMD hardware