[Mod Request] Re-enable inputs from the keyboard while the "Controller only" setting is selected

[Illusionarygod]

Request:

• Re-enable inputs from the keyboard while the "Controller only" setting is selected

or

• Prevent the automatic UI shift while the "Automatic" setting is selected, while maintaining the ability to use both inputs

Goal:

• Give controllers access to keyboard bindings without the UI changing

Controllers have substantially less bindings when compared to the keyboard. Controller mapping software such as Steam or reWASD can fix this by mapping keyboard bindings, but this unfortunately brings up a new problem thanks to the UI. Currently the games default setting automatically toggles between the controller and keyboard UI depending on the type of input. Not only is this unappealing aesthetically, it also causes a large lag spike each time it shifts from one to the other. In Settings/Interface/Input Mode you can find the "Controller only" setting. This prevents the UI shift, but it also disables keyboard inputs. A mod that could re-enable these keyboard inputs while the "Controller only" setting is selected would fix this. Alternatively, a mod that prevented the UI shift while the "Automatic" setting is enabled, while maintaining the ability to use both inputs, would also work. Either of these options when paired with controller mapping software would give controllers proper access to keyboard bindings.

Edited August 17, 2023 by Illusionarygod

[DeMiNe0]

bump. I could use this too. Playing Bg3 on the steamdeck really feels handy capped since I can't zoom the camera in.

[valerie1972]

I would love this so much. I play with a controller because I'm left-handed and remapping all my bindings gets old after a while, but sometimes a girl just wants to be able to hit a key for an action instead of having to scroll through eighteen radial menus without it switching entirely to the keyboard interface every time.