Button prompts on stream deck.

  • I’d like to make a request for the addition of the ability to manually change which type of button prints are displayed within sea of thieves. I ask this, because I own a steam deck. Sea of thieves is verified on steam deck, and is very nice to control. However, the steam deck can alternatively be used in a Personal computer mode, rather than a handheld mode. The official support sea of thieves receives for steam deck is only tailored for use in handheld mode, or alternatively, an Xbox controller. As when the game is run in PC mode, button prompts for the control scheme of the handheld mode of the steam deck/Xbox controller are still displayed. This is due to the fact that the steam deck system’s control scheme is built into the device itself, and always active. Rather than being toggled by connecting an external controller. This issue does not make the game unplayable. A keyboard and mouse still functions perfectly fine in game. However the button prompts for a keyboard will not be displayed. This makes the game somewhat more difficult to play. As if you don’t already have all of the prompts memorized, you will have to spend time researching them in the keyboard and mouse settings. This isn’t too bad of a hurdle to overcome, however in the heat of the moment, when a galleon is on the verge of firing a volley of cannonballs upon your humble sloop. Struggling to remember whether you need to press E, F, R, or otherwise, depending on if you prefer to play with different key binds, is not exactly helpful in escaping a watery grave. I also believe that due to the recent release of the game on PlayStation, adding the ability to change the prompts manually to display PlayStation button inputs would be helpful as well. If say, one wishes to play the game with their PlayStation controller. This is a small quality of life feature that would greatly assist me, as well as several other people who wish to use alternate control methods on steam deck, rather than use it in handheld mode, or use an Xbox controller. I thank you for reading, and hope that my request will prove to be successful and beneficial to others. Also, tell Mr. Neate that he looks very handsome, if possible.

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  • @fragquest Put in a support ticket here. They'll be happy to help you troubleshoot or work on fixing the issue.

  • @riptideatlantic

    I put in a support ticket first, and they told me to post it here as well.

  • Any new info about it? It is quite frustrating that wrong keybindings still show up for no reason at all.

  • I really wish Rare would do something about this. My wife just got the game on Steam and plays her Steam Deck docked and was getting frustrated seeing Xbox button prompts instead of key binds.

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