Overview
Don’t ask me why, but I made a Steam controller configuration for this game. I aimed to make it as natural as possible, but that doesn’t mean it’s at all intuitive. Here’s how to use it.This guide assumes 1) you actually have a Steam Controller and 2) you’ve already downloaded my controller configuration from the community section of the configuration browser.
Game Launcher
Ampu-Tea begins with a standard Unity game launcher. The Steam Controller will still be in its desktop configuration, so you can change the resolution, graphics quality, and fullscreen/windowed display. If you haven’t changed the desktop configuration, the right touchpad moves the cursor and RT clicks, allowing you to select the options you’d like.
Pressing A accepts all settings and starts the game.
Language Selection
Instead of mapping controller buttons to F1-F7, which would be confusing, I use a radial menu instead. Languages start at the top and continue clockwise in the order they are listed inside the game.
All radial menus used in this controller configuration are operated with the joystick. Selections must be made by clicking the joystick; pointing to an option won’t do anything. This is to prevent being forced to choose an option if you accidentally open a radial menu or are simply curious or change your mind or your cat swipes your controller or I don’t know what else could happen because I don’t know you or what your crazy life is like.
In-Game Menus + Dismissing Help
After choosing your language (and also every time you reset the game) you will be presented with the Help screen, which is great except you’re using a controller and have no use for it. You can dismiss it (and also bring it up again, if you want to for some reason) by pressing X, Y, A, or B.
There are two more radial menus while playing the game (which again are easier to use than mapping controller buttons to those stupid F keys). The first allows you to toggle the dapper (but annoying) game music, reset the game, change the view, or exit the game. The second allows you to change the difficulty, and is accessed by holding down Start while moving the joystick around. The bigger the flame, the higher the difficulty.
Controlling the Hand
Squeeze LG to clench the pinky and fourth finger, pull LT to clench the middle finger, push LB to clench the pointer finger, and press the button in the left touchpad to clench the thumb. This is so the fingers you squeeze in your left hand will match the actions of the prosthetic left hand inside the game. Holding RG while clenching fingers will make them clench only halfway.
Arm Movement
The arm is controlled using the right side of the controller, using either the right touchpad or the gyroscope. The default is the touchpad, though modes can be switched by pressing Select.
The default layout used for gameplay can be changed by editing the click action of the joystick radial menu in the Language Selection action set.
Dragging on the touchpad or moving the gyroscope will move the arm around unless RT or RB are pushed. Holding RT will rotate the hand. Holding RB will move the arm up and down.
Using the Gyroscope
The gyroscope will only take input while you are touching the right touchpad. Tilt the top of the controller down to move the arm forward and pull it up to move the arm back. Side-to-side movement is accomplished by physically moving the controller, not by tipping it. Moving the arm up and down is done by tilting or by physically lifting or lowering the controller.
Movement using the gyroscope often results in the controller being in an awkward space and you running out of room to move it; when this happens, stop touching the right touchpad, move the controller back to your center, and touch it to move again.
And there you have it! If you have any questions or feedback, I’d love to hear it. That’s what the comment section is for.
