Steam Deck Input Issues

I hope this is changed, since I like to use the Steam Deck as a desktop machine. I'm playing Don't Starve Together on a Steam Deck with the official Steam Deck Dock, which connects the Deck to a keyboard, mouse and monitor. I exclusively play DST in Desktop Mode rather than the integrated Game Mode.

By default, the game will launch in windowed mode at 1280x800, and the graphics settings or input method cannot be changed. A workaround is to edit the client.ini file manually (in ~/.klei/DoNotStarveTogether/[steamid]/client.ini) to allow whatever resolution you'd like. I've uploaded my own configuration as an example. Changing the resolution then allows you to switch your input method to keyboard.

However, there is one caveat that cannot be worked around: your input method is constantly switched over back to the gamepad whenever restarting the game, joining a world, or moving between shards (e.g. taking cave sinkholes/stairways back to the surface). It's frustrating returning to the surface, then being chased by bats for an indefinite amount of time while not being able to interact with your item bar, instead having to stand still to go to the settings and switch your input method on the fly. On an online server, this can easily get you hurt, or even killed.

Others have reported that disabling the integrated controller driver altogether with an external tool has given them success; however, this isn't a valid solution as it is not officially supported by Valve, requires a complicated level of external configuration, and has other temporary side effects on the system.

I sincerely hope this issue can be fixed in the near future. I've otherwise been having a wonderful time getting back into the game, and have been updating the wiki here and there as I learn more about the game world.

Thanks, and cheers.

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