Steam Frame Controller Tricks You Didn’t Know
Switch between hand and gamepad mode, remap every button and pick a Nintendo layout on the Steam Frame controllers.
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These are my Steam Frame controller tips, from my full video on the ten things to do first with the headset. The controllers are laid out like a gamepad, so they work for both VR games and flat games, and they switch on their own: VR games use the Frame controller bindings, and flat games go through Steam Input as a gamepad or as a keyboard and mouse.
You can also switch yourself. In a flat game, press the grip buttons while you’re in the menu. That flips between hand mode, which works like a mouse cursor, and gamepad mode.
To remap, start a game, open the menu, click the game’s icon and go to VR Controller Bindings. Every single binding can be changed there. For gamepad bindings, click the controller icon on the left and do the same.
One more for people who grew up on Nintendo: go to Settings, then Controller, Steam Frame Controllers and Details, and you can switch to a Nintendo button layout.
For the rest of my setup tips, from IPD to PC VR streaming, watch the full video.
