So it's pretty easy to make the Steam Big Picture method work using two gamepads. Here is how:
- Open a file
NAME.sh
and replaceNAME
with the name of your game - Paste the following code and replace
COMMAND
with the command to start the game:
export SDL_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG="LINE LINE" COMMAND
- Configure GamepadPlug in Steam Big-Picture Modethe gamepad you want to configure and unplug others
- Start Steam Big-Picture Mode, go to settings and configure your gamepad
- Open
~/.local/share/Steam/config/config.vdf
- Search for
"SDL_GamepadBind" "CONFIG"
- Copy the part marked as
CONFIG
- Paste it in the abovementioned command as a replacement for
LINE
- StartOptional: For every gamepad continue at 13. for every gamepad
- Run the file and have fun playing together! :)